MCQs on Tense 2
MCQs on Tense 2
MCQs on Tense 2
Q. Choose the correct option from the alternatives given below each question:
101. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) Rajen have gone to buy some groceries.
(b) Rajen had going to buy some groceries.
(c) Rajen be going to buy some groceries.
(d) Rajen is going to buy some groceries.
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense 2
102. Which tense is used to express an action completed in the past?
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Present perfect tense
(d) Past perfect tense
Ans: (d)
103. Choose the past perfect continuous tense form of the sentence.
“Raman travels around the world.”
(a) Raman has been travelling around the world.
(b) Raman had been travelling around the world.
(c) Raman shall have been travelling around the world.
(d) Raman was travelling around the world.
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
104. Identify the tense used in the sentence.
“Lora has purchased a new laptop.”
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Past indefinite tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (a)
105. The stars __________ bright at night.
(a) shines
(b) shine
(c) has shine
(d) shining
Ans: (b)
106. Which tense is used to express an action taking place in the future?
(a) Future perfect tense
(b) Future perfect continuous tense
(c) Future indefinite tense
(d) Future continuous tense
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
107. Rakesh __________ to attend the programme.
(a) did not wanted
(b) did not want
(c) do not wanted
(d) does not wanted
Ans: (b)
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108. Neither she nor I __________ at home.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) has been
(d) be
Ans: (b)
109. My friends and I __________ stuck there.
(a) had been
(b) was
(c) has been
(d) have had been
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense 2
110. Geeta __________ for the charitable cause.
(a) came to contribute
(b) come to contributed
(c) came to contributed
(d) comes to contributed
Ans: (a)
111. Fill in the blank with the past continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Rina __________ (plan) since last week.”
(a) did plan
(b) has been planning
(c) had been planning
(d) was planning
Ans: (d)
112. Identify the tense used in the sentence.
“When shall our application be approved?”
(a) Future perfect tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Future indefinite tense
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense 2
113. You should not _______ back with your teacher.
(a) talk
(b) talks
(c) had talked
(d) talked
Ans: (a)
114. Pentagon __________ five sides.
(a) have had
(b) had
(c) has
(d) have
Ans: (c)
115. Choose the future perfect tense form of the given sentence.
“He has a lot of experience.”
(a) He had a lot of experience.
(b) He will have a lot of experience.
(c) He will have had a lot of experience.
(d) He will be having a lot of experience.
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
116. Has the itinerary __________ yet?
(a) been deciding
(b) been decided
(c) decided
(d) be decided
Ans: (b)
117. It is a tradition that __________ ever since.
(a) have been celebrated
(b) had been celebrated
(c) has been celebrated
(d) has been celebrating
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
118. The crowd that __________ due to the quarrel has dispersed now.
(a) have gathered
(b) has been gathered
(c) had gathered
(d) has been gathering
Ans: (c)
119. I probably __________ left.
(a) should have
(b) will
(c) has
(d) having
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense 2
120. Fill in the blank with the present perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“I __________ here for a month now.” (be)
(a) had been
(b) would have been
(c) have been
(a) have had been
Ans: (c)
121. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“My father’s shop has been sold out.”
(a) Past perfect tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Past indefinite tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
122. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“I am visiting her now.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Future perfect continuous tense
(c) Future perfect tense
(d) Present continuous tense
Ans: (d)
123. Fill in the blank with the future perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Karma __________ (adjust) the the parts of the machine.” (adjust)
(a) would adjust
(b) would have adjusted
(c) has adjusted
(d) had adjusted
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
124. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“By the time I was informed, the registrations had been closed.”
(a) Past perfect tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Past indefinite tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (a)
125. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) Harry inviting me to his farmhouse once.
(b) Harry shall invited me to his farmhouse once.
(c) Harry had invited me to his farmhouse once.
(d) Harry has been inviting me to his farmhouse once.
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
126. Raja and Rina __________ all this time.
(a) have been collaborating
(b) have to collaborate
(c) collaborate
(d) collaborates
Ans: (a)
127. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“Welcome to the ceremony.”
