THE COMBINATION OF TENSES IN A COMPLEX SENTENCES
(ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME)
Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences
1. Last night, when I (arrive) _____________, they (have) _____________ dinner.
2. Nam (not /buy) _____________ a new computer since he (sell) __________ the old one.
3. Yesterday Tuan (ask) _________________ me to go to the station with him, but I (not/want) ___________ to leave because I (wait) __________________ for a phone call.
4. I (meet) _________ him in the park yesterday afternoon. He (read) _______ a newspaper.
5. Helen and Jack (play) ____________ games online when I locked on the door.
6. Last night while I (watch) _____________ TV, my sister (do) ___________ crossword.
7. My father (go) _______ home as soon as he (finish) ____________ his work this afternoon.
8. I am sure before she (come) ___________ tomorrow, we will have got everything ready.
9. When you (see) _________________ him tomorrow, you (recognize) ___________ him. At that time, he will be wearing a yellow shirt.
10. The old man (fall) _______________ as he (get) ____________ into the bus.
11. He will write to me when he (arrive) _______________ in Hanoi tomorrow.
12. When I (see) ________________ him yesterday, he (sit) ______________ asleep in a chair.
13. Mr. Brown (phone) _______________ me as soon as he finishes his work.
14. The light (go) ___________ out when we (study) _____________ our lesson last night.
15. Whatever job you (decide) _________ to do in the future, I (support) ____________ you.
16. I can’t come to your party next Friday as I (work) ____________ on that day.
17. The mailman (come) ____________ while the Le family (sleep) _________
18. They (not/speak) ____________to each other since they (quarrel) ________ each other.
19. When we (come) ____________, they (plant) ______________ some trees in the garden.
20. I (wait) ___________________ at the bus stop when you arrive.
21. Since I last (see) ______________you, I (be) ________________ ill.
22. Last night, while their parents (watch) __________ TV, their children (run) _____ about.
23. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) _______________ to you?
24. I hope it (not/rain) ____________ when we (start) ________________ early tomorrow.
25. Since I (move) ________________ here last year, I (work) _____________ for a bank.
26. All the students (sing) _________________ a merry song when I arrived.
27. He (sleep) ________________ so he did not understand what you said to him
28. You must tell me what you (do) _______________ since I last (see) _____________ you.
29. Last night, I (practice) _________ the piano while my brother (read) __________ a book.
30. This morning when the clock (go) _______________ off, I (leave) _________________ the bed immediately.
31. I (do) _____________ the washing up when the phone rang.
32. When Mrs. Brown looked out, she (see) _____________ her children playing near a pool.
33. Simon (get) _____________ lost because he (not/take) ____________ a map with him.
34. What _______________ you (do) ____________ when the mailman (come) ______________ to your house this morning?
35. Julia (make) _______________ over 30 movies since she moved to Paris.
36. My brother found the Old Friends website while he (surf) _____________ the internet.
37. This (happen) _______________ to Peter when he was working in the library.
38. My father has felt better since he (move) _____________ to this town.
39. I (tell) ______________ you the lasted news as soon as I come back.
40. I (know) ______________ her since I moved to this neighborhood.
41. I (know) ______________ him when I worked in this factory.
42. She (watch) ________________ TV when she (get) ______________ there tomorrow.
43. _______ you (watch) _____________ TV as I (phone) ______________ you last night?
44. They looked at the balloon until it (disappear) ______________________
45. Since I (start) _______ learning English, I (have) ____________ three different teachers.
46. Yesterday afternoon while I (water) _________ the garden, it (begin) ________ to rain.
47. I will wait for her until she (finish) ____________ her work.
48. Last night, when I (see) __________ him on Le Duan street, he (run) __________ away.
49. As she (leave) __________________ home tonight, she (call ) _____________ you.