This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Time Clauses – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Time Clauses Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... here for two more years before I return home. A) Am. B) Will be. C) Am being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be. 2. I'll clean my room ..... I go out. A) If. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 3. I can't pay you back ..... I get my paycheck. A) While. B) Since. C) Until. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 4. If it ..... sunny tomorrow we'll go to the beach. A) Will be. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 5. ..... my mom finishes cooking, I will wash the dishes. A) Before. B) After. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 6. In which sentence is the simple present used correctly in a future time clause? A) Once she is arriving, we can start. B) Once she arrives, we can start. C) Once she has arrived, we can start. D) Once she will arrive, we can start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once she arrives, we can start. 7. As soon as the rain ..... , I am going to the video store to return the movie. A) Will stop. B) Has stopped. C) Stops. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stops. 8. You'll just have to save until ..... enough money! A) You have. B) You'll have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You have. 9. You can be certain it ..... if you don't take an umbrella. A) Rains. B) Will rain. C) Would rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will rain. 10. I'll stay here ..... Dave arrives. A) While. B) If. C) Before. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 11. I'm going to pack my suitcase A) Before I'm going to bed. B) Before I went to bed. C) Before I go to bed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before I go to bed. 12. Please hold me tight ..... A) Because we are on the helicopter. B) , so we are in trouble now. C) Before I place you on my back. D) When we are flying in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When we are flying in the sky. 13. Can future time clauses be used in negative sentences? A) No, they cannot be used in negative sentences. B) They can only be used in questions. C) Yes, future time clauses can be used in negative sentences. Example:'I will not help you until you apologize.'. D) Only in affirmative sentences, not in negative ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, future time clauses can be used in negative sentences. Example:'I will not help you until you apologize.'. 14. Differentiating between time clauses:Choose the sentence that does not contain a time clause. A) He will come home when the sun sets. B) They were eating dinner while the movie played. C) She went to the store. D) I will go to the party if I finish my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She went to the store. 15. ..... I ordered the cotton T-shirt online, I realised that it wasn't made of certified organic fibres. A) Just as. B) Since. C) Whenever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Just as. 16. Before I ..... to the job interview tomorrow, I will prepare a list of possible questions. A) Will go. B) Will have gone. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 17. ..... back home before the recession here gets worse. A) I'm going to move. B) I move. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm going to move. 18. ..... I get lost, I'll call a taxi. A) If. B) When. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If. 19. I ..... you an answer when I have one. A) Would give. B) Will give. C) Give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will give. 20. Will you be here when ..... ? A) They will arrive. B) Will they arrive. C) They arrive. D) Do they arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They arrive. 21. ..... the girl fell asleep, she had a strange dream. (After-Before) A) After. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 22. He read most of the novel ..... A) I'll tell you what is it. B) While we were all travelling back on the train. C) I'll hand it to my tutor. D) As soon as I see him tomorrow. E) While you draw up the graphs we need for it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While we were all travelling back on the train. 23. We'll get a pet ..... we get a house with a bigger garden. A) Unless. B) If. C) In case. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If. 24. Don't leave the cinema ..... the movie ends. A) Until. B) At. C) After that. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 25. Before I ..... , I ..... A) Eat / brush my teeth. B) Brush my teeth / eat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat / brush my teeth. 26. ..... you graduate from Port Chester High School, you need to pass 5 Regents exams." A) After. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 27. I'll be meeting the Eiffel Tower, ..... I'm in Paris next month A) Before. B) When. C) As soons as. D) In case. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 28. They will be playing in the park ..... it gets dark. A) Unless. B) In case. C) Until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 29. Before dad arrives home, I ..... this essay. A) 'll finish. B) Finish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'll finish. 30. She knew I didn't have any money. She paid for my meal = ..... , she paid for my meal. A) While knowing that I didn't have any money. B) When knowing that I didn't have any money. C) Upon knowing that I didn't have any money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When knowing that I didn't have any money. 31. ..... you stay absolutely still, the lion will lose interest and go away. A) If. B) Provided. C) Unless. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided. 32. Create a sentence using "as soon as" and "while" to show immediate and simultaneous actions. A) As soon as I get home, while I am cooking, I will call you. B) While I get home, as soon as I am cooking, I will call you. C) As soon as I am cooking, while I get home, I will call you. D) While I will call you, as soon as I get home, I am cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I get home, while I am cooking, I will call you. 33. John and Eric met ..... they were walking in the park. A) After. B) Meanwhile. C) While. