1. Although the police every precaution, the robber managed to escape

came

. 

2.    He ran as quickly as he 

could

. 

3.    You make so much noise that I 

can't

 work. 

4.    He speaks as though he 

is

 very angry. 

5.    The soldier advanced as far as he 

dared

. 

6.    I do it because I 

choose

 to. 

7.    I would not attempt it if you 

asked

 me. 

8.    Hannah asked her teacher what she 

could

 do. 

9.    We shall rest here until Gerard 

comes

. 

10.    He stayed at home because he 

was

 tired. 

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11.    Whenever we meet, we 

talk

 of old times. 

12.    Answer the first question before you 

continue

. 

13.    As soon as Penny 

heard

 the news she wrote to me. 

14.    After the shower 

was

 over, the sun shone again. 

15.    My grandmother's health 

improved

 after she gave up eating meat. 

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Complete the sentences with the correct  verbs. Pay attention to the sequence of 

tenses  

 

1.    They sold the car because it ______ old. 

       

2.    He told them that they ______ wrong. 

       

3.    I asked him what his name ______. 

       

4.    A school is a place where learning ______ place. 

       

5.    Nina has a cow that ______ enormous quantities of milk. 

       

6.    He tells me that I ______ wrong. 

       

7.    I heard that there ______ a disturbance in town last night. 

       

8.    I like him because his manners ______ me feel respected. 

       

9.    We must approach as many customers as we ______. 

       

10.    Could you doubt that there ______ a God ? 

1.    was 

2.    were 

3.    was 

4.    takes 

5.    gives/produces 

---

6.    am 

7.    was 

8.    make 

9.    can 

10.    is 

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C h o o s e   t h e   c o n t i n u o u s   o r   t h e   s i m p l e   f o r m   o f   t h e   v e r b   i n   b r a c k e t s .  

 

1.    I rushed into the train just as it ( leave ) the station. 

       

2.    She says she ( feel ) very cold. She ( want ) you to switch off the fan. 

       

3.    I ( watch ) the news when my uncle arrived. 

       

4.    Tom ( see ) the film in town on Saturday. 

       

5.    She ( sing ) all her favorite songs at the party. 

       

6.    Kate ( has ) two children. They ( visit ) Australia right now. 

       

7.    Don't take that book, please. Judy ( read ) it. 

       

8.    My brothers ( learn ) German after school. 

       

9.    I once ( work ) in a Greek restaurant in New York. 

       

10.    The accident happened when they ( come ) down Mount Everest. 

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1.    I rushed into the train just as it 

was leaving

 the station. 

2.    She says she