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.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each following sentence.
Question 1: The manager______the store before I arrived.
A. closed B. had closed C. has closed D. was closed
Question 2: When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I______him of that.
A. will remind B. remind C. have reminded D. reminded
Question 3: When I got home I found that water______down the kitchen walls.
A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had been running
Question 4: After he______his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. has finish B. had finished C. was finished D. would finish
Question 5: While my father______a film on TV, my mother was cooking dinner.
• A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. watches
Question 6: I don't think he______in the thirty years since I______him.
A. had changed/have known B. has changed/have known
C. had changed/had known D. has changed/knew
Question 7: When I came to visit her last night, she______a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has had D. had had
Question 8: Tom______before we arrive there.
A. has left B. had left C. will have left D. leaves
Question 9: He______his Chinese course before he went to China to continue his business.
A. will finish B. has finished C. had finished D. will have finished
Question 10: Please send us a postcard as soon as you______in London.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived