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ENGLISH 12 – UNIT 14

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME

Task 1. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentence.

1. I ________ your brother at Green Street yesterday afternoon.

A. meet B. met C. have met D. had met

2. He ________ a cigarette and ________ to the window.

A. light; walked B. lit; walks C. lighted; walked D. lights; walks

3. After she ________ for help, she ________ off her shoes and ________ in to save him.

A. shouted / took / jumped B. had shouted / took / jumped

C. had shouted / had taken / jumped D. shouted / had taken / jumped

4. I can't go with you because I ________ my homework yet.

A. haven't finished B. hadn’t finished C. didn’t finish D. don’t finish

5. He ________ for London 2 years ago and since then I ________ him.

A. have left / didn't see B. left / haven't seen

C. left / hadn't seen D. had left / haven't seen

6. The performance ________ at 7 o'clock and ________ for 3 hours. We all ________ it very much.

A. had started / had lasted / enjoyed B. had started / lasted / enjoyed

C. started / had lasted / enjoyed D. started / lasted / enjoyed

7. Tell them to stop and take a rest. They ________ long enough.

A. have worked B. had worked

C. have been working D. had been working

8. - "_____ you ________ here before?” - "Yes, I ________ my holidays here last year.”

A. have you been / spended B. have you been / spent

C. had you been / spent D. were you / spent

9. We ________ our housework by tomorrow evening.

A. will finish B. will have finished

C. will be finishing D. are going to finish

10. - "Your face is dirty, Tom.” - "All right, I ________ it.”

A. am washing B. am going to wash C. will wash D. will have washed

11. By eight o’clock, I will __________ for two hours.

A. have trained B. have been training C. be training D. have training

12. I ________ from him since he ________ two years ago.

A. hadn't heard / disappeared B. haven't heard / disappeared

C. didn't hear / has disappeared D. will not hear / disappears

13. After the guests ________ she ________ back into the living-room and ________ off the light.

A. left / went / turned B. had left / had gone / turned

C. have left / will got / turned D. had left / went / turned

14. By the time you finish cooking, they ________ their homework.

A. will have finished B. will finish C. had finished D. have finished

15. - "You have just missed the last train.” - "Never mind. I ________”

A. will be walking B. am going to walk C. will walk D. am walking

16. - "I ________ the way to the Globe Theater.” - "OK. I ________ you.”

A. don't know / will show B. won't know / will show

C. don't know / am showing D. don't know / am going to show

17. Come in, please. I ________ for you long.

A. have waited B. have been waiting

C. had been waiting D. have been waited