Spotlight Past Tenses

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Yesterday I came up to a stranger who looked like Jane Faster and started talking to her. But she wasn't Jane. It was clear I _______  a mistake.

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He did not see me as he was reading when I ______ into the room.

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When Alice was small, she _______ of darkness and always slept with the light on.

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Grant just (to change) into some dry things and (to wait) for dinner to be announced when there was a knok at the door.

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It was the first time that Elizabeth ever (to see) pictures of Bigfoot.

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Sandra (to paint) for three years before she sold her first painting.

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It was dark by the time I reached London, and it (to rain) heavily.

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I asked her about her plans. But she scarecely (to listen).

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He looked at his brother for agreement, but Philip barely (to move) his head.

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It ____ (to be) a very difficult job.

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I _____ (to see) a woman yesterday. I think I know her.

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When ____ Jane decide to look for a new job?

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How old ______ you last year?

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She worked in the USA in 1998, _____not she?

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Chuck _____ having a shower at ten o’clock last evening.

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He _____ (finish) his work by the end of last Monday.

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-When and where _____ you buy this book? – Oh! It was long ago, I don’t remember.

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They left after we ______ the program. (discuss)

Translate the sentences:

Он болел уже неделю, когда родственники послали за врачом

Translate the sentences:

Это произошло в Лондоне в 1995 году.

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Люди прождали целый час, прежде чем пришел автобус

 USED TO / WOULD

Mom _________strawberry cake every Sunday. (make)

Match sentences.

1.

I used to sleep a lot,

2.

He used to go out with friends,

3.

She used to go by bus,

4.

Karen used to travel a lot,

5.

We used to live in a small flat,

6.

They didn’t use to have children,

7.

I used to be lazy,

8.

He used to work in an office,

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BEFORE THEY BECAME FAMOUS

Before they became famous, many celebrities 1…….. have the superstar lifestyles we associate with them today.

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BEFORE THEY BECAME FAMOUS

Glamorous actress and three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams 2…….. as a waitress when she was eighteen.

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BEFORE THEY BECAME FAMOUS

And when Brad Pitt was employed by restaurant chain El Pollo Loco, he 3…….. to dress as a chicken and wave at passing cars. 

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BEFORE THEY BECAME FAMOUS

Rapper and fashion icon Kanye West 4…….. own such chic outfits when he worked for Gap, folding clothes. 

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BEFORE THEY BECAME FAMOUS

And Barack Obama 5…….. one summer serving ice cream in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Which sentence is NOT correct?

When I was a child I ____ like peanuts.