This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. George ..... (fall)off the ladder while he ..... (paint)the ceiling. A) Fall, is painting. B) Falling, was painting. C) Fell, was painting. D) Fell, is painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fell, was painting. 2. Don't go anywhere until I ..... back.A. come B. will come C.havecom D. came A) B. B) D. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 3. Tantus princeps fuit Augustus ut Eutropius in Breviario suo magnopere eum ..... A) Laudavit. B) Laudet. C) Laudat. D) Laudaret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laudaret. 4. Augustus Parthis persuasit ut signa Romana ..... A) Reddant. B) Reddiderint. C) Redderent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Redderent. 5. The manager explained that the meeting ..... postponed until Friday. A) Was. B) Has been. C) Will be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 6. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.When we came to the stadium, the match ..... A) Already begins. B) Had already begun. C) Have already begun. D) Already began. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already begun. 7. No sooner did he return from a long journey than he was A B C Dordered to pack his bags. A) Than. B) Long. C) Was ordered. D) Did he return. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did he return. 8. He said that If I ..... Kathrin, she ..... me. A) Ask / will help. B) Have asked / would help. C) Asked / would help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asked / would help. 9. The rule of the Sequence of Tenses is NOT followed if the subordinate clause contains a general truth A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. He ..... his concerns openly instead of remaining silent. A) Is voicing. B) Voices. C) Has voiced. D) Voiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voiced. 11. I'll marry her as soon as she ..... all her problems. A. solves B. has solved C.had solved D. solve A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 12. The lift won't start ..... A) Before you will press that button. B) . until you press that button. C) When you pressed that button. D) After you had pressed that button. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . until you press that button. 13. He recalled that he ..... her advice but chose to ignore it. A) Has received. B) Had received. C) Receives. D) Was receiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had received. 14. Mr Jones said that Ron ..... a bright student. A) Has been. B) Was. C) Will be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 15. Give me one of the bags, I ..... it for you.(present tense) A) Would carry. B) Would be carrying. C) Will be carrying. D) Will carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will carry. 16. When I opened the door, the cat ..... out. A) Jump. B) Had jumped. C) Jumped. D) Was jumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jumped. 17. By the time he ..... out of jail, he will have forgotten how to functionin the real world. A) Is getting. B) Got. C) Gets. D) Will get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gets. 18. Although they ..... defeated, they did not lose heart. A) Are. B) Were. C) Has been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 19. Susan's doctor insists ..... for a few days. A) That she rest. B) That she is resting. C) Her resting. D) Her to rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she rest. 20. Cum Augustus mortuus ..... , senatus eum Divum appellavit A) Est. B) Esset. C) Sit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Esset. 21. I ..... the book by the time you come tonight, A. will be finishing B. finished C. have finishing D. will have finished A) D. B) A. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 22. At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, we ..... our final test. A) Will be taking. B) Would be taking. C) Will take. D) Has been taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be taking. 23. So far we ..... more than 150 gifts of all kinds. A) Collected. B) Have collected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have collected. 24. The less beer he drinks, ..... he feels. A) Healthiest. B) The healthiest. C) The healthier. D) Healthier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The healthier. 25. Within a week she knew the fearful mistake she ..... A) Has made. B) Made. C) Was making. D) Had made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had made. 26. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and ..... to my nightingale sing. A) Listened. B) Listen. C) Listens. D) Listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listen. 27. The children ..... to bed before their parents came home from work. A) Were all going. B) Had all gone. C) Had all been going. D) Have all gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had all gone. 28. When their dad got home, the boys has been watching TV for three hours. A) When. B) For. C) Has been watching. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been watching. 29. Only after the bus ..... for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route. A) Had run. B) Was running. C) Has run. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had run. 30. They ..... serious concerns about the long-term impact of the policy. A) Have raised. B) Raised. C) Are raising. D) Raise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have raised. ← 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