Almost everyone ________ for home by the time we arrived.
a. leave b. left c. leaves d. had left
had left
By the time we _________ to the train station, Susan _______ for us for more than two hours.
a. get/ will wait b. got/ was waiting
c. got/ had waited d. will get/has waited
c. got/ had waited
By the time I got to the dentist, the pain in my tooth ________ stopped.
a. was b. has c. had d. would
had
They missed the ferry. It ______ by the time they reached the pier.
a. had gone b. went c. would go d. has gone
had gone
After those tourists _______ dinner, they _________ out for a walk.
a. had finished/ went b. finished/ had gone c. finished/ went d. had finished/ go
had finished/ went
My grandfather died after he ________ ill for a long time.
a. had been b. was c.has been d. would be
had been
Before he ______ to bed, he ________ his homework.
a. went/ has done b. went/ had done c. goes/ had done d. goes/ did
went/ had done
He ______ in this school before he _______ for England.
a.taught/had left b. taught/ has left c. had taught/left d. has taught/left
had taught/left
. _______ for a job for a long time before you got it?
a. Were you looking b. Have you looked c. Had you looked d. Have you been
Had you looked
When we came, the film ___________ half an hour before.
a. had been started b. was started c. had started d. had been
c. had started
