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Excercise-1
1.When I (arrive) …………………… home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ……………….. a
beautiful candle-lit dinner.
2.Since I began acting, I (perform) …………………………… in two plays, a television commercial and a
TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) …………… publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.
3.By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) …………………………… without me. My
boss (be) …………………………… furious with me and I (be) …………………………… fired.
4.When I (turn) …………………………… the radio on yesterday, I (hear) …………………………… a song that
was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) …………he song in years, and it (bring)
………….back some great memories.
5.Last week, I (run) ………………………. into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ……………………….
each other in years, and both of us (change) …………………….. a great deal. I (enjoy) ………………………
talking to her so much that I (ask) ……….. her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
6.When Jack (enter) …………………………… the room, I (recognize, not) …………………………… him because he (lose) ……………so much weight and (grow) …………. a beard. He looked totally different!
7.The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their
culture (disappear, virtually) …………………………… by the time Europeans first (arrive)
…………………………… in the New World.
8.I (visit) …………………………… so many beautiful places since I (come) ………………….. to Utah. Before
moving here, I (hear, never) …………… of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches or Canyonlands.
