Open the brackets using an appropriate present or past tense.
(break) two eggs into it.
22. nobody bothered to tell me that the school (decide) to have a
special holiday that friday.
23. peter (offer) me another drink but i decided i
(drink) enough.
24. nobody (watch) so the little boy (take)
the packet of sweets from the shelf and (put) it into his pocket.
25. i knew i (do) well in my exams even before i
(receive) the official results.
26. you three boys look guilty! what (you/do) since i
(leave) the room?
27. it’s a long time since i (see) your brother tom. what
(he/do) lately?
28. bill (get) that new job last month but he
(complain) about it ever since.
29. sam (not receive) the parcel the last time i
(speak) to him.
30. how long (you/live) in london? – two years altogether
before moving to italy.
31. maria (see) a doctor tomorrow about the rash she
(have) for years now.
32. you (forever/use) my razor, can’t you buy one of
your own?

33. people (say) for ages that this building should be pulled
down.
34. when jenny (check) that the children
(sleep), she (go) out to the concert.
35. he (look) at his watch again and
(begin) to walk even faster.
36. by the time i (come) to the party, most people
(go).
37. she walked into the station only to find that the train (leave).
38. when she (come) into the hall, everyone
(start) cheering.
39. after they (eat) all the food, they
(pick) up their bags and (leave).
40. she took a bottle from the bag she (carry) for hours.
41. by the smell in the room and his guilty expression i could tell that alex
(smoke) a cigar.
42. the principal called carmen into his office because she
(not attend) classes.
43. don’t try to hide your face. i see that you (cry).
44. when i got home, water (leak) through the roof and i
(have) to call a carpenter.
45. when i got home, everything was wet through. water
(leak) through the roof.

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