Question

Open the brackets. Pay attention to the Sequence of Tenses.At the time I first (meet) Mr. Alien in 1990, he (consider) the possibility of studying foreign languages again. He (forget) everything that he (learn) about Latin and French at school. The languages that he (want) to learn at that time (be) Spanish and Portuguese. He (to be going) to study those languages in the Department of General Education at New York University. Therefore, he (enroll) that school in 1991.After my friend (finish) studying at New York University he (decide) to go to South America for a year. Because he (be, never) there before, he (enjoy) visiting the famous cities of Brazil and Argentina. He (like) San Paulo so much that he (consider) staying there much longer. Before that time he (hope, always) to find a place with an ideal climate. Therefore, San Paulo (seem) to be a real paradise. However, he (spend) all his money and (to be forced) to return.Now my friend Mr. Alien (plan) to visit France next year. He (leave) for Paris on March 15. Mr. Alien (visit) also Germany on the same trip. He (realize) that he must learn French and German before he (go) to Europe. At present he (take) a course in French in preparation for the trip. He (think) that French (be) quite easy. Of course he (be, never) in France before, so he (have) little opportunity to hear French. He (work) very hard at his French every day. He (study) German at New York University next semester. I am sure that he (have) no language problem in the other countries when he (get) there. Many people in those countries (understand) English or French.

Answer 1

Met, considered
forgot, learnt
wanted were
was going to
enrolled, finished, decided
has never been, enjoyed
liked, considered
had always hoped
seemed
spent, was forced
plans
leaves
is going to visit
realizes, going
is taking
thinks, is
has never been, has
works
studies
has, gets
understand

Answer 2

To correct the sequence of tenses in the given passage, we need to adjust the verb forms to ensure that they are in the appropriate tense based on the context and the time frame of the events. Let's go through the passage and adjust the verb forms accordingly.

Original Passage:

At the time I first (meet) Mr. Alien in 1990, he (consider) the possibility of studying foreign languages again. He (forget) everything that he (learn) about Latin and French at school. The languages that he (want) to learn at that time (be) Spanish and Portuguese. He (to be going) to study those languages in the Department of General Education at New York University. Therefore, he (enroll) that school in 1991. After my friend (finish) studying at New York University he (decide) to go to South America for a year. Because he (be, never) there before, he (enjoy) visiting the famous cities of Brazil and Argentina. He (like) San Paulo so much that he (consider) staying there much longer. Before that time he (hope, always) to find a place with an ideal climate. Therefore, San Paulo (seem) to be a real paradise. However, he (spend) all his money and (to be forced) to return. Now my friend Mr. Alien (plan) to visit France next year. He (leave) for Paris on March 15. Mr. Alien (visit) also Germany on the same trip. He (realize) that he must learn French and German before he (go) to Europe. At present he (take) a course in French in preparation for the trip. He (think) that French (be) quite easy. Of course he (be, never) in France before, so he (have) little opportunity to hear French. He (work) very hard at his French every day. He (study) German at New York University next semester. I am sure that he (have) no language problem in the other countries when he (get) there. Many people in those countries (understand) English or French.

Corrected Passage:

At the time I first met Mr. Alien in 1990, he was considering the possibility of studying foreign languages again. He had forgotten everything that he had learned about Latin and French at school. The languages that he wanted to learn at that time were Spanish and Portuguese. He was going to study those languages in the Department of General Education at New York University. Therefore, he enrolled in that school in 1991. After my friend finished studying at New York University, he decided to go to South America for a year. Because he had never been there before, he enjoyed visiting the famous cities of Brazil and Argentina. He liked San Paulo so much that he considered staying there much longer. Before that time, he had always hoped to find a place with an ideal climate. Therefore, San Paulo seemed to be a real paradise. However, he spent all his money and was forced to return. Now my friend Mr. Alien plans to visit France next year. He will leave for Paris on March 15. Mr. Alien will also visit Germany on the same trip. He realizes that he must learn French and German before he goes to Europe. At present, he is taking a course in French in preparation for the trip. He thinks that French is quite easy. Of course, he has never been in France before, so he has little opportunity to hear French. He works very hard at his French every day. He will study German at New York University next semester. I am sure that he will have no language problem in the other countries when he gets there. Many people in those countries understand English or French.

By adjusting the verb forms in the passage, we have corrected the sequence of tenses to accurately reflect the time frame and context of the events described.