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Tenses Practice Key

The document contains 20 sentences describing various events using present and past tense verbs. Many of the sentences describe one event happening before or after another using phrases like "when...then", "after...started", or "until...arrived". The events involve everyday activities like sleeping, driving, calling friends, attending parties, and family reunions.

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Tenses Practice Key

The document contains 20 sentences describing various events using present and past tense verbs. Many of the sentences describe one event happening before or after another using phrases like "when...then", "after...started", or "until...arrived". The events involve everyday activities like sleeping, driving, calling friends, attending parties, and family reunions.

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KEY

1. Jeff is our bank manager at the moment. He has been here for three years. (BE, BE)
2. I was still sleeping when the alarm went off at 5.30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP, GO)
3. If everyone donates $5, we will have enough to buy a new machine. (HAVE)
4. There was a great documentary on TV yesterday evening. Did you see it? – No, I didn't. I
had to take my television set back to the store to have it repaired. (BE, YOU SEE, HAVE)
5. When I returned to the car park I didn't know where I had parked my car. (RETURN,
PARK)
6. My uncle has been wearing the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he loves it.
(WEAR, LOVE)
7. Mum was preparing dinner when the doctor arrived. (PREPARE, ARRIVE)
8. He has been walking around with a limp since he had his accident a few weeks ago.
(WALK, HAVE)
9. You look pretty worried. – What happened/ has happened? (HAPPEN)
10. When we arrived at the theatre the play had already started. (ARRIVE, ALREADY
START)
11. When she came home, she saw that her husband had been drinking for some time.
(COME, SEE, DRINK)
12. Have you heard the good news? – Stan and Margie are getting married! – That's not
new. – I have known about it for a few weeks. (YOU HEAR, GET, KNOW)
13. I have been trying to call you the whole week! – Where have you been? (TRY, YOU
BE)
14. The manager is speaking to an important customer at the moment, but he will see
you in a few minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)
15. Do you realize that you are standing on my toes? – It hurts! (STAND)
16. I think I will take a break. I surely deserve one. (TAKE)
17. I wonder if he has forgotten/forgot my number. I have been expecting for him to
call for the last two hours. (FORGET, EXPECT)
18. The novel is about a man who came home from the war and started a new life .
(COME, START)
19. When I was looking for my passport a few days ago, I came across this old photo of
our family reunion. (LOOK, COME)
20. I am sorry that I had to leave your party so early last night. I was really enjoying
myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)

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