Tenses

Choose the correct option-

Qt. I _ _ _ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
A have been
B had been
C shall be
Darn

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 Engmh
language.
A have been living
B has been living
Chavelived
D living

Q4. By the next rmnth, we shall _ _ _ the project.

A has completed
B completing
C completed
D have completed

QS. Every boy andgirl _ __ in the class today.

A are present
Bis 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 has been reading
C h ave had read
D shall be reading

Q8. Which teme is used to express general truths and facts?

A Present continuous tense
B Present perfect tense
CPast perfect tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q9. According to the prevailing rate, two dozen _ _ _ rupees one hundred
A costs
B cost
C costing
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. "Ihe children played il1
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!"
A Present continuous tense
B Present indefinite tense
C Future indefinite tense
D Present perfect tense

Q33. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. "Ihe weatherman forecasted that it'
sgoq to rain."
A Present indefinite tense
B Future indefinite tense
C Future perfect continuous tense
D Future 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
Dis practising

Q36. "Shyam and his brothers" _ _ _ a famous sweet shop in our neighbourhood
A are
Bhavebeen
C is
Dhave

Q'57. 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

Q38. Identify the tense used in the sentence. "While he was in the military, he still regularly
wrote tome."
A Past indefinite tense
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
D Present perfect 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
Chas gone
D has been going

Q41. Fill in the blank with the future perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in the
lracket. "We _ _ _ for an hour now." (wait)
Ashall 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 s lept.
C He has slept.
D He sleeps.

Q43. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. "Be joined the cooking school late but
mly in a few months had matered the recipes."
A Past indefinite tense
B Past perfect tense
C Present perfect tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q44. By the time she was fifteen. she _ _ _ a beautiful singer.

A shall become
Bbecome
Chad become
D has becoming

Q45. Fill in the blank with the present perfect continuous tense form of the verb given in
the lracket "Adam _ _ _ a health regime everyday." (follow)
A follows
B have been following
C has been following
Q64. 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.

Q65. I probably _ _ _ left.

A should have
Bwill
Chas
D having

Q66. 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
D have had been

Q67. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. "By the time I was informed,
the cemtrations had been closed."
A Past perfect tense
B Present perfect tense
C Past indefinite tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q68. Choose the correct sentence.

A Harry inviting me to his farmhouse once.
B Harry shaU invited me to his farmhouse once.
C Harry had invited me to his farmhouse once.
D Harry has been inviting me to his farm house once.

Q69. Has theitinerary _ __ yet?

A been deciding
B been decided
Cdecided
D be decided

Q70. It is a tradition that _ _ _ ever since.

A have been celebrated
B had been celebrated
Chas been celebrated
D has been celebrating
Correct Ans. C

Q71. Jackson and Kate _ _ _ all this time.

A have been collaborating
B have to coUaborate
C coUaborate
D collaborates

Q72. 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
D has followed

Q46. Neither she nor I _ _ _ at home.

A were
Bwas
Chas been
Dbe

Q47. My friends and I _ _ _ stuck there.

A had been
Bwas
Chas 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.
CSam be going to buy some groceries.
D Sam is going to buy some groceries.

Q49. Which tense is used to expre~ an action taking place in the future?
A Future perfect tense
B Future perfect continuous tense
C Future indefinite tense
D Future continuous tense

QSO. Chris _ _ _ to attend the programme.

A did not wanted
B did not want
Cdo not wanted
D does not wanted

Q51. Meera _ _ _ for the charitable cause.

A came to contribute
B come to contributed
Ccame to contributed
D comes to contributed

Q52. Fill in the blank with the past continuous tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
''Monica _ _ _ since last week." (plan)
A did plan
B has been planning
C had been planning
D was planning

Q53. The crowd that _ _ _ due to the quarrel has dispersed now.
A have gathered
B has been gathered
C had gathered
D has been gathering

Q54. Identify the tense used in the sentence. "Nick has purchased a new laptop."
A Present perfect tense
B Past indefinite tense
CPast perfect tense
DPresentindefinitetense
Q19. The news _ _ _ not updated timely.
A were
Bhave
Cis
Dare
Q20. They _ _ _ into their cars and drove away.
Ahas got
B have got
Cgets
Dgot
Q21. Choose the sentence with the future perfect tense.
A They shall have arrived by then.
BThey shall be arriving by then.
CThey shall arrive by then.
DThey shall have been arriving by then.
Q22. 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
Q23. Which tense is used to e:,q:nss dll 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
Q24. Each of the four army soldiers _ _ _ for the mission.
A were ready
Bare ready
Cwasready
D have been ready
Q25. The thief and the eye-witness _ _ _.
A has escaped
B has been escaping
Cwas escaping
D have escaped
Q26. Back in my native place, I _ _ _ a smartphone.
A did not have
B do not have
Cdid 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.
CWhen I had woken up, he had already ate breakfast.
DWhen I had woken up, he has already ate breakfast.
Q28.1 _ _ _ the medicine as prescribed by the doctor for a week now.
D returns

Q82. You should not _ _ _ the worst.

