This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Greg said that ..... a new job. A) He will need. B) He needed. C) Would he need. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He needed. 2. They believe that the police ..... the thief. A) Would capture. B) Captured. C) Capture. D) Will capture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will capture. 3. My teacher arrived after I ..... for him for ten minutes. A) Was waiting. B) Have waited. C) Had waited. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had waited. 4. Omnes sciunt cur populus Romanus Augustum ..... A) Amaret. B) Amabit. C) Amaverit. D) Amavisset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amaverit. 5. A ella le gusta que el partido ..... a las ocho. A) Termine. B) Terminara. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Termine. 6. She will have finished the preparations for the meeting ..... A) When her boss arrived. B) By the time her boss arrives. C) After her boss had arrived. D) As soon as her boss had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time her boss arrives. 7. The children ..... their kites in the field when it started to rain heavily. A) Will fly. B) Would fly. C) Are flying. D) Were flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were flying. 8. When the candidate will speak at the public meeting A Btonight, his campaign manager will arrange the location C Dfor his next appearance. A) Will speak. B) His campaign manager. C) At. D) Will arrange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will speak. 9. Yesterday she ..... to pay me for my helping her but I didn't accept. A) Was offering. B) Offered. C) Will offer. D) Had offered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offered. 10. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she ..... in the forest. A) Hiked. B) Had hiked. C) Was hiking. D) Is hiking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was hiking. 11. I was hot because I ..... in the sun for a long time. A) Was walking. B) Walked. C) Had been walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been walking. 12. What did you do with the money you ..... from me? A) Borrowed. B) Have borrowed. C) Borrow. D) Was borrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borrowed. 13. Sue was angry as she ..... for us for half an hour. A) Was waiting. B) Waited. C) Would wait. D) Had been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been waiting. 14. My sister ..... when the phone rang. A) Are cooking. B) Were cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking. 15. Ann hasn't been informed that the lecture (not / take place) on Friday.answer choices A) Didn't take place. B) Isn't taking place. C) Won't take place. D) Wouldn't take place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Won't take place. 16. Everybody wanted to know why they ..... their relationship. A) Have destroyed. B) Destroyed. C) Had destroyed. D) Are destroying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had destroyed. 17. It is the worst dish that I ever tried in my life. A) Worst. B) Is. C) Ever tried. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ever tried. 18. You may come and stay with us whenever you ..... A) Want. B) Wants. C) Wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Want. 19. I ..... in the cafe having a drink when the police arrived. A) Was sat. B) Was sitting. C) Sat. D) Have sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sitting. 20. He claimed that he ..... the issue before it became a serious problem. A) Has addressed. B) Addresses. C) Was addressing. D) Had addressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had addressed. 21. ..... , I will work for my uncle's company. A) Until I had graduated from the university. B) After I will graduate from the university. C) When I was graduating from the university. D) As soon as I graduate from the university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as I graduate from the university. 22. ..... , Mary will wear this dress. A) Once the school held the senior prom. B) While the school was holding the senior prom. C) After the school had held the senior prom. D) When the school holds the senior prom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the school holds the senior prom. 23. Transform to indirect speech:'The teacher said, "You must submit your work on time."' A) The teacher said that the students should submit their work on time. B) The teacher told the students, 'You must submit your work on time.'. C) The teacher mentioned that the students could submit their work on time. D) The teacher said that the students must submit their work on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher said that the students must submit their work on time. 24. He was listening to music while his sister ..... a book. A) Reads. B) Was reading. C) Is reading. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 25. I ..... 80 kilos three months ago. A) Weighed. B) Was weighing. C) Weighs. D) Have weighed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weighed. 26. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ..... dinner. A) Finishing. B) Finish. C) Will finish. D) Finishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Finishes. 27. Up to now, I ..... any opportunity to check this information. A) Haven't had. B) Haven't been having. C) Didn't have. D) Wasn't having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't had. 28. We'll let you know ..... A) Before we made our decision. B) After we had made our decision. C) While we were making our decision. D) As soon as we have made our decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as we have made our decision. 29. ..... here before?-Yes, I ..... my holidays here last year A.have you ever been/ spent B. have you ever been/ spend C. Did you ever be/ spending D.were you ever/spend A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 30. Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ..... along the street. A) Walked. B) Would walk. C) Was walking. D) Had walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was walking. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesSequence Of Tenses Quiz 1Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 3Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 4Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 5Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 6Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 7Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 8Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books