1. We _______ (have) a meeting at that time.
2. My mother said she _______ (leave) for Shanghai in a few days.
3. When I got home, my mother _______ (cook) dinner.
4. By the end of last year, we _______ (learn) 2 000 English words.
5. He said that he ________ never _______ (see) such a beautiful picture before.
6. —Can I borrow the book, please?
    —Sorry, I _______ (not finish) reading it. I _______ (give) it to you next Monday.
7. Yesterday I told Mum that I _______ (go) on a trip to Yan'an.
    Mum said that she _______ (get) me a new backpack (背包).
8. We all knew that there _______ (be) a math exam in a few days,
    but nobody knew on which day it _______ (be).
    The teacher _______ (say) that we _______ (be) able to pass it if we _______ ( review) our lessons well.
9. The teacher _______ (finish) her class when we got there.
10. The hotel _______ (be) filled by the time they called.

1. Let Tom _____ (help)you to put it on the desk.
2. There are some boys _____ (play)football on the playground.
3. Can you _____ (pass)me my English book?
4. The boy wants _____ (take)these books to Mr. Wang's office.
5. Daming _____ (have)got a bike.
6. There _____ (be)some beef in the fridge.
7. How many people _____ (be)there in your shool
8. I _____ (be)from China.
9. Where _____ (be)you from?
10. All of us like _____(play)basketball.