TEST I.1.

5 (Time Clauses)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …………….. dinner.
A. finish B. finishes
C. will finish D. will have finished
2. I shall be glad when he……………...
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. has gone
3. After the test papers……………..to the students in class tomorrow, the students……………..their next
assignment.
A. will return - will be given B. will be returned - are given
C. are returning - are giving D. are returned - will be given
4. As soon as I…………….., I’m going to return to my hometown.
A. have graduated B. will graduate
C. will have graduated D. am going to graduate
5. Your father will be furious……………...
A. when he will see what you do B. when he sees what you have done
C. when he sees what you had done D. when he will see what you will do
6. ……………..., his assistant signs the letters.
A. When the manager will be out B. Whenever the manager is out
C. Whenever the manager had been out D. When the manager would be out
7. I……………...all the preparations before you……………...home tonight.
A. have made - will have come B. am making - will come
C. will have made - come D. have made - will come
8. After you……………...your exam, I……………...you out to eat. Is it OK?
A. are finishing - will take B. were finishing - would take
C. have finished - will take D. finished - had taken
9. According to estimates, there……………...no energy shortage after these large dams……………...
A. will be - have been constructed B. is - will be constructed
C. should be - had been constructed D. was - would be constructed
10. “Can we use the court now?” “Not yet. But as everything is ready, we can start as soon as
they……………....”
A. finished B. will finish C. have finished D. will have finished
11. I’m sure he……………...you the moment he……………...any news about the case.
A. has called - got B. called - is getting
C. is calling - will get D. will call - gets
12. We……………...for a cottage to rent while we……………...our relatives in the USA next summer.
A. have looked - were visiting B. have been looking - visited
C. were looking - had visited D. will look - are visiting
13. During the winter months, many people make plans about what they……………...once winter…………
A. are doing - will arrive B. do - will have arrived
C. will do - has arrived D. have done - arrives
14. While our car……………...tomorrow, I……………...to the shopping centre for a few items for the holiday.
A. will be repaired - go B. has been repaired - am going
C. was repaired - have been going D. is being repaired - will go
15. Don’t try to stop him. The sooner he……………...the better. I certainly won’t miss him.
A. had resigned B. will resign C. will have resigned D. resigns
16. I’ll call you as soon as I……………...in Paris.
A. will arrive B. am arriving
C. arrive D. will have arrived.
17. They’ll move to France when their baby……………....
A. will be born B. is being born C. is born D. would be born
18.……………..., the nation’s capital remained in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A. While designing Washington, D.C. B. Washington, D.C. was designed
C. While Washington, D.C. was being designed D. Washington, D.C. designed
19.……………...get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A. Children B. Children, when they C. As children D. For children to
20. Carbon dioxide may be absorbed by trees or water bodies, or it may stay in the atmosphere
when……………..., while it is only in the atmosphere that chlorofluorocarbons find their home.
A. by releasing emissions from cars B. cars that release emissions
C. released from car emissions D. emissions are released from car
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
21. Mr. Jackson is worried that he won’t be able to find a parking space when
A B
he will come to the office this afternoon.
C D
22. Mr. Watson will return from his vacation before his assistant had to leavefor his business trip.
A B C D
23. As soon as the next lecture will end, let’s leave.
A B C D
24. As soon as he will come back from his office, tell him to see me.
A B C D
25. The contract looks fine to me, but my lawyer would like to review it before it will be signed.
A B C D
26. By the time you will finish getting ready, we will have missed the train.
A B C D
27. As soon as he will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.
A B C D
28. Next week when there will be a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
29. Tina will finish typing the letter, and she will go home.
A. Going home, Tina will finish typing the letter.
B. Tina won’t go home until she has finished typing the letter.
C. Tina will go home before finishing typing the letter.
D. Tina will go home though she hasn’t finished typing the letter.
30. Soon after they sold their house, they were offered a better price for it.
A. No sooner they sold their house were they offered a better price for it.
B. They were offered a better price for their house, and they sold it.
C. They had no sooner sold their house than they were offered a better price for it.
D. No sooner had they sold their house and they were offered a better price for it.