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Let's solve each question in this "Adverbial Clauses of Time" exercise, focusing on tense consistency, time relationships, and correct usage of adverbial clauses (e.g., *when*, *after*, *before*, *while*, *as soon as*, etc.).
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- We arrived at the station (past), and the train had already left.
- So the train leaving happened before we arrived → past perfect.
- ✔ C. had just left
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- "Told" is past tense → reported speech → use would for future in past context.
- "When I arrive" – the action will happen in the future from the speaker’s perspective at that time.
- But since it's reported speech, use would be arriving (future continuous in reported speech).
- ✔ D. would be / arriving
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- Future time: "at this time tomorrow"
- Action happening at a specific future moment → future continuous
- ✔ B. will be taking
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- First part: asking if someone has ever been somewhere → present perfect
- Second part: "last year" → simple past
- ✔ A. have you ever been / spent
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- Two actions happening at the same time in the past → use while
- ✔ C. while
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- She worked for 2 years (past) → had been working (past perfect continuous)
- Then yesterday → simple past → decided
- ✔ B. had been working / decided
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- "In 1970" → past tense → proved
- "warm water freezes" → general truth → present simple
- ✔ D. proved / freezes
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- "After" introduces a completed action → had finished (past perfect)
- Then went → went
- ✔ C. had finished / went
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- This is a reduced clause. Full: "After [he] left..."
- "Was apprenticed" → past tense → need past tense verb
- ✔ C. left
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- "Thought" → past tense
- The class had already started before they realized → past perfect
- ✔ B. had already begun
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- Present perfect question → answer should reflect future plan or current intention
- "They are going to build" → correct future form
- ✔ C. are going to build
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- Present situation → use present simple
- "I am confused about" → correct form
- ✔ D. am confused about
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- "Still find" → present → so experience is in the past, but relevant now
- Use present perfect: "have been"
- ✔ C. have been
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- "After" + noun/gerund → "after examining"
- "Found" → past → "had broken" (arm broken before finding)
- ✔ D. examining / had broken
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- "Arrived" and "found" → past
- What she had learned earlier → past perfect
- ✔ D. had learnt
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- Cars were discovered → past → were discovered
- People used horses → before cars existed → had used
- ✔ A. were discovered / had used
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- Future time: "by the time you come" → future perfect
- ✔ D. will have finished
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- "When I came" → past
- Action ongoing at that time → past continuous
- ✔ A. were you talking to
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- "I will give..." → future
- Condition: "when I meet you" → when
- ✔ A. when
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- "Began to rain" → past
- Were preparing → action in progress → past continuous
- ✔ B. were preparing
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- "Tom said" → reported speech → use would be
- "When the match started" → past event → started
- ✔ B. would be / started
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- "Hear" → past → so "was sitting" → past continuous
- "Heard someone call" → call (bare infinitive after hear)
- ✔ B. was sitting / call
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- Specific future time → future continuous
- ✔ B. will be taking
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- Action continued until retirement → past perfect continuous
- ✔ D. had been working
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- This sentence seems incomplete. Likely missing a verb.
- "Up to now" → present perfect
- "Yet" → used in negative or question
- Possible completion: *"have not been solved yet."*
- But based on options, likely the intended structure is:
- "The pollution problems have not been solved yet."
- Since no options given, but assuming the blank is for the verb phrase:
- ✔ have not been solved (implied)
But if we must pick from typical patterns:
- If the sentence were: "The pollution problems ______ yet", then:
- Correct: have not been solved
However, since no choices are listed, and the image shows only "yet", perhaps it's a typo.
But assuming the full sentence is:
> "Up to now, the pollution problems have not been solved yet."
✔ Answer: have not been solved
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| Q | Answer |
|---|--------|
| 1 | C |
| 2 | D |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | D |
| 8 | C |
| 9 | C |
|10 | B |
|11 | C |
|12 | D |
|13 | C |
|14 | D |
|15 | D |
|16 | A |
|17 | D |
|18 | A |
|19 | A |
|20 | B |
|21 | B |
|22 | B |
|23 | B |
|24 | D |
|25 | have not been solved (incomplete, but implied) |
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- Past Perfect: For actions completed before another past action.
- Future Continuous: For actions in progress at a specific future time.
- Present Perfect: For experiences up to now.
- Past Continuous: For ongoing actions in the past.
- After/Before/When: Match tenses logically (especially in reported speech).
Let me know if you'd like explanations for any specific ones!
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1. The train _____ when we got to the station.
- We arrived at the station (past), and the train had already left.
- So the train leaving happened before we arrived → past perfect.
- ✔ C. had just left
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2. Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I _____.
- "Told" is past tense → reported speech → use would for future in past context.
- "When I arrive" – the action will happen in the future from the speaker’s perspective at that time.
- But since it's reported speech, use would be arriving (future continuous in reported speech).
- ✔ D. would be / arriving
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3. At this time tomorrow, we _____ our final exam.
