26. Before you (mention) .........mentioned.......... his name, I never (hear) .....had heard..... of this poet.

27. Our guests (be) ...had been...... still here when he (come) .....came. back from school.

28. The same day he (arrive) ..........arrived......... I (receive) .....had received............ a postcard from him.

29. They just (close) .......had closed.......... the shop when I (get) ..........got...... there.

30. When the policeman (blow) ....blew............ his whistle the driver (stop) ..........stopped...... the car.

26. Before you (mention) .........mentioned.......... his name, I never (hear) .....had heard..... of this poet.

27. Our guests (be) ...had been...... still here when he (come) .....came. back from school.

28. The same day he (arrive) ..........arrived......... I (receive) .....had received............ a postcard from him.

29. They just (close) .......had closed.......... the shop when I (get) ..........got...... there.

30. When the policeman (blow) ....blew............ his whistle the driver (stop) ..........stopped...... the car.

21. He (live) ....had lived.... in the country for ten years when he first (come) .....came... to London.

22. I (not talk) ......didn't talk..... to him because when I (arrive) .....arrived... he already (leave) ...had left.......

23. When we (go) ......had gone........ out again, the wind (stop) .......stopped.........

24. He (think) ......had thought........ he (win) .....won.... in the lottery but he (not have) ......didn't have.... of course.

25. No sooner the bell (ring) .....had rung....... when the pupils (go) ..........went...... out to play.

1. rang/had had

2.was/thinked

3.mentioned/had never heard

1 when the phone (ring) rang,i (have)was having a bath.

2 The house(be) is much smaller than he (think) thought at first

3 before you (mention) mentioned him,I never (hear) had heard of that author

4 When he (go) went to see them last night,they (play) were playing cards.They(say) said, they(play) had been playing since six o'clock

5 my friends (sing) was singing when i (come) came into the room

6 the little girl(ask) asked what (happen) had happened to her ice-cream

7 he (eat) was eating dinner when i (go) went to see him

8 we'll go out when he rain(stop) stops

9 i (stay) will stay here until he (answer) answers me

10 wait until i (catch) catch you

11 i'll be ready before you (count) count ten

1 when the phone (ring)rang,i (have) was heving a bath.

2 The house(be) much smaller than he (think) thought at first

3before you (mention) mentioned him,I never (hear) had hear of that author

4 When he (go) went to see them last night,they (play) were playing cards.They(say)said  they(play) had playsince six o'clock

5my friends (sing) was singing when i (come) came into the room

1 when the phone (ring) rang,i (have) was having a bath.

2 The house(be) is much smaller than he (think) thought at first

3before you (mention) mentioned him,I never (hear) had heard of that author

4 When he (go) went to see them last night,they (play) were playing cards.They(say) said, they(play) had been playing since six o'clock

5my friends (sing) was singing when i (come) came into the room

6 the little girl(ask) asked what (happen) had happened to her ice-cream

7 he (eat) was eating dinner when i (go) went to see him

8 we'll go out when he rain(stop) stops

9 i (stay) will stay here until he (answer) answers me

10 wait until i (catch) catch you

11 i'll be ready before you (count) count ten

Past tenses:

1. His uncle(teach) ......TAUGHT.......... English in our school 5 years ago.

2. The old man (fall) .....FELL........ as he (get) ......WAS GETTING........... into the bus.

3. They (not go) .....DIDN'T GO......... to the movies last Sunday.

4. When I saw him, he (sit) .......WAS SITTING........ asleep in a chair.

5. ........DID....... You (find) .....FIND........ my oen yesterday?

6. The light (go) ...WENT........ out when we (study) ....WERE STUDYING.......... our lesson

7. There (be) .........WAS...... a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.

8. They (give) .......GAVE....... me the letter a few minutes ago.

9. What she (do) ...WAS SHE DOING................. when you (arrive) ....ARRIVED.. there? She (write) ........WAS WRITING........ a letter.

10. She (have) .....WAS HAVING...... her bath while her sister (get) ..WAS GETTING......... the breakfast ready.

11. The storm (begin) ..BEGAN....... at half past ten while the class (study) .......WAS STUDYING...... history.

12. When the students (hear) ......HEARD........ the bell, they (get) .....WERE GETTING....... up and (leave) WERE LEAVING.

13. Mr. Harvey (ask) ......ASKED....... me about my plans the next time he (see) .......SAW........... me.

14. As I (cross) .....WAS CROSSING.......... the street, two cars (race) .......RACED... by me at full speed.

15. Just as I (leave) ......WAS LEAVING...... for home, a student (stop) .......STOPPED....... me in the hall.

16. Dorothy and I (just leave) ...WERE JUST LEAVING........... the house when the telephone (ring) ........RANG.......

17. The minute I (hear) ......HEARD......... the news , I (send) ..........WAS SENDING...... him a telegram.

18. I (go) ....WENT........ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) .....WERE SLEEPING...... so peacefully when I (look) .....LOOKED..... into your room that I (decide) DECIDED to do it alone.

19. When I (arrive) ...ARRIVED......... at his house, he WAS still (sleep) ....SLEEPING........

20. The light (go) .........WENT..... out while we (have) .......WERE HAVING..... dinner.

21. Bill (have) .......WAS HAVING...... breakfast when I (stop) ......STOPPED....... at his house this morning.

22. As we (cross) ....WERE CROSSING........ the street, we (see) ..........SAW... an accident.

23. Tom(see) .......SAW...... a serious accident while he (stand) ........WAS STANDING....... at the bus stop.

24. While my father (read) .WAS READING...... a newspaper, I (learn) ......WAS LEARNING....... my lesson and my sister (do) ....WAS DOING....... her homework.

