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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