- Future time: "at this time tomorrow"
- Action happening at a specific future moment → future continuous
- ✔ B. will be taking
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4. -_____ before? – Yes, I _____ my holidays here last year.
- First part: asking if someone has ever been somewhere → present perfect
- Second part: "last year" → simple past
- ✔ A. have you ever been / spent
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5. _____ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine.
- Two actions happening at the same time in the past → use while
- ✔ C. while
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6. After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she _____ to give up the job yesterday.
- She worked for 2 years (past) → had been working (past perfect continuous)
- Then yesterday → simple past → decided
- ✔ B. had been working / decided
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7. In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly _____ that warm water _____ more quickly than cold water.
- "In 1970" → past tense → proved
- "warm water freezes" → general truth → present simple
- ✔ D. proved / freezes
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8. After we _____ our work, we _____ for lunch.
- "After" introduces a completed action → had finished (past perfect)
- Then went → went
- ✔ C. had finished / went
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9. After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
- This is a reduced clause. Full: "After [he] left..."
- "Was apprenticed" → past tense → need past tense verb
- ✔ C. left
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10. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
- "Thought" → past tense
- The class had already started before they realized → past perfect
- ✔ B. had already begun
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11. – Why have they demolished that old building? – They _____ a new supermarket there.
- Present perfect question → answer should reflect future plan or current intention
- "They are going to build" → correct future form
- ✔ C. are going to build
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12. When I'm learning English, sometimes I _____ the accent.
- Present situation → use present simple
- "I am confused about" → correct form
- ✔ D. am confused about
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13. I _____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American.
- "Still find" → present → so experience is in the past, but relevant now
- Use present perfect: "have been"
- ✔ C. have been
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14. After _____ the doctor found that he _____ his arm.
- "After" + noun/gerund → "after examining"
- "Found" → past → "had broken" (arm broken before finding)
- ✔ D. examining / had broken
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15. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _____.
- "Arrived" and "found" → past
- What she had learned earlier → past perfect
- ✔ D. had learnt
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16. Before cars _____, people _____ horses and bicycles.
- Cars were discovered → past → were discovered
- People used horses → before cars existed → had used
- ✔ A. were discovered / had used
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17. I _____ the book by the time you come tonight.
- Future time: "by the time you come" → future perfect
- ✔ D. will have finished
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18. Who _____ when I came?
- "When I came" → past
- Action ongoing at that time → past continuous
- ✔ A. were you talking to
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19. I will give you this book _____ I meet you tomorrow.
- "I will give..." → future
- Condition: "when I meet you" → when
- ✔ A. when
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20. We _____ for going home when it began to rain.
- "Began to rain" → past
- Were preparing → action in progress → past continuous
- ✔ B. were preparing
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21. Tom said everything _____ ready when the match _____.
- "Tom said" → reported speech → use would be
- "When the match started" → past event → started
- ✔ B. would be / started
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22. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone _____ me.
- "Hear" → past → so "was sitting" → past continuous
- "Heard someone call" → call (bare infinitive after hear)
- ✔ B. was sitting / call
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23. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, we _____ our final test.
- Specific future time → future continuous
- ✔ B. will be taking
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24. Our grandfather _____ as an engineer for 30 years before he retired in 1980.
- Action continued until retirement → past perfect continuous
- ✔ D. had been working
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25. Up to now, the pollution problems……………… yet.
- This sentence seems incomplete. Likely missing a verb.
- "Up to now" → present perfect
- "Yet" → used in negative or question
- Possible completion: *"have not been solved yet."*
- But based on options, likely the intended structure is:
- "The pollution problems have not been solved yet."
- Since no options given, but assuming the blank is for the verb phrase:
- ✔ have not been solved (implied)
But if we must pick from typical patterns:
- If the sentence were: "The pollution problems ______ yet", then:
- Correct: have not been solved
However, since no choices are listed, and the image shows only "yet", perhaps it's a typo.
But assuming the full sentence is:
> "Up to now, the pollution problems have not been solved yet."
✔ Answer: have not been solved
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✔ Final Answers:
| Q | Answer |
|---|--------|
| 1 | C |
| 2 | D |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | D |
| 8 | C |
| 9 | C |
|10 | B |
|11 | C |
|12 | D |
|13 | C |
|14 | D |
|15 | D |
|16 | A |
|17 | D |
|18 | A |
|19 | A |
|20 | B |
|21 | B |
|22 | B |
|23 | B |
|24 | D |
|25 | have not been solved (incomplete, but implied) |
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🔍 Key Concepts Recap:
- Past Perfect: For actions completed before another past action.
- Future Continuous: For actions in progress at a specific future time.
- Present Perfect: For experiences up to now.
- Past Continuous: For ongoing actions in the past.
- After/Before/When: Match tenses logically (especially in reported speech).
Let me know if you'd like explanations for any specific ones!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of adverbial clause worksheet.
