This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In reported speech, which tense is often used to shift the verb tenses back by one tense? A) Present tense. B) Past tense. C) Future tense. D) Conditional tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past tense. 2. Mary said: "I will help my sister tomorrow." A) Mary said she would help my sister the following day. B) Mary said she would help her sister the previous day. C) Mary said she would help her sister the following day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary said she would help her sister the following day. 3. Transform to indirect speech:'He exclaimed, "What a beautiful day!"' A) He shouted that it was a beautiful day. B) He remarked, 'What a lovely day!'. C) He said it was a lovely day. D) He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day. 4. The teacher told the children that water (to boil) at 100$^\circ$C A) Boiled. B) Boils. C) Will boil. D) Had boiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boils. 5. John was sure that I ( to leave) the city. A) Had left. B) Had leaved. C) Will leave. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 6. The boss ..... (leave) by the time the order come in. A) Will have left. B) Shall have left. C) Will had left. D) Will has left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have left. 7. At this time next week, they ..... in the train on their way to Paris. A) Will sit. B) Will be sitting. C) Will have sat. D) Will have been sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be sitting. 8. She ..... considerable progress since she started working with a mentor. A) Has made. B) Made. C) Makes. D) Is making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has made. 9. No estoy seguro de que ellos (salir) ..... a tiempo. A) Salir. B) Salgan. C) Salieran. D) Salen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salgan. 10. I have been saving money because I ..... buy a computer. A) Shall. B) Will. C) Am going to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am going to. 11. Who ..... when I came?A. were you talking to B. are you talking toC. you were talking to D. you are talking to A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 12. He ..... doubts about whether the plan was feasible at the time. A) Expressed. B) Expresses. C) Has expressed. D) Is expressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressed. 13. When I arrived at the party, they ..... home. A) Already went. B) Have already gone. C) Had already gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already gone. 14. Choose the best answer ..... at 9.00, his employees will have been working for two hours. A) By the time the boss arrived. B) By the time the boss arrives. C) When the boss arrived. D) When the boss had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time the boss arrives. 15. Tom said everything ..... ready when the match ..... A) Will be / starts. B) Would be / started. C) Is / started. D) Will be / started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would be / started. 16. While she ..... her options, the deadline passed unexpectedly. A) Was weighing. B) Weighed. C) Has weighed. D) Weighs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was weighing. 17. ..... badminton since they ..... to Canada? A) Have they played-come. B) Did they play-come. C) Will they play-come. D) Have they played-came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have they played-came. 18. I'll tell you it is good or not after I ..... it. A. try B.am trying C. have tried D.will try A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 19. He ..... the dishes before he ..... breakfast.( wash/ have) A) Washes-has. B) Had washed-had. C) Washed-had had. D) Washed-had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had washed-had. 20. He rested his horse for it ..... A) Limps. B) Was limping. C) Has been limping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was limping. 21. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class ..... A.had already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 22. While the plumber was repairing the dishwasher, I had A B C watched the smartphone. D A) Plumber. B) Was repairing. C) Had watched. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had watched. 23. When he came out of the room, he looked he had seen a ghost. A) As. B) As though. C) When. D) If. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As though. 24. No es verdad que nosotros ..... a el centro comercial anoche A) Hemos ido. B) Hayamos ido. C) Vayamos. D) Fueramos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hayamos ido. 25. I found out that he ..... A) Is lying. B) Has been lying. C) Was lying. D) None of the above. 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