The Day the Plan Changed

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Practice level

A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Fill in the blank (text)

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use rain: We stayed indoors because it ___ (rain) all afternoon yesterday.

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   rained / was raining

   Both a completed duration and an ongoing background describe yesterday's afternoon rain.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use forget: I ___ (forget) my wallet, so I went home to get it.

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   forgot / had forgotten

   Forgot describes the completed past event. Had forgotten also fits because forgetting happened before the journey home.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use wait: We ___ (wait) at the stop when the bus arrived.

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   were waiting

   Past continuous gives the activity interrupted by the arrival.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use not/go: I ___ (not/go) to the cinema last night.

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   did not go / didn't go

   A past negative takes did not and the base form go.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use leave: The train ___ (leave) at noon, ten minutes before we arrived.

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   left / had left

   Left states the completed departure. Had left is also correct and explicitly places it before our arrival; before already makes the sequence clear.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use take: It ___ (take) us an hour to find the address yesterday.

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   took

   Took is the irregular past of take.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use be: There ___ (be) no taxis outside the station last night.

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   were

   Plural taxis requires were in a past statement.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use one word: We ran out ___ petrol on the way to the beach.

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   of

   Run out of means use up the available supply.

9. Question 9 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use buy: She ___ (buy) a new ticket after losing the first one.

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   bought

   Bought is the irregular past simple of buy.

10. Question 10 · Fill in the blank (text)

    Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

    Use one word: In the ___, we decided to stay at home. Complete the fixed phrase meaning finally.

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    end

    In the end means finally, after considering or experiencing events.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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