Examples: 1. The speed limit is 30 miles an hour but Tom is driving at


50. He shouldn’t be driving fast.


2. When we got to the restaurant there were no free tables. We


hadn’t reserved one. We should have reserved a table.




1. It’s very cold. Mr Taylor, who has been ill recently, is walking along the road without a coat. He............................................................................................................


2. We went for a walk. While we were walking, we got hungry but we hadn’t brought anything with us to eat. We said: We..............................................................................


3. I went to Paris. Marcel lives in Paris but I didn’t go to see him while I was there. When I saw him later, he said: You.................................................................................


4. The notice says that the shop is open every day from 8.30. It is not 9 o’clock but the shop isn’t open...........................................................................................................


5. The driver in front stopped suddenly without warning and I drove into the back of his car. It wasn’t my fault.................................................................................................


6. The children normally go to bed at 9 o’clock. It is now 9.30. They are not in bed; they are watching television. (two sentences) .........................................................................................................................................


7. The accident happened because Tom was driving on the wrong side of the road. ……