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Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.",0,[11,33,51,70,89,108,127,146,165,184,203,222],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019d52e0-169b-706a-a7da-84c186189f96","By the time the rescue team arrived, three survivors __1__ from the wreckage by local fishermen.","Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the action was completed before another past event. 'By the time the rescue team arrived' signals that the pulling happened earlier, and the agent 'by local fishermen' confirms that the passive is required.","By the time the ambulance arrived, the injured man had already been carried to safety by bystanders.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019d52e0-169a-79a5-8730-293ce57d1ad1",1,[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169a-78bd-8730-293ce451c305","had already been pulled",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169a-7945-8730-293ce538f1de","were already pulled",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169a-7979-8730-293ce5776397","had already pulled",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":19,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d52e0-169b-71d2-a7da-84c1883b21c0","The confidential files __1__ to the press while the investigation was still in its early stages, which shocked everyone involved.","Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) to describe a completed event during a past time frame. The clause 'while the investigation was still in its early stages' provides background, and the leaking is a single completed event within that period, not one completed before another past event.","The internal report was sent to journalists while the board meeting was still under way.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":19,"options":41},"019d52e0-169b-718a-a7da-84c188197ca0",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7102-a7da-84c18706b91c","were leaked",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7142-a7da-84c187e2cc88","had been leaked",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-716a-a7da-84c1880d4927","were being leaked",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d52e0-169b-73a2-a7da-84c18ca57794","The whistleblower __1__ to a safe location before the authorities raided the office and seized all the documents.",3,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because 'before the authorities raided' establishes that the moving was completed prior to the raid. The passive is used because the agent is not specified and the focus is on what happened to the whistleblower.","The key witness had been transferred to another city before the trial date was announced.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":19,"options":60},"019d52e0-169b-736a-a7da-84c18bb07a5a",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7306-a7da-84c189d2d8bd","had been moved",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-732a-a7da-84c18ac7bd30","was moved",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-734a-a7da-84c18b325fa1","was being moved",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d52e0-169b-747e-a7da-84c18ff4fb4a","The bridge __1__ for routine maintenance when a sudden storm caused it to collapse entirely.",4,"Use the past continuous passive (was\u002Fwere being + past participle) to describe an ongoing process that was interrupted by another past event. 'When a sudden storm caused it to collapse' signals the interruption, making the continuous aspect necessary.","The reactor was being monitored by engineers when the unexpected power surge occurred.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":19,"options":79},"019d52e0-169b-7446-a7da-84c18f470e84",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-73e6-a7da-84c18d6dfb75","was being inspected",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-740a-a7da-84c18e5e937b","had been inspected",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-742a-a7da-84c18ee9bf51","was inspected",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019d52e0-169b-759e-a7da-84c19203dfee","The emergency legislation __1__ within hours of the crisis breaking out, which many critics called an overreaction.",5,"Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) to describe a completed event reported as a narrative fact. 'Within hours of the crisis breaking out' gives a time frame but does not establish a prior completed action, so the past perfect is not required.","The curfew was imposed within minutes of the announcement, catching residents completely off guard.",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":19,"options":98},"019d52e0-169b-7562-a7da-84c19187276b",[99,102,105],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-74ea-a7da-84c1900dfc73","was approved",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7512-a7da-84c190b2e3f5","had been approved",{"id":106,"optionText":107,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7542-a7da-84c19128dab4","was being approved",{"id":109,"sentenceTemplate":110,"displayOrder":111,"explanation":112,"exampleSentence":113,"blanks":114},"019d52e0-169b-767e-a7da-84c1946af1ce","After the scandal broke, the CEO __1__ from the company by the board of directors in an emergency meeting.",6,"Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) to narrate a completed action in sequence. 