G3: Adverb Clauses I - verb tenses

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Do you know how to use verbs in past, present, and future time clauses?
Let's practice and find out!

Before Fred __ (go) to bed, he always brushes his teeth.
1. goes
2. went
3. will go
When astronomers __ (discover) a new star or planet, they get the right to name it.
1. will discover
2. discovered
3. discover
While Bonnie __ (do) her homework, she always listens to music.
1. will do
2. did
3. does
My boss will call you after he __ (get) back from his trip to Asia.
1. will get
2. gets
3. get
When it __ (begin) to rain, we stopped playing golf and went in the clubhouse.
1. began
2. begins
3. will begin
Eli will stay in America until he __ (finish) his Master’s degree program.
1. will finish
2. finishes
3. finish
I'm sure the doctor will call us back as soon as she __ (get) our message.
1. gets
2. will get
3. got
Before Elly __ (turn in) her essay, she should check it for grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.
1. turn in
2. turned in
3. turns in
After the ferry __ (sink), the Coast Guard immediately mounted a rescue operation.
1. sinked
2. sank
3. sinks
When Adam __ (read) the book, he didn’t realize it had been written by his ex-girlfriend Molly.
1. red
2. read
3. reads
While we __ (eat) lunch, we talked about our plans for the weekend.
1. were eating
2. was eating
3. eat
When I __ (walk) out of the clothing store in Beverly Hills, I passed Brittany Spears coming in!
1. walking
2. walk
3. was walking
While we __ (be) out at the dinner party tonight, Billy, please do what the babysitter tells you.
1. are
2. will be
3. be
The dinosaurs ruled the Earth until they __ (be) killed off by a giant asteroid 65 million years ago.
1. were
2. was
3. have been