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| We are surprised to hear that she (pass) the B.A examination at the age of fourteen. | We are surprised to hear that she had passed the B.A examination at the age of fourteen.
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| Till last year, I (prefer) films to stage plays, Now I (not like) films at all. | Till last year, I preferred films to stage plays, Now I do not like films at all. |
| I (lean) against the door and (listen) to the wireless. | I leaned against the door and listened to the wireless. |
| Five days from today we (be) on the train at this time. | Five days from today, we will be on the train this time. |
| I (sleep) soundly and (dream) that a lion (enter) the room. I (spring) off the bed. | I slept soundly and dreamt that a lion had entered the room. I sprang off the bed. |
| The children (please) at the prospects of going to the cinema. | The children were pleased at the prospects of going to the cinema. |
| Had Neeraj been to Kolkata, I also (go). | Had Neeraj been to Kolkata, I would have also gone. |
| It (rain) all the year round here? | Does It (rain) all the year round here? |
| Why can’t he (hold) guilty, if all the evidence is against him? | Why can’t he be held guilty, if all the evidence is against him? |
| (Has) the gypsies (Wander) in the street since morning? | Have the gypsies been Wandering in the street since morning? |
| When you see him again, you (strike) by the way his health (improve) since he (go) Switzerland. | When you see him again, you will be struck by the way his health improved since he went to Switzerland. |
| If you bought a car today, it (cost) you a lot a money. | If you bought a car today, it would cost you a lot of money. |
| He (not arrive) when I (finish) my last letter to you. | He had not arrived when I finished my last letter to you. |
| We (play) tennis yesterday if it (not rain). | We would have played tennis yesterday, if it had not rained. |
| Fear and its companion, pain (be) two of the most useful things that men and animal possess, if they are properly used. | Fear and its companion, pain are two of the most useful things that men and animal possess, if they are properly used. |