25. The children (play) ...WERE PLAYING........ football when their mother (come) ..CAME....... back home.

26. The bell (ring) ....RANG....... while Tom (take) .......WAS TAKING.......... a bath.

27. I (be) ..WAS............... very tired because I (work) .......WORKED....... all day yesterday.

28. He (sit) .....WAS SITTING........ in a cafe when I (see) ......SAW...... him.

1 I ( not hear)__haven't heard__from him since he ( disappear ) _____disappeared____two years ago

2 After the guests ( leave)___left__  she(go)____had gone____ back into the living-room and (turn)__turned____off the light

3 By the time you finished cooking they (do)___have done___ their homework

4 This time  yesterday  they ( sit )__were sitting____ in the train on their way to Paris

5 I came late to class. When i (enter)__entered_the teacher (write)_was writing____something on the backboard

6 She (get)_goes___into her shoes,(put)__puts___on her coat and (go)__goes___to the door

7 David (be)_____was____ born after his father (die)___had died____

8 When i (be)__was___a child, I (want)__wanted__to be a doctor

9  At 4p.m yesterday? Well,I (work)___was working___in my office at that time

10 The audience(listen)....listened....to everything he said last night

11 Yesterday thieves( break)..broke.....into the house and(steal).....stole.a lot of fur coats while the guests(dance)....were dancing.......

12 HE (do)......had done....his homework before he went  to the cinema

13 Whay did you(do).....do.. after you(go).........had gone... home yesterday?

14 Tom (not come).......won't come.. here tomorrow.

15 John (watch).......was watching... TV at 8 last evening

16 Dick( start)..had started.........school before he (be)..was.......seven

17 What did you (do)..do.......when I (ring)....rang.....you last night ?

18 John (drive)....has driven........that car ever since I (know)....knew... him

19 Columbus( discover).......discovered.. America more than 400 years ago

20 When the teacher came in  the pupils ( play).....were playing......games 

1. Almost everybody (leave)……………had left……………. by the time we (arrive)……………arrived……………..
2. He (wonder)……………wondered……………. whether he (leave)……………had left……………. his wallet at home.
3. The secretary (not leave)……………didn't leave……………. until she (finish)……………had finished……………. her work. The couple had scarcely (enter)……entered…. the house when they (begin)……………began……………. to argue.
4. The teacher (ask)………asked…………. the boy why he (not do)……………hadn't done……………. his homework.
5. She had already (post)……posted…. the letter when she (realize)……realized…. she (send)……had sent…. it to the wrong address.
6. Hardly had the car (go)…gone a mile when it (have)………had……. a flat tire.
7. The weather (be)…is…. far worse than we (expect)……expected…..
8. They (be married)………had been married……. for five years when thy finally (have)………had………. a child.
9. No sooner had they (sell)……sold…. their car than they (regret)…………regretted………. having done so.
10. When she (finish)……had finished…. her work she (go)………went……. to the cinema.
11. He (not eat)……didn't eat……. until his parents (come)……………came……………. home.
12. She (tell)……told………. she had never (meet)……………met……………. him.
13. He (do)……had done……. her homework before he ( go)………went……. out.
14. The lights (go)……went……. out the moment he (get)……got……. into the cinema.
15. Hardly had the holiday (begin)………begun……. when they (leave)………left………. the town.
16. They (be)……had waited……. out for an hour when it (start)………………started…………. to rain.
17. They (leave)………left……. the shop as soon as they (buy)……had bought…. everything they (need)……needed……..
18. The house (burn)………had burned……. to the ground by the time the firemen (arrive)……………arrived……………..
19. As he (do)………had done………. a lot of work that day he (be)………was……. very tired.
20. I had already (hear)………heard……. about the accident when he (tell)………told………. me about it.
21. He (live)………had lived……. in the country for ten years when he first (come)……………came……………. to London.
22. I (not talk)……didn't talk……. to him because when I (arrive)……………arrived……………. he had already (leave)…………left………………..
23. When we (go)………went……. out again, the wind (stop)……………had stopped……………..
24. He (think)………thought………. he (win)……………had won……………. in the lottery but he (not have)……………hadn't……………. of course.
25. No sooner had the bell (ring)…………ring……. than the pupils (go)……went………. out to play.
26. Before you (mention)…………mentioned………. his name, I had never (hear)…………heard……. of this poet.
27. Our guests (be)………were……. still here when he (come)………came……. back from school.
28. The same day he (arrive)……arrived………. I (receive)………received………. a postcard from him.
29. They had just (close)………closed………. the shop when I (get)……got……. there.
30. When the policeman (blow)………blew……. his whistle the driver (stop)………stopped……. the car.

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die) died in 1992

3. What did you (do)do when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive) arrived at this house, he still (sleep)was sleeping

8. The bell (ring) rung while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get) got out of bed

10. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986

1. You (speak)spoke to him yesterday

2. When did your father (die)die? He (die)died in 1992

3. What were you (do)doing when why I ring you last night?

4. They (build)built the house two years age

5. There (be)were many stars in the sky last night

6. It (rain)was raining when I (water)watered the flowers yesterday

7. When I (arrive)arrived at this house, he was still (sleep)sleeping

8. The bell (ring)rang while Tom (take)was taking a bath

9. She (hear)heard a noise and (get)got out of bed

10. She (win)won the gold medal in 1986