Tenses Exercise

One night a man ………………… (dreamed / had dreamed / has dreamed) that he ………………….. (is walking / was walking / had been walking) along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from his life ………………… (flashes/ flashed / have flashed) across the sky. In each scene he …………………… (notice / noticed / has noticed) footprints in the sand. Sometimes there …………………… (was / were) two sets of footprints. At other times there were only one set of footprints.

 This ………………… (has bothered / bothered / had bothered) him very much because he noticed that during the toughest phases of his life – that is when he suffered from anguish, sorrow, or defeat – he ………………….. (can / could) see only one set of footprints.

Answers

One night a man dreamed that he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from his life flashed across the sky. In each scene he noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints. At other times there were only one set of footprints.

This bothered him very much because he noticed that during the toughest phases of his life – that is when suffered from anguish, sorrow, or defeat – he could see only one set of footprints.