1) We use it for past events and actions a) Past Simple b) Past Continuous c) Past Perfect Simple d) Past Perfect Continuous 2) To show that an action happened earlier than another past action a) Past Simple b) Past Continuous c) Past Perfect Simple d) Past Perfect Continuous 3) For a continued action that happened before another past action a) Past Simple b) Past Continuous c) Past Perfect Simple d) Past Perfect Continuous 4) For a continued action which was happening  when another action took place a) Past Simple b) Past Continuous c) Past Perfect Simple d) Past Perfect Continuous 5) The guests had left before I ………………………… home. a) reached b) was reaching c) had reached 6) I ………………………….. sleep well last night. a) hadn't b) didn't 7) Every morning, he …………………………. for a walk. a) was going b) went c) had gone 8) She …………………… when she heard the news. a) was weeping b) wept c) had wept

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