This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses In English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses In English Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tom ..... before we arrive there. A) Has left. B) Had left. C) Will leave. D) Leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will leave. 2. I was cleaning the house while my parents ..... the dinner. A) Were preparing. B) Prepared. C) Had prepared. D) Are preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were preparing. 3. Peter started learning to play the piano two months ago. He is still learning the piano. A) Peter has learned to play the piano for two months. B) Peter is learning to play the piano at the moment. C) Peter stopped learning to play the piano two months ago. D) Peter has never learned to play the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter has learned to play the piano for two months. 4. This is the first time I have played basketball. A) I have played basketball three times. B) I have never played basketball before. C) I played basketball first. D) I never played basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have never played basketball before. 5. Peter ..... from Paris. He ..... there three weeks ago with his friends. A) Will just return / flies. B) Has just returned / flew. C) Had just returned / flew. D) Is just returning / was flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has just returned / flew. 6. I haven't met my cousin for ages. A) I last met my cousin one year ago. B) It has been ages since I last met my cousin. C) I've met my cousin for ages. D) I met my cousin for ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has been ages since I last met my cousin. 7. Keep quiet, please! The students ..... the exam in the hall now. A) Is taking. B) Are taking. C) Have taken. D) Has taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are taking. 8. My grandfather passed away two years ago. A) My grandfather passed away last year. B) My grandfather is still alive. C) It's been two years since my grandfather passed away. D) My grandfather had passed away before 2016. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's been two years since my grandfather passed away. 9. I forget ..... you. Jane has got married to Peter. A) To tell. B) Tell. C) Told. D) Telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling. 10. Peter has decorated the Christmas tree while his wife was preparing dinner. A) Has decorated. B) The Christmas tree. C) His wife. D) Dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has decorated. 11. ..... I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. A) As soon as. B) Because of. C) While. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 12. By the time you will get home, we will have already been in bed. A) By the time. B) Will get. C) Have already been. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will get. 13. Scarcely had the man left when the bomb exploded. A) The bomb had exploded before the man left. B) No sooner had the man left than the bomb exploded. C) The man left and had the bomb exploded. D) The bomb went off because of the man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner had the man left than the bomb exploded. 14. My mother usually comment on what I am wearing. A) My. B) Usually. C) Comment. D) Am wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comment. 15. This is my first visit to Singapore. A) I visited Singapore last month. B) I have visited Singapore twice. C) This is the first time I have visited Singapore. D) I had never been to Singapore before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had never been to Singapore before. 16. It is the first time my classmates ..... my home. A) Have visited. B) Visited. C) Were visiting. D) Has visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visited. 17. My classmates have searched for information about the schools they wants to apply to for a few months. A) Have searched. B) Wants. C) Apply to. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wants. 18. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. A) She never went to Paris to buy a new dress. B) She never went to Paris without buying a new dress. C) She never bought a new dress without going to Paris. D) She never bought a new dress when she went to Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She never went to Paris without buying a new dress. 19. I ..... home until I finish my lesson. A) Haven't come. B) Don't come. C) Didn't come. D) Won't come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't come. 20. -Why have they demolished that old building?-They ..... a new supermarket there. A) Had built. B) Were building. C) Are going to build. D) Would be built. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are going to build. 21. She has cooked for dinner for two hours. A) She didn't start cooking for dinner until it was two. B) She started cooking for dinner two hours ago. C) She has two hours to cook for dinner. D) Cooking for dinner took her two hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She started cooking for dinner two hours ago. 22. After we ..... our work, we ..... for lunch. A) Having finish/ went. B) Have finished/ went. C) Had finished/went. D) Having finish/ going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished/went. 23. It's a long time since I saw a movie. A) I spent a long time looking for a movie to see. B) I have seen some movies so far. C) The last time I saw a movie was a long time ago. D) I saw a movie that took very long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The last time I saw a movie was a long time ago. 24. My parents ..... a vacation in Phu Quoc last month. A) Have. B) Have had. C) Had. D) Were having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 25. The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel. A) As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking. B) When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better. C) He feels so much better since he stopped smoking. D) Though he feels better, he still smokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better. Next →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesSequence Of Tenses In English Quiz 2Sequence Of Tenses In English Quiz 3Aspect QuizHabitual Aspect QuizLexical Aspect QuizPerfect Aspect QuizProgressive Aspect QuizProgressive Verb Forms QuizProgressive Verb Tenses QuizProgressive Verbs Tense QuizSequence Of Tenses QuizTalking About The Past QuizTense Agreement QuizTense Errors QuizTenses And Verb Forms QuizTenses Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books