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Past indefinite tense
(d) Past perfect tense
Ans: (b)
128. He risked ………… out in the rain.
(a) to go
(b) going
(c) will go
(d) none
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
129. The patient …………. before the doctor came.
(a) dies
(b) was dying
(c) had been dying
(d) had died
Ans: (d)
130. Don’t disturb me. I ………….my homework.
(a) do
(b) doing
(c) am doing
(d) was doing
Ans: (c)
131. Since when have you been………… here?
(a) stay
(b) staying
(c) stayed
(d) have
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
132. Can I have some milk before I ………….to bed?
(a) go
(b) am going
(c) shall go
(d) went
Ans: (a)
133. Why did you help him when you knew that he…………. you?
(a) will cheat
(b) is cheating
(c) cheated
(d) had cheated
Ans: (d)
134. When I pay him tomorrow, he……….. everything.
(a) has received
(b) has been receiving
(c) will have received
(d) will have been received
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
135. The bus………. before we reached the bus stand.
(a) left
(b) has left
(c) had left
(d) will have left
Ans: (c)
136. I …………. forty on my next birthday.
(a) am
(b) shall be
(c) have been
(d) going to be
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
137. Mohan and Shankar promised …………hard.
(a) to work
(b) working
(c) worked
(d) none
Ans: (a)
138. Water……….. on heating.
(a) evaporate
(b) evaporates
(c) evaporated
(d) is evaporating
Ans: (b)
139. Mridul ……………. all the chocolates.
(a) ate
(b) eating
(c) eaten
(d) have eaten
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense 2
140. It …………… since 9 o’clock.
(a) rains
(b) was raining
(c) has been raining
(d) will rain
Ans: (c)
141. The match was so boring that I ……………. it in the middle.
(a) leaving
(b) left
(c) would leave
(d) none
Ans: (b)
142. The earth………….. around the sun.
(a) move
(b) moves
(c) moved
(d) is moving
Ans: (a)
143. If I had known that you were in the hospital, I ………… you.
(a) would have visited
(b) would visit
(c) visited
(d) none
Ans: (a)
145. When he lived in Shimla, he ………….. the Mall once a week.
(a) visit
(b) visited
(c) will visit
(d) none
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
146. I ………… for the interview since 10 a.m.
(a) is waiting
(b) has been waiting
(c) have been waiting
(d) none
Ans: (c)
147. The cattle were…………….. in the field.
(a) grazing
(b) grazed
(c) will grazing
(d) none
Ans: (a)
148. When we reached the ground, the match……………..
(a) already started
(b) had already started
(c) would already started
(d) none
Ans: (b)
149. Karan jumped off the bus while it ……………
(a) moved
(b) will move
(c) was moving
(d) is moving
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
150. The police ………….. four thieves last night.
(a) catch
(b) caught
(c) catching
(d) will catch
Ans: (b)
151. I was…………. food when he came in.
(a) cooking
(b) cook
(c) cooked
(d) do cook
Ans: (a)
152. Stars…………… in the sky at night.
(a) will twinkle
(b) twinkle
(c) twinkles
(d) have been twinkling
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
153. I certainly ……………. my colleague if I had been there.
(a) helped
(b) would have helped
(c) can help
(d) may help
Ans: (b)
154. Farmers……………. the field.
(a) has ploughed
(b) ploughing
(c) ploughs
(d) plough
Ans: (d)
155. If I ………………… you, I would not repeat that mistake.
(a) were
(b) is
(c) had been
(d) are
Ans: (a)
156. They …………..to Shimla last year.
(a) will go
(b) have gone
(c) will have gone
(d) none
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense 2
157. He has been …………. the plants for two hours.
(a) watering
(b) watered
(c) waters
(d) none
Ans: (a)
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158. He always ………….. up at 5 a.m.
(a) gets
(b) will get
(c) is getting up
(d) none
Ans: (a)
159. I ………………. this book for last four years.
(a) write
(b) writing
(c) have been writing
(d) has writing
Ans: (c)
160. The fire ……………..the huts before the fire brigade came.
(a) had burnt
(b) will burn
(c) has burnt
(d) bums
Ans: (a)
161. Since then a new housing estate………… built and it has become very noisy.
(a) has been
(b) was
(c) had
(d) is
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense 2
162. I hope they……….. this road by the time we come back next summer.
(a) shall have repaired
(b) will have repaired
(c) would repair
(d) none
Ans: (b)
163. In a few years we all …………. in the houses heated by solar energy.
(a) will live
(b) shall be living
(c) lived
(d) shall have been living
Ans: (b)
164. I have ………………..my work.
(a) do
(b) does
(c) will do
(d) done
Ans: (d)
165. They ……. (live) in Shri Nagar for five years.
(a) are living
(b) were living
(c) has been living
(d) have been living
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense 2
166. At the moment the child ……..(play) in the garden.
(a) playing
(b) plays
(c) is playing
(d) has been playing
Ans: (c)
