Question

Complete the sentences using the appropriate forms of the verbs. 1) Alice said that she _____ hard for the past few weeks and was very tired. a) was working b) worked c) had been working 2) Monika begged me not to tell her mother what _____ earlier that day. a) had happened b) happen c) would happen 3) Ann answered she _____ stories and poems all her life, as long as she could remember. a) wrote b) had been writing c) was writing 4) The woman standing near the box-office inquired if I knew how much the tickets _____. a) were b) had been c) are 5) Mark was worried if _____ enough time to finish his report for the conference. a) will have b) he would have c) would he have 6) Stella said that she _____ the office earlier that day to get to the station in time. a) had had to leave b) had to leave c) would have to leave

Answer 1

1 c

2 a

3 b

4 a

5 b

6 b

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______

Answer 2

1. Alice said that she had been working hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.
2. Monika begged me not to tell her mother what had happened earlier that day.
3. Ann answered she had been writing stories and poems all her life, as long as she could remember.
4. The woman standing near the box-office inquired if I knew how much the tickets were.
5. Mark was worried if he would have enough time to finish his report for the conference.
6. Stella said that she had to leave the office earlier that day to get to the station in time.