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1. Ever since I got a credit card, I _‘ve been spending _ (spend)a lot of money on
many unnecessary things.
2. Many people usually _spend_(spend) most of their time online on various social
media platforms.
3. During our vacation last summer, we _spent_ (spend)most of our time in the
swimming pool.
4. As usual, next year I _am spending_(spend)my vacation in my country house.
5. By the eighteenth century, English shipping _became_ (become) as efficient as
the Dutch.
6. When I heard the news about you, I _became (become) anxious.
7. I _will become_ (become)a doctor next year at the age of 25.
8. We__had been living (live) in Norway for nearly 25 years until we moved to
Scotland two years ago.
9. Jason _has been living_ (live) in Moscow since he was born.
10. I love here so much that I believe I _will live_(live) here till the end of my life.
11. By the time I graduate from school next year, I _will have been living_ (live)
here for five years.
12. My friend, Darren _is living_(live) in Amsterdam now, but he says he’ll move
soon.
13. My family _has bought_(buy) some land in southern France recently. They _are
building_(build) a summer house there at the moment.
14. Andy and Mary _are going_(go) to a concert tomorrow night. They have been
_looking forward to_ (look forward to) it the whole week.
15. Jonathan _watches_ (watch) the news on TV every day and it _helps_ (help) him
with his English.
16. My car _broke_(break) down when I _was driving_ (drive) home from work. I
would have _fixed_(fix) it if I _knew_ (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so I
_had_ (have) to take it to the garage.
17. When he _founded_(found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He _had
already written_ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
18. An accident _happened_ (happen) near my house last night. A car _hit_ (hit) a
young man. He _was riding_ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him
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suddenly _opened_ (open) a car door. Many people _saw_(see) the accident. The
police _have interrogated_ (interrogate) them last night.
19. Mrs Smith said that one day she _will retire_(retire) from teaching. She said that
she _will be spending_(spend) her new free time learning about computers.
20. I _haven’t sleep_(not sleep) at all last night. Someone _has been listening_(listen)
to music all night.
21. I _saw_(see) a film a week ago, but I _didn’t enjoy_ (not enjoy) it very much
because I _had already read_(already read) the book. If I _hadn’t read_(not read)
the book I _had probably enjoyed_ (probably enjoy) the film more.
22. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he _robbed_ (rob) a
bank.
23. They _stood_ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager _told_
(tell) them that there _were_(be) no more tickets.
24. Alan _was_ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver _lost_(lose)
control of his car because he _had fallen_(fall) asleep.
25. She _hasn’t seen_(not see) her father since he _started_ (start) to work in
Marseille two years ago.
26. I _was sleeping_(sleep) when the fire broke out.
27. Linda phoned and explained that she _wouldn’t be able_ (not can) to come to the
party the next day because she _was_ (be) still sick.
28. I _have just seen__(just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – _Have you
seen_(you see) it too? – No, I _haven’t_ (not have) but I _have read_(read) the
book.
29. My sister _is flying_(fly) home from London today. Her flight _arrives_(arrive)
in an hour so I _am leaving_ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
30. Unless he _sells_(sell) more he won’t get much money.
31. While he _was waiting_(wait) for the bus there _was_(be) a robbery at the bank.
After the robbers _went_(go) away the police _came_(come) but they _couldn’t_
(not can) to catch them.
20.I _used_(use) to ski when I was at the university but I _broke_(break) a leg five
years ago and since then I _haven’t skied_(not ski) any more.

Julie _had been walking_(walk) for hours when she suddenly noticed that the sun _was
sinking_ (sink) in the sky. She _lost_ (lose) track of time because she _was thinking__
(think) about the most important decision she'd ever had to make in her life.
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Things _hadn’t been_ (not be) the same between Julie and her fiancé, David, since he
accepted a job in Paris. They _knew_ (know) each other for almost five years, and in
that time, they had never argued much. Lately, though, their relationship _had became_
(become) stormy. They _seemed_ (seem) to be finding fault with each other and
disagreeing about everything. For the first time, she _started_ (start) to wonder if she
_was_ (be) ready for marriage. And with the wedding only twenty days away, she
_needed_ (need) to make up her mind soon.

Everything in Julie's life _was going_ (go) well until her world fell apart just a month
before. A large company _offered_(offer) David an important position that would
require him to move to France. As his wife, Julie would have to go, too. Why hadn't he
discussed his decision with her?

Although Julie _has always wanted_ (always want) to live abroad she felt very
confused. Was she ready to move halfway across the world, leaving behind her friends
and family and the only home she had ever known? If the answer was no, _would she
be_ (she be) ready to say goodbye to the only man she _ever loved_ (ever love)?