ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME
CHOOSE THE BEST CHOICE:
Lan has learnt English since she_________ a small girl.
A. is        B. was        C. has been        D. had been
Don’t go anywhere until I_________ back.
A. come        B. came        C. will come        D. am coming
Before cars_________ , people_________ horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered/ had used        B. discovering/ had used
C. had discovered/ used                D. discovered/ had used
I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.
A. will end         B. ends         C. is ending         D. would end
When we_________ him tomorrow, we will remind him of that.
A. will see        B. see        C. am seeing        D. saw.          
When he comes, I_________ her the news.
A. tell                B. will tell         
C. would tell                                     D. would have told
When the police came, they _________.
A. are fighting         B. fought         C. would be fighting        D. were fighting
Before she came to England, she _________ English.
A. studied        B. will study         C. had studied        D was studying
I have lost touch with him _________ He left for London.
A. as soon as         B. after         C. before        D. since 
My mother is washing the dishes _________ my father is watching television.
A. when         B. while         C. as        D. since
_______, 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
_______ the firemen arrived to help, we had already put out the fire.
A. Until         B. No sooner         C. By the time         D. After
I have earned my own living _______ I was seven.
A. since         B. when         C. while         D. as soon as
We saw many beautiful birds _______ in the lake.
A. when we are fishing         B. while fishing         C. while fished         D. fishing
_______, Peter came to see me.
A. While having dinner         B. While I was having dinner
C. When having dinner                 D. When lam having dinner
_______ my homework, I went to bed.
A. After I had finished                 B. After finished        
C. Finished                                  D. After had finished
_______ the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend.
A. Before left                                                 B. Before he leaves                
C. Before leaving                                         D. Before he will leave
Jones _______ after everyone _______.
A. speaks / will eat                 B. will speak / has eaten
C. is speaking / eats                 D. has spoken / will have eaten
_______, 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
_______ 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
_______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.
A. As soon as         B. After         C. No sooner         D. Since
Mrs. Pike _______ the door before the customers arrived.
A. had opened         B. will open         C. would open          D. has opened
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
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
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
_________ 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
When the passenger ________, will you please give him this package?
A. will arrive        B. arrives        C. would arrives        D. arriving
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
He cleaned his shoes_______ they shone.
A. when         B. after         C. while         D. until 
I had no sooner lit the barbecue _______ it started to rain.
A. as         B. while         C. than         D. that
When the paint_______ it`ll change from a light to a deep red.
A. dry         B. dries         C. dried         D. will dry
When_______ older I`d love to be an artist.
A. I`m         B. I`ll be         C. was         D