CLAUSES OF TIME

1. Lan has learnt English since she________ a small girl.

A. isB. wasC. has beenD. had been

2. Don’t go anywhere until I________ back.

A. comeB. cameC. will comeD. am coming

3. Before cars ________, people ________horses and bicycles.

A. were discovered/ had usedB. discovering / had used

C. had discovered/ usedD. discovered/ had used

4. I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.

A. will end B. ends C. is ending  D. would end

5. When we________ him tomorrow, we will remind him of that.

A. will seeB. seeC. am seeingD. saw                             

6. When he comes, I________ her the news.

A. tellB. will tell      C. would tell D. would have told 

7. When the police came, they________.

A. are fighting B. fought  C. would be fightingD. were fighting

8. Before she came to England, she ________English.

A. studiedB. will study C. had studiedD was studying 

9. I have lost touch with him ________He left for London.

A. as soon as B. after        C. beforeD. since 

10. My mother is washing the dishes ________ my father is watching television.

A. when B. while  C. asD. since 

11. _______, I will give him the report.

A. When he will return B. When he returns

C. Until he will return D. No sooner he returns

12. _______ the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.

A. Until B. No sooner C. By the time D. After

13. I have earned my own living _______ I was seven.

A. since B. when C. while D. as soon as

14. We saw many beautiful birds _______ in the lake.

A when we are fishing B. while fishing C. while fished    D. fishing

15. _______, Peter came to see me.

A. While having dinner B. While I was having dinner

C. When having dinner D. When lam having dinner

16. _______ my homework, I went to bed.

A. After I had finished B. After finished

C. Finished D. After had finished

17. _______ the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend.

A. Before left B. Before he leaves

C. Before leaving D. Before he will leave

18. Jones _______ after everyone _______.

A. speaks / will eat B. will speak / has eaten

C. is speaking / eats D. has spoken / will have eaten

19. _______, Joe stays in bed and reads magazines.

A. Whenever raining B. As it will be raining

C. When it will rain D. Whenever it rains

20. _______ in Rome than he was kidnapped.

A. No sooner he arrived B. Had he no sooner arrived

C. No sooner had he arrived D. No sooner he had arrived

21. _______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.

A. As soon as B. After C. No sooner  D. Since

22. Mrs. Pike _______ the door before the customers arrived.

A. had opened B. will open C. would open D. has open

23. After Mariana _______ her exam, I _______ her out to eat.

A. was finishing / would take B. finished / had taken

C. will finish / have takenD. has finished / will take

24. Mary will have finished all her work _______.

A. as soon as her boss returned B. until her boss will return

C. by the time her boss returns D. when he-r boss will return

25. She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _____ the pillow was wet through. 

A. before B. after C. until D. while

26. As soon as I arrive in New York, I ________you.

A. phoneB. to phoneC. will phoneD. phoned

27. I will close the door before I ________ out.

A. will goB. to goC. are going outD. go

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. B 

6. B

7. D

8. C

9. D

10. B

11. B

12. C

13. A

14. B

15. B

16. A

17. C

18. B

19. D

20. C

21. A

22. A

23. D

24. C

25. C

26. C

27. D