This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "It was a wonderful time."They said it ..... a wonderful time. A) Has been. B) Would. C) Had been. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 2. Nobody knew what(to happen)next A) Happens. B) Will happen. C) Would happen. D) Happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would happen. 3. By the end of the meeting, everyone ..... a clear understanding of their roles. A) Gained. B) Has gained. C) Was gaining. D) Had gained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gained. 4. I ..... behind you when you ..... that accident. A) Were driving / was having. B) Drove / had. C) Was driving /were having. D) Was driving / had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was driving / had. 5. The teacher informed us that the exam ..... more difficult than the previous one. A) Was. B) Is. C) Will be. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 6. By the time the investigation began, several key documents ..... A) Disappeared. B) Had disappeared. C) Have disappeared. D) Were disappearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had disappeared. 7. Together, with determination and teamwork, ..... win the game and emerge victorious.(future tense) A) We shall. B) They could. C) We might. D) Me may. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We shall. 8. My friend promised he ..... me in a week. A) Visited. B) Will visit. C) Would visit. D) Would be visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would visit. 9. I ..... to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot. A) Didn't go. B) Hadn't gone. C) Isn't going. D) Haven't gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haven't gone. 10. He usually ..... responsibility for his mistakes instead of blaming others. A) Took. B) Has taken. C) Takes. D) Is taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Takes. 11. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown ..... a small dent in the rear fender. A) Was discovering. B) Has discovered. C) Is discovering. D) Discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discovered. 12. We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college. A) Would go. B) Had been going. C) Went. D) Was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was going. 13. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.You ..... my sister for a long time ..... come to see us tonight? A) Hadn't seen; Would you. B) Haven't seen; Are you going. C) Won't see; Will you. D) Haven't seen; Will you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haven't seen; Will you. 14. No conoce a nadie que ..... una hamburguesa A) Busca. B) Busque. C) Han buscando. D) Busquemos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Busque. 15. He said that he ..... a lot of money on advertising to expand his business A. spends B.has spent C. spending D. had spent A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 16. He said that he ..... the truth earlier if he had known the consequences. A) Will tell. B) Tells. C) Would have told. D) Has told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have told. 17. When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ..... him of that. A) Reminded. B) Will remind. C) Have reminded. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will remind. 18. I had no idea what the price of the book ..... A) Will be. B) Is. C) Was. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 19. They noticed they ..... for three hours already. A) Had been flying. B) Have been flying. C) Are flying. D) Were flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been flying. 20. He said he( to go) to the city centre the day before. A) Had gone. B) Will go. C) Has gone. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone. 21. I ..... the consequences more carefully if I had known the risks. A) Have considered. B) Consider. C) Would have considered. D) Will consider. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have considered. 22. The personel manager was interested ..... to quit my present job A) Why had I decided. B) Why I had decided. C) Why I decided. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why I had decided. 23. I explained, "The game won't be so easy" .I explained that the game ..... so easy. A) Will be. B) Would be. C) Wouldn't be. D) Won't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't be. 24. ..... him, I will give him your regards. A) When I see. B) Since I saw. C) Before I saw. D) While I see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I see. 25. We ..... efforts to improve communication within the team recently. A) Are intensifying. B) Intensified. C) Intensify. D) Have intensified. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have intensified. 26. I ..... in the waiting room when I heard someone ..... me A. am sitting/to call B.was sitting/call C. am sitting/called D.have sat/called A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 27. By Christmas, I ..... for Mr. Smith for six years. A) Will be working. B) Will work. C) Will have been working. D) Have been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have been working. 28. Nescio quot bella Augustus ..... A) Gerebat. B) Gereret. C) Gesserit. D) Gessisset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gesserit. 29. Coming into his room, he found that someone broke into it. A) Found. B) Coming. C) Room. D) Broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broke. 30. Never talk to the driver while he ..... A. will be driving B. will drive C. drives D. is driving A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 31. We ..... to the hospital to visit Mike when he ..... to say that he was fine. A) Were driving-was calling. B) Drove-called. C) Were driving-called. D) Drove-was calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were driving-called. 