- advanced-62
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 62 (Answer Keys)
Tense Agreement
A1 No sooner had I shut the door, when the telephone rang.
answer: (d) had
A2 By the time I had reached the bottom of the mountain, I felt extremely tired.
answer: (c) felt
A3 When he was only thirty years old, he had already experienced what most people only experience when they
are much older.
answer: (b) had
A4 The witness convinced everyone that he hadn't had anything to do with the crime.
answer: (c) convinced
A5 We asked him why he hadn't telephoned earlier.
answer: (a) hadn't
A6 Actually I had mentioned it to her before we set out.
answer: (d) mentioned
A7 I must admit I hadn't thought how the story would finish before I read the book.
answer: (b) hadn't
A8 I'd had scarcely any time to think about it before they asked me for my opinion.
answer: (c) asked
A9 He realized he had left it in the car before he reported it lost.
answer: (d) had
A10 It was a great shock to everyone because he hadn't said a word for 10 years.
answer: (c) was
