When I arrived at her house, she ________ photos in the garden.

 A. was talking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken Question 10: ________, the garden will look much more beautiful. 

 A. When spring had come B. When spring was coming C. When spring came D. When spring comes 

 Question 28: She gives her little sister a lovely doll for her birthday yesterday

. A. gives B. sister C. for D. birthday

 Question 32: She last phoned her close friend two weeks ago.

 A. She didn’t phone her close friend two weeks ago. B. She has phoned her close friend for two weeks. C. She hasn’t phoned her close friend for two weeks. D. She has two weeks to phone her close friend.

Question 8: His health has improved a lot since he _______ doing regular exercise.

 A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started Question 10: We'll send you an email of confirmation _______. 

A. after we had made our final decision B. before we made our final decision C. while we were making our final decision D. as soon as we have made our final decision

 Question 10: I have made a lot of new friends since my family _______ here. 

A. move B. moved C. will move D. was moving Question 12: I will come and see you _______. 

A. when I was finishing my homework B. as soon as I have finished my homework C. until I finished my homework D. after I had finished my homework 

 Question 13: Bill’s mother won’t let him go out with his friends _______. 

A. when he finished his homework B. after he had finished his homework C. once he finished his homework D. until he has finished his homework Question 21: Her academic performance has greatly improved since she _______ study methods.

 A. will change B. changed C. was changing D. would change

Question 2: When I arrived at her house, she ________ photos in the garden.

 A. was talking B. takes C. is taking D. has taken Question 10: ________, the garden will look much more beautiful. 

 A. When spring had come B. When spring was coming C. When spring came D. When spring comes 

 Question 28: She gives her little sister a lovely doll for her birthday yesterday

. A. gives B. sister C. for D. birthday

 Question 32: She last phoned her close friend two weeks ago.

 A. She didn’t phone her close friend two weeks ago. B. She has phoned her close friend for two weeks. C. She hasn’t phoned her close friend for two weeks. D. She has two weeks to phone her close friend.

Question 8: His health has improved a lot since he _______ doing regular exercise.

 A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started Question 10: We'll send you an email of confirmation _______. 

A. after we had made our final decision B. before we made our final decision C. while we were making our final decision D. as soon as we have made our final decision

 Question 10: I have made a lot of new friends since my family _______ here. 

A. move B. moved C. will move D. was moving Question 12: I will come and see you _______. 

A. when I was finishing my homework B. as soon as I have finished my homework C. until I finished my homework D. after I had finished my homework 

 Question 13: Bill’s mother won’t let him go out with his friends _______. 

A. when he finished his homework B. after he had finished his homework C. once he finished his homework D. until he has finished his homework Question 21: Her academic performance has greatly improved since she _______ study methods.

 A. will change B. changed C. was changing D. would change

1. Before I got home, my parents (leave).

2.  When I met him he was 24, he (be) in the States for 10 years.

3. The airline (lose) my suitcase so I had to borrow clothes from a friend.

4. She (just, prepare) dinner when her husband called and said that he would be late.

5. We (never see) such beautiful white beaches before we went to Australia.

6. When he (go), I went back into the house.

7. They left after they (see) all the paintings.

8. She saw footprints and realized that someone (be) in the garden.

9. We were not able to get a hotel room because we (not book) in advance.

10. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he (visit) the city several times.

11. Susan (ever, study) Thai before she moved to Thailand?

12. She only understood the movie because she (read) the book.

1. Before I got home, my parents (leave).

2.  When I met him he was 24, he (be) in the States for 10 years.

3. The airline (lose) my suitcase so I had to borrow clothes from a friend.

4. She (just, prepare) dinner when her husband called and said that he would be late.

5. We (never see) such beautiful white beaches before we went to Australia.

6. When he (go), I went back into the house.

7. They left after they (see) all the paintings.

8. She saw footprints and realized that someone (be) in the garden.

9. We were not able to get a hotel room because we (not book) in advance.

10. Tony knew Istanbul so well because he (visit) the city several times.

11. Susan (ever, study) Thai before she moved to Thailand?

12. She only understood the movie because she (read) the book.

I. Fill in the correct particles
1. I was taken _______ by his offensive manner.
2. He wanted an energetic hobby so he took _______ water skiing.
3. I’m sorry, I take _______ what I said. You’re not lazy and selfish.
4. My mother takes _______ foreign students to make extra money.
5. The vice president took _______ the company when the president retired.
6. I took you _______ your brother from a distance. You look so alike.
7. She takes _______ her mother, they have the same eyes.
8. He was talking too fast and we didn’t manage to take _______ the whole lecture.
9. They’re taking _______ extra staff at the car factory.
10. Tom’s taken ______ fishing; it’s a very relaxing pastime.
11. You take ______ your father; you’re a lot like him.
12. Simon is too young to take ______ such a big responsibility
13. Everyone was taken ______ when the manager stood up and walked out of the meeting.
14. As the plane took ______ we had a wonderful view of Hong Kong.
15. Why don’t you take some time ______? You look exhausted.
16. I was taken ______ by her; she fooled me completely.
17. She had to take her skirt ______ because she had lost a lot of weight.
18. This is quite complicated, so you might not take ______ all the information the first time.
19. Work is going well; we’ve taken ______ a lot of new clients.
20. If washing powder doesn’t take that spot ______, maybe bleach will.
21. When we heard he had no place to stay, we offered to take him ______.