Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use sequence of tenses rule.
1. … that his nephew didn’t go to school yet as he is too small.
2. … that his father had been fond of parachuting and car-racing before …
3. His cousin … that collecting badges … for years until …
4. I found out yesterday that … until…
5. … her mother-in-law had never been interested in such a strange thing as embroidering, it must be a mistake.
6. … that his grandson … at that moment.
7. She was sure that her father … until he married.
8. My grandfather … that playing the piano … for all his life.
9. My uncle … that his ancestors …
10. … that his parents …

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using the sequence of tenses rule. 1. He didn't think that his nephew didn't go to school yet as he is too small. - In this sentence, we use the sequence of tenses rule to maintain consistency in the timeline. The main verb "didn't think" is in the past tense, so we use the past tense "didn't go" to match. 2. I heard that his father had been fond of parachuting and car-racing before. - Here, we use the past perfect tense "had been fond" because the action of being fond of parachuting and car-racing happened before the main verb "heard" in the past tense. 3. His cousin said that he had been collecting badges for years until. - The verb "said" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had been collecting" to indicate that the action of collecting badges started before and continued until a certain point in the past. 4. I found out yesterday that it hadn't rained until. - "Found out" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "hadn't rained" to show that the action of raining happened before "found out" in the past. 5. She couldn't believe that her mother-in-law had never been interested in such a strange thing as embroidering; it must be a mistake. - The verb "couldn't believe" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had never been interested" to indicate that the lack of interest in embroidering started before and continued until the present (at the time of speaking). 6. He said that his grandson was studying at that moment. - The verb "said" is in the past tense, so we use the present continuous tense "was studying" to indicate an ongoing action at the time of the speech. 7. She was sure that her father had been a sailor until he married. - The verb "was sure" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had been" to indicate that her father's occupation as a sailor happened before and continued until he got married. 8. My grandfather claimed that playing the piano had been his passion for all his life. - The verb "claimed" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had been" to indicate that playing the piano was his passion throughout his entire life. 9. My uncle mentioned that his ancestors had lived in this village for centuries. - The verb "mentioned" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had lived" to indicate that the action of living in the village happened before "mentioned" in the past. 10. She realized that her parents had gone on a vacation without telling her. - The verb "realized" is in the past tense, so we use the past perfect tense "had gone" to show that the action of going on a vacation happened before "realized" in the past.