Past tenses
It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared/was staring at me.
was staring
Bill asked Mary if she had done anything the previous weekend.
'Have you done /Did you do anything last weekend?'
Did you do anything last weekend?
According to the timetable, if the train leaves/left on time, we will/would arrive at 5.30.
leaves; will
The cleaner has cleaned the office.
The office has been cleaned.
(The phone rings)
A: I _____________ get it!
will/'ll
Jill was really hungry because she didn't eat/hadn't eaten all day.
Hadn't eaten
David told me my letter had arrived the day before.
I don't know how to play baseball, but I'm sure that if I will do/did, I will play/would play a lot better than anyone in this awful team!
did; would play
The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A new road is being planned near my house
Look out! That tree will/is going to fall!
'Why are you out of breath?'
'Because I _____________________________ for the last hour.' (exercise)
have been exercising
'I left my umbrella here two days ago.'
Susan told them ______________________________.
she had left her umbrella there two days earlier/before.
They ____________ (have) more money if they ________________ (not/buy) so many clothes.
would have; didn't buy
Your food __________________ (still/prepare).
is still being prepared
Great news! Jean and Chris will come/are coming to stay with us.
are coming
The ambulance __________________ (leave) by the time the reporters ____________________ (get) to the scene of the accident.
had (already) left; got
'Have you ever been to Japan, Paul?'
Sue asked Paul _____________________.
if he had ever been to Japan
It's a pity you missed the party. If you ______________ (come), you ______________ (meet) my friends from Hungary.
had come; would have met
People think that an apple a day is good for you.
to
An apple a day _______________________ for you.
is thought to be good
By the time you come home, I __________________ (finish) the decorating.
will have finished
Sylvia asked if I wanted more pudding, but I said I couldn't eat any more. had
When Sylvia offered ___________________________ enough.
me more pudding, I said I had had
'Are you all coming tomorrow?' Fiona asked us.
whether
Fiona asked _____________________________ day.
us whether we were all coming the following/next
He ___________________ (not / feel) guilty now if he ________________ (keep) his promise.
wouldn't feel; had kept
Some cultures consider it impolite to eat with your left hand.
It is considered impolite in some cultures to eat with your left hand.
I've been in this company for almost three years.
will
By the end of the month ____________________in this company for three years.
I will have been