FIRST LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH KEY 1. PAST TIME

FIRST LANGUAGE PRACTICE WITH KEY

1. PAST TIME

1. Choose the best answer. Usually, whenever Peter (1) ____C____ home from a trip he (2) ___________ his passport in his desk drawer, but in January, after a trip to Poland, he (3) ___________ his passport in the pocket of his overcoat. Two weeks later, he (4) ___________ fly to Thailand. While (5) ___________ his bag he (6) ___________ that he (7) ___________ a note of the name of the hotel that his company (8) ___________ for him. He (9) ___________ for his flight online earlier that morning, but he (10) ___________ about the hotel details. While he (11) ___________ his office, the doorbell (12) ___________. His taxi for the airport (13) ___________. He (14) ___________ the details of the hotel, (15) ___________ his bag and (16) ___________ out of the house. He (17) ___________ forward to a few sunny days in Bangkok. While he (18) ___________ how nice it would be to walk around the city without heavy winter clothes, he suddenly (19) ___________ that he (20) ___________. 1 A was returning B returns C returned D returning 2 A had put B would put C was putting D puts 3 A had left B leaves C was leaving D leaving 4 A was having to B has had to C had to D would have to 5 A packed B packing C had packed D packs 6 A was realizing B realizes C realized D realizing 7 A hadn’t made B didn’t make C wouldn’t make D wasn’t making 8 A was booked B books C booking D had booked 9 A was checking in B had checked in C checked in D used to check in 10 A forgetting B forgotten C had forgotten D was forgetting 11 A was phoning B had phoned C phoning D phones 12 A rung B ring C was ringing D rang 13 A arriving B arrive C was arriving D had arrived 14 A was noting B used to note C noted D noting 15 A picked up B was picking up C had picked up D picking up 16 A ran B running C was running D run 17 A looked B was looking C looking D had looked 18 A had thought B thinking C was thinking D would think 19 A remembered B remembers C was remembering D remembering 20 A leaving B had left C was leaving D was left

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