This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Time Clauses – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Time Clauses Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When I ..... (brush)my teeth, I ..... (use )the new toothpaste. A) Brushing/use. B) Brush/will use. C) Brush/use. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brush/will use. 2. If I won the lottery, I'd buy a huge house.(2nd Conditional)We use the second conditional to ..... A) Talk about a hypothetical/imaginary present or future situation and its consequence. B) Talk about a possible/probable future situation and its consequence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk about a hypothetical/imaginary present or future situation and its consequence. 3. When Bill ( to return), he (to help) us; but I don't know when he ( to come) A) Returns, helps, comes. B) Returns, will help, will come. C) Will return, helps, comes. D) Will return, will help, will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Returns, will help, will come. 4. Juan ..... happy if his girlfriend ..... A) Is, will come. B) Is, come. C) Will be, comes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be, comes. 5. ..... I get home, I'll take a bath.Only 5 more minutes and we'll be there! A) As soon as. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 6. She had already lost her first tooth ..... she started kindergarten. A) Until. B) Before. C) The moment. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 7. If Adam ..... to work tomorrow, he'll miss an important meeting. A) Doesn't go. B) Will not go. C) Has not been going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't go. 8. I'll call you, ..... I get home A) Will. B) Would have. C) In case. D) As soon as. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as. 9. Have a cup of tea ..... you wait A) Since. B) As soon as. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 10. If we find out that a company doesn't follow ethical principles, we should speak up ..... they are held accountable. A) Until. B) Since. C) Once. D) Before. E) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 11. If you ..... too much you get fat. A) Ate. B) Will eat. C) Would eat. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eat. 12. When we ..... shopping, I'll buy you something nice. A) Will go. B) Go. C) Goes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 13. Danish ..... play the piano. He knows how to play it. A) Can. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 14. I'll talk to the electrician about the problem ..... 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: D) As soon as I see him tomorrow. 15. Could you get me some milk if ..... ? A) You go to the shop. B) You've gone to the shop. C) You don't go to the shop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You go to the shop. 16. What is the importance of future time clauses in writing? A) They make writing more entertaining and engaging. B) They help clarify the timing and conditions of actions, making writing more precise and coherent. C) They are used to create complex sentences without any specific purpose. D) They are only relevant in spoken language, not in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They help clarify the timing and conditions of actions, making writing more precise and coherent. 17. Don't open the door ..... I say it's safe. A) Once. B) Before. C) Until. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 18. Before Lisa ..... (choose) a college, she ..... (talk) to my parents. A) Will choose/talks. B) Will choose/talk. C) Choose/will talk. D) Chooses/will talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chooses/will talk. 19. Luis won't do his homework unless you'll ask him. A) The condition is correct. B) The condition is incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The condition is incorrect. 20. The flies are ..... noisy. He can't eat next to of them. A) Too. B) Very. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 21. While we were cleaning the yard, it ..... to rain. A) Start. B) Started. C) Was start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started. 22. I ..... a new TV set if the prices ..... down. A) Will buy ; will go. B) Will buy ; go. C) Buy ; went. D) Buy ; will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will buy ; go. 23. ..... you conserve your energy, you can survive for several days. A) Unless. B) As soon as. C) As long as. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As long as. 24. He'll ..... you there whenever you need. A) Drives. B) Won't drive. C) Drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drive. 25. Identify the form of the future simple tense in the following sentence:'If it rains tomorrow, I will bring an umbrella.' A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Future Simple Tense. C) Past Simple Tense. D) Future Continuous Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future Simple Tense. 26. Which is a time clause? A) She has to pay. B) Before the woman finishes the book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the woman finishes the book. 27. I'll have a shower ..... breakfast. A) As soon as I finish . B) When I will finish . C) I finish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I finish . 28. A day at the beach is ..... a day in the woods. There is no noise and no problems. A) As nicer as. B) As relaxing as. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As relaxing as. 29. I'm really tired. Last night I watched a film ..... midnight. A) By. B) Until. C) Once. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 30. She ..... (be) very happy if you ..... (take) her to the theatre. A) Will be, takes. B) Will be, will take. C) Will be, take. D) Is, will take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be, take. 31. I was watching my favourite TV show when the power ..... A) Goes out. B) Has gone out. C) Was going out. D) Went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went out. 32. Joe will buy some food as soon as he finishes work.What happens first? A) Buys the food. B) Finishes work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finishes work. 33. This horror was really ..... I couldn't sleep after watching it. A) Soundtrack. B) Funny. C) Scary. