Verbs Lesson 54

Sequence of Tenses Exercise


Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form.

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock ………………

2. I never thought that I ………………… see him again.

3. The woman led me to her hut and …………….. me to remain there for the night.

4. We …………….. higher that we might get a better view of the procession.

5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle …………….. equal to two right angles.

6. I will nurse him so that he …………….. live.

7. I will call you when I …………….

8. He went to the city so that he …………… find work.

9. Wherever he preached, people ……………….. to listen.

10. The thieves stole whatever they ……………… find in the house.

11. He came oftener than we ……………… him to.

12. He stayed at home because he ……………. feeling ill.

Answers

1. Suddenly we noticed that the clock had stopped.
2. I never thought that I would see him again.
3. The woman led me to her hut and told me to remain there for the night.
4. We climbed higher that we might get a better view of the procession.
5. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles.
6. I will nurse him so that he may live.
7. I will call you when I arrive.
8. He went to the city so that he might find work.
9. Wherever he preached, people gathered to listen.
10. The thieves stole whatever they could find in the house.
11. He came oftener than we expected him to.
12. He stayed at home because he was feeling ill.

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