Tense Consistency & Sequence of Tenses

Grade 10 English — Tense Consistency & Sequence of Tenses: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. If she ______ (by six), we will leave without her.
2. By 2030, scientists ______ a cure for dengue.
3. I ______ for you outside while you were taking the test.
4. The train ______ before we reached the station.
5. I wish I ______ the answer yesterday.
6. She said that she ______ to London the next week.
7. When I first met him, he ______ in a call-centre.
8. Look! The clouds are dark; it ______ soon.
9. They ______ in Delhi since 2019.
10. Hardly ______ out of the room when the phone rang.
11. If the lights ______ out again, use the inverter.
12. Each of the athletes ______ given a participation medal yesterday.
13. He behaves as though he ______ everything.
14. She will call you after she ______ her assignment.
15. I ______ my email when the system crashed.
16. No sooner ______ than the bell rang.
17. At this time tomorrow we ______ over the Atlantic.
18. They said they ______ the film already.
19. While he ______ for the bus, it started to rain.
20. If I ______ earlier, I wouldn’t be late now.
21. Next month I ______ my driving licence for five years.
22. The novelist has been writing a sequel ever since the first part ______ a success.
23. Scarcely ______ the announcement finished when students cheered.
24. Ten kilometres ______ a long distance to jog for beginners.
25. By the time you arrive, we ______ dinner.