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ZENLISH EDUCATION
No 9/25, Alley 629, Kim Ma – Ba Dinh – Ha Noi

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1. I __________called______ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)_________had not
been ________at home. He study) ___had studied____________ at the library
2. I _____didn’t hear____________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I
________had slept________ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun_______had
shone_______(shine). The birds______had sung_______(sing)
4. My brother and sister ____had talked____________ (talk) about something when I
______walked__________ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys _______hadn’t been____________ (not be)
there. They (play)_____had played________soccer in the vacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy ________fell_______ (fall) asleep while his mother_____had
read______________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_____had snowed__________(snow) in
Iowa, the sun ______had shone________ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted _______had shoveled________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his
wife ______brought___________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John __________had_______ (have) a car accident last week. He ____had
driven______________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry _____hit_____________
(hit) his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _______decided________ (decide) to begin a food program.
At that time, many people in the rural areas _______had starved________ (starve) due to several
years of drought.
11. They _________had waited __________(wait) for me when I _____had
arrived____________ at the station (arrive)
12. She ________had swum________ (swim) in the sea when I _______saw____________ her
(see)
13. _______Had____________they_______played___________(play) tennis when it

_________started________ raining (start)?
14. We _________had driven_________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police
________stopped__________(stop) us.
15. The wind __________had blown________ (blow) very hard when I
______went__________(go) out this morning.
16. When she _________left____________ (leave) him, he _________had
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became____________ (become) quite ill.
17. I ______had been_________(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ______hadn’t
found________(not find) them.
1.
A: Where _____did you go________(you go) for your last summer holiday?
B: We ______went _______(go) to Egypt
A: Oh really? How interesting! ___________did you ẹnjoy__________(you/enjoy) it?
B: Oh, yes, we ____did____________. Paul _____loved____________(love) the Nile River and
I_____thinked________(think) the pyramids and all the historical sights______had
been_________(be) fascinating.
A: How long ______had you stayed________(you/stay)?
B: For 4 weeks. We _________________(be) there for the whole of October
A: How nice! So you __________________(have) lots of time to travel round
B: Yes, we_____________. Well, quite a lot. But we only _______________(see) a few
places so I’d like to go again
A: ______________(you/learn) any Egyptian Arabic?

B: I______________ but Paul _______________. I _______________(study) the language
for a few weeks before we _____________(go). I _____________(find) a good Arabic
language cassette in the local library and that ______________(be) helpful
2. I (be)___ a student in Moloxop School in 1998.
3. A number of (duck) ___ (go) ___ through here, yesterday .
4. While Tom (play)…… the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.
5. He (drink) some juice and then he ate a few chips.
6.We (wait) _________for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)_________ around the
corner.
7.I (cycle)_________through the park, when I (hear)________ a strange noise.
8.He (pass)________ her a message when the teacher (not look)_________.
9.I(felt)_______ asleep while I (watch)__________TV last night.
10.When Mike and Jane (paint)_________the walls, their dog (knock)_______ over the
paint pot.
11.Tom (break)________ his leg when he (play)__________frisbee.
12.The phone (ring)_________when I (sit)_________on the toilet.
13.I (jog)______in the park, when two squirrels (cross)_______ my way.
14.Robert (felt)_________ off the ladder when he (pick)__________cherries.
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15.Archimedes (discover) __________the theory of buoyancy while he
(take)____________a bath.
16.When we (travel)________around Ireland, we (meet)_________ some very nice
people.

18.While she (speak)_________on the phone, the milk boiled over.
19.When I (leave)__________ the house this morning, the sun(shine)___________.
20.Caroline (burn)__________ her hand when she (iron)__________her clothes.
21.When I (do)____________the washing up, I (break)_________a plate.
22.While Tom (play)________the piano, his mother (do)______________the washing up.
23.He (drink)___________ some juice and then he (eat)___________ a few chips.
24.I (have)______________dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
25.When my father (work)__________in the garden, an old friend (pass)
____________by to see him.
26.She (go)________to school, (take)___________ out her textbook and
(begin)________________ to learn.
27.When it (start)__________ to rain, our dog (want)___________ to come inside.
28.When Jane (do)___________a language course in Ireland, she
(visit)____________Blarney Castle.
29.When I (be)________ on my way home, I (see)__________ an accident.
30.I (not understand)_____________what they (talk)_____________about.
31. While I (cycle)_________past some villages, I (see)_______ some people in their
gardens.
32.One man was (move)_______the grass while his wife (pick)__________strawberries.
33.After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)____________
and it (start)__________ to rain.
34. Luckily, a farmer (notice)__________ me and (tell)_________ me to come in.
35.While it (rain)__________outside, I (sit)_____________in the farmer's house. After a while,
the sun (come)________ out again. I (thank) ____________the farmer for his hospitality and
(move)_______ on
1) We (walk) _______ _______ by the bakery when the smell of fresh cinnamon rolls (reach)
____________ our noses.
2) Dr. Lee (treat) _______ ________ her patient when she (get) ________ a signal from her
pager.
3) Annie and Lilly (climb) _______ _______ trees when Annie (fall) ____________ and (break)

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________ her arm.
4) While Christopher (dig) _______ _______ a hole in the sand, a crab (crawl) ____________
out.
5) They (sit) _______ _______ on the park bench when the fountain suddenly (light)
____________ up.
6) David (ride) _______ _______ his motorcycle on the dirt road when it (hit) ________ a
dangerous bump.
7) Mr. Walker (earn) _______ _______ more than anyone else in his division when he
(retire)__________ last year.
8) The lost dog (wear) _______ _______ his collar when the children (find) ____________ him.
9) Marcella (hope) _______ _______ to buy a yacht; instead she (buy) __________a small
fishing boat.
10) Nick (water) _______ _______ the plants in the garden when a groundhog (appear)
____________.

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