Before & After: MCQs 1 C

Before & After

Before & After

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Q1.

Which part of speech is “before” in the sentence: "I had lunch before noon."

Verb
Preposition
Adverb
Conjunction
Q2.

What follows “before” when it is a preposition?

Adjective
Verb (base form)
Noun or gerund
Adverb
Q3.

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

"He called me after dinner."

He
called
after
dinner
Q4.

Which shows the correct prepositional form?

before + infinitive
before + adjective
before + subject + verb
before + noun
Q5.

Choose the sentence where "after" is a preposition:

They left after they had eaten.
She went out after finishing her homework.
I washed my hands after I had cooked.
I will call you after you leave.
Q6.

Which sentence correctly uses "before" as a conjunction?

He left before lunch.
We met before school.
They played before dinner.
I had eaten before I went out.
Q7.

What does "after" show in a sentence?

Location
The reason for an action
Cause and effect
Time relationship between actions
Q8.

What tense do we usually use “before” (as a conjunction)?

Future simple
Past continuous
Past perfect
Present simple
Q9.

Identify the gerund in this sentence:

"She checked her bag before leaving."

checked
bag
leaving
before
Q10.

Which is correct?

before + had + V3
after + noun
before + gerund
both (ii) and (iii)
Q11.

Choose the correct sentence with "after" as conjunction:

They left after they had finished work.
He left after saying goodbye.
I met him after I ate lunch.
I came after school.
Q12.

Which structure correctly shows action order with "before"?

had + V3 + before + V2
V2 + before + had + V3
had + V2 + before + V3
V3 + before + had + V2
Q13.

Which sentence shows "after" connecting two clauses?

They left after the movie.
I walked after school.
I went out after I had locked the door.
He read a book after he will eat lunch.
Q14.

Which tense correctly shows the second action (second clause) when using "before"?

Past perfect
Past simple
Present simple
Future simple
Q15.

Which of these sentences correctly uses "before" as a preposition?

She had left before we arrived.
I had eaten breakfast before I went out.
He woke up before sunrise.
They played before they finished.
Q16.

What is the first action in this sentence?

"We left after we had eaten."

We left
We had eaten
Both happened at the same time
It's unclear
Q17.

Which form is correct for "after" as a conjunction?

Past simple + after + past perfect
Past perfect + after + past perfect
Past continuous + after + past perfect continuous
Future perfect + after + present simple
Q18.

Choose the correct example of "before" as a conjunction showing two actions:

Before sunrise, I woke up.
He left before noon.
I had locked the door before I went out.
She ran before dinner.
Q19.

What is the time order in this sentence:

"They played outside after they had done their homework."

Played first, then homework
Homework first, then played
Both happened together
Homework was incomplete
Q20.

Which part of this sentence is in past perfect tense?

"I left before she had arrived."

I left
before
she had arrived
the whole sentence is past simple