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Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Fill in the blanks with "for", "since", "during" and "while".

1. he was walking near the edge of the lake, he heard someone call his name.
2. The lights went out we were watching TV.
3. They had lived in London ten years before coming to Athens.
4. I have been a teacher more than ten years.
5. I visited a lot of friends the Easter holidays.
6. The baby has been sleeping nine o' clock in the morning.
7. The teacher told us to be quiet many times the lesson.
8. It rained heavily the night.
9. I have known Helen we were at school.
10. I have known Helen twenty years.
11. Two players were injured the football match yesterday.
12. Dad arrived I was having dinner.
13. She usually has a rest the afternoon.
14. It snowed a lot the winter.
15. Please sit down the aeroplane is taking off.
16. I haven't seen him last April.
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