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There are two sets of 10 words each in this section. This is the second set.

1. He couldn’t board the plane since he _______ his passport.
Choice 2 forgot
Choice 3 forgotten
Choice 1 had forgotten
2. She _______ down the slope, when a skier got into her way.
Choice 1 was skiing
Choice 2 skied
Choice 3 had skied
3. He could hardly believe it when he realised he _______ to the wrong person.
Choice 2 talked
Choice 3 been talking
Choice 1 had been talking
4. The man _______ when the detective found new evidence against him.
Choice 1 had already been acquitted
Choice 2 was already acquitted
Choice 3 was already being acquitted
5. The witness told the police everything he _______ at the scene of the crime.
Choice 1 had seen
Choice 3 saw

Choice 2 had been seeing
6. When I ran into her after so many years, I was surprised to see that she _______ a bit.
Choice 2 had been changing
Choice 3 changed

Choice 1 hadn't changed
7. They _______ for a couple of years when they broke up.
Choice 1 had been dating
Choice 2 had dated
Choice 3 were dating

8. Without her glasses she could hardly see what _______ on.

Choice 2 had gone
Choice 3 had been going
Choice 1 was going
9. She could not believe her eyes when she saw that her best friend _______ the same dress.
Choice 3 wore
Choice 2 had worn
Choice 1 was wearing
10. She blushed when she realised she _______ too much.
Choice 1 had said
Choice 3 had been saying
Choice 2 said