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GPolonio - Exercise 12
by GPolonio - (2012-09-30)
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1. When I (arrive) arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) had prepared a beautiful candlelight dinner.



2. Since I began acting, I (perform)
have performed
in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never
even)
had
never even spoken
publicly before I came to Hollywood in
1985.



3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already)
had already begun without me. My boss (be) was furious with me and
I (be)
was fired.



4. When I (turn)
turned the radio on yesterday, I (hear) heard a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) had not heard the song in years, and it (bring) brought
back some great memories.



5. Last week, I (run)
ran into an
ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not)
had not seen
each other in years, and both of us (change)
had changed a
great deal. I (enjoy)
enjoyed
talking to her so much that I (ask)
asked her out on a date.
We are getting together tonight for dinner.



6. When Jack (enter)
entered
the room, I (recognize, not)
did not recognize
him because he (lose)
had lost
so much weight and (grow)
grown a beard. He looked
totally different!



7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the
Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually)
had virtually
disappeared
by the time Europeans first (arrive) arrived in the New World.



8. I (visit)
have
visited
so many beautiful places since I (come) came to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) had never heard of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.