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Sequence Of TensesSet 4

1Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Linda only ..... the film after she ..... the book.
2By the time his friend ..... the conclusions, Luke ..... all the assignment.
3I went outside and shut the front door before ..... my keys from the drawer. So now I was locked out of the house.
4By the time the plane ....., the passengers ..... their seats.
5After she ..... for help, she ..... off her shoes and ..... in to save him.
6I haven't seen him for ages. When I last ..... him, he ..... for a new job.
7I ..... (feel) great after I ..... (pass) the exam.
8In the sentence "We flew to Australia and will drive to the camp," what does the verb tense convey?
9The cell phone (ring) when I (take) a shower.
10By the time the technician ..... (arrive), we had already been trapped in the lift for nearly two hours.
11Lan ..... with his friends and family after he ..... the local marathon.
12When my father ..... in the garde, an old friend ..... by to see him
13When I ..... Mary at the dinner party last night, she ..... a wonderful dress.
14She ..... a video after the children ..... to bed.
15By the time my friends ..... me about the blockage in the tunnel, I ..... the tunnel.
16Alan was doing homework when I ......
17Before they ..... (start) the party, they ..... (invite) some friends.
18He / retire / eldest son / take over / business.
19Before my sister ....., she ..... to Orlando
20Complete the sentence:By the time the pizza ....., we will have set the table.
21The rule of the Sequence of Tenses usually works if the verb in the principal clause is .....
22Maudy was watching TV. Dad went home.
23Last Wednesday, they ..... (play) chess after they ..... (do) their homework.
24By the time he ..... home, she ..... the piano for 3 hours.
25Only when you become a parent ..... what true responsibility is.
26When I ..... up this morning, my roommate ..... already.
27By the time the software ..... on sale next month, the company ..... $ 2 million on developing it.
28I ..... the exam because I ..... a lot.
29I went there after I had completed my work.
30Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences with PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS.She ..... when I ..... the dinner.
31After she (move) ..... out, I (find) ..... her notes.
32Which of the following is a correct example of a sequence of completed events?
33Peter ..... very nervous at the airport because he ..... by plane before.
34When he ....., the film .....
35After the students ..... the floor, they ..... good-bye to the class teacher and went home.
36Sequence of Tenses: By the end of this week I ..... (read) 200 pages of my new novel.
37For past tense in the main clause, subsequence in the Direct Object Clause is expressed by
38Use the right verbs:When I ..... home, my brothers ..... all the pizza.
39My parets where studying when they met.
40Find the sentence which is correct
41The host will read the questions .....
42Which correction should be made to this sentence? The trapped bunny had a look as if he knows he was about to become the hungry wolf's newest victim.
43Write the verb or the verb phrase of the event that happens second in time order.My teacher was explaining the lesson when I arrived.
44I ..... (reach) my mom after I ..... (call) her all day.
45Rayhan ..... off the ladder while he ..... the ceiling.
46My mom ..... your letter before she ..... it to me.
47When Aminah ..... at school, she realised she ..... her textbook.
48By the time we ..... (come) to the cinema, those movie tickets ..... (be) sold out.
49Before he ..... a song he had played the guitar.
50Choose the option that completes the sentence in an accurate way: When I ..... at the cinema, the film .....
51I ..... down the street, when suddenly I ..... into an old friend of mine.
52I ..... (see) a film a week ago, but I ..... (not like) it very much. The problem was that I ..... (already/ read) the book
53Write the verb or the verb phrase of the event that happens second in time order.I will help you with your task once you buy me a new mobile.
54By the time I ..... (return) home, he had already left.
55Milites exercent strenue ut hostes vincant.
56She ..... the room, ..... everyone and ..... the presentation.
57Combine the tenses: 'While I (to walk), I (to see) a dog.'
58I remember the day of the accident I ..... home, and ..... to work by car. While I ....., a car crashed me.
59He ..... (want) to repair our washing machine, that ..... (break) a few days before.
60By the time Katie ..... she ..... in Rome for a year.
61By the time I ..... (get) to school the lesson ..... (start).