This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best answerWhen she came into the hall, she ..... her arms to the audience, smiled and bowed deeply. A) Opened. B) Was opening. C) Is opening. D) Had opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opened. 2. I was sure that he ..... again after the accident. A) Be able to walk. B) Would can walk. C) Would be able to walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would be able to walk. 3. Up to now, the pollution problems ..... yet A. haven't been solved B. are not solving C. hadn't solved D. will not have solved A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 4. I knew that Mercury (be) the closest planet to the Sun, but I didn't feel like answering the question. A) Has been. B) Was. C) Is. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 5. The city has changed a lot since I last ..... it. A) Visit. B) Will visit. C) Visited. D) Would visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 6. I'll do it ..... A) As soon as I have finished my first project. B) When I was finishing my first project. C) After I had finish my first project. D) Until I finished my first project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I have finished my first project. 7. Rose ran so fast that she tripped and ..... A) Fall. B) Fell. C) Falling. D) Fallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell. 8. I will come and see you before I ..... for the States. A) Leave. B) Will leave. C) Have left. D) Shall leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leave. 9. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days.answer choices A) Had been ill. B) Was ill. C) Is ill. D) Has been ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been ill. 10. Es maravilloso que ustedes ..... el subjuntivo. A) Entiendan. B) Entendieran. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entiendan. 11. Tim ..... (do) his homework before he went to bed. A) Have done. B) Do. C) Had done. D) Has done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had done. 12. Creo que mis amigos ..... la semana pasada A) Hayan bailado. B) Bailaran. C) Bailen. D) Han bailado. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Han bailado. 13. Correct the verb form:'They have seen that movie last week.' A) They see that movie last week. B) They will see that movie last week. C) They have seen that movie last week. D) They saw that movie last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They saw that movie last week. 14. He ..... a crucial role in resolving the conflict last year. A) Played. B) Plays. C) Is playing. D) Has played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Played. 15. I saw that my brother ..... asleep. A) Was. B) Was being. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 16. His health has improved a lot since he ..... doing exercises regularly. A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started A) Has started. B) Had started. C) Starts. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Started. 17. It ..... a long time since we were apart. I did not recognize her. A) Is. B) Was. C) Has been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been. 18. He said that they each other for many years. A) Had known. B) Knew. C) Know. D) Have known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had known. 19. I'll stand here waiting with you ..... A) Before the bus comes. B) As soon as the bus had come. C) Until the bus comes. D) After the bus have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until the bus comes. 20. She ..... consistent effort, which explains her steady improvement. A) Is maintaining. B) Has maintained. C) Maintains. D) Maintained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has maintained. 21. Choose the best answerShe ..... very angry when she knows this . A) Shall be. B) Will have been. C) Has been. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be. 22. The children ..... happily in the park when their parents asked them to go home. A) Would play. B) Were playing. C) Played. D) Had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 23. They believed that the problem ..... by better communication. A) Could have been avoided. B) Can be avoided. C) Could be avoided. D) Has been avoided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have been avoided. 24. Alice explained to us that the flower shop ..... down the road. A) Is situated. B) Had been situated. C) Was situated. D) Situated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is situated. 25. By the end of next year, Geoge ..... English for 2 years. A) Will learn. B) Would learn. C) Has learned. D) Will have learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have learned. 26. When I looked round the door, the baby ..... quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping A) Slept. B) Were sleeping. C) Is sleeping. D) Was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was sleeping. 27. My brother ..... at the road when he ..... into a hole. A) Wasn't looking-was falling. B) Didn't look-has fallen. C) Wasn't looking-fell. D) Won't look-fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't looking-fell. 28. The ambulance ..... (leave) by the time the reporters ..... (get) to the scene of the accident. A) Leave/get. B) Had left/got. C) Will had left/got. D) Will leave/get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left/got. 29. He was in Japan last month. He ..... Japan before. A) Had never been visiting. B) Never visited. C) Was never visiting. D) Had never visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had never visited. 30. The longer he waited, ..... he became. A) The more impatient. B) The more impatient. C) The most impatient. D) The impatient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The more impatient. 