Sequence of Tenses

K. Choose the right answers

1. David told his friend that ____ his bicycle whenever he liked. a. might he use b. he might use c. he had used		9. The shop assistant showed me a book and said that the book ____ the museums of our town. a. described b. was describing c. had described
2. Julia said that she ____ hard for the past few weeks and was very tired. a. had been working b. was working c. worked		10. Why did you say that Paul ____ a careful driver? a. wasn't b. weren’t c. hadn't been
3. I thought you said Jack ____ you when he got back from his trip to the mountains. a. ought to phone b. would phone<····· правильный ответ c. phoned		11. Did you say ___ very early the following morning? a. you would have to get up b. would you have to get up c. will you have to get up
4. Ann told me that she ____ them to arrive so soon and was very much surprised when they had. a. didn't expect b. hadn't expected c. doesn't expect		12. Cecily answered she ____ stories and poems all her life since as long as she could remember. a. had been writing b. was writing c. wrote
5. The teacher said the pupils ____ so much noise during the breaks. a. mustn't make b. don't have to make c. didn't make		13. Tom said that he had been late for work that morning, and he added that he ____ before. a. had never been late b. was never late c. never had been late
6. Mr. Clemence said that because of the fire part of the building had gone completely, and the rest of it __. a. was falling down b. had been falling down c. fell down		14. Sharon said she ____ her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there. a. had been left b. left c. had left
7. The policeman warned us that ____ the street against the red light. a. we mustn't cross b. mustn't we cross c. we don't have to cross		15. The librarian didn’t think the students ____ their books to the library by the following week yet. a. would take b. would have taken c. took
8. Kay said that she usually bought her clothes at random, and as a result she ____ any decent things to wear. a. hasn't b. didn't have c. doesn't have