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_____their work, they went home.

• a. Finishing

• b. Having finished

• c. Had finished

• d. Finished

The girl_____ behind you is naughty.

• a. stands

• b. stood

• c. is standing

• d. standing

_____ their farm work, the farmers returned home.

• a. Finishing

• b. Finish

• c. Having finished

• d. Being finished

_____ anxious to please us, they told us all we wanted to know.

• a. Be

• b. To be

• c. Being

• d. In being

Weather_____, we will start tomorrow.

• a. permits

• b. will permit

• c. is permitting

• d. permitting

Dinner_____ over, they returned home.

• a. being

• b. be

• c. is

• d. was

Since_____ his new business, Bob has been working 16 hours a day.

• a. open

• b. opening

• c. opened

• d. of opening

After _____the fight, the police arrested two men and a woman.

• a. stopping

• b. stop

• c. to stop

• d. stopped

____ one hand on the steering wheel, Ann opened a can of soda pop with her free hand.

• a. To keep

• b. Keep

• c. In keeping

• d. Keeping

When ____ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.

• a. asking

• b. asked

• c. to be asked

• d. to be asking