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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the closest sentenceShe began to play the piano three years ago. A) She hasn't played the piano for three years. B) She has played the piano for three years. C) She stops playing the piano now. D) She doesn't play the piano now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has played the piano for three years. 2. We'll be able to leave for the airport as soon as the taxi ..... A) Was arriving. B) Arrives. C) Will arrive. D) Arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrives. 3. What strategies do ..... to ensure that we increase the profit percentage A) We employ. B) We employed. C) Shall we employ. D) We employing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We employ. 4. When I came into the room, two boys ..... a picture book together. A) Read. B) Are reading. C) Have read. D) Were reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were reading. 5. Quyen ..... in the supermarket when she saw her old friend. A) Has shopped. B) Shops. C) Is shopping. D) Was shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shopping. 6. Rogant quid faciat. A) Primary (Present + Present). B) Primary (Present + Future). C) Historic (Imperfect + Perfect). D) Historic (Perfect and Pluperfect). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary (Present + Present). 7. He said the bus ..... a little late that day. A) Will be. B) Might be. C) Can be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might be. 8. ..... he does the work, the betterresult he will get. A) The more carefully. B) More carefully. C) Most carefully. D) The most carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The more carefully. 9. Please send us a postcard as soon as you ..... in London. A) Arrive. B) Is going to arrive. C) Arrived. D) Will arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrive. 10. He ..... to the theatre tonight. He has got a free ticket. A) Is going. B) Goes. C) Will go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is going. 11. Before she went to bed, she ..... her homework already. A) Had finished. B) Was finishing. C) Finished. D) Is finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 12. Listen! There's someone at the door. I ..... the door for you. A) Am going to open. B) Am opening. C) Will open. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will open. 13. I suggest that he ..... harder A) Studied. B) Study. C) Should study. D) Should study/ study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should study/ study. 14. The teacher warned us she ..... (present) at the exam. A) Would not be present. B) Would not be presented. C) Will be present. D) Would not present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would not be present. 15. Choose the correct sentence that maintains proper sequence of tenses: A) She said that she will go to the store if she had time. B) He mentioned that he would start his new job when he had finished his current project. C) If I knew you were coming, I would have baked a cake, but I will not see you again. D) They knew that she is preparing for the exam before she would leave for vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He mentioned that he would start his new job when he had finished his current project. 16. Ellos dudaban que yo ..... a la escuela. A) Ande. B) Anduviera. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anduviera. 17. When I entered the room, everyone ..... A) Has been dancing. B) Had danced. C) Danced. D) Was dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was dancing. 18. The developer explained that the application ..... tested thoroughly before release. A) Is. B) Was. C) Will be. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 19. He fell down when he ..... towards the church. A) Run. B) Was running. C) Had run. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 20. We are going to stay in his flat while ..... A) We were in Scotland. B) We will be in Scotland. C) We had been in Scotland. D) We are in Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will be in Scotland. 21. Lan has learnt English since she ..... a small girlA has been B. had been C.was D. would be A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 22. Didn't you know that Sharon ..... for the USA? A) Had left. B) Has been left. C) Has left. D) Had been left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 23. I will take the dog out for a walk ..... A) As soon as I have finished my homework. B) Until I finished my homework. C) When I was finishing my homework. D) After I had finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I have finished my homework. 24. By the time he arrives here tomorrow, they ..... for London. A) Would have left. B) Are leaving. C) Will have left. D) Will left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have left. 25. I knew that my brother (to have) a problem A) Had. B) Has. C) Have. D) Have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 26. This was the first time I ..... to NY! A) Was. B) Am. C) Have been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 27. ..... the hotel, the better the service. A) More expensive. B) The most expensive. C) Most expensive. D) The more expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The more expensive. 28. Choose the best answerBy the end of next year, George ..... English for two years. A) Will learn. B) Will have learned. C) Has learned. D) Would learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have learned. 29. As soon as she ..... the door, she ..... there was someone in the room. A) Was opening/was realizing. B) Were opening/were realizing. C) Opened/realized. D) Opens/ will realize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opened/realized. 30. She ..... to say that she disagreed. A) Heard. B) Was heard. C) Has heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was heard. ← 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