tense sequence

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<b>Lesson 1: </b>

<b>Sequence of tenses</b>

<b>Exercises</b>

<i><b>I. Supply the correct verb forms:</b></i>

1. I see that Tom (write) his composition.
2. He says that he (look) for a job next week.
3. They think he (be) here last night.

4. He tells us that he (be) to the mountains before.
5. I hoped that he (be) able to attend.

6. John (live) in the same house since he left school.
7. He wants to do it before his father (come).

8. The student who answered the question (be) John.
9. This is the house that Jack (build) three years ago.
10. Shut all the windows before you (go) out.

11. Mary (have) dinner when her father called.
12. You may begin when you (be) ready.

13. He is saving his money so that he (take) a long vacation.
14. I see that Henry (write) his composition now.

15. I had done what (be) necessary.

16. They have found that the road (be) very long.

17. The teacher asked Bill why he (not go) to school the day before.

18. We find that we (take) the wrong way.

19. I want to know how long she (live) here.
20. Do you hear what she (just, say)?

21. Did you hear what she (just, say)?

22. They believe that the police (capture) the thief soon.
23. Did John say he (call) you again?

24. I wonder what changes the new president (introduce)
25. She has thought that the work (be) easy.

26. He thinks that it (rain) tonight.
27. She said that she (get) married soon.

28. The student had thought that the English test (be) rather difficult.
29. I didn’t know who (help) him.

30. I saw that I (make) a mistake.
II. Supply the correct verb forms:
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Mary is Italian, but she (5)……….. (live) in England for over five years. She
works for BBC studio. She (6)………(have) this job for a year.

2.

Today there (1) ………….(be) more than 3000 different (2)

…………(speak) languages in the world. England (3) ……….(be) the most
widely spoken language, over 350 million people (4) ………..(speak) it but
more people speak Chinese. You may wonder why English (5) ………(more
widely/speak) although more people speak Chinese. This is because people
who (6) ………(speak) Chinese are found in Chinese but English (7)
………..(speak) by people (8) ……….(find) in almost every corner of the
world.

3.

Smoking (1) ……….(cause) lung cancer which is the number one
cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who (2)………(get) lung
cancer (3) ……..(die). Smokers have six time as much cancer of the mouth,
tongue, and throat as nonsmokers. Smoking (4)………(give) people
breathing problems. It also (5)………..(harm) the stomach. Smoking causes
one million yearly deaths in the world every year. Throughout the world,
women (6) ……….(live) longer. Why? Because men (7)………(smoke)
more. All of these facts from research (8)…………(show) that smoking is
bad. So why people (9)…………(smoke)? Young people start smoking
because everyone else (10)……..(smoke). They feel grown up and
independent.

4.

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