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100

Shhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep).

is sleeping

100

Sam (arrive) in Miami a week ago.

arrived

100

Sam (live) in Canada for over two years.

has been living (has lived)

100

When I saw Sam, he (study) at the library for his biology test.

 was studying

100

Due to climate change, the weather (become) more and more extreme.

is becoming

200

I am tired now, so I (want) to go home.

want

200

The iPhone (change) a lot since 2007.

has changed

200

I’m a “chocoholic”. I (love) chocolate since I was a child.

have loved

200

Prof. Mason (teach) at Broward College since 2012.

has been teaching (has taught)

200

The climate (change) significantly in recent geological times.

has changed

300

When I (find) a wallet in the park yesterday, I (call) the police.

found/called

300

Since I (move) to Florida, I (visit) many beautiful places here.

 

moved/have visited

300

I think the waiter (forget) us. We (wait) here for almost an hour.

has forgotten/have been waiting

300

My English (get) better because I (attend) the EAP program for a year.

is getting/have been attending

300

Soon, it’s possible that the ice caps (melt).

will melt

400

When the teacher (walk) in, two students (write) something on the board.

walked/were writing

400

I arrived late to the meeting. They (start) without me.

had started

400

I met Kim at Starbucks, but she was late. By the time she arrived, I (drink) two cups of coffee.

had drunk

400

Sam (study) at the library now. He (study) there for almost two hours.

is studying/has been studying

400

By the time I (get) home last night, my husband (prepare) the dinner.

got/had prepared

500

If you need to contact me next weekend, I (stay) at the Hoffman Hotel in Miami.

will be staying

500

My friend is coming to visit me. By the time she (come), I (clean) the whole house.

comes, will have cleaned

500

I met Kim at Starbucks, but she was late. By the time she arrived, I (sit) there for an hour.

had been sitting

500

When I saw Sam, he (study) at the library. He (study) there for almost an hour. He looked tired.

was studying/had been studying

500

If the planet’s temperature (continue) to rise, the ice sheets (melt), and the sea levels (rise).

continues/will melt/will rise




























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