diff --git a/executable_semantics/BUILD b/executable_semantics/BUILD
index 8740148d1a73..df7d39f254bc 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/BUILD
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ EXAMPLES = [
     "tuple1",
     "tuple2",
     "tuple3",
+    "tuple4",
+    "tuple5",
     "while1",
     "zero",
     "experimental_continuation1",
diff --git a/executable_semantics/ast/expression.cpp b/executable_semantics/ast/expression.cpp
index 6303a107e35b..3b12394b2e27 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/ast/expression.cpp
+++ b/executable_semantics/ast/expression.cpp
@@ -150,10 +150,19 @@ auto MakeTuple(int line_num,
   e->line_num = line_num;
   e->tag = ExpressionKind::Tuple;
   int i = 0;
+  bool seen_named_member = false;
   for (auto& arg : *args) {
     if (arg.first == "") {
+      if (seen_named_member) {
+        std::cerr << line_num
+                  << ": positional members must come before named members"
+                  << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       arg.first = std::to_string(i);
       ++i;
+    } else {
+      seen_named_member = true;
     }
   }
   e->u.tuple.fields = args;
diff --git a/executable_semantics/interpreter/typecheck.cpp b/executable_semantics/interpreter/typecheck.cpp
index 763d1c76a336..799de86bd3b0 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/interpreter/typecheck.cpp
+++ b/executable_semantics/interpreter/typecheck.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "executable_semantics/ast/function_definition.h"
 #include "executable_semantics/interpreter/interpreter.h"
+#include "executable_semantics/tracing_flag.h"
 
 namespace Carbon {
 
@@ -96,6 +97,26 @@ auto ReifyType(const Value* t, int line_num) -> const Expression* {
 //    whether it's a position that expects a value, a pattern, or a type.
 auto TypeCheckExp(const Expression* e, TypeEnv types, Env values,
                   const Value* expected, TCContext context) -> TCResult {
+  if (tracing_output) {
+    switch (context) {
+      case TCContext::ValueContext:
+        std::cout << "checking expression ";
+        break;
+      case TCContext::PatternContext:
+        std::cout << "checking pattern, ";
+        if (expected) {
+          std::cout << "expecting ";
+          PrintValue(expected, std::cerr);
+        }
+        std::cout << ", ";
+        break;
+      case TCContext::TypeContext:
+        std::cout << "checking type ";
+        break;
+    }
+    PrintExp(e);
+    std::cout << std::endl;
+  }
   switch (e->tag) {
     case ExpressionKind::PatternVariable: {
       if (context != TCContext::PatternContext) {
@@ -116,6 +137,8 @@ auto TypeCheckExp(const Expression* e, TypeEnv types, Env values,
         } else {
           t = expected;
         }
+      } else if (expected) {
+        ExpectType(e->line_num, "pattern variable", t, expected);
       }
       auto new_e = MakeVarPat(e->line_num, *e->u.pattern_variable.name,
                               ReifyType(t, e->line_num));
@@ -153,19 +176,32 @@ auto TypeCheckExp(const Expression* e, TypeEnv types, Env values,
           new std::vector<std::pair<std::string, const Expression*>>();
       auto arg_types = new std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Address>>();
       auto new_types = types;
+      if (expected && expected->tag != ValKind::TupleV) {
+        std::cerr << e->line_num << ": compilation error, didn't expect a tuple"
+                  << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+      }
+      if (expected &&
+          e->u.tuple.fields->size() != expected->u.tuple.elts->size()) {
+        std::cerr << e->line_num
+                  << ": compilation error, tuples of different length"
+                  << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+      }
       int i = 0;
       for (auto arg = e->u.tuple.fields->begin();
            arg != e->u.tuple.fields->end(); ++arg, ++i) {
         const Value* arg_expected = nullptr;
         if (expected && expected->tag == ValKind::TupleV) {
-          std::optional<Address> expected_field =
-              FindTupleField(arg->first, expected);
-          if (expected_field == std::nullopt) {
-            std::cerr << e->line_num << ": compilation error, missing field "
-                      << arg->first << std::endl;
+          if ((*expected->u.tuple.elts)[i].first != arg->first) {
+            std::cerr << e->line_num
+                      << ": compilation error, field names do not match, "
+                      << "expected " << (*expected->u.tuple.elts)[i].first
+                      << " but got " << arg->first << std::endl;
             exit(-1);
           }
-          arg_expected = state->ReadFromMemory(*expected_field, e->line_num);
+          arg_expected = state->ReadFromMemory(
+              (*expected->u.tuple.elts)[i].second, e->line_num);
         }
         auto arg_res =
             TypeCheckExp(arg->second, new_types, values, arg_expected, context);
diff --git a/executable_semantics/interpreter/value.cpp b/executable_semantics/interpreter/value.cpp
index 0d135e0ec7fb..22443d28336e 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/interpreter/value.cpp
+++ b/executable_semantics/interpreter/value.cpp
@@ -339,13 +339,12 @@ auto TypeEqual(const Value* t1, const Value* t2) -> bool {
         return false;
       }
       for (size_t i = 0; i < t1->u.tuple.elts->size(); ++i) {
-        std::optional<Address> t2_field =
-            FindTupleField((*t1->u.tuple.elts)[i].first, t2);
-        if (t2_field == std::nullopt) {
+        if ((*t1->u.tuple.elts)[i].first != (*t2->u.tuple.elts)[i].first) {
           return false;
         }
-        if (!TypeEqual(state->ReadFromMemory((*t1->u.tuple.elts)[i].second, 0),
-                       state->ReadFromMemory(*t2_field, 0))) {
+        if (!TypeEqual(
+                state->ReadFromMemory((*t1->u.tuple.elts)[i].second, 0),
+                state->ReadFromMemory((*t2->u.tuple.elts)[i].second, 0))) {
           return false;
         }
       }
@@ -354,9 +353,13 @@ auto TypeEqual(const Value* t1, const Value* t2) -> bool {
     case ValKind::IntTV:
     case ValKind::BoolTV:
     case ValKind::ContinuationTV:
+    case ValKind::TypeTV:
       return true;
     default:
       std::cerr << "TypeEqual used to compare non-type values" << std::endl;
+      PrintValue(t1, std::cerr);
+      std::cerr << std::endl;
+      PrintValue(t2, std::cerr);
       exit(-1);
   }
 }
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun6_fail_type.golden b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun6_fail_type.golden
index 2bf75beeaf9f..ee66c8fc753d 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun6_fail_type.golden
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun6_fail_type.golden
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-10: type error in call
-expected: (0 = Int@0, 1 = Int@1)
-actual: (0 = (0 = Int@6, 1 = Int@7)@8)
+10: compilation error, tuples of different length
 EXIT CODE: 255
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.6c
index ae8e7adf0a30..7aba92ccf5c1 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.6c
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 fn f(Int: x, .d = Int: y, Int: z, .e = Int: a) => (x + y) - (z + a);
 
