Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 15 (25 MCQs)

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1. After I ..... lunch, I looked for my bag.
2. They ..... a lot of preparation before the match started A. has made B. had C.will be made D. are making
3. Henry was packing the suitcases while his wife ..... the room.
4. She ..... high standards for herself in every project she undertakes.
5. Es verdad que Lidia no ..... leer.
6. I will give John your letter as soon as I ..... him at school tomorrow.
7. When I was ten I already ..... I wanted to be a scientist.
8. While I ..... TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
9. She said that it ..... her an hour to finish the report.
10. She ..... the floor when Helen phoned.
11. You ..... a lot since the last time I saw you.
12. After we ..... our work, we ..... for lunch. A. having finish/went B. have finished/went C. had finished/ went D. having finish/going
13. After she ..... at the hospital for 2 years, she ..... to give up the job yesterday. A. had been working/ decides B.had been working/ decided C. working/had decided D. is working/will decide
14. By the time we reach the airport, the plane ..... (already, leave).
15. Our grandfather ..... as an engineer for 30 years before he retired in 1980. A.worked B. was working C. has been working D.had been working
16. Indirect orders are introduced by the verbs .....
17. Choose the best answerWhen she came into the hall, she ..... her arms to the audience, smiled and bowed deeply.
18. I was sure that he ..... again after the accident.
19. 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
20. I knew that Mercury (be) the closest planet to the Sun, but I didn't feel like answering the question.
21. The city has changed a lot since I last ..... it.
22. I'll do it .....
23. Rose ran so fast that she tripped and .....
24. I will come and see you before I ..... for the States.
25. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days.answer choices