1. I ___________ to meet you last week, but you _________ me back.

(to try) (call, not)

2. The minister had hardly finished his speech when the earthquake ____________________ (shake) the
building.

3. Look! The children (play) ___________ in the yard.

4. The manager (likely/announce) _________________ the new project next Friday.

5. I wasn't surprised to hear that Monica ____________________ (have) an accident because she is such
a reckless driver.

6. By midnight, they (complete) ________________ the final draft of the report.

7. Sam (try) ________________ to change a light bulb when he (slip) ________________ and (fell)
________________

8. By the time he was 14, Mozart ____________________ (compose) an great number of musical pieces.

9. I ____________________ (play) tennis tomorrow but I won't be able to do that because I have injured
my right ankle.

10. She (practice) _________________ yoga for three months now.

11. It is already 10 PM, and I (wait) ______________ here for over two hours. If Lucy doesn't (show)
___________ up soon, I’ll leave.

12. I (be) _______ very upset with Paul yesterday. By the time he called, I (wait) ______________ for
nearly two hours.

13. When I ____________________ (come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.
14. Did you (know) __________ that Jane quit her job last week? She (work) _____________ there for over
fifteen years and (lead) ____________ multiple departments.

15. I was very surprised when he accepted to eat meat since I ____________________ (always / assume)
that he was a vegetarian.

16. Hold on, I _______________ this luggage for you. (to carry)
17. When Carol (call) ________________ last night, I (watch) vmy favorite show on television.
18. I (watch) _____________ many documentaries about space before visiting NASA. The experience is
much more thrilling in real life.

19. John (run) ____________ a marathon, (dive) _________ in the Great Barrier Reef, and (hike)
___________ through the Amazon rainforest. He loves adventure.

20. Look! It ___________, so we can't go hiking. (to snow)

21. By the time Tim turns thirty, he (write) ____________ a novel, (travel) __________ across Europe, and
(start) ___________ his own business.

22. (they / attend) _____________ the conference in London last year?

23. When Emma walked into the room yesterday, her face (be) __________ pale. I think she (feel)
______________ unwell.

24. By the time we arrive in New York tomorrow, we (drive) ________________ for over six hours. We’ll
be exhausted.

25. At 5 o’clock next Wednesday, they (perform) _________________ the new play.
26. When Mike (wake up) ____________ tomorrow morning, his wife (already /prepare) ________________
breakfast.

27. We ____________________ (visit) the seashore thousands of times before, but last autumn we
enjoyed ourselves more than ever.

28. When Linda goes to Italy next year, she (study) ________________ Italian for nearly three years. She
should be quite fluent by then.

29. The leader was sure that his proposal would be accepted as no other member ____________________
(oppose) it up to that time.

30. The increase in food prices ____________________ (become) a major problem for people for the last
few years.

31. Everybody will be at the office at about 8:55 tomorrow as the meeting ____________________ (start)
at nine o'clock.

32. Right now, Jim (read) ____________________ the newspaper and Kathy (make)
____________________dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) ____________________the same thing.
She (cook) ____________________ and he (read) ____________________ the newspaper. Tomorrow at
this time, they (do, also) ____________________ the same thing. She (prepare) ____________________
dinner and he (read) ____________________ They are very predictable people!

33. By this time next summer, you ____________________(complete) your studies and
____________________(find) a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not)
____________________anything. I ____________________(study, still) and you (work) in some new job.

34. The students (be, usually) ____________________taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (be)
____________________ taught by Mr. Tanzer.

35. I (work) ____________________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here
until I retire!

36. Thomas is an author. He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs. He
(write) ____________________ since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) ____________________
seven novels, three collections of short stories.

37. When I ____________________ (arrive) He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel
memoirs. home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) He (write) ____________________ mystery
novels and travel memoirs. a beautiful candle-lit dinner.

38. Joseph's English (improve, really) He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel
memoirs., isn't it? He (watch) ____________________ He (write) ____________________ mystery novels
and travel memoirs.American television programs and (study) He (write) ____________________
mystery novels and travel memoirs. his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego.
Soon he will be totally fluent.

39. In the last hundred years, traveling ____________________ (become) He (write) ____________________
mystery novels and travel memoirs. much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it
____________________ (take) He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs. two
or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip ____________________ (be) He
(write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs.very rough and often dangerous.
Things ____________________ (change) He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel
memoirs. a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los
Angeles in a matter of hours.
40. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) He (write) ____________________
mystery novels and travel memoirs. up tomorrow morning, the sun ____________________
____________________ (shine) He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs.