Quiz no. 1253 (Tense)- 100q

1. By the time she arrives, the bus _____ already. (a) will leave (b) will have left (c) leaves (d) had left

2. If I _____ you, I would have apologized earlier. (a) was (b) am (c) had been (d) were

3. She _____ in this company for ten years by next month. (a) will work (b) will have been working (c) works (d) has worked

4. When I entered the room, everyone _____ quietly for the exam to begin. (a) sat (b) was sitting (c) had sat (d) has been sitting

5. Hardly _____ the news when celebrations began. (a) had they heard (b) they heard (c) they had heard (d) have they heard

6. By 2030, scientists _____ a cure for many diseases. (a) will discover (b) will have discovered (c) discover (d) discovered

7. He acts as if he _____ the king himself. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) had been

8. I wish I _____ harder during my school days. (a) studied (b) had studied (c) study (d) have studied

9. The patient _____ for hours before the doctor finally arrived. (a) had been waiting (b) waited (c) was waiting (d) has waited

10. Unless it rains soon, the crops _____. (a) will die (b) die (c) died (d) had died

11. No sooner _____ the bell than the students rushed out. (a) rang (b) had rung (c) has rung (d) rings

12. She _____ English fluently since she moved to London last year. (a) speaks (b) has been speaking (c) spoke (d) had spoken

13. If you _____ earlier, you would have caught the train. (a) arrived (b) had arrived (c) arrive (d) have arrived

14. By the end of this year, I _____ this book three times. (a) will read (b) will have read (c) read (d) have read

15. While I _____ TV, the power went out. (a) watched (b) was watching (c) had watched (d) have watched

16. It's time we _____ home; it's getting late. (a) go (b) went (c) had gone (d) have gone

17. He _____ here since 2010, but he plans to move next year. (a) lives (b) has lived (c) lived (d) had lived

18. Suppose you _____ the lottery, what would you do? (a) win (b) won (c) had won (d) have won

19. They _____ on this project for months before it was canceled. (a) worked (b) had been working (c) work (d) have worked

20. By tomorrow, the team _____ the report. (a) will finish (b) will have finished (c) finishes (d) finished

21. She talks as though she _____ everything. (a) knows (b) knew (c) had known (d) has known

22. Had I known about the meeting, I _____. (a) would attend (b) would have attended (c) attend (d) attended

23. The film _____ by the time we reached the cinema. (a) started (b) had started (c) starts (d) has started

24. I _____ this novel since last week, and it's really gripping. (a) read (b) am reading (c) have been reading (d) had read

25. If only he _____ more careful! (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) had been

26. They _____ married for twenty years next anniversary. (a) will be (b) will have been (c) are (d) have been

27. Scarcely _____ the room when the phone rang. (a) I entered (b) had I entered (c) I had entered (d) have I entered

28. He _____ as a teacher before he became a writer. (a) works (b) worked (c) has worked (d) had worked

29. By next summer, we _____ in this house for a decade. (a) will live (b) will have lived (c) live (d) lived

30. While the children _____, their parents arrived. (a) played (b) were playing (c) had played (d) have played

31. I would rather you _____ the truth. (a) tell (b) told (c) had told (d) have told

32. She _____ for the bus when it started raining heavily. (a) waited (b) was waiting (c) had waited (d) has waited

33. If he _____ harder, he might have passed the exam. (a) studies (b) studied (c) had studied (d) has studied

34. By the time the police arrived, the thief _____. (a) escaped (b) had escaped (c) escapes (d) has escaped

35. He behaves as if he _____ nothing about it. (a) knows (b) knew (c) had known (d) has known

36. We _____ this city since childhood. (a) know (b) knew (c) have known (d) had known

37. Suppose the flight is delayed, we _____. (a) will miss (b) miss (c) missed (d) had missed

38. The concert _____ before we could get tickets. (a) sold out (b) had sold out (c) sells out (d) has sold out

39. I wish the weather _____ better tomorrow. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) had been

40. They _____ on the proposal all night yesterday. (a) worked (b) were working (c) had worked (d) have worked

41. By 2050, humans _____ on Mars for decades. (a) will live (b) will have been living (c) live (d) lived

42. Had she practiced more, she _____ the competition. (a) wins (b) won (c) would win (d) would have won

43. No sooner _____ than the lights went out. (a) we sat (b) had we sat (c) we had sat (d) have we sat

44. He _____ ill since last Monday. (a) is (b) was (c) has been (d) had been

45. If I _____ rich, I would travel the world. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) had been

46. The guests _____ by the time dessert was served. (a) arrived (b) had arrived (c) arrive (d) have arrived

47. She _____ singing since she was a child. (a) loves (b) loved (c) has loved (d) had loved

48. It's high time you _____ studying seriously. (a) start (b) started (c) had started (d) have started

49. While I _____ the book, I found an old letter. (a) read (b) was reading (c) had read (d) have read

50. By next year, she _____ her PhD. (a) will complete (b) will have completed (c) completes (d) completed

51. He acts as though nothing _____. (a) happened (b) has happened (c) had happened (d) happens

52. If only I _____ more time! (a) have (b) had (c) would have (d) had had

53. They _____ here for hours waiting for you. (a) are (b) were (c) have been (d) had been

54. Hardly _____ the station when the train departed. (a) we reached (b) had we reached (c) we had reached (d) have we reached

