Ex. 9: Sequence of Tenses

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. I knew that she       Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I knew that she had visited Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel. (Correct)

2. She promised to help me if I       the answer myself. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She promised to help me if I didn't find the answer myself. (Correct)

3. He said that they       each other for many years. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He said that they had known each other for many years. (Correct)

4. I saw that she       to hold back her tears. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I saw that she was trying to hold back her tears. (Correct)

5. He knew that she       as her eyes were red. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He knew that she had been crying as her eyes were red. (Correct)

6. I asked her whether she       there with me, but she said no. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I asked her whether she would go there with me, but she said no. (Correct)

7. She said that the robber       her when she was opening the door to her apartment. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She said that the robber attacked her when she was opening the door to her apartment. (Correct)

8. I wanted to see her but I didn't know if she       in town. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I wanted to see her but I didn't know if she was in town. (Correct)

9. He told me that he would visit them when he       from Spain. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He told me that he would visit them when he returned from Spain. (Correct)

10. My younger daughter learned in class yesterday that the Earth       around the Sun. (Correct)(Incorrect)

My younger daughter learned in class yesterday that the Earth revolves around the Sun. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.