Tenses

1. By 5 o’ clock we (watch) TV for three hours.

2. 10 years ago I (visit) Japan but I (not be) there ever since.
3. By the time you (arrive) in Pécs I (finish) writing my test paper.
4. I (not meet) him lately, but I (not mind) it.
5. When I first (see) him standing at the railway station my heart (start)
to (beat) quicker.
6. It’s time you (finish) talking on the phone.
7. While I (look for) my red dress, I (get) an SMS that the concert (be)
on the following day.
8. Before my friends (buy) me a CD for my birthday I already (buy)
one for me.
9. I wish this day (be) over! I’d like to (go) home as soon as possible.
10. This time next Thursday our classmates (have) their oral exam
in English.
11. I’d rather you (not wake) me up so early yesterday.
12. If you (buy) the cheaper jacket, you (spare) a lot of money.
13. You still (think) about buying a new flat?
14. After the workers (strike) for weeks, their employer (give)
them a pay-rise.
15. How often she usually (read) poems?
16. She (paint) the doors for days but she (not finish) it yet.
17. By 8 o’clock tonight I (arrive) home from the swimming pool.
18. It’s time they (finish) their boring relationship.
19. By the time you (be) ready with your job, I (wait) for you for 4
hours.
20. Yesterday I (be) very excited. I had to (go) to the doctor’s
because of my heart problems. I often (feel) tired and sometimes it
(be) too difficult for me to concentrate. Or, for example, I couldn’t
(breathe) when I (climb) up the stairs. So I (decide) to take a day off
and (visit) my doctor. Before I (do) this I (go) to my boss to ask him
to let me go. He (become) furious. He told me things like this: “You
(not type) these letters yet!” “You (not write) me the account yet!”
After I (be) ready with all these, I (take) my coat and finally (go) to
the doctor. When I (arrive) I (see) that there (be) so many people
waiting. It took me 3 hours to get in. Inside, the doctor (remark) that
I should have (make) an appointment beforehand. I wish I (not get)
up in the morning! After a while he (prescribe) me something and
then I (rush) back to work. Certainly, my ‘favourite’ boss (not be)
there. He already (go) home. Thanks God! So it (be) such an
imperfect Monday! I wish I (can) forget it!!!