1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

2. She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

3. After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5. Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
1.By the time we __________________to the stadium, the performance
______________________, so we missed the first two songs. (GET, ALREADY
START)
2.When we __________________in Spain the airport management told us that they
__________________our luggage. (ARRIVE, LOSE)
3.After I __________________a large meal,I __________________to feel sick.
(HAVE, START)
4.The shoes were very clean because I __________________hours cleaning them.
(SPEND)
5.It __________________his first trip to India. He __________________there
several times before. (NOT BE, BE)
6.My neighbour told me that she __________________a new car a month before.
(BUY)
7.Yesterday I __________________downtown to see Peter. I
__________________him for months. (GO, NOT MEET)
8.I __________________Matrix for the first time yesterday. I
__________________it before. (SEE, NEVER SEE)
9.She __________________him for very long when she __________________to
get married. (NOT KNOW, DECIDE)
10.When he __________________,the party was over. Everyone
__________________. (ARRIVE,ALREADY LEAVE)
11.I was happy after I __________________my first lesson as an instructor.
(FINISH)
12.I ____________the hospital where the ambulance __________________my
mother. (VISIT, TAKE)
13.Everyone __________________the house by the time I
__________________home. (LEAVE, COME)
14.As soon as he __________________the old clock on the wall it
__________________again (REPAIR, BREAK)
15.I __________________a new car because my old one
____________________(BUY, BE STEAL)
16.The teacher asked me why I __________________my homework.(NOT DO
1.After I _____________________ the letter,I _____________________ that I
_____________________ the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2.John asked me where I _____________________ the day before. (BE)
3.At this time yesterday, we ___________________________ for 6 km. (ALREADY
WALK)
4.When I _____________________ through the streets of Madrid,I
_____________________ about the magnificent time I _____________________
there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)
5.It was the first time that she _____________________ me to dinner.(INVITE)
6.As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she
_______________ working in the garden.(FINISH, START)
7.We started to worry about Jimmy because we _____________________ him all
afternoon. (CALL)
8.They _____________________ their way out of town before the sun
_____________________. (ALREADY MAKE, RISE)9.We
_____________________ for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE)
10.When I _____________________ home,I saw that the children
_______________________. (ARRIVE, LEAVE)
11.While I _____________________ in the garden it __________________ me that
I ____off the oven. (WORK, STRIKE, NOT TURN)
12.I _____________________ my best friend to the party,but he couldn't come
because he _____________________ other plans. (INVITE, ALREADY MAKE)
13.I _____________________ out of the window because I
_____________________ I _____________________ some noises. (LOOK,
THINK, HEAR)
14.We _____________________ TV when we saw that a devastating earthquake
________________ California. (WATCH, HIT)
15.The police told me that someone __________________ into our neighbour's
house. (BREAK)
16.When I finally _____________________ at the airport,he told me that he
_____________________ for half an hour. (ARRIVE, WAIT)
17.Patricia _____________________ English for three years when she
_____________________ and _____________________ a job. (STUDY, QUIT,
GET)
18.We _____________________ to China because our
flight_____________________ on short notice. (NOT GO, CANCEL