32. In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ..... that warm water ..... more quickly than cold water. A. prove/freeze B. proves/breezed C.proving/freezing D. proved/ freezes A) A. B) B. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 33. They confirmed that the contract ..... before the deadline. A) Is signed. B) Had been signed. C) Has been signed. D) Was signing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been signed. 34. The police found out that Bob Slant (live) in London's suburbs at that time.answer choices A) Has lived. B) Had been living. C) Had lived. D) Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lived. 35. Dudo que Uds ..... su tarea el fine de semana pasada A) Hayan hacido. B) Han hacido. C) Hayan hecho. D) Hicieran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hayan hecho. 36. I will give you this book ..... I meet you tomorrow.A. when B. until C. since D. for A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 37. Jane spent a lot of money yesterday. She had bought a A B Cdress which cost $ 100. D A) Cost. B) Yesterday. C) Had bought. D) Spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had bought. 38. The doctor ..... to us when he has finished the surgery. A) Will have talked. B) Will talk. C) Talks. D) Has talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will talk. 39. What do you think the children ..... when we get home?A. would do B. do C. were doing D. are doing A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 40. It ..... heavily since last night. A) Has been raining. B) Is raining. C) Rained. D) Will rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been raining. 41. ..... , his children will be playing in the yard. A) After Bill had got home. B) Once Bill got home. C) When Bill gets home. D) The moment Bill was getting home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When Bill gets home. 42. Our hometown ..... significantly since we moved to the city. A) Is changing. B) Has changed. C) Changes. D) Was changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has changed. 43. The Angkor complex ..... the entire range of Khmer art from the 9th to the 14th century. A) Represented. B) Was represented. C) Represents. D) Represent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Represents. 44. Ellos tienen que (ser) ..... muy exitosos. A) Sean. B) Fueran. C) Ser. D) Son. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ser. 45. We didn't know the score, but we were sure their team (lose).answer choices A) Had loosen. B) Has lost. C) Had lost. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had lost. 46. Princeps orat ut senatus se ..... (iuvo, iuvare ..... (1)) A) Iuvat. B) Iuvaret. C) Iuvet. D) Iuvisset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iuvet. 47. When they ..... in the garden, the phone ..... A) Were working/rang. B) Work/rings. C) Worked/was ringing. D) Worked/rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were working/rang. 48. Choose the best answerI'll come and see you before I ..... for the States. A) Leave. B) Will leave. C) Left. D) Had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave. 49. She is a professional player. She ..... more than 10 years. A) Has being played. B) Has been playing. C) Is plays. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been playing. 50. Indirect questions should have ..... word order A) Indirect. B) Direct. C) Inverted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct. 51. Transform to indirect speech:'She asked, "Are you coming with us?"' A) She asked if I was coming with them. B) She inquired if I was going with her. C) She asked whether they were joining us. D) She wanted to know if we were coming with her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She asked if I was coming with them. 52. The doctor suggested that his patient A) Stops smoking. B) To stop smoking. C) Stopped smoking. D) Stop smoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stop smoking. 53. A number of unexpected events ..... us from carrying out the plan. A) Was preventing. B) Have prevented. C) Has prevented. D) Have been prevented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have prevented. 54. I'll read the book when I ..... time.A. have B. had C. will have D. would have A) C. B) D. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 55. Senatus Octaviano, cum rerum ..... , titulum Augustum dedit. A) Potiebatur. B) Potitus sit. C) Potitus esset. D) Potiatur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potitus esset. 56. Augustus multa bella gessit ut ..... pacem per totum orbem. A) Condiderit. B) Condidit. C) Conderet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conderet. 57. I was surfing the Internet while my classmates ..... to each other. A) Will chat. B) Have chatted. C) Were chatting. D) Are chatting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were chatting. 58. While I ..... at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction. A) Were waiting. B) Was waiting. C) Waited. D) Had waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was waiting. 59. I ..... (want) Mrs Thomas's young son to touch my ornaments because I ..... (just/clean) them. A) Didn't want/had just cleaned. B) Wanted/had just cleaned. C) Want/has just cleaned. D) Don't want/has just been cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't want/had just cleaned. 60. [ ..... ] Tony:We are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we ..... here for more than five hours. [ ..... ] A) Wait. B) Have waited. C) Have been waiting. D) Are waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been waiting. ← 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 6Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 7Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 8Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books