Tense 1

GRADE 11: ENGLISH
GRAMMAR- TENSES
PRACTICE WORKSHHET -1
Choose the correct option

Q1. I __________ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
A have been
B had been
C shall be
D am

Q2. Rohan __________ the movie before he read the review.
A watches
B have watched
C had watched
D was watching

Q3. 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

Q4. By the next month, we shall __________ the project.
A has completed
B completing
C completed
D have completed

Q5. Every boy and girl __________ in the class today.
A are present
B is present
C have present
D had present

Q6. He __________ daily for a year now.
A exercises
B was exercising
C has been exercising
D have been exercising

Q7. I __________ this book since morning.
A had been reading
B have been reading
C have had read
D shall be reading

Q8. 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

Q9. According to the prevailing rate, two dozen __________ rupees one hundred.
A costs
B cost
C costing
D costed

Q10. The Council __________ made its decision.
A have
B have had
C has
D having

Q11. 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

Q12. 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)

Q13. 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

Q14. The wise leader and politician __________ assassinated.
A are
B has been
C have been
D have had been

Q15. Neither of the paintings __________ sold.
A have been
B were
C are
D was

Q16. Sita or her brothers __________ to be blamed.
A is
B has
C are
D was

Q17. The Chief guest, with his wife, __________.
A has left
B are leaving
C have left
D left

Q18. The quality of products __________ over time.
A are degrading
B has been degrading
C have degrading
D were degraded

Q19. The news __________ not updated timely.
A were
B have
C is
D are

Q20. They __________ into their cars and drove away.
A has got
B have got
C gets
D got

Q21. 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.

Q22. Identify the tense used in the following sentence. “We are going to reach the
destination as scheduled.”
B Future perfect continuous tense
C Future continuous tense
D Present perfect continuous tense

Q23. 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

Q24. Each of the four army soldiers __________ for the mission.
A were ready
B are ready
C was ready
D have been ready

Q25. The thief and the eye-witness __________.
A has escaped
B has been escaping
C was escaping
D have escaped

Q26. Back in my native place, I __________ a smartphone.
A did not have
B do not have
C did not had
D do not had

Q27. 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.

Q28. 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

Q29. You and I __________ the obligations.
A am fulfilled
B has been fulfilling
C have fulfilled
D has fulfilled

Q30. 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

Q31. 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.

Q32. Identify the tense used in the sentence. “Here comes the soon-to-be bride!”
B Present indefinite tense
C Future indefinite tense

Q33. 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

Q34. Two-thirds of the food supply __________ for the month.
A has been used
B were used
C have been using
D has been using

Q35. The technique of paraphrasing __________.
A are practised
B has to be practised
C have to be practised
D is practising

Q36. “Shyam and his brothers” __________ a famous sweet shop in our neighbourhood.
A are
B have been
C is
D have

Q37. 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

Q38. Identify the tense used in the sentence. “While he was in the military, he still regularly
wrote to me.”
B Past perfect tense
C Present indefinite
D Past perfect continuous tense

Q39. 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

Q40. Fill in the blank with the present perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
“James ___________ to visit her grandmother.” (go)
A have been going
B had gone
C has gone
D has been going

Q41. Fill in the blank with the future perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the
bracket. “We __________ for an hour now.” (wait)
A shall have been waiting
B have been waiting
C shall be waiting
D had been waiting

Q42. 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.

Q43. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. “He joined the cooking school late but
only in a few months had mastered the recipes.”
B Past perfect tense
C Present perfect tense

Q44. By the time she was fifteen, she __________ a beautiful singer.
A shall become
B become
C had become
D has becoming

Q45. Fill in the blank with the present perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the
bracket. “Adam __________ a health regime everyday.” (follow)
A follows
B have been following
C has been following
D has followed

Q46. Neither she nor I __________ at home.
A were
B was
C has been
D be

Q47. My friends and I __________ stuck there.
A had been
B was
C has been
D have had been

Q48. Choose the correct sentence.
A Sam have gone to buy some groceries.
B Sam had going to buy some groceries.
C Sam be going to buy some groceries.
D Sam is going to buy some groceries.

Q49. 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

Q50. Chris __________ to attend the programme.
A did not wanted
B did not want
C do not wanted
D does not wanted

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