Sequence of Tenses

1.  My parents decided that we (celebrate) my birthday on Saturday.

A would celebrate

В shall celebrate

С celebrated

2.  Mike hoped that his friend (help) him with his car.

A would help

В will help

С helped

3.  We didn’t know the score, but we were sure their team (lose) the game.

                A has lost

               В had lost

               С lost

4.  Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days.

A was ill

В has been ill

С had been ill

5.  The children were afraid of making any noise — Mom (sleep).

A was sleeping

В slept

С had been sleeping

6.  He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me.

A would trust

В trusted

С had trusted

7.   We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college.

                             A is going

                             В went

                            С was going

8.  The police found out that Bob Slant (live) in London’s suburbs at that time.

A had been living

В lives

С lived

9.  I knew that Mercury (be) the closest planet to the sun, but I didn’t feel like answering the question.

A was

В is

С had been

10.  The pupil wasn’t able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms.

                            A hadn’t known

                            В didn’t know

                            С doesn’t know

11.  Ann hasn’t been informed that the lecture (not / take place) on Friday.

                          A hasn’t taken place

                          В wouldn’t take place

                          С won’t take place