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scary. 34. Select the main clause in this sentence:Before you buy car insurance, you should compare different companies' rates. A) You should compare different companies' rates. B) Before you buy a car. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should compare different companies' rates. 35. I'll be leaving work early tomorrow ..... my boss has a crisis. A) Unless. B) If. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 36. We ..... the plans after he ..... the presentation. A) Discuss ; will give. B) Discussed ; will give. C) Will discuss ; give. D) Will discuss ; will give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will discuss ; give. 37. If he (not to ring)me up tonight, I (to send) him a telegram. A) Doesn't ring, send. B) Won't ring, send. C) Won't ring, will send. D) Doesn't ring, will send. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doesn't ring, will send. 38. I don't know when my sister (to come) back home. If she ( to appear) after eight, she ( to miss) her favourite TV serial. A) Comes, appears, misses. B) Will come, appears, will miss. C) Will come, will appear, will miss. D) Comes, will appear, misses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will come, appears, will miss. 39. ..... I'm shopping for a wedding present for Liz and Dave, I'll pick up the gift you've ordered. A) Until. B) While. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While. 40. She was returning from work. She got stuck in traffic ..... , she got stuck in traffic. A) While returning from work. B) After returning from work. C) Before returning from work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While returning from work. 41. Choose the correct answer: ..... I left for college, my mother turned my room into her office A) As soon as. B) Before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as. 42. "Don't forget to give me your phone number""Ok, I give /I'll give it to you before you go/you'll go." A) I'll give you'll go. B) I give you'll go. C) I'll give you go. D) I give you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'll give you go. 43. What does Jerry do? A) He is talking to Gloria. B) He is a magician. C) He likes playing basketball. D) He is a rice cooker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is a magician. 44. ..... you get lost in the woods, you should stay calm and find shelter. A) Unless. B) As soon as. C) Provided. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If. 45. While Richard is watching the game this afternoon, he ..... his phone. A) Doesn't answer. B) Won't answer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't answer. 46. When I ..... my homework, I ..... you. A) Will finish, will call. B) Am going to finish, call. C) To finish, to call. D) Finish, will call. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finish, will call. 47. Please let me know ..... you find out your test results. A) While. B) However,. C) As soon as. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as. 48. I was waiting for the bus. I saw a cat ..... , I saw a cat A) Waiting for the bus. B) Before waiting for the bus. C) Since waiting for the bus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting for the bus. 49. Give me a call ..... you leave Cambodia! A) Before. B) After. C) As soon as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 50. You must wait here ..... your father comes. A) By the time. B) Once. C) Until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until. 51. If you don't do some exercise, you ..... fit. A) Will get. B) Won't get. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't get. 52. The correct sentence is: A) They already finished by the time he came. B) They already finished, by the time he came. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They already finished by the time he came. 53. The future time clause tells you when the action in the independent clause happens A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Jordan can relax ..... she studies for her exam. She should finish studying first. A) Before. B) Until. C) After. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 55. You shouldn't sign the contract unless you ..... it carefully. A) Will have read. B) Are read. C) Have read. D) Will read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have read. 56. Future time clauses start with a A) Subordinating conjunction. B) FANBOYS. C) Coordinating conjunction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subordinating conjunction. 57. What is the structure of a future time clause with 'until'? A) 'until' + subject + verb (in future simple). B) 'until' + subject + verb (in present continuous). C) 'until' + subject + verb (in past simple). D) 'until' + subject + verb (in present simple). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'until' + subject + verb (in present simple). 58. When I ..... some free time, I like to read books. A) Had. B) Will have. C) Had had. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 59. I will call you ..... I arrive at the airport. A) When. B) While. C) Before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 60. I will call you ..... I finish my meeting. A) Before. B) As soon as. C) After. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As soon as. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesTime Clauses Quiz 1Time Clauses Quiz 2Time Clauses Quiz 4Time Clauses Quiz 5Time Clauses Quiz 6Time Clauses Quiz 7Time Clauses Quiz 8Time Clauses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books