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There are two games of 10 words each in this section. This is the second game.

1. He couldn’t board the plane since he _______ his passport.
Choice 2 forgot
Choice 3 had been forgetting
Choice 1
had forgotten
2. He could hardly believe it when he realised he _______ to the wrong person.
Choice 3 talked
Choice 1
had been talking
Choice 2 been talking
3. She _______ down the slope, when a skier got into her way.
Choice 2 skied
Choice 1 was skiing
Choice 3 had been skiing
4. When I ran into her after so many years, I was surprised to see that she _______ a bit.
Choice 1 hadn't changed
Choice 2 didn't change
Choice 3 hadn't been changing
5. The man had already been acquitted when the detective _______ new evidence against him.
Choice 2 were found
Choice 1 found
Choice 3 had found
6. The witness told the police everything he _______ at the scene of the crime.
Choice 2 saw
Choice 1 had seen
Choice 3 had been seeing
7. She blushed when she realised she _______ too much.
Choice 2 was saying
Choice 3 had been saying
Choice 1 had said
8. They _______ for a couple of years when they broke up.
Choice 1 had been dating
Choice 2 were dating
Choice 3 dated

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

Choice 3 had been going
Choice 2 went
Choice 1
was going
10. She could not believe her eyes when she saw that her best friend _______ the same dress.
Choice 2 had been wearing
Choice 1
was wearing
Choice 3 wore