Read the sentences and fill in the blanks, using the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. 1. When Mary left the restaurant, she (take, not) her purse with her. She _(leave) it on her chair. 2. By the time Mary realized that her purse was still in the restaurant hanging on the chair she ((sit) in, she _ (drive) twenty miles. 3. She noticed her purse wasn’t beside her on the front seat when she __ (search) for her cell phone to make a call | EAP 1560 Advanced Grammar I Name: Tenses and Time Expressions Date: Quiz/ pts. ea. Read the sentences and fill in the blanks, using the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. 1. When Mary left the restaurant, she (take, not) her purse with her. She _(leave) it on her chair. 2. By the time Mary realized that her purse was still in the restaurant hanging on the chair she ((sit) in, she _ (drive) twenty miles. 3. She noticed her purse wasn’t beside her on the front seat when she __ (search) for her cell phone to make a call. 4. Mary stopped her car __ (look) under the front seat and in the back seat (try) to locate her purse. When she __ (find, not) it, she turned around and __ (drive) back to the restaurant. 5. When she arrived back at the restaurant, the police _(talk) to two teenagers. One of the police officers had her purse in his hand. 6. After speaking to the police, Mary __ (realize) that the kids _ (call) the police to turn in her purse. She __ (feel) happy. These kids deserved a reward for their honesty! 7. The two kids (sit) at Mary’s table after she _ (leave). The waitress apparently never (see) the purse when she cleaned the table. Myra Medina Miami-Dade Community College 2002
