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Past

Past Simple He played tennis two days ago. Завершенное действие в прошлом (when)
I wrote a letter to my friend yesterday.
Past Continuous He was playing tennis at 6 o’clock two days ago. Длительное действие в прошлом в определенный
(was/were + глагол + ing) They were writing a letter at 8 o’clock yesterday. момент времени (while)
Used to + глагол I used to go to the sport school (now I don’t) Было в прошлом, сейчас не актуально

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It is sometimes said that there is nothing new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known model during the seventies.
When her granddaughter Zoe was a schoolchild, she (1) ____________ looking at granny’s old photo albums. She (2) ________
it hard to believe that granny (3) _________ such strange clothes. (4) ____ people really ____________ flared trousers looked
good? And those ugly platform shoes! Annabelle (5) ________ that people (6) often _________ over because their heels were so
high. When Zoe went to university, however, Annabelle noticed to her amusement that seventies styles (7) ________ in fashion
again. “I (8) ____________ to throw all my old clothes away,” she said, “but Zoe went to a party last week, and guess what she
(9) _____________ – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

1 A. enjoy B. enjoyed C. was enjoying D. used to enjoy.


2 A. find B. found. C. was finding D. used to find
3 A. wear B. wore C. was wearing D. used to wear.
4 A. Do …. think B. Did … think C. Were … thinking D. Did … use to think.
5 A. admit B. admitted. C. was admitting D. used to admit
6 A. fall B. fell C. were falling D. used to fall.
7 A. be B. were. C. were being D. used to be
8 A. plan B. planned C. was planning. D. used to plan
9 A. wear B. wore C. was wearing. D. used to wear
1 used to enjoy 2 found   3 used
to wear
4 Did people really use to think
5 admitted   6 often used to fall
7 were   8 was planning
9 was wearing

1   When did Ellie meet her husband?


      I think it was while she ……… in the States.
A. study B. studied C. was studying. D. used to study
2   What does Warren keep shouting at people?
      I don’t know. He ……………………… so bad-tempered.
A. not be B. wasn’t C. wasn’t being D. didn’t use to be.
3   How long is it since you ……………………… a holiday?
      Not since last year.
A. have B. had. C. was having D. used to have
4   Is the bank shut already?
      Yeah, it ……………………… open much later than it does now.
A. stay B. stayed C. was staying D. used to stay.
5   What were you doing on your phone?
      I ……………………… some cinema tickets for tomorrow night.
A. buy B. bought C. was buying. D. used to buy
6   Have you ever ridden a motorbike?
      Yes, once. But I ……………………… off at a roundabout.
A. fall B. fell. C. was falling D. used to fall
7   I didn’t know you understood Italian!
      Oh, I learnt it while I ……………………… in Rome
A. work B. worked C. was working. D. used to work
8   How do you know London so well?
      Well, I ……………………… here.
A. live B. lived C. was living D. used to live.

2 didn’t use to be   3 had


4 used to stay   5 was booking/buying
6 fell   7 learnt/learned … was working
8 used to live

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