A assumed
Bassuming
C assume
D assumes

Q83. 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.

Q84. 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 a re working

Q8S. Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
"Vikram _ _ _ his job." (do)
A did
Bwas doing
Chad done
D had been doing

Q86. Choose the correct sentence.

A I did not accompanied them.
B I do not accompanied them.
CI does not accompany them.
D I do not accompany them.

Qtr7. Identify the tense med in the given sentence. "Sasha srolds and asb her to go away."
A Past indefin ite tense
B Past perfect tense
C Present indefinite tense
D Present perfect tense
Correct Ans.C

Q88. Identify the tense med 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

Q89. The whole family _ _ _ for the ceremony.

A has b een invited
B have been invited
C invites
D invited

Q90. 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)
Ais
Bare
Chad been
D has been

Q91. 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

Q92. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. "She has dec;ided 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

Q93. Identify the tense used in the given sentence. "Everyone shall be reaching by
tomorrow."
A Future indefinite tense
B Present contin uous tense
C Future perfect continuous tense
D Future continuous tense

Q94. Joseph _ _ _ by everyone after he won the competition.

A was congratulated
B congratulate
C sha ll be congratulated
D have been congratulated

Q95. 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.

Q96. Fill in the blank with the future perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
"Mary _ _ _ seats for us." (save)
A ought to save
B should save
Cwould have saved
D would save

Q'J7. Identify the tense used in the underlined phrase. "She §l!fflk§ leS§ but has strong
opinions."
A Present indefinite tense
B Present perfect tense
C Past perfect tense
D Past indefinite tense

Q98. 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

Q99. Jack and John _ _ _ helpful.

D costed

Q10. The Council _ _ _ made its decision.

A have
Bhavehad
Chas
Dhavi.ng

Q11. What do tenses~ 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 :
A Future perfect tense
B Present indefinite tense
C Future perfect continuous tense
D Both (A) and(O

Q13. Identify the tense used in the following sentence. "When I reached the bookstorE
the copies had already been sold"
A Past perfect tense
B Past indefinite tense
C Present perfect tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q14. The~ leader and politician _ _ _ assassinated

A are
B has been
Chavebeen
D have had been

Q15. Neither of the paintings _ _ _ sold

A have been
Bwere
Care
Dwas

Q16. Sita or her lrothers _ _ _ to be blamed

Ais
Bhas
Care
Dwas

Q17. The Otlefguest, with his wife, _ __

Ahas left
B are leaving
C have left
Dleft

Q18. The quality of products _ _ _ over ti.me.

A are degrading
B have been degrading
C have degrading
D were degraded
Correct Ans. B
QSS. The stars _ _ _ bright at night
A shines
B shine
Chas shine
D shining

QS6. 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

QS7. Which tense is used to express an actim completed in the immediate past?
A Past indefinite tense
B Present indefinite tense
CPresent perfect tense
D Past perfect tense

Q58. Choose the past perfect continuous tense form of the sentence. "George travels around
the world."
A George has been travelling around the world.
B George had been travelling around the world.
CGeorge shall have been travelling around the world.
D George was travelling around the world.

QS9. You should not _ _ _ back with your teacher.

A talk
B talks
Chad talked
D talked

Q60. Pentagon _ _ _ five sides.

A have had
Bhad
Chas
D have

Q61. Identify the tense used in the given sentence. "My father's shop has been sold out."
A Past perfect tense
B Present perfect tense
CPast indefinite tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q62. 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

Q63. Fill in the blank with the future perfect tense form of the verb given in the bracket.
"Peter _ _ _ had it been possible." (adjust)
A would adjust
B would have adjusted
C has adjusted
D had adjusted
Q73. Fill in the blank with the past perfect continuom tense form of the verb given in the
bracket. "The area _ _ _ from an earthquake." (reoover)
A is recovering
B has been recovering
C had been recovering
D has recovered

Q74. 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.

Q75. Mathematics _ _ _ difficult by many students.

A is found
B has found
Chas been founding
Dare found

Q76. I _ _ _ yon my last yea.r's books.

A have had lend
B shall lend
C lends
D lending

([Tl. 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

Q78. 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

Q79. Choose the future perfect tense form of the given sentence. "Charlie is the headboy of
our school."
A Charlie will be the headboy of our school
B Charlie has been the head.boy of our school
C Charlie have had been the head.boy of our school.
D Charlie would have been the headboy of our school

Q80. 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

Q81. Joey _ __ from the vacationjmt now.

A has returned
B had returned
Chad been returning
Abe
B have been
Cwas
D had been

Q100. Which tense is med to express an action that began in the past before some point a
continued up to that point?
A Past indefinite tense
B Past perfect tense
C Past perfect continuous tense
D Past continuous tense