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Peter and Douglas ______ a minute ago.
- Aleave
- Bleaving
- Cleft
- Dleaves
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C. left
a minute ago -> simple past irregulier.
My sister ______ in Milan for two months last year.
- Ais
- Bwas
- Chad
- Ddid
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B. was
last year + a state (be): simple past, was.
Deborah ______ to Wales three years ago.
- Awere come
- Bcomes
- Ccame
- Dhas come
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C. came
three years ago -> simple past.
After years as a classroom assistant, Verena finally ______ a teacher.
- Abecome
- Bbecame
- Cbecomes
- Dbecoming
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B. became
An action completed in the past.
Although Rory spent four years studying math, he ______ understand it very well.
- Adidn't
- Bdoesn't
- Cisn't
- Dhasn't
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A. didn't
Past context -> didn't.
That movie ______ very good. The story was boring.
- Adidn't
- Bhadn't
- Cwasn't
- Dweren't
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C. wasn't
Singular subject in the past, so wasn't.
She ______ her homework quickly yesterday!
- Afinish
- Bfinishing
- Cfinished
- Dfinishes
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C. finished
yesterday: simple past of a regular verb.
He ______ to the cinema five times last month.
- Agoes
- Bhad
- Cwas
- Dwent
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D. went
last month -> went.
She ______ her decision this morning.
- Atakes
- Bannounced
- Cwants
- Dhates
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B. announced
The only past-tense verb among the options.
Saaid ______ breakfast yesterday morning.
- Adidn't had
- Bhadn't
- Cdidn't have
- Dhad not
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C. didn't have
Negative of the simple past takes didn't + base form.
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