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Sequence of tenses exercise

December 2nd, 2011 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks using appropriate verb forms. Observe the rule of the sequence of tenses.

1. I found that my son …………………… awake.

2. The pickpocket confessed that he …………………………. (pick) my pocket.

3. He was so tired that he ……………………….. scarcely stand.

4. He said that I …………………………… a lazy good-for-nothing boy.

5. No one could explain how the prisoner ………………………….. (escape) from the prison.

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

7. Italy went to war that she ……………………….. (extend) her empire.

8. The passage is so difficult that I ……………………… not comprehend it.

9. The boy was so indolent that he ……………………….. not pass.

10. In my perplexity I requested my guide to tell me what I ……………………….. to do.

Answers

1. I found that my son was awake.

2. The pickpocket confessed that he had picked my pocket.

3. He was so tired that he could scarcely stand.

4. He said that I was a lazy good-for-nothing boy.

5. No one could explain how the prisoner had escaped from the prison.

6. Euclid proved that the three angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles.

7. Italy went to war that she might extend her empire.

8. The passage is so difficult that I cannot comprehend it.

9. The boy was so indolent that he did not pass.

10. In my perplexity I requested my guide to tell me what I had to do.