Use the information in the paragraph and the verb tenses in the questions to identify the correct answers. Be sure to use the correct verb tenses when you write your answer to each question.
Jeff got to work at 7:00am. He said hello to the secretary. At 7:05 he got a cup of coffee. Then he sat down at his desk and began to write a report. At 7:15 he finished the cup of coffee. He immediately got a second cup. Then he went back to writing the report. Jeff left for a meeting at 7:20 and took his half-empty cup of coffee with him. At 8:20 the meeting ended. Jeff went back to his office. He finished the report at 8:45.
There may be some other possible answer for some of these questions. On the test, all I need is one good answer to show you understand the meaning of the verb tenses.
1. What happened when Jeff got to work?
WHEN JEFF GOT TO WORK, HE SAID HELLO TO THE SECRETARY.
2. What had happened at 7:05?
AT 7:05, JEFF HAD GOTTEN TO WORK AND (HAD) SAID HELLO TO THE SECRETARY.
3. What happened at 7:05?
AT 7:05, JEFF GOT A CUP OF COFFEE.
4. What was happening when Jeff finished his first cup of coffee?
JEFF WAS WRITING A REPORT WHEN HE FINISHED HIS FIRST CUP OF COFFEE.
5. What had happened when Jeff finished his first cup of coffee?
WHEN JEFF FINISHED HIS FIRST CUP OF COFFEE, HE HAD GOTTEN TO WORK, (HAD) SAID HELLO TO THE SECRETARY, AND (HAD) STARTED TO WRITE A REPORT.
6. What happened at 7:20?
JEFF LEFT FOR A MEETING AT 7:20.
7. What was happening at 7:20?
AT 7:20, JEFF WAS WRITING A REPORT AND DRINKING COFFEE.
8. What had happened at 7:20?
AT 7:20, JEFF HAD SAID HELLO TO THE SECRETARY, (HAD) DRUNK A CUP OF COFFEE, AND (HAD) STARTED TO WRITE A REPORT.