Complete the sentences:

#1. But I have never, in my entire life, (…)

1) knew anyone named Jennifer or anyone named Paul.

2) been known anyone named Jennifer or anyone named Paul.

3) known anyone named Jennifer or anyone named Paul.

#2. I have a second cousin Paul who (…)

1) lives in San Francisco, but he's married to a woman named Simone.

2) had been living in San Francisco, but he's married to a woman named Simone.

3) had lived in San Francisco, but he's married to a woman named Simone.

#3. This card was sent from Manhattan, a Third Avenue address. "You mean there (…)

1) was a return address on the card?" Larry said.

2) had been a return address on the card?" Larry said.

3) have been a return address on the card?" Larry said.

#4. "Then what's the big deal? Why don't you (…)

1) just went there?"

2) just go there?"

3) just will go there?"

#5. I mean I was on the East Side anyway the other day (…)

1) so I have passed by a doorman building.

2) so I passed by a doorman building.

3) so I had passed through a doorman building.

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Complete the sentences:

#1. I was going to ask the guy to ring them, (…).

1) but I am too embarrassed.

2) but I was too embarrassed.

3) but I would be too embarrassed.

#2. "Look, I'm sure (…)

1) there's any logical explanation," Larry said.

2) there's some logical explanation," Larry said.

3) there's someone logical explanation," Larry said.

#3. If I were you, I'd just (…)

1) forgot about it.

2) forgetting about it.

3) forget about it.

#4. The next week, (…)

1) I will discuss the card with almost everyone at work.

2) I am discussing the card with almost everyone at work.

3) I have discussed the card with almost everyone at work.

#5. It was an interesting (…)

1) discussing in the men's room or at the water cooler.

2) talking in the men's room or at the water cooler.

3) conversation in the men's room or at the water cooler.

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Complete the sentences:

#1. Usually, when people asked me how things were going I'd say "okay", but at that time (…)

1) I had the story of the mysterious Christmas card to tell.

2) I have the story of the mysterious Christmas card to tell.

3) I will have the story of the mysterious Christmas card to tell.

#2. I told everyone I knew the story and even to myself it (…)

1) will not seem interesting anymore.

2) has not seem interesting anymore.

3) didn't seem interesting anymore.

#3. It was less than a week before Christmas and things at the office (…)

1) were getting crazy.

2) have been getting crazy.

3) would be getting crazy.

#4. That entire week, I didn't get out of work until eight o'clock, and (…)

1) by the time I got back to my studio apartment, I will not have the strength to do anything except stretch out on the couch, watch movies and eat Chinese food.

2) by the time I got back to my studio apartment, I didn't have the strength to do anything except stretch out on the couch, watch movies and eat Chinese food.

3) by the time I get back to my studio apartment, I didn't have the strength to do anything except stretch out on the couch, watch movies and eat Chinese food.

#5. Then, one night when there was nothing interesting on TV, (…)

1) I started staring at the Christmas card, which I will displayed on my kitchen table.

2) I started staring at the Christmas card, which I had displayed on my kitchen table.

3) I started staring at the Christmas card, which I had been displayed on my kitchen table.

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