1.

He got bad marks because he ………………………………… (not /

study) hard.
2. She said that she …………………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.
3. She had to go to the dentist because she ………………………. (not /
clean) her teeth.
4. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker
family. When I……………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs.
Parker ……………… (be) in the yard. She ……………… (plant)
flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker…………….. (be) in the garage. He
……………………. (work) on their car. He………………….. (change)
the oil.
5. I took my car to the garage because the brakes
……………………………. (not / work).
6. He wondered why I ……………………………. (not / visit) him before.
7. She was too fat because she ……………………….. (not / keep) her
doctor’s advice.
8. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………. (skate).
9. My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got
back.
10. I met my neighbor while I …………………………. (walk)
home from work.
11. She ………………………….. (just / go) out when I called her.
12. Sally saw a friend while she …………………….. (ride) her
bicycle along Park St.
13. I didn’t know about the earthquake because I
………………………… (not / watch) television.
14. They ……………………………. (go) home after they
………………………….. (finish) their work.
15. Her boss was very angry with her because she ……………….
(come) to work very late.
16. Peter fell asleep while he ………………… (study).
17. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami
Coast, the pilot …………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
18. While they ……………………… (travel) to China, Marco
……………………. (keep) a diary.
19. Mrs. White …………………………. (drive) past a house in
Main Street when she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on
fire.
20. I was tired because I ………………………. (type) for a long
time.
1. He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn)
English before he …………………………………………. (leave) for
England, but before he arrived in England, he
……………………………………… (forget) some.
2. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ……………….. (dance) together.
3. She wasn’t at home. She ………………. (go) out with her boyfriend
4. His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about
him before she ……………………………… (hear) that he was safe.
5. He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a
young lion.
6. They drank small cups of coffee, after they
………………………………………. (finish) dinner.
7. I cut myself while I ………………………………. (shave).
8. The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next
building before the firemen …………………………………………..
(arrive).
9. He got bad marks because he ……………… (not / study) hard.
10. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………….. (sleep)
at a friend’s house.
11. We …………….. (have) dinner when the electricity …………
(go) off.
12. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when
someone …………………..(knock) on the door.
13. She had to go to the dentist because she ……………………….
(not / clean) her teeth.
14. She …………………… (die) while she …………… (run) after
a bus.
15. I took my car to the garage because the brakes ………………….
(not / work).
16. I began to study at seven last night. Fred ……………… (come)
at seven-thirty. I ……………… (study) when Fred ……………………
(come).
17. She was too fat because she ………………………………..
(not / keep) her doctor’s advice.
18. The fireman ………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony
below when he ………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.
19. I was tired because I ……………………. (type) for a long time.
20. Her boss was very angry with her because she
………………………………. (come) to work very late.
1. I …………………. (see) her while I ……………………. (look) out of
the window.
2. She said that she …………………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.
3. She …………………… (think) of something else while you
……………….. (talk) to her.
4. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker
family. When I……………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs.
Parker ……………… (be) in the yard. She ……………… (plant)
flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker…………….. (be) in the garage. He
……………………. (work) on their car. He…………….. (change) the
oil.
5. While the teacher ……………….. (talk), the students
………………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.
6. He wondered why I ……………………. (not / visit) him before.
7. They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………….
(finish) dinner
8. Alice hurt herself while she ………………………. (skate).
9. He told me he ………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
10. My brother …………………. (eat) all the pie before we got
back.
11. His mother ……………………………. (worry) a lot about him
before she ……………………………… (hear) that he was safe.
12. He ……………………….. (already / learn) English before he
…………………………………………. (leave) for England, but before
he arrived in England, he …………………………… (forget) some.
13. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ……………….. (dance)
together.
14. I didn’t know about the earthquake because I
…………………… (not / watch) television.
15. She was too fat because she …………………….. (not / keep)
her doctor’s advice.
16. I took my car to the garage because the brakes ………………….
(not / work).
17. She had to go to the dentist because she ……………………….
(not / clean) her teeth.
18. He got bad marks because he ……………………… (not / study)
hard.
19. She wasn’t at home. She ………………………. (go) out with
her boyfriend.
20. I thought I …………………… (behave) like an idiot.
1. He got bad marks because he ……………………… (not / study) hard.
2. My father …………………. (water) the flowers after he
………………. (clean) the car.
3. She had to go to the dentist because she ……………………. (not /
clean) her teeth.
4. While I …………………… (study) last night, Fred …………………
(drop by) to visit me.
5. I took my car to the garage because the brakes ……………. (not /
work).
6. Linda …………………. (play) tennis after she ……………… (do) her
homework.
7. She was too fat because she ………………….. (not / keep) her doctor’s
advice.
8. My roommate’s parents …………. (call) him last night while
we…………………… (watch) TV.
9. After they ……………………(finish) their breakfast, they
…………………… (leave) for school.
10. When he………………… (come) home, I
……………………… (talk) to my mother on the phone.
11. I didn’t know about the earthquake because I
…………………… (not / watch) television.
12. I ……………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I
…………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. Her boss was very angry
with her because she ………………. (come) to work very late.
13. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo
around one. They ……………… (see) many kinds of animals.
14. I was tired because I ……………………. (type) for a long time.
15. Mary ……….. (go) swimming after she …………………(come)
home. After she……………… (swim), she ……………………(call)
her friend Judy.
16. I …………… (see) her while I ……………. (look) out of the
window.
17. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they
………………... (bake) cookies.
18. While the teacher ………………….. (talk), the students
…………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.
19. She ……………………… (think) of something else while you
……………….. (talk) to her.
20. We ………………………………………………… (play)
football for half an hour when it started to rain.