II. Choose the correct answer.

1. I'm ready to go out as soon as it \_\_\_\_\_ raining.

a. stop
b. stops
c. will stop
d. stopped

1. I painted the walls after I \_\_\_\_\_ all the furniture with old sheets.

a. cover
b. covered
c. have covered
d. had covered

1. The children are going to the park. They will have some ice while they \_\_\_\_\_ there.

a. will be
b. are being
c. are
d. were

1. The thief ran away when he \_\_\_\_\_ the policeman.

a. see
b. saw
c. was seeing
d. have seen

1. I always switch the lights off before I \_\_\_\_\_ out of the room.

a. step
b. stepped
c. have stepped
d. had stepped

1. I will go to bed after I \_\_\_\_\_ my homework.

a. finish
b. finishes
c. will finish
d. finished

1. I am going to wait right here until Jessica \_\_\_\_\_.

a. came
b. comes
c. will come
d. come

1. Mark was listening to music while his sister \_\_\_\_\_ a book.

a. is reading
b. reads
c. was reading
d. read

1. When Bill gets home, his children \_\_\_\_\_ in the yard.

a. play
b. will play
c. will be playing
d. were playing

1. You can begin the exam as soon as all the papers \_\_\_\_\_ out.

a. have been given
b. are given
c. had been given
d. were given

1. I \_\_\_\_\_ my best friend since she was ten years old.

a. had known
b. knew
c. know
d. have known

1. As soon as the taxi \_\_\_\_\_, we were able to leave the airport.

a. have arrived
b. arrives
c. arrived
d. had arrived

1. Joan \_\_\_\_\_ her hometown so long as her mother is alive.

a. will never leave
b. doesn't leave
c. will leave
d. leaves

1. Hardly \_\_\_\_\_ down at the table, when the phone rang.

a. we sat
b. we have sat
c. sat we
d. had we sat

1. The woman took notes while \_\_\_\_\_ to cook with broccoli.

a. teaching
b. be taught
c. taught
d. being taught

1. Sitting at the cafe with my friends, I suddenly realized that I \_\_\_\_\_ the oven on at home.

a. have left
b. left
c. had left
d. leave

1. No sooner \_\_\_\_\_ work than I felt a pain in my back.

a. I started
b. had I started
c. I had started
d. had started

1. She's been quite different since \_\_\_\_\_ back from America.

a. she comes
b. came
c. coming
d. having come

1. By the time I return to my country, I _______ away from home for more than three years.

a. will had been b. have been c. will have been d. had been

1. Jacquie's contact lens _______ while she _______ basketball.

a. popped out - was playing b. were popping out - played
c. have popped out - was playing d. popped out - played

1. Once you _______ your work for the day, you can go home.

a. will finish b. have finished c. finished d. had finished

1. A black cat ran across the road as I _______ my car to work this morning.

a. drive b. am driving c. drove d. was driving

1. By the time I leave this city, I _______ here for four months.

a. will live b. have lived c. will have lived d. had lived

1. It was midnight by the time I _______ to the office.

a. get b. have got c. got d. had got

1. Be sure to reread your composition for errors before you _______ it in to the teacher tomorrow.

a. hand b. will hand c. handed d. are going to hand

III. Identify the underlined part that needs correction.

1. They had went to the lake without me by the time I got there.

A B C D

1. The fireworks show will start until the sun goes down.

A B C D

1. Once they saw the car coming, the birds were flying away from the street.

A B C D

1. While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly was going off.

A B C D

1. They were talking when the teacher was explaining the activity.

A B C D

1. Give us a call whenever you get back from your trip.

A B C D

1. Last night, I went to bed after I have finished my homework.

A B C D

1. After being finished breakfast, Omar left the house and went to his office.

A B C D

1. Once depriving of oxygen, the brain dies.

A B C D

1. Don't forget to say goodbye to the interviewer before leave the office.

A B C D

1. The Wilsons experienced many changes in their lifestyle since they adopted twins.

A B C D

1. As soon as I'll have finished my report, I'll call you and we'll go out to dinner.

A B C D

1. By the time Bill will go to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will be ready

A B C
for sleep.
D

1. They bought the house in 2006 and they did a lot of work on it since then.

A B C D

1. No sooner had I closed the door when somebody knocked.

A B C D