Ex 1.

1. I will call you before I ________ over.

A. come C. will be coming
B. will come D. came
2. After she graduates, she ________ a job.
A. got C. had got
B. will get D. get
3. When I _________ him tomorrow, I will ask him.
A. saw C. will see
B. have seen D. see
4. As soon as it _________ raining, we will leave.
A. stops C. had stopped
B. stop D. stopped
5. By the time he comes, we will have already __________.
A. leave C. left
B. leaving D. leaves
6. Whenever I ________ her, I say hello.
A. see C. will have seen
B. will see D. saw
7. The next time I go to New York, I am going ________ a ballet.
A. seeing C. saw
B. see D. to see
8. I will never speak to him again so long as I _______.
A. lives C. am living
B. will live D. live
9. By the time Bill ____ to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will be ready for
sleep.
A. had gone C. goes
B. will go D. went
10. As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we ________ out for dinner.
A. went C. will have gone
B. will go D. go
11. By the time I return to my country, I _________ away from home for more than three
years.
A. would be C. will be
B. will have been D. am
12. After he _______ breakfast tomorrow, he will get ready to go to work.
A. will have had C. will be having
B. has D. have
13. As soon as he finishes dinner, he _______ the children for a work to a nearby playground.
A. will take C. will be taking
B. takes D. took
14. When Bill gets home, his children ___________ in the yard.
A. played C. will be playing
B. will play D. play
15. He will work at his desk until he ______ to another meeting in the middle of the afternoon.
A. went C. will go
B. go D. goes
16. She ________ lunch by the time we arrived.
A. finished C. had finished
B. has finished D. finishing
17. Bob will come soon. When Bob _______, we will see him.
A. come C. will be coming
B. will come D. comes
18. I will get home at 5:30. After I get home, I ________ dinner.
A. will have C. had
B. will be having D. have
19. As soon as the taxi _________, we will be able to leave for the airport.
A. arrives C. will arrive
B. arrive D. arrived
20. I will go to bed after I _________my work.
A. finish C. will finish
B. finished D. finishes
21. I ________ here when you arrive tomorrow.
A. am C. could be
B. had been D. will be
22. I am going to wait right here until Jessica ________.
A. comes C. is coming
B. will have come D. came
23. As soon as the war ________over, there will be great joy throughout the land.
A. are C. is
B. will be D. would be
24. Right now the tide is low, but when the tide comes in, the ship ______ the harbor.
A. left C. will have left
B. will leave D. leave
25. I am going to start making dinner before my wife ______ home from work today.
A. get
B. gets
C. will get
D. got
Ex 2. Identify the mistake that needs correction:
a. will have c. had
1. When it raining, I usually go to school by bus.
b. will d. have
2. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
2. By the time he __________ the borrowed tools, the neighbor had already replaced them
3. I have not been well since I return home.
with new ones.
4. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
a. returns c. returned
5. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
b. had returned d. will return
6. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
3. The professor dedicatedly reviewed each one and provided detailed feedback __________
7. I will call you before I will come over.
the students had submitted their essays.
8. Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs.
a. when c. as
9. By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me.
b. by the time d. after
10. Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red.
4. As soon as they have completed the construction, the new office building __________
11. I had fried chicken when I am at the restaurant.
open for occupancy.
12. The first time that I went to New York, I go to an opera.
a. will be c. has been
13. Before I arrived, he was talking on the phone.
b. is d. was
14. When she will see him tomorrow, she will ask him.
5. After the concert __________, the audience applauded enthusiastically for the amazing
15. As I was walking home, it begin to rain.
performance.
16. We stayed there after we finished our work.
a. ends c. is ending
17. Once it will stop raining, we will leave.
b. ended d. has ended
18. I will never speak to him again as long as I will live.
6. While the team was practicing, the coach __________ their performance from the
19. As soon as the other passengers gets on the bus, we’ll leave.
sidelines.
20. As soon as I will finish my report, I’ll call you and we’ll go out to dinner.
a. had been analyzing c. were analyzing
21. Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book.
b. was analyzing d. analyzed
22. Sam hadn’t received the parcel when I speak to him.
23. I have been hoping to meet you before I read your first novel.
24. By the time you finishes getting ready, we will have missed the train.
25. When you will arrive, there will be someone to meet.
Ex 3.
1. Once you reach the venue, our team _________ meticulously prepared the event details.
7. The new employee will officially join the company __________ he has signed the contract.
a. by c. since
b. when d. as soon as
8. By the time she opened the book, someone __________ important passages.
a. had already underlined c. already underlined
b. had already underlined d. is already underlying
9. My neighbor __________ the dinner while she was talking on the phone with her friend.
a. burnt c. burns
b. had burnt d. is burning
10. They discussed their favorite scenes late into the night __________ they watched the
movie.
a. before
b. while
c. after
d. as soon as
11. Before I have a chance to explain, he __________ already formed his own opinion about
the situation.
a. is c. will
b. had d. has
12. The product will be launched __________ the production team has completed the final
quality checks.
a. until c. as soon as
b. when d. before
13. While the mechanic was repairing the car, the owner __________ nervously in the
garage.
a. had waited c. is waiting
b. will have waited d. was waiting
14. __________ I reached the station, the train had already departed.
a. Until c. While
b. By the time d. After
15. He immediately called his family to share the exciting update after he __________ the
news.
a. receives
b. has received
c. received
d. was receiving
Ex 4. Join the following sentences using “when”
1. Janet was sick. We took her to the clinic.
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2. You must drive carefully. The roads are wet.
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3. The pupils went to their classrooms. The school bell rang.
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4. She visits the dentist. She has a toothache.
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5. The man hurt himself. He fell off the ladder.
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6. My hair is long. I visit the barber.
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7. Jason spotted a snake. He grabbed a stick
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8. I shall write a letter to her. I have the time.
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