English Grammar Quiz 1

Only after she _______ from a severe illness did she realize the importance of good health.

• would recover

• has recovered

• had recovered

• was recovering

The children _______ to bed before their parents came home from work.

• were all going

• had all gone

• had all been going

• have all gone

Paul noticed a job advertisement while he _______ along the street.

• was walking

• would walk

• walked

• had walked

I haven't met him again since we _______ school ten years ago.

• have left

• leave

• left

• had left

Mr Pike _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he _______.

• worked/retires

• works/is retiring

• has worked/retires

• is working/will retire

When he _______ us to go in, we _______ outside the exam room for over half an hour.

• let - are standing

• let - have stood

• let - had been standing

• let - have been standing

When I _______ her, I _______ her your regards.

• met/was sending

• meet/will send

• met/had sent

• meet/sent

When we enter the room, our boss _______ for us here.

• will wait

• will be waiting

• was waiting

• will be waited

When I got home I found that water _______ down the kitchen walls.

• ran

• was running

• has run

• had been running

Mike _______ his favorite program on TV when the lights went out.

• was watching

• is watching

• watched

• watches