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Paragraph writing
Time Expressions After, Before, and When Activity

Conjugate the verbs in brackets based on the time context in the sentences below.

1. She __________(take) the subway when she __________ (go) into town every week.

a. take... go

b. did take... went

c. will take... will go

d. takes... goes

2. I __________ (prepare) dinner before my friend __________ (arrive) yesterday evening.

a. prepared... arrived

b. prepared... had arrived

c. have prepared... arrived

d. will prepare... arrives

3. We __________ (go) out for drinks after we __________ (get) to the hotel next Tuesday.

a. went... got

b. will go... get

c. are going... got

d. going... get

4. Before I __________ (answer) his question, he __________ (tell) me his secret.

a. answer... will tell

b. answered... told

c. had answered... told

d. All these answers are correct.

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5. Bob usually __________ (use) a bilingual dictionary when he __________ (read) a book in German.

a. used... read

b. has used... read

c. will use... read

d. uses... reads

6. When he __________ (arrive) next week, we __________ (play) a round of golf.

a. will arrive... will play

b. is arriving... are playing

c. arrives... will play

d. arrived... played

7. She __________ (order) a hamburger when she __________ (go) to a restaurant with me last week.

a. order... did go

b. had ordered... went

c. ordered... went

d. is ordering... goes

8. After I __________ (finish) the report, I __________ (hand) in my homework to the teacher tomorrow.

a. finish... will hand

b. finished... handed

c. have finished... am handing

d. am finishing... will hand

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