1. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before. A) thought / saw B) thinks / sees C) is thinking / sees D) thought / had seen E) have thought / had seen 2. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home. A) gets / decided B) would get / shall decide C) had got / have decided D) was getting / decided E) will be getting / had decided 3. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her A) keep / see B) kept / had seen C) keeps / saw D) had kept / had seen E) being kept / would see 4. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks. A) decide / know B) decided / know C) decided / had known D) decided / knew E) decided / has known 5. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis? A) is / played B) was / were playing C) will be / played D) is / will be playing E) has been / will play 6. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ . A) comes / left B) came / leaves C) came / had left D) had come / left E) has come / leaves 7. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily. A) leave / rain B) left / was raining C) left / had rained D) was leaving / rained E) leave / rains 8. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ . A) comes / already begins B) came / had already begun C) came / already began D) will come / already begins E) came / already begins 9. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower. A) didn’t answer / was taking B) don’t answer / take C) doesn’t answer / am taking D) will not answer / take E) am answering / am taking 10. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor. A) tidied up / washes B) tidies up / has washed C) has tidied up / washed D) had tidied up / washed E) is tidying up / washes 11. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge. A) blows off / is walking B) blew off / had walked C) has blown off / is walking D) blew off / was walking E) had blown off / walks 12. He wanted me to go to the skating-rink together. As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s. A) knows / broke / offer B) knew / broke / offers C) knew / had broken / offered D) know / had broken / will offer E) knew / has broken / offered 13. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and strong before. A) knew / was B) know / are C) had known / were D) knew / be E) knew / had been 14. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935. A) told / had been exporting B) tells / would export C) said / is exporting D) will be told / exports E) told / has been exporting 15. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before. A) slept / spent B) sleep / spend C) sleeping / had spent D) sleep / had spent E) slept / had spent 16. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___ the word “apple” there. A) was looking / sees/wrote B) looks / sees / had written C) looked / saw / was writing D) is looking / saw / writes E) has looked / has seen / is writing 17. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___ . A) comes / borrows B) came / had borrowed C) will come / borrowed D) came / borrowed E) was coming / borrowed 18. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill. A) had arrived / falls B) had arrived / fell C) arrives / has fallen D) arrived / will fall E) is arriving / is falling 19. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper. A) did / have B) have done / had C) had done / was having D) was doing / had E) do / have 20. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy. A) finished / was going B) has finished / is going C) had finished / was going D) finishes / are going E) finish / was going 21. It ___ dark and it ___ . A) is / are raining B) was / was raining C) are / was D) were / were E) were / was 22. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard. A) has not written / will clean B) had not written / cleaned C) did not write / cleans D) are not writing / clean E) had not written / had cleaned 23. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas. A) visited / had gone B) had visited / went C) was visiting / went D) would visit / goes E) visited / went 24. The company ___ some new equipments before the strike ___ . A) have ordered / begin B) had ordered / began C) ordered / begins D) is ordering / began E) will order / had begun 25. I ___ he ___ it interesting. A) hoped / find B) hoped / finds C) hopes / would find D) hoped / would find E) will find / find 26. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him. A) understand / speaks B) understands / speaks C) will understand / spoke D) understood / are speaking E) understood / were speaking 27. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday. A) discussed / organized B) were discussing / organize C) had discussed / organize D) have discussed / were organizing E) discuss / organizes