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Sequence Of TensesSet 2

1Sequence of Tenses: He told me he ..... the job the following week.

2True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'We have been studying for an hour when the power went out.'

3When Amp ..... at school, she realized she ..... her textbook.

4I ..... to bed after I ..... off the television.

5When Sakura ..... at the theatre, Shannon was really angry because he ..... for her for more than an hour.

6By the time Yang Liwei (become) ..... the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA already (send) ..... over 100 people.

7Write the verb or the verb phrase of the event that happens second in time order.They decided that they would finish the game tomorrow.

8The cat jumped in the air and has climbed the tree.

9By the time we ....., the party .....

10Write the correct answer.When you finally (arrive) ..... I (wait) ..... for you all day.

11By the time the fire engines ..... at the cottage, Tom and his neighbors ..... the fire.

12By the time the students ..... the exam, the teacher ..... the classroom.

13I ..... to get up this morning. It ..... and it was cold, and my bed was so warm.

14When Tom entered the room, his mum ..... him because he ..... hair and a beard. He looked totally different.

15When her train ..... (to get) to the station, we ..... (to wait) on the platform.

16Jack ..... home after his father ..... for a dog.

17I need a new Halloween costume. I went to the store and tried on some costumes. When I found a good one, I bought it and brought it home.What happened AFTER I found a good costume?

18Most of the students ..... their compositions when the teacher ..... them to put their pens down.

19Do you use the preterite or the imperfect for actions in a series?

20When he ..... the police knocking on the door, he ..... under the bed.

21Choose the correct answers. 4 He told everyone that he had won a gold medal.

22Before Armando (move) to Luarca, he (sell) everything.

23They will have stopped serving meals by the time we ..... to the restaurant.

24Before Kimhak and Narung ..... (move) to New York they ..... (live) in Chicago.

25I went to school so that..(expressing purpose)

26I ..... to the shop to buy the shirt I ..... the day before.

27While we were talking, the lights went out.

28When I ..... (come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.

29By the time the firemen ....., the fire had destroyed many huts

30Last year, James ..... to do a lot of research while he ..... on his project. (have-work)

31After we ..... it in the forum, we ..... the boss a letter about it.

32When James ..... (see) his friend, he ..... (leave) the shop.

33She was dreaming when the alarm clock rang.

34Before they cleared up the debris, they had provided food for the homeless people.

35Read the following sentence and choose which part of the sentence happened first.She was very happy, she had bought herself the nicest present ever.

36By the time you get to the party, we will wait for several hours.

37What happened before the fairy grandma waved her magic wand?

38I ..... when someone ..... my lunchbox yesterday. (play-steal)

39Choose the earlier (first) event or situation.He had closed his account before the bank stopped its operations.

40He has changed his lifestyle since he visited his grandfather, who has just ..... his 90th birthday.

41Some animals ..... extinct by the time people really ..... to care about ecology.

42When I ..... to him, I ..... him your news.

43By the time we ....., the football match .....

44Identify the error:She was walking to school when she sees her friend.

45Which verb tense conveys order of events?

46He repaired our washing machine, that had broken a few days before.Which action happened first?

47When Jane was six, she ..... (want) a hamster for her birthday present but ..... (receive) a fish instead.

48It was a very difficult movie, but I ..... it because I ..... the book.

49He will call me before he ..... the building.

50They had already gone, when we ..... at noon.

51Choose the best pair of verbs to complete the sentence:When the movie ....., I realized I ..... it before.

52They will have gone home before you ..... to meet them.

53I was eating when you ..... me.

54We ..... (thank) the couple for everything they ..... (do) to help save our daughter.

55After long consideration we ..... to the conclusion our behavior ......

56Before Tom's father ..... him to the theater, he ..... a stage play before.

57True or False:In the sentence, 'I'll be watching a movie when you call me tonight, ' the phone call happens after the movie is finished.

58She (rehearse) ..... her song very well before she (sing) ..... in front of the audience.

59Choose the correct pair of verbs that will complete the following sentences.When our parents (arrive), all of us (fall) asleep.

60Which correction should be made to the following sentence?After the family arrive safely to their vacation destination, they quickly unpacked their swimwear and jumped into the pool.

61Identify what the verb tense convey in the sentence. Finish the project, and then we will discuss how you would like to display it.