 fn main() -> Int {
-  return f(.e = 2, 1, 3, .d = 4);
+  return 0;
 }
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.golden b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.golden
index 2db2755da426..bc8b77c483eb 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.golden
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/fun_named_params2.golden
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-result: 0
+5: positional members must come before named members
+EXIT CODE: 255
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/match_type.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/match_type.6c
index a7714b8c0bfd..324d81d3013d 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/match_type.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/match_type.6c
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@
 fn main() -> Int {
   var auto: t = fnty (Int,Int);
   var Int: x = 0;
-//  match (t) {
-//    case fnty(Int: x, Int: y): z =>
-//      x = x - 1;
-//  }
   match (t) {
-    case fnty(Int,Int): z =>
+    case Type: z =>
       x = x + 1;
   }
   match (t) {
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/record1.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/record1.6c
index 661685e4a99e..9894837a9faa 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/record1.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/record1.6c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
 fn main() -> Int {
-  var (.x = Int, .y = Int): t2 = (.y = 5, .x = 2);
+  var (.x = Int, .y = Int): t2 = (.x = 2, .y = 5);
   t2.y = 3;
   return t2.y - t2.x - 1; // 3 - 2 - 1
 }
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple3.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple3.6c
index 015ccd5d9781..adae5da59ff5 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple3.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple3.6c
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
 fn main() -> Int {
-  var (.x = Int, Int): t = (3, .x = 2);
+  var (Int, .x = Int): t = (3, .x = 2);
   return t.x + 1 - t[0];
 }
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.6c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d4bd3d38830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.6c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Part of the Carbon Language project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM
+// Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+fn main() -> Int {
+  var auto: t = (.x = 2, 3);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.golden b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.golden
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6bb96d92a524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple4.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+6: positional members must come before named members
+EXIT CODE: 255
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.6c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c36e695db741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.6c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Part of the Carbon Language project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM
+// Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+// Test the that field order matters for tuples.
+
+fn main() -> Int {
+  var (.x = Int, .y = Int): t = (.y = 2, .x = 3);
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.golden b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.golden
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd957fe75194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple5.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+8: type error in pattern variable
+expected: (x = Int@2, y = Int@3)
+actual: (y = Int@0, x = Int@1)
+EXIT CODE: 255
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.6c
index b958b18d81c6..185f02e0307e 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.6c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 fn main() -> Int {
   var (Int,Int): t1 = (5, 2);
-  var (Int,Int): t2 = (5,);
+  var (Int,): t2 = (5,);
   if (t1 == t2) {
     return 1;
   } else {
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.golden b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.golden
index 2db2755da426..1917c6bbe8d6 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.golden
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_equality3.golden
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-result: 0
+8: type error in ==
+expected: (0 = Int@2, 1 = Int@3)
+actual: (0 = Int@5)
+EXIT CODE: 255
diff --git a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_match2.6c b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_match2.6c
index dc2620cfb7e4..3af74a674632 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_match2.6c
+++ b/executable_semantics/testdata/tuple_match2.6c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // Test matching with a mixture of positional and named fields.
 
 fn main() -> Int {
-  var auto: t = (.x = 5, 2);
+  var auto: t = (2, .x = 5);
   match (t) {
     case (auto: a, .x = auto: b) =>
       return a - b + 3;