Past tenses (2)

The secretary _______ until she _______ her work.

• hadn't left - finish

• don't leave - had finished

• didn't leave - had finished

• wasn't leaving - finished

The teacher asked the boy why he _______ his homework.

• have done

• did

• have been doing

• hadn't done

She _______ the letter when she _______ she _______ it to the wrong address.

• posted - had realized - sent

• had posted - realized - had sent

• was posting - realized - had sent

• have posted - had realized - had sent

Hardly _______ a mile when it had a flat tyre.

• had the car gone

• did the car go

• had the car go

• do the car go

The weather _______ far worse than we _______.

• is/ have expected

• was/ was expected

• was/ have been expecting

• was/ had expected

They _______ for five years when they finally had a child.

• will have been married

• had been married

• have married

• will be marrying

When she _______ her work, she _______ to the cinema.

• finished - had gone

• was finishing - had been going

• had finished - went

• had been finishing - was going

At the time of our first meeting, there was a considerable difference between me and him; he _______ articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.

• had been publishing

• was publishing

• has been publishing

• published

The house _______ to the ground by the time the firemen _______.

• burned - had arrived

• had burned - arrived

• was burning - arrived

• burned - was arriving

I _______ the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

• saw

• was seeing

• had been seeing

• have seen