This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She explained that she ..... for years before she finally felt confident. A) Had struggled. B) Was struggling. C) Struggles. D) Has struggled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had struggled. 2. By the time he ..... out of jail, he will have forgotten how to function in the real world. A) Is getting. B) Will get. C) Got. D) Gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gets. 3. We'll leave ..... A) After the other passengers had got on the bus. B) While the other passengers were getting on the bus. C) When the other passengers got on the bus. D) As soon as the other passengers get on the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As soon as the other passengers get on the bus. 4. 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. 5. I saw that she to hold back her tears. A) Is trying. B) Was trying. C) Tries. D) Has been trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was trying. 6. (where/she/live) ..... before she moved to Chicago? A) Where had she live. B) Where did she live. C) Where had she lived. D) Where have you lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where had she lived. 7. If a cheeseburger and a pizza ..... , who do you think would win? A) Would have a wresel match. B) Have a wrestle match. C) Had a wrestling match. D) Have wrestled match. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had a wrestling match. 8. 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. 9. This is the first time he ..... Japan before. A) Visited. B) Has visited. C) Was visiting. D) Visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has visited. 10. Will you recognize him ..... ? A) After you will see him. B) When you see him. C) Until you were seeing him. D) As soon as you saw him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you see him. 11. When the candidate will speak at the public meeting tonight, his campaign manager will arrange the location for his next appearance. A) Will speak. B) His campaign manager. C) Will arrange. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will speak. 12. She will give the children their dinner ..... A) As soon as he was coming. B) When he had come. C) Before he comes home. D) Until he will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before he comes home. 13. I ..... her since I ..... a student. A) Know/ am. B) Knew/ was. C) Have known/ am. D) Have known/ was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have known/ was. 14. Mary warned her parents that she ..... home late. A) Had come. B) Will come. C) Came. D) Would come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would come. 15. After he ..... the house, he wrote a letter. A) Had cleaned. B) Was cleaning. C) Has cleaned. D) Cleans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had cleaned. 16. I ..... the honourable Prime Minister while I ..... press conference. A) Met, is attending. B) Met, will attend. C) Met, was attending. D) Meet, was attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met, was attending. 17. She admitted that she ..... differently if she had another chance. A) Will act. B) Would act. C) Has acted. D) Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would act. 18. [ ..... ] Tony:We got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people ..... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.[ ..... ] A) Already standed. B) Were already standing. C) Had already standed. D) Had already been standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were already standing. 19. She said that he (to live) in Moscow A) Had lived. B) Had been living. C) Has lived. D) Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lived. 20. My son was sleeping when ..... home.A. went B. has gone C.had gone D. would go A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 21. Maria has made friends with some foreigners since she ..... to Florida. A) Moves. B) Is moving. C) Moved. D) Was moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moved. 22. By the time we arrived, the situation ..... significantly. A) Escalated. B) Had escalated. C) Has escalated. D) Was escalating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had escalated. 23. Bod and Alice have been married ..... A) For 20 years. B) That 20 years. C) Since 20 years. D) When 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For 20 years. 24. We ..... for our friends at the railway station when they arrived. A) Are waiting. B) Were waiting. C) Waited. D) Have waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were waiting. 25. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke Englishdifferently from what she ..... A. will learn B. is learning C. has been learning D. had learnt A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 26. Henry will phone you ..... A) When he finished his homework. B) Before he finished his homework. C) As soon as he finishes his homework. D) After he had finished his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as he finishes his homework. 27. I ..... the proposal carefully before making a final decision. A) Have reviewed. B) Review. C) Am reviewing. D) Will review. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will review. 28. She noticed she ..... already late. A) Was. B) Had. C) Had been. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 29. They will start working on the project as soon as they ..... enough information. A) Obtained. B) Was obtaining. C) Obtain. D) Had obtained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obtain. 30. They admitted that they ..... the risks before making the decision. A) Don't fully consider. B) Haven't fully considered. C) Hadn't fully considered. D) Weren't fully considering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't fully considered. ← 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