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49. That man has brought us nothing but trouble. I wish I never _________ (set) eyes on him.

50. He looks as though he never __________ (get) a square meal, but in fact his wife feeds him very well.

51. Her phone _____________ (ring) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn't answer it.

52. I can't go out because I _____________(not finish) my work.

53. It ____________ (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match has

been postponed.

54. What do you think the children _____(do) when we get home?

55. She hoped that we ______ (get) the plan ready before she came back.

56. I shan't buy tomatoes till the price ______(come) down.

57. When we ______(take) our exam, we'll have a holiday.

58. He gave up hope of passing the examination, since he ______(already fail) it twice.

59. I asked them to be quiet. I ______(try) to hear what the man was saying.

60. I _______ (gradually forget) all the French I ever learnt at school.

61. Hello! I ___________ (try) to telephone you all week. Where _______you _______ (be)?

62. It _______ (look) as if this light ______ (burn) all night. I must _______ (forget) to switch it

off before I ________ (go) to bed last night.

63. I ___________ (buy) the book, but when I ___________ (hear) the opinion of the critics, I

___________ (change) my mind.

64. It’s time we _______ (go). If we _________ (not leave) now, we ________ (miss) the last train.

65. I know I ought have written to you before, but I __________ (be) so busy recently that I

__________ (not have) time for writing letters. I could __________ (telephone) you

instead, but I ________ (forget) your number.

66. It's a great pity you ________ (not come) to Qingdao with us last Saturday. As you _________ (never see) the

sea before, it _______________ (be) a new experience for you.

67. By the time I ___________ (complete) my studies next month, I ________ (live) in Beijing for nearly four

years.

68. It _______ (not take) very long to get here after all. We needn’t ________ (take) a taxi. We could___________

(save) the money we __________ (spend) and ____________(have) dinner on the train.

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