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WorksheetsSequence of tenses
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
He said that he ____ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business.
spends
has spent
spending
had spent
The train _____ when we got to the station.
just left
just leaves
had just left
will leave
Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______.
would/ arrived
will/ arrive
will have/ arriving
would be/ arriving
At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam.
will have taking
will be taking
will be taken
would take
-____ before? – Yes, I ____ my holidays here last year.
have you ever been / spent
have you ever been / spend
Did you ever be / spending
were you ever / spend
______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine.
as soon as
because of
while
until
Peter said he _____ a test the following day.
had had
will have
has had
would have
After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job yesterday.
had been working/ decides
had been working/ decided
working / had decided
is working/ will decide
Tom _____ before we arrive there.
has left
had left
will leave
leaves
In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ______ that warm water _____ more quickly than cold water.
prove/freeze
proves / breezed
proving / freezing
proved/freezes
After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch.
having finish/ went
have finished/ went
had finished/went
having finish/ going
After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
leave
leaves
left
leaving
– Why have they demolished that old building? – They ____ a new supermarket there.
had built
were building
are going to build
would be built
After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
will finish
has finished
had finished
will have finished
I _______ home until I finish my lesson.
haven’t come
don’t come
didn’t come
won’t come
Alice _____ for Washington as soon as she had finished her exam.
will leave
would leave
leaves
left
What do you think the children _____ when we get home?
would do
do
were doing
are doing
I’ll marry her as soon as she _____ all her problems.
solves
has solved
had solved
solve
Scarcely had the man left when the bomb exploded.
The bomb had exploded before the man left.
No sooner had the man left than the bomb exploded.
The man left and had the bomb exploded.
The bomb went off because of the man
It's ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.
I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago.
I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time.
I haven't seen any Hollywood film before.
It's ages when I saw a last Hollywood film.
No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss / rang back.
Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
The sooner he stops smoking, the better he'll feel.
As soon as he feels better, he'll try to stop smoking.
When he stops smoking, he'll begin to feel better.
He feels so much better since he stopped smoking.
Though he feels better, he still smokes.
He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
He had tested his eyes ten months before.
He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months.
As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
He waved his hand at the same time as she did.
He waved his hand and at once she turned away.
She turned away because he waved his hand too soon
She has cooked for dinner for two hours.
She didn't start cooking for dinner until it was two.
She started cooking for dinner two hours ago.
She has two hours to cook for dinner.
Cooking for dinner took her two hours.
It's a long time since I saw a movie.
I spent a long time looking for a movie to see.
I have seen some movies so far.
The last time I saw a movie was a long time ago.
I saw a movie that took very long time.
Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never went to Paris to buy a new dress
She never went to Paris without buying a new dress.
She never bought a new dress without going to Paris.
She never bought a new dress when she went to Paris.
Peter ______ from Paris. He ______ there three weeks ago with his friends.
will just return / flies
has just returned / flew
had just returned / flew
is just returning / was flying
Look! The boy ______ at the desk is Mary's boyfriend.
stand
stands
standing
stood
I forget ______ you. Jane has got married to Peter.
to tell
tell
told
telling
I knew that she .......... Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.
has visited
has been visiting
visited
had visited
He knew that she ......... as her eyes were red.
is crying
has been crying
was crying
had been crying
She said that the robber -------her when she was opening the door to her apartment.
attacked
has attacked
was attacking
had attacked
My younger daughter learned in class yesterday that the Earth ........... around the Sun.
revolves
is revolving
revolved
was revolving
I can give you this book .................................... .
if you want to read it
in case you will want to read it
unless you will want to read it
which will you want to read
