WorksheetsSequence of tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
leave
will leave
left
had left
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By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
will have been working
will work
have been working
will be working
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Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
was going
has gone
went
go
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He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
finished
finishes
will finish
finish
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They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
will play
will be playing
play
would play
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She ………………very angry when she knows this .
shall be
will have been
has been
will be
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Mark was listening to music while his sister …………….a book .
read
reads
is reading
was reading
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When I was young, I _______to be a singer.
want
was wanting
wanted
had wanted
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............at 9.00 , his employees will have been working for two hours.
By the time the boss arrived
By the time the boss arrives
When the boss arrived
When the boss had arrived
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________, I will give him the report.
When he had returned
When he returns
Until he returned
When he has returned
Choose the closest sentence
She began to play the piano three years ago.
She hasn’t played the piano for three years.
She has played the piano for three years.
She doesn’t play the piano now.
She stops playing the piano now.
Choose the Closest sentence
The last time I saw her was three years ago.
I have not seen her for three years.
About three years ago, I used to meet her.
I have seen her for the last three years.
I saw her three years ago and will never meet her.
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When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I______ him of that.
will remind
remind
have reminded
reminded
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The manager______ the store before I arrived.
closed
had closed
has closed
was closed
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Please send us a postcard as soon as you______ in London.
will arrive
are going to arrive
arrive
are arriving
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He______ his Chinese course before he went to China to continue his business.
will have finished
has finished
had finished
will finish
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By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
wrote
writes
has written
had written
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After I ______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
had
had had
will have had
have had
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By the end of next year, George______ English for two years.
will have learned
will learn
has learned
would learn
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When she came into the hall, she ______ her arms to the audience, smiled and bowed deeply.
opened
had opened
was opening
is opening
