C1 Level Tenses Grammar Exercise

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1. I have bought some land in the countryside. I want to build a home there.
2. We are going for a drive in the afternoon.
3. He reads at least 3 newspapers every day.
4. She is learning English so that she can find a better job.
5. I was late because the car broke down when I was driving to work.
6. Bill Gates was only 14 years old when he wrote his first computer program.
7. Gates founded Microsoft when he was only 20 years old.
8. A car accident left her crippled for life.
9. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison because he had murdered his ex-girlfriend.
10. I used to watch a lot of movies when I was at university.
11. Only after her death, was I able to appreciate her.
12. Although they threatened her with dire consequences, she didn’t give up.