This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Sequence Of Tenses – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 25 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... breakfast when the phone rang. A) Was eating. B) Is eating. C) Has eaten. D) Eats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating. 2. Mitchell will not be allowed to go out until he ..... cleaning the kitchen. A) Fished. B) Had finished. C) Has finished. D) Will finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has finished. 3. The last time I saw her was a week ago. A) I haven't seen her for a week. B) I have seen her for a week. C) I haven't seen her since a week. D) I have seen her since a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I haven't seen her for a week. 4. She explained that she ..... for years before she finally felt confident. A) Had struggled. B) Has struggled. C) Struggles. D) Was struggling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had struggled. 5. By the time he ..... out of jail, he will have forgotten how to function in the real world. A) Got. B) Will get. C) Gets. D) Is getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gets. 6. We'll leave ..... A) As soon as the other passengers get on the bus. B) When the other passengers got on the bus. C) After the other passengers had got on the bus. D) While the other passengers were getting on the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as the other passengers get on the bus. 7. John said: "You should see a lawyer, Ted." A) John advised Ted to see a lawyer. B) John advised Ted not to see a lawyer. C) John advised Ted to seeing a lawyer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John advised Ted to see a lawyer. 8. I saw that she to hold back her tears. A) Tries. B) Is trying. C) Has been trying. D) Was trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was trying. 9. (where/she/live) ..... before she moved to Chicago? A) Where did she live. B) Where had she lived. C) Where had she live. D) Where have you lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where had she lived. 10. If a cheeseburger and a pizza ..... , who do you think would win? A) Have wrestled match. B) Have a wrestle match. C) Had a wrestling match. D) Would have a wresel match. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had a wrestling match. 11. Modal verbs are never changed according to the rule of the Sequence of Tenses A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. This is the first time he ..... Japan before. A) Visited. B) Was visiting. C) Visited. D) Has visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has visited. 13. Will you recognize him ..... ? A) When you see him. B) Until you were seeing him. C) After you will see him. D) As soon as you saw him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you see him. 14. When the candidate will speak at the public meeting tonight, his campaign manager will arrange the location for his next appearance. A) Will speak. B) At. C) His campaign manager. D) Will arrange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will speak. 15. She will give the children their dinner ..... A) Before he comes home. B) When he had come. C) As soon as he was coming. D) Until he will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before he comes home. 16. I ..... her since I ..... a student. A) Know/ am. B) Knew/ was. C) Have known/ am. D) Have known/ was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have known/ was. 17. Mary warned her parents that she ..... home late. A) Came. B) Would come. C) Will come. D) Had come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would come. 18. After he ..... the house, he wrote a letter. A) Cleans. B) Was cleaning. C) Had cleaned. D) Has cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had cleaned. 19. I ..... the honourable Prime Minister while I ..... press conference. A) Meet, was attending. B) Met, is attending. C) Met, was attending. D) Met, will attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Met, was attending. 20. She admitted that she ..... differently if she had another chance. A) Would act. B) Will act. C) Acts. D) Has acted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would act. 21. [ ..... ] Tony:We got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people ..... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.[ ..... ] A) Already standed. B) Were already standing. C) Had already standed. D) Had already been standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were already standing. 22. She said that he (to live) in Moscow A) Had lived. B) Lived. C) Had been living. D) Has lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived. 23. My son was sleeping when ..... home.A. went B. has gone C.had gone D. would go A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. Maria has made friends with some foreigners since she ..... to Florida. A) Moved. B) Moves. C) Was moving. D) Is moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moved. 25. By the time we arrived, the situation ..... significantly. A) Had escalated. B) Escalated. C) Has escalated. D) Was escalating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had escalated. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesSequence Of Tenses Quiz 1Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 2Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 3Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 4Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 5Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 6Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 7Sequence Of Tenses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books