Question 1: Jason said that he _________ to Florida before

Question 2: When I arrived, Paul _________

Question 3: The children _________ to bed by the time the guests arrived

Question 4: They _________ by 7 o’clock

Question 5: By the time I got there, Bill _________

Question 6: ‘Did you see Nathan?’
‘No, he ________ by the time I arrived at his house’

Question 7: Did you go out for dinner last night?’
‘No. I ________ a lot at lunch, so I wasn’t hungry’

Question 8: My parents ________ to bed by the time I got home

Question 9: They were happy to hear they ________ a prize

Question 10: Did you make dinner last night?’
‘No. By the time I got home, Alice ______ it’

Question 11: We ______ the lock fixed before we went on holiday

Question 12: The bank ______ by the time I got there

Question 13: Dad ______ to work by the time I woke up

Question 14: ‘Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner?’
‘No, but ______ a lot of food, so it didn’t matter’

Question 15: ‘Did you see Paul Simon in concert?’
‘No. I was hoping to get tickets, but they ______’

Question 16: ‘The restaurant was packed last night’
‘Yes. Luckily, I ______ a table in advance’

Question 17: ‘Did you watch the film yesterday?’
‘No. It ______ by the time we got home’

Question 18: Where is the newspaper?’
‘I threw it away. I thought you ________ reading it’

Question 19: I ________ my work by 4 o’clock, so I went home

Question 20: Ellen ________ all her money by the time the shops closed

Question 21: By the time the rain stopped, we ______ two pots of coffee

Question 22: The new boss called a press conference and announced the company’s problems that the previous boss ___.

Question 23: When Martin ______ the car, he took it out for a drive

Question 24: Before Poppy’s parents arrived home, all the guests ___.

Question 25: I ______ the computer game when I saw it was cheaper in another shop

Question 26: When we got to the airport, I realised I ______ my passport at home!

Question 27: I thought there was somebody outside, but when I opened the door, there was nobody there. Perhaps I ___ things.

Question 28: We ______ next to the gym for a couple of months before I decided to join

Question 29: It was the second time I ______ on a plane

Question 30: After the new boss ___ in his job for about six months, sales began to fall suddenly.

Question 31: She ______ the ocean before she moved to Vancouver

Question 32: The teacher ______ out when arrived in the classroom

Question 33: I ______ my document before the power went out in the computer lab

Question 34: When they arrived we ______ the test

Question 35: George ______ his furniture before he moved to Japan

Question 36: Larry ______ his homework already by the time Roy came over

Question 37: _____ visited Toronto before your trip last summer?

Question 38: After they _____ their breakfast, they _____ shopping yesterday.

Question 39: They _____ tea when the doorbell _____

Question 40: When Hoa arrived at the theater, the film _____

Question 41: He _____ in Laos before he went to Vietnam

Question 42: When I met John, he _____ from his university already.

Question 43: He _____ for London 2 years ago and I _____ him since.

Question 44: After the guests _____ she _____ back into the living-room and _____ off the light

Question 45: On arrival at home I _____ that she _____ just a few minutes before

Question 46: After Lan _______ the cake, Lan began to feel sick

Question 47: If he _______ (listen) to me, he would have got the job

Question 48: Linh didn’t arrive until I _______ (leave)

Question 49: After they _______ (finish) lunch, they went out

Question 50: The tree was dead because it _______ (be) arid all summer.