When I _______ (phone) Helen last night she ______ (wash) her hair.
phoned / was washing
As soon as I __________ (have) a look at the designs, I _________ (send) then to you. You'll get them by Friday.
have had / will send
Ever since I _______ (be) a young child, I ________ (die) to meet you.
was / have been dying
Whatever ________ (happen), I ________ (meet) you here in a week's time.
happens / will meet
Recent research _______ (show) that Columbus _______ (not discover) America, but that Vikings ______ (land) there five hundred years before him.
has shown / did not discover / landed
I ______ (know) I _______ (do) well in my exams even before I ________ (receive) the official results.
knew / had done / received
So far we ______ (not notice) anything unusual, but we _______ (not pay) very close attention.
haven't noticed / haven't been playing
I ______ (not understand) what _________ (go on). Several people _______ (shout) at me, and one passer-by _______ (wave) a newspaper in front of my face.
did not understand / was going on / were shouting (shouted) / was waiving (waved)
Sam _________ (not receive) the parcel the last time I _________ (speak) to him.
hadn't received / spoke
When you ______ (feel) hungry, room service _______ (bring) you whatever you want.
feel (are feeling) / will bring
Bill ______ (get) that new job, but he _______ (complain) about it ever since.
got / has been complaining
Harry ________ (leave) home rather suddenly and we _______ (not hear) from him since.
left / have not heard
I _______ (consider) buying a house but now I ________ (change) my mind.
was considering (had been considering) / have changed
Sally! I ________ (not / expect) to see you here! What ________ (you / do) in New York?
was not expecting (did not expect) / are you doing
I ________ (work) late in the evenings for the past fortnight.
have been working
________ (you / make up) your minds? What _______ (you decide) to do?
Have you made up / have you decided
I wonder if Jill _________ (reach) home yet? She ________ (leave) too late to catch the bus.
has reached / left
I _______ (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I ________ (lose) my ticket, but he believed me in the end.
found / had lost
_______ (something / happen) to the phone lines? I ______ (try) to get through to Glasgow for the past hour.
Has something happened / have been trying
I _______ (not realize) that I _______ (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it _______ (start) to rain.
did not realize / had left / started
By the time you ______ (finish) getting ready, we _______ (miss) the train.
have finished (finish) / will have missed
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