This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. I have never played football before. This is the first time I ..... to play. A) Have tried. B) Am trying. C) Tried. D) Try. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have tried. 2. - "Your face ..... dirty, Tom."- "All right I ..... it." A) Is/am going to wash. B) Is/will wash. C) Has been/am washing. D) Has been/will wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is/will wash. 3. Mary has been financially independent since she ..... to work. A) Went out. B) Will go out. C) Was going out. D) Would go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went out. 4. "It was a wonderful time."They said it ..... a wonderful time. A) Had. B) Has been. C) Had been. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 5. Nobody knew what(to happen)next A) Happen. B) Happens. C) Will happen. D) Would happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would happen. 6. By the end of the meeting, everyone ..... a clear understanding of their roles. A) Had gained. B) Gained. C) Has gained. D) Was gaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gained. 7. I ..... behind you when you ..... that accident. A) Were driving / was having. B) Was driving / had. C) Was driving /were having. D) Drove / had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was driving / had. 8. The teacher informed us that the exam ..... more difficult than the previous one. A) Has been. B) Is. C) Was. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 9. By the time the investigation began, several key documents ..... A) Had disappeared. B) Disappeared. C) Have disappeared. D) Were disappearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had disappeared. 10. 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. 11. My friend promised he ..... me in a week. A) Will visit. B) Would be visiting. C) Would visit. D) Visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would visit. 12. I ..... to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot. A) Haven't gone. B) Didn't go. C) Isn't going. D) Hadn't gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't gone. 13. He usually ..... responsibility for his mistakes instead of blaming others. A) Takes. B) Is taking. C) Took. D) Has taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Takes. 14. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown ..... a small dent in the rear fender. A) Has discovered. B) Was discovering. C) Is discovering. D) Discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discovered. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. No conoce a nadie que ..... una hamburguesa A) Busca. B) Busque. C) Han buscando. D) Busquemos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Busque. 18. 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) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 19. He said that he ..... the truth earlier if he had known the consequences. A) Would have told. B) Will tell. C) Tells. D) Has told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have told. 20. When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ..... him of that. A) Will remind. B) Remind. C) Have reminded. D) Reminded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will remind. 21. I had no idea what the price of the book ..... A) Is. B) Has been. C) Will be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 22. They noticed they ..... for three hours already. A) Were flying. B) Are flying. C) Have been flying. D) Had been flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been flying. 23. He said he( to go) to the city centre the day before. A) Had gone. B) Went. C) Has gone. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone. 24. I ..... the consequences more carefully if I had known the risks. A) Would have considered. B) Consider. C) Have considered. D) Will consider. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have considered. 25. 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. 26. I explained, "The game won't be so easy" .I explained that the game ..... so easy. A) Wouldn't be. B) Won't be. C) Will be. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't be. 27. ..... him, I will give him your regards. A) When I see. B) Before I saw. C) Since I saw. D) While I see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I see. 28. We ..... efforts to improve communication within the team recently. A) Have intensified. B) Intensified. C) Intensify. D) Are intensifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have intensified. 29. 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) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 30. By Christmas, I ..... for Mr. Smith for six years. A) Will have been working. B) Will work. C) Have been working. D) Will be working. 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