Verb tense and mood 2

Click on the correct verb form in the parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see Survey of tenses.

Example

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undefined. Because Mark (picked / had picked) her up the previous evening, she assumed he would appear the next evening as well.
◯ picked
◯ had picked
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undefined. Ken recommended that Juan (remain / remains) on the beginner slopes for at least a week.
◯ remain
◯ remains
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undefined. If it (was / were) only the two of us, we could afford the trip; but we cannot afford airfare for the whole family.
◯ was
◯ were
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undefined. Before Kate was three years old, she knew that there (are / were) nine planets in the solar system.
◯ are
◯ were
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undefined. Our neighbor stood at the door looking so pale and ashen that we thought he (just saw / had just seen) a ghost.
◯ just saw
◯ had just seen
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undefined. Toni could be an excellent student if she (wasn’t / weren’t) so distracted by problems at home.
◯ wasn’t
◯ weren’t
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undefined. Craig’s own mother asked that the principal (expel / expels) him from school.
◯ expel
◯ expels
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undefined. By 8:00 a.m., everyone in the family (left / had left) for work or school.
◯ left
◯ had left
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undefined. In the feminist rewriting of Sleeping Beauty, the girl (is / was) not awakened by a prince.
◯ is
◯ was
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undefined. I would like (to tour / to have toured) Europe after graduation, but I had to go to work immediately.
◯ to tour
◯ to have toured
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