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Sequence Of TensesSet 6

1We ..... (BE) worried about John because we ..... (CALL) several times but he never answered
2When Mrs. Smith ..... (open) the door, her children ..... (do) their homework and her husband ..... (read) the newspaper.
3Seth came home from school and wanted to make a bowl of cereal for a snack. He looks in the cabinet and picks his cereal. After that he gets a bowl and spoon and goes to the refrigerator and he gets the milk. He then makes his snack and eats it up. What did Seth do before he ate his snack?
4Complete:1. The evil empire ended.2. The Ewoks celebrated.As soon as the evil empire ....., the Ewoks .....
5Sorores, cum culinam intravissent, pocula sordida lavare coeperunt.
6By the time they (finish) going from one stall to another, they (accumulate) several unique items.
7By the time his friend ..... the instructions, Luke ..... all the assignment.
8Before he ....., he ..... the room
9As soon as I ..... the door, I ..... there was someone in the room.
10He ..... his suitcase, ..... breakfast and then drove to the airport.
11Before we (can) get up the bus, it (start) moving.
12She ..... a TV series when he ..... her.
13Because he ..... the bell continuously for almost ten minutes, he ..... very angry when his sister ..... the door finally.
14Before we ..... (move) to New York we ..... (live) in Chicago.
15BEfore the actor ..... famous, he ..... hard for many years in order to achieve success.
16After they ..... (finish) dinner, they ..... (go) for a walk.
17As soon as she ..... off the lights, she a strange noise outside the window.
18Our teacher ..... a heart attack when he ..... to work in the morning.
19Pina (keep) on asking her mother about the utensils before she (find) them herself.
20SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:When I (arrive) ..... at the cinema, the film (start) .....
21I did not know that my teacher already (receive) ..... the letter
22The old clock in the center of the city ..... in 1980 and ..... since.
23Jane ..... off the bus and ..... into the bank when she ..... that she ..... her purse on the bus.
24By the time the software ..... on sale next month, the company ..... $ 2 million on developing it. A. went-had spent B. goes-has spent C. has gone-will spend D. goes-will have spent
25Pina (force) herself to go to kitchen after her mother (ask) her to cook
26Choose the correct variant: When I ..... at the party, everyone ..... a good time.
27CHoose the correct optionBefore the car ....., all of the passengers ..... their seatbelts.
28They ..... the sandwiches that their mother ..... for them.
29Decide whether the following sentences are Correct or Incorrect.I stayed in San Francisco for two years, so that I can recommend some really nice sites.
30When I last (stay) in Carol, I (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that my friends (borrow) the day before
31Choose the best answer that is completed from given words: When John/ arrive/ we/have/coffee.
32Choose the correct answer.We ..... the men when we .....
33I couldn't find the restaurtant because I had lost the adress.Which of the 2 events happened first?
34They (notify) ..... the company after they (arrive) ..... home.
35After I ..... my homework, I ..... to bed
36It ..... (start) raining when I ..... (walk) to work. I ..... (call) a taxi because I ..... (not / wear) a coat and I ..... (not / have) an umbrella.
37Sequence of Tenses is dependence of the tense of the verb in the principal clause on that of the verb in the subordinate clause
38Sequence of Tenses: He ..... (do) the experiment when the light went out.
39Choose the verb that best fits the grammar rule for sequencing past events:When the teacher collected the papers, I ..... my name on mine.
40Read the 'story', 'connector' and 'background' parts and make a sentence using past tenses. STORY: He (not/meet) me before. CONNECTOR: so. BACKGROUND: He (introduce) himself. Answer: Choose the correct completed sentence.
41I ..... very late. When I arrived, the film .....
42He ..... at the blackboard and ..... that the English teacher ..... the word "apple" there.
43Combine these two sentences to best show the correct order of events:'The bus left. Then, I arrived at the bus stop.'
44Before we (paint) ..... the bedroom, we (have) ..... a cup of tea.