55. Suppose you _____ the job, would you accept it? (a) offer (b) offered (c) are offered (d) were offered

56. The team _____ tirelessly before the deadline. (a) worked (b) was working (c) had been working (d) has worked

57. By the end of the decade, technology _____ dramatically. (a) will change (b) will have changed (c) changes (d) changed

58. I would have helped if you _____. (a) ask (b) asked (c) had asked (d) have asked

59. She _____ as if she owns the place. (a) behaves (b) behaved (c) has behaved (d) had behaved

60. We _____ friends since we were kids. (a) are (b) were (c) have been (d) had been

61. It's time the government _____ action. (a) takes (b) took (c) had taken (d) has taken

62. The rain _____ before we left the house. (a) stopped (b) had stopped (c) stops (d) has stopped

63. He wishes he _____ differently back then. (a) acts (b) acted (c) had acted (d) has acted

64. By tomorrow morning, I _____ all night. (a) will study (b) will have been studying (c) study (d) studied

65. Scarcely _____ when the storm hit. (a) we started (b) had we started (c) we had started (d) have we started

66. If he _____ the instructions, this wouldn't have happened. (a) follows (b) followed (c) had followed (d) has followed

67. They _____ in Europe for six months now. (a) travel (b) traveled (c) have been traveling (d) had traveled

68. Had the warning been heeded, lives _____. (a) save (b) saved (c) would save (d) would have been saved

69. The book _____ by millions by next year. (a) will read (b) will have been read (c) reads (d) read

70. While she _____, someone knocked on the door. (a) cooked (b) was cooking (c) had cooked (d) has cooked

71. I prefer that you _____ the truth now. (a) tell (b) told (c) had told (d) have told

72. By the time he retires, he _____ for 40 years. (a) will work (b) will have worked (c) works (d) worked

73. She talks as if she _____ an expert. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) had been

74. No sooner _____ than everyone applauded. (a) he finished (b) had he finished (c) he had finished (d) has he finished

75. We _____ this issue since the meeting started. (a) discuss (b) discussed (c) have been discussing (d) had discussed

76. If only the train _____ on time! (a) arrives (b) arrived (c) had arrived (d) has arrived

77. By 2027, the company _____ its centenary. (a) will celebrate (b) will have celebrated (c) celebrates (d) celebrated

78. He _____ as though he is innocent. (a) pretends (b) pretended (c) has pretended (d) had pretended

79. The children _____ for hours when we found them. (a) played (b) were playing (c) had been playing (d) have played

80. Suppose it rains, we _____. (a) stay (b) will stay (c) stayed (d) had stayed

81. It's high time you _____ responsibility. (a) take (b) took (c) had taken (d) have taken

82. Hardly _____ the decision when regrets began. (a) they made (b) had they made (c) they had made (d) have they made

83. She _____ painting since morning. (a) is (b) was (c) has been (d) had been

84. If I _____ you were coming, I would have prepared. (a) know (b) knew (c) had known (d) have known

85. By next week, we _____ the project halfway. (a) will finish (b) will have finished (c) finish (d) finished

86. He wishes he _____ taller. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) had been

87. The evidence suggests he _____ guilty. (a) is (b) was (c) has been (d) had been

88. While the orchestra _____, the audience applauded prematurely. (a) played (b) was playing (c) had played (d) has played

89. By the time you read this, I _____. (a) will leave (b) will have left (c) leave (d) left

90. She acts as if nothing _____. (a) matters (b) mattered (c) had mattered (d) has mattered

91. Had we left earlier, we _____ the traffic. (a) avoid (b) avoided (c) would avoid (d) would have avoided

92. They _____ this tradition for generations. (a) follow (b) followed (c) have followed (d) had followed

93. It's time we _____ the old rules. (a) change (b) changed (c) had changed (d) have changed

94. Scarcely _____ the lights when sleep overcame me. (a) I turned off (b) had I turned off (c) I had turned off (d) have I turned off

95. By midnight, the guests _____. (a) will arrive (b) will have arrived (c) arrive (d) arrived

96. I would rather he _____ silent. (a) remains (b) remained (c) had remained (d) has remained

97. The team _____ intensely before the championship. (a) trained (b) was training (c) had been training (d) has trained

98. If only I _____ the answer! (a) know (b) knew (c) had known (d) have known

99. No sooner _____ than the power failed. (a) the meeting started (b) had the meeting started (c) the meeting had started (d) has the meeting started

100. By the end of the century, humanity _____ incredible advancements. (a) will achieve (b) will have achieved (c) achieves (d) achieved