ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME

1. I will call you before I ________ over.

A. come B. will come C. will be coming D. came
2. After she graduates, she ________ a job.
A. got B. will get C. had got D. get
3. When I _________ him tomorrow, I will ask him.
A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. see
4. As soon as it _________ raining, we will leave.
A. stops B. stop C. had stopped D. stopped
5. By the time he comes, we will have already __________.
A. leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
6. Whenever I ________ her, I say hello.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. saw
7. The next time I go to New York, I am going ________ a ballet.
A. seeing B. see C. saw D. to see
8. I will never speak to him again so long as I _______.
A. lives B. will live C. am living D. live
9. By the time Bill ____ to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will be ready for sleep.
A. had gone B. will go C. goes D. went
10. As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we ________ out for dinner.
A. went B. will go C. will have gone D. go
11. By the time I return to my country, I _________ away from home for more than three years.
A. would be B. will have been C. will be D. am
12. After he _______ breakfast tomorrow, he will get ready to go to work.
A. will have had B. has C. will be having D. have
13. As soon as he finishes dinner, he _______ the children for a work to a nearby playground.
A. will take B. takes C. will be taking D. took
14. When Bill gets home, his children ___________ in the yard.
A. played B. will play C. will be playing D. play
15. He will work at his desk until he ______ to another meeting in the middle of the afternoon.
A. went B. go C. will go D. goes
16. She ________ lunch by the time we arrived.
A. finished B. has finished C. had finished D. finishing
17. Bob will come soon. When Bob _______, we will see him.
A. come B. will come C. will be coming D. comes
18. I will get home at 5:30. After I get home, I ________ dinner.
A. will have B. will be having C. had D. have
19. As soon as the taxi _________, we will be able to leave for the airport.
A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived
20. I will go to bed after I _________my work.
A. finish B. finished C. will finish D. finishes
21. I ________ here when you arrive tomorrow.
A. am B. had been C. could be D. will be
22. I am going to wait right here until Jessica ________.
A. comes B. will have come C. is coming D. came
23. As soon as the war ________over, there will be great joy throughout the land.
A. are B. will be C. is D. would be
24. Right now the tide is low, but when the tide comes in, the ship ______ the harbor.
A. left B. will leave C. will have left D. leave
25. I am going to start making dinner before my wife ______ home from work today.
A. get B. gets C. will get D. got
A. CHOOSE THE BEST CHOICE:
1. Lan has learnt English since she_________ a small girl.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
2. Don’t go anywhere until I_________ back.
A. come B. came C. will come D. am coming
3. Before cars_________, people_________ horses and bicycles.
 A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ had used
C. had discovered/ used D. 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 see B. see C. am seeing D. saw.
6. When he comes, I_________ her the news.
A. tell B. will tell C. would tell D. would have told
7. When the police came, they _________.
A. are fighting B. fought C. would be fighting D. were fighting
8. Before she came to England, she _________ English.
A. studied B. will study C. had studied D was studying
9. I have lost touch with him _________ He left for London.
A. as soon as B. after C. before D. since
10. My mother is washing the dishes _________ my father is watching television.
A. when B. while C. as D. 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 dinnerC. 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 taken D. 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. _________ you finish typing that report make five copies of it and give it to aloof the officers.
A. While B. When C. But D. Although
27. When the passenger ________, will you please give him this package?
A. will arrive B. arrives C. would arrives D. arriving
28. They were playing in the garden when_______.
A. they have heard a scream B. they were hearing a scream
C. they heard a scream D. they had heard a scream
29. He cleaned his shoes_______ they shone.
A. when B. after C. while D. until
30. I had no sooner lit the barbecue _______ it started to rain.
A. as B. while C. than D. that
31. When the paint_______ it'll change from a light to a deep red.
A. dry B. dries C. dried D. will dry
32. When_______ older I'd love to be an artist.
A. I'm B. I'll be C. was D. have been
33. By the time he retires, he_______ $20,000.
A. will save B. has saved C. had saved D. will have saved
34. When I_______ here for fifteen years I'll be entitled to a pension.
A. work B. am working C. have worked D. had worked
B. Rewrite using the words in brackets:
1. As soon as he went into the bank, one of the robbers attacked him. (No sooner…than. . .)
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2. She fell asleep as soon as she lay down. (Hardly . . . when. . .)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. As soon as he stepped into the bathroom, the cell phone rang. (No sooner …than. . .)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. He read the reading passage first. Immediately after that he answered the questions. (Hardly/when)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. As soon as he saw her, he recognised her. (No sooner… than…)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Identify the underlined part that needs correction :
26. When it raining, I usually go to school by bus.
A B C D
27. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
A B C D
28. I have not been well since I return home.
A B C D
29. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
A B C D
30. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
A B C D
31. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
A B C D
32. I will call you before I will come over.
A B C D
33. Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs.
A B C D
34. By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me.
A B C D
35. Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red.
A B C D
36. I had fried chicken when I am at the restaurant.
A B C D
37. The first time that I went to New York, I go to an opera.
A B C D
38. Before I arrived, he was talking on the phone.
A B C D
39. When she will see him tomorrow, she will ask him.
A B C D
40. As I was walking home, it begin to rain.
A B C D
41. We stayed there after we finished our work.
A B C D
42. Once it will stop raining, we will leave.
A B C D
43. I will never speak to him again as long as I will live.
A B C D
44. As soon as the other passengers gets on the bus, we’ll leave.
A B C D
45. As soon as I will finish my report, I’ll call you and we’ll go out to dinner.
A B C D
46. Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book.
A B C D
47. Sam hadn’t received the parcel when I speak to him.
A B C D
48. I have been hoping to meet you before I read your first novel.
A B C D
49. By the time you finishes getting ready, we will have missed the train.
A B C D
50. When you will arrive, there will be someone to meet.
A B C D