Tenses

Ensures clarity and accuracy

Tenses in the English language are crucial for conveying the timing of actions, events, and states. They help differentiate whether something happened in the past, is occurring in the present, or will happen in the future. Proper use of tenses ensures clarity and accuracy in communication, allowing speakers and writers to express time-related nuances and sequence of events effectively.

1. Three chances... to each of the participants. Choose the correct tense form that fits the blank.

1) will be give

2) will be giving

3) will have been giving

4) will be given

2. Identify the sentence which appropriately uses the future perfect tense.

I. We will have designed this prototype before she gets here tomorrow.

II. She would be calling me after tomorrow.

1) Only I    2) Only II

3) Both I and II   4) Neither I nor II

3. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

If you execute your plan properly, you

1) will have succeeded   2) succeed

3) will succeed   4) would succeed

4. Identify the sentence which appropriately uses the simple past tense.

I. They had gone to Shimla last year.

II. My performance in yesterday's exam was satisfactory.

1) Only I   2) Only II3) Both I and II   4) Neither I nor II

5. Select the sentence that uses the simple present tense correctly.

I. Our leaders are just not powerful enough.

II. My parents have not been supportive all my life.

1) Only I  2) Only II

3) Both I and II    4) Neither I nor II

6. She cut her finger.

Choose the correct “Yes/No” question of the above sentence.

1) Does she cuts her finger?

2) Do she cut her finger?

3) Did she cut her finger?

4) Is she cut her finger?

7. After you ....... another 50 meters, you will see a path to your left.

Choose the verb that can be used to fill in the blank.

1) will be gone   2) will go

3) go   4) had gone

8. Select the sentence that uses the simple future tense correctly.

I. I will give you the keys if she says sorry.

II. I will always guide you in the future.

1) Only I   2) Only II

3) Both I and II    4) Neither I nor II

9. I ....... TV at seven o'clock yesterday evening. Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank.

1) was watching    2) were watching

3) are watching   4) have been watching

10. Somebody ate my biscuits; The tin is empty.

Choose the option that can improve the underlined part.

1) has to eat   2) has eaten

3) had to eat   4) will eat

11. Yesterday the District Educational Officer visited our school. At that time we ....... in the ground.

Fill in the blank with the correct tense form.

1) play   2) are playing

3) were playing    4) have played

12. Do you like my new solar watch? Here, I ....... how it works.

Choose the verb that fits in the blank.

1) would be show   2) will to show

3) will show    4) had shown

13. Choose the verb that is not used in the continues tenses.

1) Watch   2) Love   3) Play   4) Water

14. Choose the sentence in simple past.

1) She reads daily

2) She read the entire book

3) I read the news paper daily

4) We read our lessons every day

15. To describe things that are always true, we use

1) present continuous   2) simple future

3) simple past   4) present simple

16. Rishi ....... his Engineering course by the end of 2027.

1) will completed   2) complete

3) will have completed   4) was completed

17. I ....... here for 3 hours before the power went off.

1) have been watching   2) have watched

3) am watching   4) had been watching

18. Those who ....... in glass houses should not ....... stones at others.

1) Lives, throws   2) Lives, throw

3) Live, throw   4) Live, throws

19. Choose the sentense that doesn’t denote the future.

1) He is going to buy a new car.

2) He will buy a new car.

3) He has a new car.

4) He is planning to buy a new car.

20. He will lend you his umbrella .......

Choose the part of the sentence to complete the sentence above.

1) If you want to him to

2) When you are not able

3) If you don’t want him to

4) While she is dancing

21. A few bicycles ....... repaired yesterday.

Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) was    2) are   3) is    4) were

22. Chunilal has written to a publisher.

This sentence indicates that

1) Chunilal forget to write to a publisher

2) Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher

3) Chunilal is going to write to a publisher

4) Chunilal wants to write to a publisher

23. Each of the boys in the class ....... the task but none of them could finish the same on time.

Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) Were given   2) Been given

3) Being given   4) Was given

24. When ....... he go to Hyderabad?

Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) is 2) was 3) did 4) has

25. Take this book if you .......

Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) like   2) will like

3) would like   4) are like

26. She ....... a cup of coffee for me a few minutes ago.Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) maked   2) make   3) makes    4) made

27. Select the sentence in the simple past tense.

1) She will be playing football later

2) They are eating lunch right now

3) She reads books every evening

4) We visited that museum last year

28. She ....... practices the piano.

Choose the correct option to fix the blank.

1) sometimes   2) now

3) tomorrow   4) yesterday

29. Choose the correct negative form of a simple present tense for the pronoun “we”?

1) Don’t   2) Doesn’t   3) Didn’t   4) Isn’t

30. Select the sentence in the simple present tense

1) She reads books regularly

2) They will visit us tomorrow

3) I am watching a movie now

4) We have seen that movie

31. Choose the correct negative form of a simple present tense for the pronoun “she”?

1) Don’t   2) Doesn’t   3) Aren’t   4) Weren’t

32. Choose the sentence in negative form of the simple present tense.

1) They didn’t like ice cream

2) He don’t like ice cream

3) They doesn’t like ice cream

4) He doesn’t like ice cream

33. Sheela ....... (read) books regularly.

Choose the correct option to fix in the blank.

1) read   2) reading   3) is read   4) reads

34. If he asked me, I ....... him.

Choose the correct option to fix in the blank.

1) Will help   2) Would help

3) Would have helped   4) Would helped

35. If I ....... you. I would marry her. Choose the correct option to fix in the blank.

1) am   2) was   3) were   4) be

36. She ....... plants at 8 am every day.

Choose the correct option to fix in the blank.

1) was watering 2) waters

3) will water 4) is watering

37. It is difficult to get there. I wish I ....... car.

Choose the correct option to fix in the blank.

1) have   2) has   3) had   4) am

Answers

1-4; 2-1; 3-3; 4-2; 5-1; 6-3; 7-3; 8-3; 9-1; 10-2; 11-3; 12-3; 13-2; 14-2; 15-4; 16-3; 17-4; 18-3; 19-3; 20-1; 21-4; 22-2; 23-4; 24-3; 25-1; 26-4; 27-4; 28-1; 29-1; 30-1; 31-2; 32-4; 33-4; 34-2; 35-3; 36-2; 37-3.
 

Writer: Putnam Ravi Kumar