Time phrases - past 01

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________ I got home, I had a bath.
1. While
2. When
3. After
4. As
5. When and after are possible
_________ I had a bath, I called Carol.
1. When
2. After
3. As
4. When and after are both possible.
_________ I'd had a bath, I called Carol.
1. When
2. After
3. While
4. When and after are both possible.
__________ I was having a bath, Carol called.
1. When
2. While
3. As
4. After
__________ I was getting out of the bath, I slipped on the soap.
1. While
2. As
3. After
4. When
_________ I had a bath, Sarah got dinner ready.
1. When
2. While
3. As
4. After
___________ the meal we talked about our plans for the summer.
1. While
2. As
3. During
4. By the time
_____________ I finished work, it was too late to go out for dinner.
1. When
2. While
3. By the time
4. As
__________ I left the office, I called my boss.
1. Before
2. After
3. As
4. By the time
When I got home, I was absolutely exhausted.
1. You got home late or it took a long time to get home.
2. We do not know when you got home or how long it took.
By the time I got home, I was absolutely exhausted.
1. You got home late or it took a long time to get home.
2. We do not know when you got home or how long it took.
__________ I got to the hotel, I called my mother.
1. When
2. As soon as
3. By the time
4. While

More about grammar > time expressions - past

Online activities: matching

Time linkers exercise 01
Matching setence segments with 'while', 'as soon as', 'by the time', 'until' and 'during'

Online activities: quiz

Time phrases quiz 01
Mulitple-choice quiz with feedback. 'When', 'while', 'as', 'before', 'after', 'during', 'as soon as', 'by the time'

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