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1. I knew that Mercury .... the closest planet to
the sun, but I didn't feel like
answering the question.
A was B is C had been
2. Mike hoped that his friend .... him with his
car.
A would help B will help C helped
3. We didn't know the score, but we were sure
their team ..... the game.

A has lost B had lost C lost
4. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt ...... for
five days.
A was ill B has been ill C had been ill
5. The children were afraid of making any noise
- Mom ......
A was sleeping B slept C had been sleeping
6. He gave all his money to me because he ......
me.
A would trust B trusted C had trusted
7. We were told that Andrew ...... to enter that
college
A is going B went C was going
8. The police found out that Bob Slant ...... in
London's suburbs at that time.
A had been living B lives C lived
9. My parents decided that we ...... my birthday
on Saturday.
A would celebrate B will celebrate C celebrated
10. The pupil wasn't able to do the translation
because he ...... some special terms.

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