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1) He (give) __________ me back the DVD and (thank) _________ me for lending it to him. He (say) ________ that he (really like) ________________ the film, but I think that he (not even watch) ___________________it.
2) I (think) ___________ the bus to Springfield (leave) ____________ at quarter past 9, but when I (arrive) ____________ at the station I (must learn) ________________ that it (already leave) ______________ at 5 past 9; I (obviously use) _______________________ an out-of-date timetable.
3) Susie, (you do) ______________ your homework already?
4) He (try) ____________ to open a letter when the wind (blow) ________ it out of his hands.
5) When they (come back) _________________ to their apartment, they (see) __________ that someone (break in) ___________________ during their holidays. The garage window (be) _______ broken, and everything (be) ______ upside down. The burglars (not leave) _______________ a single piece of furniture untouched.

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6) Doctor, a woman (just come in) ________________ with a baby who she (say) ________ (touch) _____________ a hot plate with his bare hands.
7) When I (open) _______________ the door, I (see) _________ a man who (sit) _______________ in the waiting room. I (wonder) ____________ if he (wait) __________________ for long, but when I (ask) ________ him he (reply) ___________ that he (just come) ___________________ in a minute before.
8) (You ever be) ____________________ to London?
9) Finally, in 1987 they (sell) _________ their house and (move) ________ to an other neighborhood. They (always dream) _______________________ about that.
10) I (walk) __________________ along the promenade when I (realize) ___________ that a strange-looking lady, who I (see) _________________ a couple of times before, (follow) _______________ me. Wherever I (go) _________, she (go) ___________, and whenever I (turn) _____________ around, she (pretend) ______________ that she (just accidentally be) ___________________ there.

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