MCQs on Tense
MCQs on Tense
Q. Choose the correct option from the alternatives given below each question:
1. Don’t make a noise, she …………….
(a) sleep
(b) will sleep
(c) is sleeping
(d) none
Ans: (c)
2. Will you go ……………..a movie ?
(a) to see
(b) seen
(c) to seeing
(d) none
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
3. This pen………… me Rs. 10.
(a) costed
(b) costs
(c) cost
(d) will cost
Ans: (a)
4. Unless I have a quiet room I…………. successful.
(a) would not be
(b) shall not be
(c) have not been
(d) had not been
Ans: (b)
5. The labourers are ……… the tree.
(a) cut
(b) cutted
(c) cutting
(d) none
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
6. I met Mohan when he………….. to the post office.
(a) is going
(b) has gone
(c) was going
(d) none
Ans: (c)
7. He………… us to go out in the boat yesterday.
(a) does not allow
(b) allows
(c) did not allow
(d) has not allowed
Ans: (c)
8. When I saw him he…………. a portrait.
(a) is painting
(b) painted
(c) was painting
(d) had painting
Ans: (c)
9. I have already ………..the Red Fort.
(a) saw
(b) seen
(c) seeing
(d) none
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
10. The thief will have run away before the police …………..
(a) comes
(b) had come
(c) came
(d) none
Ans: (a)
11. If they………… that picture lower, people would be able to see it.
(a) hanged
(b) hang
(c) hung
(d) will hung
Ans: (c)
12. I could get a job easily if …………. a degree.
(a) has
(b) had
(c) will have
(d) have
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
13. The hens ………….. into the house if you had shut the door.
(a) would not have got
(b) did not get
(c) does not get
(d) not got
Ans: (a)
14. My brother will visit Delhi when he…………… free.
(a) was free
(b) be
(c) is
(d) will have been
Ans: (c)
15. If it rains the match…………. cancelled.
(a) be
(b) will be
(c) will
(d) will have been
Ans: (b)
16. I know all about that film because I ………….. it twice.
(a) saw
(b) have seen
(c) had seen
(d) have been seen
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
17. In the last elections, Sonia Gandhi ……………. by a big margin.
(a) was won
(b) is winning
(c) will win
(d) won
Ans: (a)
18. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
(a) have been
(b) had been
(c) shall be
(d) am
Ans: (b)
19. Last week the boys ………… magic show.
(a) will see
(b) saw
(c) have seen
(d) none
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
20. What…………. if you press this button?
(a) happens
(b) happened
(c) will happen
(d) have happened
Ans: (c)
21. To his horror, he found that he………… for nearly 24 hours.
(a) sleeps
(b) slept
(c) was sleeping
(d) had slept
Ans: (d)
22. A temple………… in the middle of the village.
(a) situates
(b) is situated
(c) is situating
(d) none
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
23. A black cow that ……….. in the field for some time did not return home in the evening.
(a) grazes
(b) was grazing
(c) had been grazing
(d) grazed
Ans: (c)
24. If the milkman …………., tell him to leave two litres.
(a) comes
(b) came
(c) has come
(d) come
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
25. You should ………… exercise daily.
(a) took
(b) have taken
(c) take
(d) taking
Ans: (c)
26. When I ……………out the sun was shining brightly.
(a) sets
(b) is setting
(c) set
(d) setted
Ans: (c)
27. The train ………….. before we reached the station.
(a) left
(b) has left
(c) had left
(d) would have left
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
28. Fill in the blank with the past perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“The area __________ from an earthquake.” (recover)
(a) is recovering
(b) has been recovering
(c) had been recovering
(d) has recovered
Ans: (c)
29. Mathematics __________ difficult by many students.
(a) is found
(b) has found
(c) has been founding
(d) are found
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
30. Choose the present perfect tense form of the given sentence.
“The manager shall be on leave.”
(a) The manager is on a leave.
(b) The manager had been on leave.
(c) The manager was on leave.
(d) The manager has been on leave.
Ans: (d)
31. I __________ you my last year’s books.
(a) have had lend
(b) shall lend
(c) lends
(d) lending
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
32. Choose the future perfect tense form of the given sentence.
“Chandan is the head boy of our school.”
(a) Chandan will be the headboy of our school.
(b) Chandan has been the headboy of our school.
(c) Chandan have had been the headboy of our school.
(d) Chandan would have been the headboy of our school.
Ans: (a)
33. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“Kanak scolds and asks her to go away.”
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Past perfect tense
(c) Present indefinite tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans: (c)
34. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“John met the officer in the evening.”
(a) Past continuous tense
(b) Past perfect continuous tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Past indefinite tense
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
35. Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Hari __________ his job.” (do)
(a) did
(b) was doing
(c) had done
(d) had been doing
Ans: (c)
36. Which tense is used to express a person’s habitual or regular activities?
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Present perfect continuous tense
(c) Present indefinite tense
(d) Present continuous tense
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
37. Nilima __________ from the vacation just now.
(a) has returned
(b) had returned
(c) had been returning
(d) returns
Ans: (a)
38. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“As soon as I was ready to leave, it started to pour.”
