Free Printable Sequence of tenses

1.

When I _______ to the airport, I realized that I _______ my passport at home.

a)

got/was left

b)

had got/had left

c)

got/had left

d)

got/left

2.

Call me as soon as you _______ your test results.

a)

got

b)

will have got

c)

will get

d)

get

3.

I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

a)

walked

b)

walk

c)

am walking

d)

was walking

4.

The boy fell while he _______ down the stairs.

a)

runs

b)

was running

c)

running

d)

run

5.

While I _______ at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

a)

were waiting

b)

had waited

c)

waited

d)

was waiting

6.

Linda took great photos of butterflies while she _______ in the forest.

a)

had hiked

b)

is hiking

c)

hiked

d)

was hiking

7.

The phone _______ suddenly while Joanna was doing the housework.

a)

is ringing

b)

had rung

c)

was ringing

d)

rang

8.

By the time you will get home, we will have already been in bed.

a)

A. By the time

b)

B. will get

c)

C. have already been

d)

D. in

9.

He bought the house a few years ago. He still owns it.

a)

A. He has bought the house for a few years.

b)

B. He has had the house for a few years.

c)

C. He is living in the house in a few years.

d)

D. He lived in the house a year ago.

10.

He started to practise swimming when he was a kid, and he still practises swimming.

a)

A. Thanh practiced swimming when he was a kid.

b)

B. Thanh has practised swimming since he was a kid.

c)

C. Thanh was a swimmer when he was a kid.

d)

D. Thanh was a swimmer as a kid.

11.

This is the first time I have played basketball.

a)

A. I have played basketball three times.

b)

B. I have never played basketball before.

c)

C. I played basketball first.

d)

D. I never played basketball.

12.

My mother usually comment on what I am wearing.

a)

A. My

b)

B. usually

c)

C. comment

d)

D. am wearing

13.

I have taken piano lessons with the best instructor in the city since two weeks.

a)

A. have taken

b)

B. lessons

c)

C. in

d)

D. since

14.

At the same time last month, my family ______ my grandpa’s 80^th birthday.

a)

A. celebrate

b)

B. were celebrating

c)

C. had celebrated

d)

D. celebrated

15.

My grandfather passed away two years ago.

a)

A. My grandfather passed away last year.

b)

B. My grandfather is still alive.

c)

C. It’s been two years since my grandfather passed away.

d)

D. My grandfather had passed away before 2016.

16.

Phuong started to study English when he was in secondary school, and he still studies English.

a)

A. Phuong was studying English when he was in secondary school.

b)

B. Phuong studied English in secondary school.

c)

C. Phuong has never studied English.

d)

D. Phuong has studied English since he was in secondary school.

17.

I ______ as a teacher since I left university.

a)

A. have worked

b)

B. has worked

c)

C. works

d)

D. is working

18.

Keep quiet, please! The students ______ the exam in the hall now.

a)

A. is taking

b)

B. are taking

c)

C. have taken

d)

D. has taken

19.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

3. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

20.

The bus __________ late at the terminal last night.

a)

A. arrive

b)

B. arrives

c)

C. arrived

d)

D. is arriving

21.

Rose ran so fast that she tripped and __________.

a)

A. fall

b)

B. fell

c)

C. falling

d)

D. fallen

22.

The doctor ________ to us when he has finished the surgery.

a)

talks

b)

has talked

c)

will talk

23.

He was in Japan last month. He___________Japan before.

a)

never visited

b)

was never visiting

c)

had never visited

d)

had never been visiting

24.

This was the first time I_______________to NY!

a)

was

b)

have been

c)

had been

d)

am

25.

Peter has decorated the Christmas tree while his wife was preparing dinner.

a)

A. has decorated

b)

B. the Christmas tree

c)

C. his wife

d)

D. dinner

26.

Peter started learning to play the piano two months ago. He is still learning the piano.

a)

A. Peter has learned to play the piano for two months.

b)

B. Peter is learning to play the piano at the moment.

c)

C. Peter stopped learning to play the piano two months ago.

d)

D. Peter has never learned to play the piano.

27.

This is my first visit to Singapore.

a)

A. I visited Singapore last month.

b)

B. I have visited Singapore twice.

c)

C. This is the first time I have visited Singapore.

d)

D. I had never been to Singapore before.

28.

I haven’t met my cousin for ages.

a)

I last met my cousin one year ago.

b)

It has been ages since I last met my cousin.

c)

I’ve met my cousin for ages.

d)

I met my cousin for ages.

29.

______, I will work for my uncle’s company.

a)

A. As soon as I graduate from the university

b)

B. After I will graduate from the university

c)

C. When I was graduating from the university

d)

D. Until I had graduated from the university

30.

Bill’s mother won’t let him go out with his friends ______.

a)

A. when he finished his homework

b)

B. after he had finished his homework

c)

C. once he finished his homework

d)

D. until he has finished his homework

31.

He will take the dog out for a walk dinner.

a)

A. as soon as he finishes

b)

B. as soon as he finish

c)

C. While he will finish

d)

D. before he shall have finished

32.

_________him, I will give him your regards.

a)

A. When I see

b)

B. Before I saw

c)

C.since I saw

d)

D. while I see

33.

John will look for a job __________.

a)

A. after he had passed his exams

b)

B. as soon as he passes his exams

c)

C. while he was passing his exams

d)

D. before he passed his exams

34.

I will call you ______.

a)

A. when I get off the plane

b)

B. as soon as I got off the plane

c)

C. until I got off the plane

d)

D. after I had got off the plane

35.

I will call and tell you something interesting ______.

a)

A. before I came home after work

b)

B. after I had come home after work

c)

C. while I was coming home after work

d)

D. when I come home after work

Sequence of tenses

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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