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Sequence of Tenses

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. I knew that she Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel. (Correct)

(Incorrect)

I knew that she had visited Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel. (Correct)

has visited has been visiting visited had visited

2. She promised to help me if I the answer mself. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She promised to help me if I didn!t find the answer mself. (Correct)

haven!t fo"nd didn!t find won!t find wo"ldn!t find

#. $e said that the each other for man ears. (Correct)(Incorrect)

$e said that the had known each other for man ears. (Correct)

know have known knew had known

%. I saw that she to hold back her tears. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I saw that she was tring to hold back her tears. (Correct)

tries is tring has been tring was tring

&. $e knew that she as her ees were red. (Correct)(Incorrect)

$e knew that she had been cring as her ees were red. (Correct)

is cring has been cring was cring had been cring

'. I asked her whether she there with me, b"t she said no. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I asked her whether she wo"ld go there with me, b"t she said no. (Correct)

goes is going will go wo"ld go

. She said that the robber her when she was opening the door to her apartment. (Correct)

(Incorrect)


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She said that the robber attacked her when she was opening the door to her apartment. (Correct)

attacked has attacked was attacking had attacked

. I wanted to see her b"t I didn!t know if she in town. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I wanted to see her b"t I didn!t know if she was in town. (Correct)

is was were had been

*. $e told me that he wo"ld visit them when he from Spain. (Correct)(Incorrect)

$e told me that he wo"ld visit them when he ret"rned from Spain. (Correct)

has ret"rned ret"rned will ret"rn wo"ld ret"rn

1+. M o"nger da"ghter learned in class esterda that the arth aro"nd the S"n. (Correct)

(Incorrect)

M o"nger da"ghter learned in class esterda that the arth revolves aro"nd the S"n. (Correct)

revolves is revolving revolved was revolving

Ex. 10: Review Tenses


1. -ho food in o"r famil when o"r Mom is awa (Correct)(Incorrect)

-ho cooks food in o"r famil when o"r Mom is awa (Correct)

cooks is cooking has been cooking cooked

2. -here is /ohn 0 $e his car in the garage. (Correct)(Incorrect)

-here is /ohn 0 $e is repairing his car in the garage. (Correct)

repairs is repairing has repaired repaired

#. I love this film. I it fo"r or five times alread. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I love this film. I have seen it fo"r or five times alread. (Correct)


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see have seen had seen

%. $ave o" visited an "ropean co"ntries 0 es. I Spain and Ital two ears ago. (Correct)

(Incorrect)

$ave o" visited an "ropean co"ntries 0 es. I visited Spain and Ital two ears ago.(Correct)

visited have visited had visited

&. She the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She was cleaning the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen. (Correct)

has cleaned has been cleaning was cleaning

'. I env o". t five tomorrow o" some tan on the seashore in 3reece. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I env o". t five tomorrow o" will be getting some tan on the seashore in 3reece. (Correct)

will get will be getting will have gotten will have been getting

. o" arrived two das ago. o" are going to leave ne4t S"nda. 5 the time o" leave, o"nine das here. (Correct)(Incorrect)

o" arrived two das ago. o" are going to leave ne4t S"nda. 5 the time o" leave, o" willhave spent nine das here. (Correct)

spend have spent are spending will have spent

. -here is he I for him since three o!clock6 (Correct)(Incorrect)

-here is he I have been waiting for him since three o!clock6 (Correct)

am waiting have been waiting was waiting had been waiting

*. I went to 5elgi"m last month. I there before. It!s a bea"tif"l co"ntr. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I went to 5elgi"m last month. I had never been there before. It!s a bea"tif"l co"ntr. (Correct)

have never been had never been never was never been


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1+. $e said that his mother wo"ld be ver "pset when she that he had lost his 7ob. (Correct)

(Incorrect)

$e said that his mother wo"ld be ver "pset when she learned that he had lost his 7ob. (Correct)

learns learned had learned wo"ld learn

Ex. 11: Review Tenses


1. I can!t leave now. I for an important telephone call. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I can!t leave now. I am waiting for an important telephone call. (Correct)

wait am waiting had been waiting was waiting

2. -hat does she do 0 She the piano in a local orchestra. (Correct)(Incorrect)

-hat does she do 0 She plas the piano in a local orchestra. (Correct)

plas plaed has plaed is plaing

#. $e m"st be ver h"ngr. $e anthing in three das. (Correct)(Incorrect)

$e m"st be ver h"ngr. $e hasn!t eaten anthing in three das. (Correct)

didn!t eat hasn!t eaten hadn!t eaten wasn!t eating

%. 8irst he as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he 9"it his 7ob and became awriter. (Correct)(Incorrect)

8irst he worked as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he 9"it his 7ob and became a

writer. (Correct)

worked has worked had worked had been working

&. I "s"all to work b b"s. It takes me abo"t fort min"tes to get to work b b"s. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I "s"all go to work b b"s. It takes me abo"t fort min"tes to get to work b b"s. (Correct)


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go am going have gone have been going

'. esterda m da"ghter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She in an airplane

before. (Correct)(Incorrect)

esterda m da"ghter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She had never flown in anairplane before. (Correct)

has never flown was never fling had never flown

. re o" going to :ena!s part 0 ;o. I home tonight. I!m a little tired. (Correct)(Incorrect)

re o" going to :ena!s part 0 ;o. I am staing home tonight. I!m a little tired. (Correct)

sta am staing staed have staed

. She probabl her kes while she was walking in the park. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She probabl lost her kes while she was walking in the park. (Correct)

lost has lost had lost

*. -ill the rain ever stop It all da. (Correct)(Incorrect)

-ill the rain ever stop It has been raining all da. (Correct)

had been raining has been raining is raining was raining

1+. I writing m report in an ho"r or so.

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