WorksheetsSequence Of Tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The student wasn’t able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms.
don't knows
hadn't known
doesn't know
didn’t know
I knew that Mercury (be) the closest planet to the Sun, but I didn’t feel like answering the question.
was
is
has been
had been
Mike hoped that his friend (help) him with his car.
answer choices
helped
should help
will help
would help
We didn’t know the score, but we were sure their team (lose).
answer choices
had lost
lost
has lost
had loosen
Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days.
answer choices
has been ill
had been ill
was ill
is ill
The children were afraid of making any noise – Mom (sleep).
answer choices
slept
had slept
has been sleeping
was sleeping
He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me.
answer choices
had trusted
trusts
trusted
didn't trustededed
We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college.
was going
went
had been going
would go
The police found out that Bob Slant (live) in London’s suburbs at that time.
answer choices
had been living
had lived
lived
has lived
My parents decided that we (celebrate) my birthday on Saturday.
answer choices
have celebrated
had celebrated
will celebrate
would celebrate
Ann hasn’t been informed that the lecture (not / take place) on Friday.
answer choices
didn’t take place
won’t take place
wouldn’t take place
isn't taking place
Newton discovered that the force of gravity (make) apples fall.
didn't make
makes
made
has made
He liked you better than he (like) me.
likes
will like
liked
had been liking
I shall nurse him so that he (can) live.
can
could
will be able to
When the subordinate clause denotes place, reason or comparison, it may be in any tense, even if there is a past tense in the principal clause
TRUE
cap (false)
He (play) here for a long time now.
played
had been playing
has been playing
has played
Run fast lest you (?) miss the train.
would
should
could
will
Object clauses are connected to the main clause by the conjunctions "when, where, why" and by conjunctive adverbs and pronouns, such as "them, her, him, it", and some others.
what
correct. i agree
literally don't care
nah that is wrong for sure
If the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the object subordinate clause should also be used in one of the past tenses.
can't disagree with this statement
this is weird. i don't believe in this.
you're absolutely right
hmm... debatable
Change the sentence using reported speech:
Why didn’t Isabel call me?- asked her brother.
Her brother asked me if I sold biscuits.
Her brother wondered if Isabel couldn't call him.
Isabel’s brother wanted to know why she hadn’t called him.
Isabel’s brother wanted to know why she didn't call him.
