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1) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1. When I (arrive) __________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) __________ a beautiful candlelight dinner. 2. Since I began acting, I (perform) __________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) __________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ______________ without me. My boss (be) ______________ furious with me and I (be) ______________ fired. 4. When I (turn) ______________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) ______________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it (bring) back some great memories. 5. Last week, I (run) ______________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ______________ each other in years, and both of us (change) ______________ a great deal. I (enjoy) ______________ talking to her so much that I (ask) ______________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner. 6. When Jack (enter) ______________ the room, I (recognize, not) ______________ him because he (lose) ______________ so much weight and (grow) ______________ a beard. He looked totally different! 7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) ______________ by the time Europeans first (arrive) ______________ in the New World. 8. I (visit) ______________ so many beautiful places since I (come) ______________ to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) ______________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

2) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.

Example: Pat _________ (to live) in London before he _________ (to move) to Rome.

Answer: Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.

1) After Fred _________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he _________ (to want) to learn Italian.

2) Jill _________ (to phone) Dad at work before she _________ (to leave) for her trip.

3) Susan _________ (to turn on) the radio after she _________ (to wash) the dishes.

4) When she _________ (to arrive) the match already _________ (to start).

5) After the man _________ (to come) home he _________ (to feed) the cat.

6) Before he _________ (to sing) a song he _________ (to play) the guitar.

7) She _________ (to watch) a video after the children _________ (to go) to bed.

8) After Eric _________ (to make) breakfast he _________ (to phone) his friend.

9) I _________ (to be) very tired because I _________ (to study) too much.

10) They _________ (to ride) their bikes before they _________ (to meet) their friends.

3) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense.

1. Before we arrived at school the classes ____________ (start).

2. I felt exhausted because I ____________ (run) ten miles.

3. He ____________ (study) that book before he arrived in Pakistan.

4. He ____________ (sell) all the copies of the thesaurus before we got there.

5. We went to his place for dinner but to our great surprise he ____________ (have) his dinner.

6. When I got up, rather late, the sun ____________ (rise)

7. Before we got there they ____________ (begin) the show.

8. He ____________ (finish) his work before began mine.

9. It ____________ (begin) to rain when I stepped out of the house.

10. Soon after they ____________ (complete) their homework they ran out to play with the dog.

Sequence of tenses

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