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Past perfect tense
(c) Past indefinite tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (c)
39. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“Someone picked my pocket.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Past indefinite tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
40. You should not __________ the worst.
(a) assumed
(b) assuming
(c) assume
(d) assumes
Ans: (c)
41. Choose the future indefinite tense form of the given sentence.
“The parcel has been delivered.”
(a) The parcel had been delivered.
(b) The parcel will be delivered.
(c) The parcel was delivered.
(d) The parcel would have been delivered.
Ans: (b)
42. Fill in the blank with the present perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Workers __________ day and night.” (work)
(a) had been working
(b) have been working
(c) has been working
(d) are working
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
43. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) I did not accompanied them.
(b) I do not accompanied them.
(c) I does not accompany them.
(d) I do not accompany them.
Ans: (d)
44. The whole family __________ for the ceremony.
(a) has been invited
(b) have been invited
(c) invites
(d) invited
Ans: (a)
45. Fill in the blank with the past indefinite tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“After a long day at work, Rachel _________ tired.” (be)
(a) is
(b) are
(c) had been
(d) has been
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
46. Which tense is used to express an action that is taking place at the time of speaking?
(a) Present perfect continuous tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Present continuous tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans: (c)
47. Joseph __________ by everyone after he won the competition.
(a) was congratulated
(b) congratulate
(c) shall be congratulated
(d) have been congratulated
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
48. He __________ in the States but he still does not have a command over the English language.
(a) have been living
(b) has been living
(c) have lived
(d) living
Ans: (b)
49. By the next month, we shall __________ the project.
(a) has completed
(b) completing
(c) completed
(d) have completed
Ans: (d)
50. Jack and John __________ helpful.
(a) be
(b) have been
(c) was
(d) had been
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
51. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) He visit the temple frequently.
(b) He visits the temple frequently.
(c) He had visiting the temple frequently.
(d) He have had visited the temple frequently
Ans: (b)
52. Fill in the blank with the future perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Nira __________ seats for us.” (save)
(a) ought to save
(b) should save
(c) would have saved
(d) would save
Ans: (c)
53. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“She has decided to distribute the duties after everyone completes their work.”
(a) Past perfect tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Present indefinite tense
(d) Past indefinite tense
Ans: (c)
54. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“Everyone shall be reaching by tomorrow.”
(a) Future indefinite tense
(b) Present continuous tense
(c) Future perfect continuous tense
(d) Future continuous tense
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
55. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“She speaks less but has strong opinions.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Past indefinite tense
Ans: (a)
56. Identify the tense used in the given sentence.
“You are always working on your laptop.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Present continuous tense
(d) Present perfect continuous tense
Ans: (c)
57. Jhon __________ the movie before he read the review.
(a) watches
(b) have watched
(c) had watched
(d) was watching
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
58. Which tense is used to express an action that began in the past before some point and continued up to that point?
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Past perfect tense
(c) Past perfect continuous tense
(d) Past continuous tense
Ans: (c)
59. Every boy and girl __________ in the class today.
(a) are present
(b) is present
(c) have present
(d) had present
Ans: (b)
60. He __________ daily for a year now.
(a) exercises
(b) was exercising
(c) has been exercising
(d) have been exercising
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
61. I __________ this book since morning.
(a) had been reading
(b) has been reading
(c) have had read
(d) shall be reading
Ans: (a)
62. The quality of products __________ over time.
(a) are degrading
(b) have been degrading
(c) have degrading
(d) were degraded
Ans: (b)
63. The news __________ not updated timely.
(a) were
(b) have
(c) is
(d) are
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
64. They __________ into their cars and drove away.
(a) has got
(b) have got
(c) gets
(d) got
Ans: (d)
65. What do tenses as the form of a verb help to determine?
(a) The time of the action
(b) The state of the action
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(d) The number of action
Ans: (c)
66. Which tense is used to show the completion of an action by a certain time in the future?
(a) Future perfect tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Future perfect continuous tense
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
67. Identify the tense used in the following sentence.
“When I reached the bookstore, all the copies had already been sold.”
(a) Past perfect tense
(b) Past indefinite tense
(c) Present perfect tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
68. Which tense is used to express general truths and facts?
(a) Present continuous tense
(b) Present perfect tense
(c) Past perfect tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (d)
69. According to the prevailing rate, two dozen __________ rupees one hundred.
(a) costs
(b) cost
(c) costing
(d) costed
Ans: (d)
70. The Council __________ made its decision.
(a) have
(b) have had
(c) has
(d) having
Ans: (c ). MCQs on Tense
71. The wise leader and politician __________ assassinated.
(a) are
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) have had been
Ans: (b)
72. Neither of the paintings __________ sold.
(a) have been
(b) were
(c) are
(d) was
Ans: (d)
73. The Chief guest, with his wife, __________.
(a) has left
(b) are leaving
(c) have left
(d) left
Ans: (a)
74. Sita or her brothers __________ to be blamed.
(a) is
(b) has
(c) are
(d) was
Ans: (c)
75. Choose the sentence with the future perfect tense.
(a) They shall have arrived by then.
