Exercise 1: Give the correct forms of the verbs in the blankets.

Question 1: When I______(see) you tomorrow, I______(tell) you my news.

Question 2: By the end of the month the estate agent______(sell) twenty houses.

Question 3: When I______(wait) for the bus, I saw my close friend.

Question 4:______She______(study) English since she______(be) four years old.

Question 5:______We______(study) while they are going out.

Question 6: As soon as we______(get) there, we______(phone) for a taxi.

Question 7:______He______(see) 10 mice when he______(come) into the room.

Question 8: We went home when we______(finish) our work.

Question 9: When I was going to the door, the phone______(ring).

Question 10: I will go to the library before I______(do) the shopping.

Question 11: At this time last night, I______(learn) while my father______ (watch) TV

Question 12: He______(watch) TV when I come to see him.

Question 13: He______(live) in New York for 4 years before he______(move) to New York.

Question 14: We______(send) a report as soon as we______(finish) our work.

Question 15: We______(wait) here until the rain______(stop).

Question 16: He will go home as soon as he______(finish) his work.

Question 17: At 11:30 tomorrow, we______(have) lunch in our friend’s house.

Question 18: His health has improved since he______(return) from the hills.

Question 19: The Chinese______(make) spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo______(bring) it back to Italy.

Question 20: It is the first time he______(drive) a car.

Question 21: I understand you ______(have) an unpleasant experience at the weekend. What exactly______(happen)?

Question 22: "Good night. It______(be) nice to meet you," he______(say) and ______(go) off to his car.

Question 23: I will graduate in June. I will see you in July. By the time I______(see) you, I______(graduate).

Question 24: We______(already finish) that work by the time you get back.

Question 25: When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker just______(finish)

speaking and the audience were clapping.

Question 26: The traffic was very heavy. By the time I______(get) to Mary's party, everyone______(already arrive).

Question 27: "You______(find) the key which you______(lose) yesterday?" "Yes. I______(find) it in the pocket of my other coat."

Question 28: Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I______(arrive) at the airport, Mary______(wait) for me.

Question 29: Sarah has lost passport again. It is the second time this______(happen).

Question 30: When the alarm rang, Jack______(jump) out of bed quickly.

Question 31: It's no use getting impatient. The plane______(not arrive) until the weather______(clear) up.

Question 32: John and I______(study) at the same school and we______(be) great friends ever since.

Question 33: Don't wait up for me. I can't tell when I______(be) back.

Question 34: Here you are! What you______(do) here at this time of night?

Question 35: Good-bye, Ned. I never______(forget) you. I______(miss) you more than anyone I ever______(know) in my life.

Question 36: The secretary______ (type) all the documents long before the manager comes.

Question 37: You see, I______(do) this kind of thing for the last 30 years.

Question 38: When we______(get) to the restaurant, we______(find) that nobody ______(remember) to reserve a table.

Question 39: I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk______(disturb) while I______(be) out.

Question 40: As soon as she arrived England, she______(find) that the language ______(be) quite different from the English that she______(learn) at school.