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 34. When I go to Australia next month, I ..... my Aunt Tabitha for the first time. A) Will meet. B) Meet. C) Will have met. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have met. 35. By the time I ..... , I will have visited every continent. A) Will retire. B) Retired. C) Had retired. D) Retire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retire. 36. I won't tell my boss I'm leaving ..... A) Until I find a new job. B) If I don't find a new job. C) Unless I haven't found a new job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until I find a new job. 37. We (wait) ..... here until the rain (stop) ..... A) Wiil wait, stops. B) Will wait, will stop. C) Wait, will stop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiil wait, stops. 38. If I ..... disrespectful to you before, I am truly sorry. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 39. After Mark does his homework, he ..... computer games. A) Will play. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plays. 40. Not until the world gets rid of all nuclear weapons ..... A) We can feel truly safe. B) Can us feel truly safe. C) Can we feel truly safe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can we feel truly safe. 41. Bill is ..... strong, He can lift a car. A) Too. B) Very. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. 42. Unless you ..... me with my homework, I ..... out this evening. A) Helps / won't go. B) Helping / won't go. C) Helped / won't. D) Help / won't go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help / won't go. 43. As soon as you get to my house, I will cook dinner. What will happen first? A) You get to my house. B) I will cook. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You get to my house. 44. ..... you plan the menu for the party, you can go grocery shopping for the foo A) Before. B) Once. C) Until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once. 45. I was driving past the bank. I saw Jeffrey = I saw Jeffrey ..... A) While driving past the bank. B) Before driving past the bank. C) After driving past the bank. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While driving past the bank. 46. I will leave early ..... A) If I will finish my work. B) If I am finish my work. C) If I won't finish my work. D) If I finish my work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If I finish my work. 47. ..... I came to school, got dressed. A) While. B) Before. C) After. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 48. Kate will come home after she ..... her study next July. A) Finish. B) Has finished. C) Will finish. D) Had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has finished. 49. Before you (buy) ..... a drink in a pub, you will have to show your ID card. A) Buy. B) Buys. C) Will buy. D) Bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy. 50. After I ..... the book, I will lend it to you. A) Finishes. B) Will finish. C) Finish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finish. 51. I'll be listening to English language podcasts ..... I'm sleeping. Do you think it will help me learn English better? A) After. B) By the time. C) While. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 52. He brushes his teeth ..... he goes to bed. A) When. B) Until. C) Before. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 53. I always read a book ..... I go to bed. A) Before. B) When. C) As soon as. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 54. What is a future time clause? A) A dependent clause that indicates an action that will happen in the future, often introduced by conjunctions like 'when', 'as soon as', 'until', or 'as long as'. B) A clause that describes an action that has already happened in the past. C) A type of independent clause that stands alone as a complete sentence. D) A clause that expresses a hypothetical situation that may or may not occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dependent clause that indicates an action that will happen in the future, often introduced by conjunctions like 'when', 'as soon as', 'until', or 'as long as'. 55. ..... I took a bath, I cleaned the bathroom. A) After. B) Before. C) So. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 56. They only realized the painting had been hung upside down when someone complained at reception. (Only when ) A) Only when did someone complained at reception they realised the painting had been hung upside down. B) Only when someone complained at reception did they realise that the painting had been hung upside down. C) Only when the painting had been hung upside down did someone complained at reception. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only when someone complained at reception did they realise that the painting had been hung upside down. 57. ..... you see a snake, back away slowly and do not provoke it. A) Unless. B) As soon as. C) Provided. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 58. She will give/ won't give him the book until he gives/ he'll give her the money. A) Won't give he'll give. B) Won't give he gives. C) Will give he gives. D) Will give he'll give. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't give he gives. 59. Mr Jenkins will retire. Then, we will start looking for a new accountant. A) As soon as Mr Jenkins will retire we will start looking for a new accountant. B) As soon as Mr Jenkins retires we will start looking for a new accountant. C) Until Mr Jenkins retires we will start looking for a new accountant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as Mr Jenkins retires we will start looking for a new accountant. 60. Will you let me know ..... the parcel arrives? It's very important and I need it ASAP! A) Until. B) While. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as. 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