31. The student wasn't able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms. A) Didn't know. B) Hadn't known. C) Don't knows. D) Doesn't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't know. 32. Helen ..... in the garden when it started to rain slightly. A) Was working. B) Works. C) Will work. D) Has worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was working. 33. That evening we had stayed up to talk about the town, where he had lived for some years. A) Had stayed. B) Where. C) That. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had stayed. 34. His English has improved a lot since he ..... an English course by Mr. John. A) Took. B) Was taking. C) Will take. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 35. My little brother ..... everywhere. He has a lot of energy. A) Run. B) Runs. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runs. 36. ..... we finish the project, the sooner we can start the next one. A) Soonest. B) The sooner. C) The soonest. D) The soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sooner. 37. He explained that the results ..... more reliable if the sample size had been larger. A) Have been. B) Are. C) Will be. D) Would have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have been. 38. Augustus ita se gessit ut nemo eum occidere ..... A) Cupiat. B) Cupiebat. C) Cupiverit. D) Cupivisset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cupivisset. 39. She came into the room while they ..... television. A) Watched. B) Were watching. C) Have watched. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 40. I'll tell you it is good or not after I ..... it. A) Have tried. B) Try. C) Will try. D) Am trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have tried. 41. We'll wait until she ..... A) Arrives. B) Will arrive. C) Arrive. D) Has arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrives. 42. Correct the verb form:'If I was you, I would take that opportunity.' A) If I were you, I would take that opportunity to travel. B) If I were you, I would take that opportunity. C) If I am you, I would take that opportunity. D) If I was you, I would take that opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I were you, I would take that opportunity. 43. He explained that they ..... for us at seven near the gate. A) Will be waiting. B) Would wait. C) Will wait. D) Would be waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would be waiting. 44. After they ..... video games, they finished their works A) Having played. B) Played. C) Had played. D) Have played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had played. 45. We ..... for going home when it began to rain. A. are preparing B. were preparing C. will be preparing D. have prepared A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 46. I will come and see you before I ..... for America. A) Will leave. B) Left. C) Leave. D) Have left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave. 47. I'll think about your suggestion while I ..... for you. A) Will be waiting. B) Am waiting. C) Will wait. D) Was waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am waiting. 48. Choose the best answerHe ..... his Chinese course before he went to China to continue his business. A) Had finished. B) Will finish. C) Will have finished. D) Has finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 49. ..... as soon as I see him. A) I can tell James the news. B) I will tell James the news. C) I tell James the news. D) I would tell the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will tell James the news. 50. Choose the best answerPlease send us a postcard as soon as you ..... in London. A) Are arriving. B) Will arrive. C) Arrive. D) Are going to arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrive. 51. She ..... abroad until last summer A) Never traveled. B) Has never traveled. C) Had never traveled. D) Never travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had never traveled. 52. I thought you ..... so I tried to be quiet. A) Had been sleeping. B) Slept. C) Had slept. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were sleeping. 53. When the first child was born, they ..... for three years. A) Had been married. B) Will have been married. C) Have been married. D) Will be married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been married. 54. Over 20 years ..... but I never forgot the time we first met each other. A) Has gone out. B) Went. C) Have gone up. D) Has gone by. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has gone by. 55. Indirect suggestions MAY NOT be rendered by ..... A) Infinitive phrase. B) Object clause. C) Gerundial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive phrase. 56. All of the players ..... to have a special meeting. A) Was wanting. B) Want. C) Has wanted. D) Wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Want. 57. Run fast lest you (?) miss the train. A) Would. B) Should. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 58. I'll wait until you ..... cryingA. have stopped B. will stop C. stop D. stopped A) C. B) B. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 59. Alan doesn't think they ..... the problem. A) Were still discussing. B) Have discussed. C) Are still discussing. D) Discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are still discussing. 60. Betty said: "I found my passport yesterday." A) Betty said they had found their passport the day before. B) Betty said she had found her passport the day before. C) Betty said he had found his passport two days before. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Betty said she had found her passport the day before. ← 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 8Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books