(b) They shall be arriving by then.
(c) They shall arrive by then.
(d) They shall have been arriving by then.
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
76. Back in my native place, I __________ a smartphone.
(a) did not have
(b) do not have
(c) did not had
(d) do not had
Ans: (a)
77. Choose the correct sentence.
(a) When I woke up, he has already eaten breakfast.
(b) When I woke up, he had already eaten breakfast.
(c) When I had woken up, he had already ate breakfast.
(d) When I had woken up, he has already ate breakfast.
Ans: (b)
78. Each of the four army soldiers __________ for the mission.
(a) were ready
(b) are ready
(c) was ready
(d) have been ready
Ans: (c)
79. Identify the tense used in the following sentence.
“We are going to reach the destination as scheduled.”
(a) Present continuous tense
(b) Future perfect continuous tense
(c) Future continuous tense
(d) Present perfect continuous tense
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
80. Which tense is used to express an action going at some point in the past?
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Past perfect continuous tense
(c) Past continuous tense
(d) Past perfect continuous tense
Ans: (c)
81. ……. you come across stale bread, you must ring me up. I ….. try to ascertain who is not working honestly in my company.
(a) Would, should
(b) Could, should
(c) Could, would
(d) Should, would
Ans: (d)
82. The thief and the eye-witness __________.
(a) has escaped
(b) has been escaping
(c) was escaping
(d) have escaped
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
83. I __________ the medicine as prescribed by the doctor for a week now.
(a) takes
(b) have been taking
(c) would have taken
(d) have had been taking
Ans: (b)
84. You and I __________ the obligations.
(a) am fulfilled
(b) has been fulfilling
(c) have fulfilled
(d) has fulfilled
Ans: (c)
85. Identify the tense used in the sentence.
“Her brother will walk her down the aisle.”
(a) Future indefinite tense
(b) Future perfect tense
(c) Present indefinite tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans: (a). MCQs on Tense
86. Choose the past perfect continuous tense form of the sentence.
“The children played in the park throughout the evening.”
(a) The children played in the park throughout the evening.
(b) The children have been playing in the park throughout the evening.
(c) The children had played in the park throughout the evening.
(d) The children had been playing in the park throughout the evening.
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
87. Two-thirds of the food supply __________ for the month.
(a) has been used
(b) were used
(c) have been using
(d) has been using
Ans: (a)
88. Fill in the blank with the present perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Krishna ___________ (go) to visit her grandmother.”
(a) have been going
(b) had gone
(c) have gone
(d) has gone
Ans: (d)
89. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“He joined the cooking school late but only in a few months had mastered the recipes.”
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Past perfect tense
(c) Present perfect tense
(d) Present indefinite tense
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
90. Fill in the blank with the future perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“We __________ (wait) for an hour now.”
(a) shall have been waiting
(b) have been waiting
(c) shall be waiting
(d) had been waiting
Ans: (a)
91. The technique of paraphrasing __________.
(a) are practised
(b) has to be practised
(c) have to be practised
(d) is practising
Ans: (b). MCQs on Tense
92. “Ram and his brothers” __________ a famous sweet shop in our neighbourhood.
(a) are
(b) have been
(c) is
(d) have
Ans: (c)
93. Which tense is used to express that an action started in the past and is continuing till now?
(a) Present perfect tense
(b) Past perfect continuous tense
(c) Past continuous tense
(d) Present perfect continuous tense
Ans: (d)
94. Identify the tense used in the sentence.
“Here comes the soon-to-be bride!”
(a) Present continuous tense
(b) Present indefinite tense
(c) Future indefinite tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans:(b). MCQs on Tense
95. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“The weatherman forecasted that it’s going to rain.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Future indefinite tense
(c) Future perfect continuous tense
(d) Present continuous tense
Ans: (d)
96. Identify the tense used in the sentence.
“While he was in the military, he still regularly wrote to me.”
(a) Past indefinite tense
(b) Past perfect tense
(c) Present indefinite
(d ) Past perfect continuous tense
Ans: (a)
97. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase.
“He is always found reading the newspaper.”
(a) Present indefinite tense
(b) Present perfect continuous tense
(c) Present continuous tense
(d) Present perfect tense
Ans: (c). MCQs on Tense
98. Choose the present indefinite tense form of the sentence.
“He had been sleeping.”
(a) He has been sleeping.
(b) He had slept.
(c) He has slept.
(d) He sleeps.
Ans: (d). MCQs on Tense
99. By the time she was fifteen, she __________ a beautiful singer.
(a) shall become
(b) become
(c) had become
(d) has becoming
Ans: (c)
100. Fill in the blank with the present perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“Karim __________ (follow) a health regime everyday.” (follow)
(a) follows
(b) have been following
(c) has been following
(d) has followed
Ans: (c) 0 0 0.
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