1I will call you when I ............... ready.
Wrong!
Use "am" in a future time clause after "when".
2She told me that she ............... quitting.
Wrong!
Use "was" because reported speech usually shifts back after the past reporting verb "told".
3People loved him because he ............... very kind.
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Use "was" because the sentence describes a past situation.
4If you buy the tickets, I ............... the food.
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Use "will bring" in the main clause of a first conditional sentence.
5She was not very beautiful, but she ............... very popular.
Wrong!
Use "was" because both clauses refer to the past.
6We climbed up a tree so that we ............... get a better view of the procession.
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Use "could" after a past-tense main clause to express purpose in the past.
7They took him to hospital when he ............... of uneasiness.
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Use "complained" for the completed past action in this sequence.
8No one helped me when I ............... money.
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Use "needed" because the sentence refers to a past state.
9While I was mowing the lawn, a scorpion ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "stung" as the simple past form of "sting".
10He talks as if he ............... an insider, but he isn’t.
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Use "was" after "as if" to show an unreal present idea in this sentence.
11As well as ............... his parents, he invited the displeasure of his boss.
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Use "embarrassing" because "as well as" is followed by a gerund here.
12While you were holidaying in France, I ............... the midnight oil.
Wrong!
Use "was burning" for an action continuing at the same time as another past action.
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- I will call you when I am ready.
- She told me that she was quitting.
- People loved him because he was very kind.
- If you buy the tickets, I will bring the food.
- She was not very beautiful, but she was very popular.
- We climbed up a tree so that we could get a better view of the procession.
- They took him to hospital when he complained of uneasiness.
- No one helped me when I needed money.
- While I was mowing the lawn, a scorpion stung me.
- He talks as if he was an insider, but he isn’t.
- As well as embarrassing his parents, he invited the displeasure of his boss.
- While you were holidaying in France, I was burning the midnight oil.