This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. - "Your face ..... dirty, Tom."- "All right I ..... it." A) Has been/am washing. B) Has been/will wash. C) Is/am going to wash. D) Is/will wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is/will wash. 2. Mary has been financially independent since she ..... to work. A) Would go out. B) Went out. C) Was going out. D) Will go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went out. 3. "It was a wonderful time."They said it ..... a wonderful time. A) Has been. B) Had. C) Had been. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 4. Nobody knew what(to happen)next A) Will happen. B) Happens. C) Would happen. D) Happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would happen. 5. By the end of the meeting, everyone ..... a clear understanding of their roles. A) Was gaining. B) Gained. C) Had gained. D) Has gained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gained. 6. I ..... behind you when you ..... that accident. A) Was driving /were having. B) Drove / had. C) Were driving / was having. D) Was driving / had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was driving / had. 7. The teacher informed us that the exam ..... more difficult than the previous one. A) Is. B) Has been. C) Was. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 8. By the time the investigation began, several key documents ..... A) Had disappeared. B) Have disappeared. C) Disappeared. D) Were disappearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had disappeared. 9. 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. 10. My friend promised he ..... me in a week. A) Would be visiting. B) Will visit. C) Would visit. D) Visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would visit. 11. I ..... to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot. A) Haven't gone. B) Isn't going. C) Didn't go. D) Hadn't gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't gone. 12. He usually ..... responsibility for his mistakes instead of blaming others. A) Has taken. B) Took. C) Is taking. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Takes. 13. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown ..... a small dent in the rear fender. A) Discovered. B) Was discovering. C) Is discovering. D) Has discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discovered. 14. We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college. A) Was going. B) Went. C) Had been going. D) Would go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 15. 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) Haven't seen; Will you. B) Won't see; Will you. C) Hadn't seen; Would you. D) Haven't seen; Are you going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't seen; Will you. 16. No conoce a nadie que ..... una hamburguesa A) Busca. B) Busque. C) Han buscando. D) Busquemos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Busque. 17. 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) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 18. He said that he ..... the truth earlier if he had known the consequences. A) Would have told. B) Has told. C) Will tell. D) Tells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have told. 19. When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ..... him of that. A) Reminded. B) Remind. C) Have reminded. D) Will remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will remind. 20. I had no idea what the price of the book ..... A) Was. B) Has been. C) Is. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 21. They noticed they ..... for three hours already. A) Have been flying. B) Were flying. C) Are flying. D) Had been flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been flying. 22. He said he( to go) to the city centre the day before. A) Has gone. B) Will go. C) Had gone. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 23. I ..... the consequences more carefully if I had known the risks. A) Consider. B) Will consider. C) Would have considered. D) Have considered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have considered. 24. 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. 25. I explained, "The game won't be so easy" .I explained that the game ..... so easy. A) Will be. B) Would be. C) Won't be. D) Wouldn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't be. 26. ..... him, I will give him your regards. A) While I see. B) Since I saw. C) When I see. D) Before I saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I see. 27. We ..... efforts to improve communication within the team recently. A) Are intensifying. B) Intensify. C) Intensified. D) Have intensified. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have intensified. 28. 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) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 29. By Christmas, I ..... for Mr. Smith for six years. A) Will be working. B) Have been working. C) Will work. D) Will have been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have been working. 30. Nescio quot bella Augustus ..... A) Gerebat. B) Gessisset. C) Gesserit. D) Gereret. 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