THE SEQUENCE OF TENSES

The manager ____ the store before I arrived.

• closed

• had closed

• has closed

• was closed

When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ____ him of that.

• will remind

• remind

• have reminded

• reminded

When I got home I found that water ____ down the kitchen walls.

• ran

• was running

• has run

• had been running

After he ____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

• has finish

• had finished

• was finished

• would finish

While my father ____ a film on TV, my mother was cooking dinner.

• watched

• was watching

• had watched

• watches

I don't think he ____ in the thirty years I ____ him.

• had changed/ have known

• has changed/ have known

• had changed/ had known

• has changed/ knew

When I came to visit her last night, she ____ a bath.

• is having

• was having

• has had

• had had

Tom ____ before we arrive there.

• has left

• had left

• will have left

• leaves

He ____ his Chinese course before he went to China to continue his business.

• will finish

• has finished

• had finished

• will have finished

Please send us a postcard as soon as you ____ in London.

• will arrive

• is going to arrive

• arrive

• arrived