15. Review of Past Tenses

1. Catherine ______[Blank A – teach] English in Dubai 10 years ago.
2. Celina ______[Blank A – help] students while Amanda ______[Blank B -fix] the computer in the lab during the class.
3. ______[Blank A] you ______[Blank B – talk] on the phone at 7:00pm last night? I ______[Blank C -try] to call you.
4. In 2021 all classes ______[Blank A -be] conducted online.
5. I ______[Blank A -fall] asleep early last night.
6. In 1992 Virginia ______[Blank A – live] in Japan, but she ______[Blank B -not/know] how to speak Japanese.
7. When the doorbell ______[Blank A -ring], the family ______[Blank B -sit] down for dinner.
8. Stephen ______[Blank A -not/like] his schedule last semester.
9. The library ______[Blank A -be] closed because the ceiling ______[Blank B – leak] from the torrential rains.
10. ______[Blank A] you ______[Blank B -understand] yesterday’s lesson?
11. The students ______[Blank A -not/use] their phones for 2 hours during the test.
12. The Dean ______[Blank A -decide] to hire 5 new instructors for the program.

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1. Lisa ______[Blank A – work] at Conestoga College in 2010 before transferring to Georgian College.
2. Sari ______[Blank A – teach] English at Georgian since 2011.
3. Ali ______[Blank A – not/submit] his project last week, so he ______[Blank B – lose].
4. Alma ______[Blank A – give] 3 assignments this week.
5. Natali ______[Blank A – join] the Conversation Circles in her second semester.
6. I ______[Blank A – never/see] the library this crowded before!
7. We ______[Blank A – have] our orientation session yesterday in room M234.
8. They ______[Blank A – not/choose] their elective course yet.
9. The class ______[Blank A – visit] the Orillia campus last Friday.
10. Olena and Simon ______[Blank A – already/meet] with their program coordinator about next term.

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1. Christine _______[Blank A – teach] at Georgian College for 3 semesters.
2. Amanda _______ [Blank A – be] interested in Virtual Reality since we got the new headsets.
3. Tamara _______ [Blank A – work] with the students on their group presentations all morning.
4. I _______ [Blank A – not/see] Jen in the library this week. _______ [Blank B] she _______ [Blank C – be] absent?
5. How long _______ [Blank A] you _______ [Blank A – know] your academic advisor?
6. How long _______ [Blank A] she _______ [Blank B – work] here?
7. I _______ [Blank A – notice] that the students are very tired today.
8. Ivan _______ [Blank A – not/respond] to my email yet.
9. _______ [Blank A]  you _______ [Blank B – wait] long for the bus?
10. Peter _______ [Blank A – never/be] late for class.

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Verb tenses:

• studied
• had been studying
• took
• was studying
• bought
• reopened
• started
• have been living
• has been studying
• have lived
• had lived
• lived
• has studied
• went
• had been living
• were living

Sentences to complete:

1. She _____ [Blank A] English in England from 2022 to 2024.
2. She _____ [Blank A] French for 3 years.
3. She _____ [Blank A] for hours before she finally _____ [Blank B] a break.
4. She _____ [Blank A] when the power _____ [Blank B] out.
5. She _____ [Blank A] the material before the class _____ [Blank B].
6. She looks so tired! – That’s because she _____ [Blank A] for the past 4 hours online.
7. They _____ [Blank A] in 5 different countries.
8. They _____ [Blank A] in Italy before moving to Spain.
9. They _____ [Blank A] in Paris in 1992.
10. They _____ [Blank A] in a small apartment before they _____ [Blank B] a house.
11. They _____ [Blank A] in Paris when the museum _____ [Blank B].
12. They _____ [Blank A] in Toronto since 2019.

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Select the correct answer to complete the sentences.

1. When I ______ [Blank A] at the classroom, the students ______ [Blank B]
   1. had arrived/already left
   2. arrived/had already left
   3. arrived/already left
   4. had arrived/had already left
2. While we ______ [Blank A] the project, the fire alarm suddenly ______ [Blank B] off.
   1. were discussing/went
   2. had been discussing/was going
   3. discussed/went
   4. were discussing/had gone
3. I ______ [Blank A] this room a bright green last month, but now I ______ [Blank B] it.
   1. have painted/don’t like
   2. had painted/don’t like
   3. painted/don’t like
   4. painted/didn’t like
4. Pedro ______ [Blank A] on his test when he ______ [Blank B] the teacher looking at him.
   1. cheated/was noticing
   2. was cheating/was noticing
   3. had cheated/noticed
   4. was cheating/noticed
5. Francisco ______ [Blank A] the same car for 20 years.
   1. owned
   2. has been owning
   3. have owned
   4. has owned
6. We ______ [Blank A] dinner while my grandmother ______ [Blank B] in the kitchen
   1. were eating/was cooking
   2. was eating/were cooking
   3. ate/cooked
   4. had eaten/cooked
7. Why are you so dirty? What ______ [Blank A]?
   1. have you done
   2. did you do
   3. have you been doing
   4. had you been doing
8. Last week ______ [Blank A] such a bad week! I ______ [Blank B] fired from my job.
   1. were/got
   2. was/was getting
   3. had been/got
   4. was/got
9. We ______ [Blank A] never ______ [Blank B] snow before we ______ [Blank C] to Canada.
   1. have…seen/moved
   2. had…seen/moved
   3. were…seeing/had moved
   4. 0…saw/were moving
10. I ______ [Blank A] a headache since I ______ [Blank B] up this morning.
    1. had/woke
    2. have been having/woke
    3. have had/woke
    4. have had/had woken

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