'After the scandal broke' introduces the trigger, and the removal is the direct result reported as a single completed event.","After the fraud was discovered, the finance director was suspended by the company's trustees.",[115],{"id":116,"blankNumber":19,"options":117},"019d52e0-169b-7642-a7da-84c193d1ed92",[118,121,124],{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-75e2-a7da-84c19253eef6","was removed",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7606-a7da-84c1929ddce7","had been removed",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7626-a7da-84c192e6a21c","was being removed",{"id":128,"sentenceTemplate":129,"displayOrder":130,"explanation":131,"exampleSentence":132,"blanks":133},"019d52e0-169b-7756-a7da-84c196eab48c","The suspect __1__ for over five hours and then suddenly released without any charges being filed.",7,"Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) when narrating completed actions in sequence. The sentence describes two consecutive completed actions ('was questioned... and then released'), so the past simple passive is correct. The past perfect would require a clear earlier reference point.","The activist was detained for three hours and then escorted out of the building by security.",[134],{"id":135,"blankNumber":19,"options":136},"019d52e0-169b-771e-a7da-84c1968907b2",[137,140,143],{"id":138,"optionText":139,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-76c2-a7da-84c1954f7fb1","was questioned",{"id":141,"optionText":142,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-76e2-a7da-84c195738fd2","had been questioned",{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7702-a7da-84c195eaadb4","was being questioned",{"id":147,"sentenceTemplate":148,"displayOrder":149,"explanation":150,"exampleSentence":151,"blanks":152},"019d52e0-169b-7836-a7da-84c1983c8e4d","The original contract __1__ before the new terms were presented to the shareholders, so no one noticed the discrepancy at first.",8,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because 'before the new terms were presented' establishes that the altering was completed prior to the presentation. The passive is used because the focus is on the contract rather than on who performed the action.","The evidence had been tampered with before the investigators were given access to the scene.",[153],{"id":154,"blankNumber":19,"options":155},"019d52e0-169b-77fa-a7da-84c197bd0b59",[156,159,162],{"id":157,"optionText":158,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-779a-a7da-84c1971a834c","had been altered",{"id":160,"optionText":161,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-77be-a7da-84c1974e1ee2","was altered",{"id":163,"optionText":164,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-77de-a7da-84c197923d55","was being altered",{"id":166,"sentenceTemplate":167,"displayOrder":168,"explanation":169,"exampleSentence":170,"blanks":171},"019d52e0-169b-7ace-a7da-84c1a10b8a27","The town's water supply __1__ with an unknown chemical, which only came to light after dozens of residents fell ill.",11,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because the contamination occurred before it was discovered. The phrase 'only came to light after' confirms that the contamination was already complete when residents fell ill.","The food supply had been tampered with before the health inspectors were called in.",[172],{"id":173,"blankNumber":19,"options":174},"019d52e0-169b-7a9a-a7da-84c1a0e2c6de",[175,178,181],{"id":176,"optionText":177,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7a3e-a7da-84c19e55a268","had been contaminated",{"id":179,"optionText":180,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7a5e-a7da-84c19f4287f2","was contaminated",{"id":182,"optionText":183,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7a7e-a7da-84c19fe62236","was being contaminated",{"id":185,"sentenceTemplate":186,"displayOrder":187,"explanation":188,"exampleSentence":189,"blanks":190},"019d52e0-169b-7baa-a7da-84c1a3ece470","The protest march __1__ by riot police just as the organisers were about to address the crowd.",12,"Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) to describe a completed action at a specific moment in the past. 'Just as the organisers were about to address the crowd' pinpoints the moment, and the dispersal is presented as a single completed event.","The demonstration was dispersed by officers just as the speaker was stepping onto the platform.",[191],{"id":192,"blankNumber":19,"options":193},"019d52e0-169b-7b72-a7da-84c1a34f22a6",[194,197,200],{"id":195,"optionText":196,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7b12-a7da-84c1a1d34823","was broken up",{"id":198,"optionText":199,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7b3a-a7da-84c1a1d3b2a7","had been broken up",{"id":201,"optionText":202,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7b56-a7da-84c1a2517d92","was being broken up",{"id":204,"sentenceTemplate":205,"displayOrder":206,"explanation":207,"exampleSentence":208,"blanks":209},"019d52e0-169b-7c92-a7da-84c1a5e60b2e","The new safety regulations __1__ across the industry after a series of fatal accidents exposed serious flaws in the existing system.",13,"Use the past simple passive (was\u002Fwere + past participle) to narrate a completed event in sequence. 'After a series of fatal accidents exposed serious flaws' sets the cause, and the introduction of regulations is the completed result.","Stricter border controls were implemented after a major security breach was uncovered.",[210],{"id":211,"blankNumber":19,"options":212},"019d52e0-169b-7c4a-a7da-84c1a59b541a",[213,216,219],{"id":214,"optionText":215,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7bee-a7da-84c1a4070cd7","were introduced",{"id":217,"optionText":218,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7c0e-a7da-84c1a4d697ae","had been introduced",{"id":220,"optionText":221,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7c2e-a7da-84c1a598866b","were being introduced",{"id":223,"sentenceTemplate":224,"displayOrder":225,"explanation":226,"exampleSentence":227,"blanks":228},"019d52e0-169b-7d6a-a7da-84c1a8e9bd8a","The key witness __1__ out of the country under a false identity before the trial date was even set.",14,"Use the past perfect passive (had been + past participle) because 'before the trial date was even set' establishes that the smuggling was completed prior to another past event. The passive is used because the focus is on what happened to the witness.","The suspect had been transferred abroad before the arrest warrant was issued.",[229],{"id":230,"blankNumber":19,"options":231},"019d52e0-169b-7d32-a7da-84c1a7eccd80",[232,235,238],{"id":233,"optionText":234,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d52e0-169b-7cd6-a7da-84c1a61615dc","had been smuggled",{"id":236,"optionText":237,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d52e0-169b-7cf6-a7da-84c1a65c0c74","was smuggled",{"id":239,"optionText":240,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d52e0-169b-7d16-a7da-84c1a73d85f9","was being smuggled",{"title":242,"slug":243,"language":244},"Narrative tenses for experience, incl. passive","narrative-tenses-for-experience-incl-passive","en"]