Grammar topic 4

By the time Mr Ranjit for the day. ................ (reach) the store, they ............... (close)

• reaching/have closing

• reached /have closed

• reached/ had closed

The salesperson ................................. (inform) me about the clearance sale last week so I .......................... (go) to the shop yesterday for the sale.

• have informed / going

• had informed / went

3 We were exhausted because we ............................. (search) for the perfect gift all day.

• had been searching

• have been searched

She had been trying (try) on a few blouses before finally deciding to buy the blue one.

• had been tried

• had been trying

Lilian was disappointed that all the other shoppers .................................. (grab) the handbags on sale just before she ...................... (arrive)

• had grabbed / arrived

• have grabbed / arrived

I wondered where I ............................ (see) him before.

• had seen

• have seen

Jack .................... (be) very tired because he ........................... (work) until late.

• being / have worked

• was /had worked

Margaret was upset because her husband ............................ (forget) her birthday.

when I ............................. (open) the chocolate box, I was that somebody ................... (eat) all of them.

• opened / had eaten

• opening / have eating