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1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS:   a) I   (CUT) myself while I   (SHAVE) b) As I  (WALK) to the  bus stop, the bus  (DRIVE) past me c) When my daughter  (ARRIVE) home, it  (SNOW) d) When she  (PHONE) us, we  (HAVE) dinner e) While we  (PLAY) cards, my parents  (TALK) f) Helen  (FLY) to New York last year, and  (STAY) in a little hotel g) We  (PACK) our tents when it  (START) to rain h) Why  you  (SLEEP) when I  (CALL) you?       2.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT:   a) I  (READ) a lot about Lions before we  (VISIT) the zoo b) By the time they  (REACH) the station, their train   (already / LEAVE) c) George  (KNOW) the best places to visit London, since he  (VISIT) it many times before d) After my children  (HAVE) breakfast, we  (GO) to the zoo e) The actors  (LEARN) the play by heart before they  (PERFORM) it on stage f) The teacher  (CORRECT) the test we  (WRITE) g) How much homework  Tom  (DO) before you  (ARRIVE) home? h) My father  (SMOKE) 40 cigarettes per day before he  (STOP) smoking     3.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE  a) They had studiedwere studyingstudied Portuguese for a year before they travelledwas travellinghad travelled to Brazil b) My son brokewas breakinghad broken his nail while he cleanedwas cleaninghad cleaned his flat c) My parents decidedwas decidinghad decided to visit India after they sawwere seeinghad seen a documentary about the Taj Mahal d) Ann boughtwas buyinghad bought me a gift while she shoppedwas shoppinghad shopped yesterday e) He checkedwas checkinghad checked his watch because it stoppedwas stoppinghad stopped f) Henry workedwas workinghad worked at the bank when he metwas meetinghad met Evelyn g) I gavewas givinghad given them some of the candies I boughtwas buyinghad bought previously     4.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE SIMPLE PAST, PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST PERFECT:   a) Claire  (TRY) to study while her brother  (PLAY) his drums b) They  (READ) the whole travel guide before they  (GO) on their trip c) Why  you  (CRY) when I  (SEE) you? d) They  (BE) friends for years before they  (GET) married e) Mr. Smith  (CROSS) the street when a car  (HIT) him f) She  (not CAN) take photos because she  (FORGET) to take her camera g) When he  (WAKE UP), his mother  (already PREPARE) his breakfast h) The secretary  (TELL) us that they  (not RECEIVE) our letter i) While my mother  (LOOK) for her keys, she  (FIND) her glasses j) I  (CALL) you last night but you  (not BE) at home