Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

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Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Past simple or Past perfect).

1. Almost everybody (leave)......................... by the time we (arrive).........................

2. He (wonder)......................... whether he (leave)......................... his wallet at home.

3. The secretary (not leave)......................... until she (finish)......................... her work.

4. The couple scarcely (enter)......................... the house when they (begin)......................... to argue.

5. The teacher (ask)........................ the boy why he (not do)........................ his homework.

6. She already (post)......................... the letter when she (realize)......................... she (send)......................... it to the wrong address.

7. Hardly the car (go)......................... a mile when it (have)......................... a flat tyre.

8. The weather (be)......................... far worse than we (expect).........................

9. They (be married)......................... for five years when they finally (have)......................... a child.

10. No sooner they (sell)....................... their car than they (regret)....................... having done so.

11. When she (finish)......................... her work she (go)......................... to the cinema.

12. He (not eat)......................... until his parents (come)......................... home.

13. She (tell)......................... me she never (meet)......................... him.

14. He (do)......................... his homework before he (go)......................... out.

15. The lights (go)......................... out the moment he (get)........................ into the cinema.

KEYS:

1. had left – arrived

2. wondered – had left

3. didn’t leave – had finished

4. had entered – began

5. asked – hadn’t done

6. had posted – realized – had sent

7. had the car gone – had

8. was – had expected

9. had been married – had

10. had they sold – regretted

11. had finished – went

12. hadn’t eaten – came

13. told – had met

14. had done – went

15. had gone – got

Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. While Tom (read)......................, Amely (watch)...................... a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come)...................... home, (switch)...................... on the computer and (check)...................... his emails.

3. The thief (sneak)...................... into the house, (steal)...................... the jewels and (leave)...................... without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen)...................... while the teacher (explain)...................... the tenses.

5. While we (do)...................... a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)...................... on the beach.

6. He (wake)...................... up and (look)...................... at his watch.

7. The receptionist (welcome)...................... the guests and (ask)...................... them to fill in the form.

8. The car (break)...................... down and we (have)...................... to walk home.

9. The boys (swim)...................... while the girls (sunbathe)......................

10. My father (come)...................... in, (look)...................... around and (tell)...................... me to tidy up my room.

11. As long as one group (prepare)...................... dinner, the others (collect)...................... wood for their campfire.

12. While the parents (have).................... breakfast, their children (run)..................... about.

13. Martha (turn)...................... off the lights and (go)...................... to bed.

14. When I (do)...................... the washing-up, I (break)...................... a plate.

15. While Tom (play).................... the piano, his mother (do)................... the washing-up.

KEYS:

1. was reading – was watching

2. came – switched – checked

3. sneaked – stole – left

4. listened – was explaining

5. were doing – were lying

6. woke – looked

7. welcomed – asked

8. broke – had

9. were swimming – were sunbathing

10. came – looked – told

11. was preparing – were collecting

12. were having – ran

13. turned – went

14. was doing – broke

15. was playing – was doing

Exercise 3: The Future Perfect & The Future Continuous.

1. Don’t phone us between 7 and 8. We (have)..................................... dinner then.

2. Phone me after 8 o’clock...................................... (we/finish) dinner by then.

3. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock,..................................... (we/play) tennis.

4. A: Can we meet tomorrow?

B: Yes, but not in the afternoon...................................... (l/work).

5. B: I has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o’clock. It will last about an hour.

A: Will you be free at 11.30?

B: Yes,..................................... (the meeting/end) by then.

6. Ben is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this,..................................... (he/spend) all his money before the end of his holiday.

7. Do you think..................................... (you/still/do) the same job in ten years’ time?

8. Lisa is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip,..................................... (she/travel) more than 3,000 miles.

9. If you need to contact me,..................................... (l/stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday.

10. A:..................................... (you/see) Luara tomorrow?

B: Yes, probably. Why?

A: I borrowed this CD from her. Can you give it back to her?

KEYS:

1. will be having

2. We’ll have finished

3. we’ll be playing

4. I’ll be working

5. the meeting will have ended

6. he’ll have spent

7. you’ll still be doing