(1)

We learned that he had left the office 5 minutes before he...........

returnes

returned

was returned

had returned


(2)

Ronald Reagan ............. president for 8 years before he retired

has been

had been

was

was being


(3)

After long consideration we came to the conclusion our
Behavior............................

had been justified

had justified

justified

will justify


(4)

That day after Mr. Brown had studied the letter he ......... me to
clarify some details.

is phoning

phoned

had phoned

has phoned


(5)

When Mr. Brown came to the party all the guests ................. at
the table.

sat

are sitting

were sitting

had sat


(6)

Nick said he ........................ his homework by 4 o‟clock.

has done

had done

do

has done


(7)

My sister .............in Florida for one year when we came to
New York.

has lived

have lived

lived

had lived


(8)

He came to the writing table and looked through the
letters which .............................. for him.

was waiting

were waiting

has been waiting

are waiting


(9)

Ann .............. her work by 4 o‟clock and went shopping.

finished

finishes

had finished

has finished


(10)

He ..................... lunch an hour before.

had

would have

shall have

had had


(11)

When we ............. the station the train had already left

reach

reached

shall reach

were reaching


(12)

I knew that she was Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my
mother ........................... her.

had described

described

has described

had been described


(13)

She said that Bob was busy as he .................... research work.

was doing

had done

have done

would be doing


(14)

That day when we were in the restaurant each one
received what he ......................

ordered

had ordered

is ordering

would order


(15)

Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted to impress their grandfather
who ......................to visit them.

had come

came

comes

has come