Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. The meeting ……………….. before we …………………

a) started, had arrived
b) had started, had arrived
c) started, arrived
d) had started, arrived

2. She usually ……………… white.

a) wear
b) wears
c) was wearing
d) would wear

3. We ………………… just decided that we ………………. go ahead with our plan.

a) had, will
b) has, would
c) would, had
d) have, will

4. I …………………. never forget what you just …………………. me.

a) will, told
b) would, told
c) had, told
d) will, tell

5. I ……………… him and he …………….. at once.

a) called, came
b) would call, will come
c) call, comes
d) have called, came

6. When we …………………. the station, the train …………………. already left.

a) would reach, had
b) reach, had
c) reached, had
d) reach, would

7. The national anthem ……………….. before the meeting broke up.

a) is sung
b) was sung
c) will sing
d) had sung

8. The criminals ………………. arrested.

a) is
b) have been
c) had been
d) has been

9. Many people ………………… in the communal riots.

a) were killed
b) is killed
c) was killed
d) have killed

10. He …………………. the distance in record time.

a) ran
b) had run
c) was running
d) had ran

Answers

1. The meeting had started before we arrived.

2. She usually wears white.

3. We have just decided that we will go ahead with our plan.

4. I will never forget what you just told me.

5. I called him and he came at once.

6. When we reached the station, the train had already left.

7. The national anthem was sung before the meeting broke up.

8. The criminals have been arrested.

9. Many people were killed in the communal riots.

10. He ran the distance in record time.