Complete the sentences using the appropriate forms of the verbs.
1) Alice said that she _____ hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.
a) was working b) worked c) had been working
2) Monika begged me not to tell her mother what _____ earlier that day.
a) had happened b) happen c) would happen
3) Ann answered she _____ stories and poems all her life, as long as she could remember.
a) wrote b) had been writing c) was writing
4) The woman standing near the box-office inquired if I knew how much the tickets _____.
a) were b) had been c) are
5) Mark was worried if _____ enough time to finish his report for the conference. a) will have b) he would have c) would he have
6) Stella said that she _____ the office earlier that day to get to the station in time.
a) had had to leave b) had to leave c) would have to leave
Answers & Comments
1 c
2 a
3 b
4 a
5 b
6 b
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