167. This pen …….. (cost) me ten rupees.
(a) costs
(b) costing
(c) has cost
(d) costed
Ans: (d)
168. He …….. (wait) for me since morning.
(a) has been waiting
(b) have been waiting
(c) had been waiting
(d) is waiting
Ans: (a)
169. The sun ……. (shine) by day.
(a) Shining
(b) has been shining
(c) shines
(d) is shining
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
170. If you ……. (study) hard, you will secure the first division.
(a) studied
(b) study
(c) have studies
(d) are study
Ans: (b)
171. She …..(pass) the post office on her way to school every day.
(a) is passing
(b) has been passing
(c) passes
(d) passed
Ans: (c)
172. He …. (read) since morning.
(a) have been reading
(b) has been reading
(c) is reading
(d) had been reading
Ans: (b)
173. The bell ……. (ring) just now.
(a) rings
(b) ringing
(c) rung
(d) has rung
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense 2
174. She ………….(attend) college since 4th July.
(a) has been attending
(b) attends
(c) is attending
(d) attended
Ans: (a)
175. I …………. (not yet give) up hope.
(a) have not yet given
(b) do not yet given
(c) did not yet give
(d) am not giving
Ans: (a)
176. If you ……………..(be) hungry, you can eat.
(a) being
(b) are
(c) have been
(d) will be
Ans: (b)
177. The earth ………………..(move) round the sun.
(a) is moving
(b) has been moving
(c) moves
(d) moving
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
178. Why ……………you come late every day?
(a) do you come
(b) did you come
(c) have you come
(d) did you come
Ans: (a)
179. I …….. (tell) you already about it.
(a) told
(b) have told
(c) tells
(d) am telling
Ans: (b)
180. When he …. (meet) you, he will love you.
(a) will meet
(b) is meeting
(c) meets
(d) has met
Ans: (c)
181. It …….. (not rain) now.
(a) does not rain
(b) did not rain
(c) has not rained
(d) is not raining
Ans: (d)
182. The sun ……. (rise) in the east and …….. (set) in the west.
(a) rising, is setting
(b) rises, sets
(c) rising, setting
(d) has been rising, has been setting
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
183. He …….. (suffer) from malaria since the day before yesterday.
(a) has been suffering
(b) have been suffering
(c) suffers
(d) is suffering
Ans: (a)
184. This servant …….. (work) with us for ten years.
(a) works
(b) has been working
(c) is working
(d) does work
Ans: (b)
185. What time …….. you …….. (reach) home in the evening?
(a) do, reach
(b) does, reach
(c) did, reached
(d) have, reached
Ans: (a)
186. How …….. you ……… (get) on with your studies?
(a) is, get
(b) do, get
(c) is, getting
(d) have, got
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
187. It ……… (rain) all year round here.
(a) has rained
(b) is raining
(c) rains
(d) has been raining
Ans: (a)
188. He ……… (write) to me every month.
(a) is writing
(b) writes
(c) has been writing
(d) has been writing
Ans: (b)
189. Where …….. he …….. (go) to play in the evening?
(a) did, go
(b) has, gone
(c) does, go
(d) does, going
Ans: (c)
190. He ….. (buy) a car one month ago
(a) bought
(b) has bought
(c) has been buying
(d) had been buying
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense 2
191. She …….. (leave) for Jammu yesterday.
(a) leaves
(b) is leaving
(c) has been leaving
(d) left
Ans: (d)
192. People …….. (vote) them out in the recent elections.
(a) were voting
(b) have been voting
(c) voted
(d) have voted
Ans: (c)
193. I ……… (have) my breakfast at 8.30 a.m. yesterday.
(a) am having
(b) was having
(c) will be having
(d) have been doing
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
194. I ……. (write) a letter when she knocked at the door.
(a) wrote
(b) had writing
(c) have written
(d) was writing
Ans: (d)
195. We …………..(bathe) in the river when it was raining
(a) were bathing
(b) have been bathing
(c) are bathing
(d) did bath
Ans: (a)
196. He ……. (teach) in this college for five years.
(a) teaches
(b) is teaching
(c) taught
(d) has been teaching
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense 2
197. I……… (write) to her last week.
(a) wrote
(b) have been writing
(c) had been writing
(d) written
Ans: (a)
198. He ……. (be) weak in English in the beginning.
(a) Being
(b) been
(c) was
(d) had been
Ans: (c)
199. He …. (watch) television when I came in
(a) watched
(b) was watching
(c) had watched
(d) has been watching
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense 2
200. He (tell )me that he had never met you.
(a) is telling
(b) did tell
(c) told
(d) has told
Ans: (c)
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