This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They sold the house because it ..... old A) Is. B) Was. C) Has been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 2. When I ..... , they were packing food for the trip. A) Have come. B) Came. C) Am coming. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came. 3. Choose the best answerThe manager ..... the store before I arrived. A) Closed. B) Was closed. C) Has closed. D) Had closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had closed. 4. Correct the verb form:'They have went to the store yesterday.' A) They have gone to the store now. B) They went to the store yesterday. C) They have gone to the store yesterday. D) They have gone to the store last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have gone to the store yesterday. 5. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.We ..... our housework by tomorrow evening. A) Will finish. B) Will have finished. C) Are going to finish. D) Will be finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have finished. 6. When I ..... this man, he was running away A) Was seeing. B) See. C) Had seen. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 7. You ..... my sister for a long time. ..... come to see us tonight? A) Haven't seen; Are you going. B) Haven't seen; Will you. C) Hadn't seen; Would you. D) Won't see; Will you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haven't seen; Will you. 8. She ..... dinner when she heard the news. A) Was cooking. B) Cooks. C) Cooked. D) Has cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 9. We ..... for nearly 100 kilometres before we finally found a servicestation we could stop at. A) Had driven. B) Have been driving. C) Have driven. D) Had been driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been driving. 10. My brother ..... football when his best friend dropped in. A) Plays. B) Has played. C) Is playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was playing. 11. Last week, my professor promised that he ..... today. A) Will come. B) Coming. C) Would come. D) Comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would come. 12. They said that they ..... the software the following week. A) Installed. B) Install. C) Would install. D) Have installed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would install. 13. I thought that you ( to call) the doctor A) Have called. B) Has called. C) Called. D) Had called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had called. 14. While I ..... in the street, I saw my old friend.A. was walking B. am walking C.walk D. walked A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 15. I ..... you this book when I meet you tomorrow. A) Is giving. B) Has given. C) Will give. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will give. 16. I shall nurse him so that he (can) live. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 17. What ..... in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies? A) Have you done. B) Have you been doing. C) Do you do. D) Are you doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you do. 18. Dudo que la cantante ..... hoy. A) Cante. B) Cantaba. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cante. 19. At this time tomorrow, we ..... our final exam. A will have taking B. will be taking C. will be taken D.would take A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 20. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, we ..... our final test. A. will take B. will be taking C. has been taking D.would be taking A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 21. He ..... a balanced approach rather than reacting emotionally. A) Has adopted. B) Adopted. C) Is adopting. D) Adopts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adopted. 22. They stared at me as if I ..... crazy A) Were. B) Am being. C) Was. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 23. As soon as you ..... him, remember to tell him I am waiting here. A) Have met. B) Met. C) Will meet. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meet. 24. After questioning he ..... to go home. A) Allowed. B) Has allowed. C) Was allowed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was allowed. 25. He bought the house a few years ago. He still owns it. A) He is living in the house in a few years. B) He has bought the house for a few years. C) He lived in the house a year ago. D) He has had the house for a few years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has bought the house for a few years. 26. ..... , we went to as many islands as possible. A) When we was in Greece. B) Before I had been in Greece. C) As soon as I have been in Greece. D) Until I will have in Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When we was in Greece. 27. By next year, Collin ..... in politics for 30 years. A) Will work. B) Will have been working. C) Worked. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have been working. 28. The boys broke a window when they ..... football. A) Had played. B) Played. C) Were playing. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 29. They ..... a strong argument supported by reliable evidence. A) Have presented. B) Present. C) Presented. D) Are presenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presented. 30. She replied that she ..... better. A) Feel. B) Feels. C) Felt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Felt. 31. He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me.answer choices A) Didn't trustededed. B) Trusted. C) Had trusted. D) Trusts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trusted. 32. The larger the apartment is, ..... the rent is. A) Most expensive. B) Expensive. C) The most expensive. D) The more expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The more expensive. 33. When their dad got home, the boys has been watching TV A B C for three hours. D A) Has been watching. B) For. C) Got. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been watching. 34. Before we went home, we ..... all the tasks. A) Had finished. B) Have finished. C) Were finishing. D) Finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 35. By the time he comes back, we ..... our work. A) Had finished. B) Will finish. C) Have finished. D) Will have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have finished. 36. I don't think he ..... in the thirty years I ..... him. A) Had changed/ have known. B) Had changed/ had known. C) Has changed/ knew. D) Has changed/ have known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has changed/ have known. 37. My mother lost her purse while she ..... in a crowded street. A) Crossed. B) Was crossing. C) Crosses. D) Is crossing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was crossing. 38. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.He ..... for London 2 years ago and since then I ..... him. A) Left; hadn't seen. B) Had left; haven't seen. C) Left; haven't seen. D) Have left; didn't see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left; haven't seen. 39. She ..... awareness of the issue long before it became public. A) Was raising. B) Had raised. C) Has raised. D) Raises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had raised. 40. He (play) here for a long time now. A) Played. B) Had been playing. C) Has been playing. D) Has played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been playing. 41. "When will the train arrive?" A) I asked when the train will arrive. B) I asked when the train would arrive. C) I asked when would the train arrive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I asked when the train would arrive. 42. He said that money ..... the root cause of all evil. A) Is. B) Was. C) Either could be used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either could be used. 43. He ..... a cigarette and ..... to the window. A) Lit; walks. B) Lighted; walked. C) Lights; walks. D) Light; walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lighted; walked. 44. He knew he ( to have) a problem. A) Has. B) Would have. C) Will have. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 45. When my mother came home, I ..... dinner. A) Was cooking. B) Cooking. C) Cook. D) Cooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking. 46. It's an hour since he ..... , so he must be at the office now. A) Is leaving. B) Left. C) Was leaving. D) Has left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 47. -What are your plans for the holiday?-I ..... my grandparents and then go trekking in Sapa. A) Am going to visit. B) Shall go. C) Will go to visit. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am going to visit. 48. When I(see) ..... you tomorrow, I(tell) ..... you my news. A) Will see/tell. B) See/will tell. C) Will see/will tell. D) See/tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See/will tell. 49. The meeting will begin ..... A) When all the participants were arriving. B) After all the participants had arrived. C) By the time all the participants arrived. D) As soon as all the participants arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as all the participants arrive. 50. I will send you the slides ..... A) As soon as I finish my presentation. B) As soon as I will finish my presentation. C) As soon as I finished my presentation. D) As soon as I had finished my presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I finish my presentation. 51. I was compiling this book while my son ..... A. slept B. would sleep C.had slept D.was sleeping A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 52. He ..... breakfast when the phone rang. A) Eats. B) Has eaten. C) Is eating. D) Was eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was eating. 53. Mitchell will not be allowed to go out until he ..... cleaning the kitchen. A) Had finished. B) Fished. C) Will finish. D) Has finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has finished. 54. The last time I saw her was a week ago. A) I have seen her for a week. B) I have seen her since a week. C) I haven't seen her for a week. D) I haven't seen her since a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I haven't seen her for a week. 55. She explained that she ..... for years before she finally felt confident. A) Was struggling. B) Struggles. C) Had struggled. D) Has struggled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had struggled. 56. John said: "You should see a lawyer, Ted." A) John advised Ted to see a lawyer. B) John advised Ted not to see a lawyer. C) John advised Ted to seeing a lawyer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John advised Ted to see a lawyer. 57. I saw that she to hold back her tears. A) Has been trying. B) Was trying. C) Is trying. D) Tries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was trying. 58. (where/she/live) ..... before she moved to Chicago? A) Where had she live. B) Where have you lived. C) Where did she live. D) Where had she lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where had she lived. 59. If a cheeseburger and a pizza ..... , who do you think would win? A) Have a wrestle match. B) Have wrestled match. C) Would have a wresel match. D) Had a wrestling match. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had a wrestling match. 60. Modal verbs are never changed according to the rule of the Sequence of Tenses A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesSequence Of Tenses Quiz 1Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 2Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 3Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 4Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 5Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 6Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 7Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books