Grammar MCQ (Tenses)

1 Each country is responsible to keep ................. for peace in region.

A work
B works
C worked
D working
Answer: Working
2 I'm sorry the house is not available any longer. It .......... to a timber tycoon.
A was being sold
B will be sold
C is sold
D has been sold
Answer: Has been sold

3 I .......... an appointment with the dentist soon.

A. have made
B. would make
C. made
D. make
Answer: will make
4 One must consider about any matter before ....... it.
A deciding
B decides
C decide
D decided
Answer: Deciding
5 She .........._____ for effective follow up of agenda.
A called
B call
C will called
D be call
Answer: called

6 Why .......... you break your promise?

A did
B does
C done
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D is
Answer: Did
7 Charles .......... his father in the shop until school .......... .
A is helping, starts
B helped, was starting
C was helping, will start
D has helped, is starting
Answer: Is helping, starts
8 Do you know, I .......... asked by them to be honest?
A am
B is
C were
D are
Answer: Am
9 My father .......... newspaper after getting up.
A read
B is read
C am read
D reads
Answer: reads
10. The clerk .......... the money from the bank by one o-clock tomorrow.
A has withdrawn
B will have withdrawn
C is withdrawing
D had been withdrawing

11 Ai Ling .......... to Manhattan in 1997.

A has been transferred
B should be transferred
C was transferred
D is transferred
Answer: was transferred

12 Which of these is used to express habitual actions?

A Present perfect tense
B Simple present tense
C Past continuous tense
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D Present continuous tense
Answer: Simple present tense
13 Choose the correct statement:
A He sweared that he had not stolen the bag
B He swore that he had not stolen the bag
C He was swearing that he had not stolen the bag
D He swears that he had not stolen the bag

14 Correct the incorrect statement

A I love it
B I was loving it
C I have been loving it
D I shall be loving it
Answer: I love it
15 Look ! A hamster .......... by a cat.
A has been chased
B was being chased
C is being chased
D is chased
Answer: is being chased
16 Wait for us at home until I .......... from office.
A returned
B am return
C returns
D return
Answer: return
17. Twelve terrorists ........ in air strike yesterday.
A. kill
B. kills
C. is killed
D. were killed
Answer: were killed
18 A journalist .......... to interview you later today.
A had come
B came
C has been coming
D will be coming
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Answer: will be coming

19. Passengers .......... to smoke in the train.

A was not allowed
B had not allowed
C will not allow
D are not allowed
Answer: are not allowed
20. The people next door .......... a lot of noise until past midnight.
A were making
B was making
C are making
D have making
Answer: were making

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Tense MCQ Exercise with Answers
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

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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 has 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
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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
D Present indefinite 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
Correct Ans. D

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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
Correct Ans. B

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.

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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 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

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.

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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!”
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. “The weatherman
forecasted that it’s going to rain.”
A Present indefinite tense
B Future indefinite tense
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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
D Present perfect continuous tense

Q38. 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

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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
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.”
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
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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.
45. “Adam ..........____ a health regime every day.” (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 program.

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A did not wanted
B did not want
C do not wanted
D does not wanted

Q51. Meera ..........____ for the charitable cause.

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

Q52. Fill in the blank with the past continuous tense form of the verb given in
the bracket.
52. “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
C Past perfect tense
D Present indefinite tense

Q55. The stars .......... bright at night.

A shines
B shine
C has shine
D shining
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Q56. 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

Q57. Which tense is used to express an action completed in the immediate

past?
A Past indefinite tense
B Present indefinite tense
C Present 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.
C George shall have been travelling around the world.
D George was travelling around the world.

Q59. You should not .......... back with your teacher.

A talk
B talks
C had talked
D talked

Q60. Pentagon .......... five sides.

A have had
B had
C has
D have

Q61. Identify the tense used in the given sentence. “My father’s shop has been
sold out.”
A Past perfect tense
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B Present perfect tense
C Past 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.
63. “Peter ..........____ had it been possible.” (adjust)
A would adjust
B would have adjusted
C has adjusted
D had adjusted

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
B will
C has
D having

Q66. Fill in the blank with the present perfect tense form of the verb given in
the bracket.
66. “I ..........____ here for a month now.” (be)
A had been
B would have been
C have been
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D have had been

Q67. 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

Q68. 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.

Q69. Has the itinerary ..........____ yet?

A been deciding
B been decided
C decided
D be decided

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

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

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

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

Q72. Identify the tense used in the given sentence. “Welcome to the ceremony.”
A Present perfect tense
B Present indefinite tense
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C Past indefinite tense
D Past perfect tense

Q73. 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

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
C has been founding
D are found

Q76. I .......... you my last year’s books.

A have had lend
B shall lend
C lends
D lending

Q77. 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

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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 headboy of our school.
C Charlie have had been the headboy 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 vacation just now.

A has returned
B had returned
C had been returning
D returns

Q82. You should not ..........____ the worst.

A assumed
B assuming
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.
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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 are working

Q85. Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense form of the verb given in the
bracket.
85. “Vikram ..........____ his job.” (do)
A did
B was doing
C had done
D had been doing

Q86. 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.

Q87. Identify the tense used in the given sentence. “Sasha scolds and asks her
to go away.”
A Past indefinite tense
B Past perfect tense
C Present indefinite tense
D Present perfect tense
Correct Ans.C

Q88. 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
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Q89. The whole family .......... for the ceremony.
A has been 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.
90. “After a long day at work, Rachel ..........___ tired.” (be)
A is
B are
C had 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 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

Q93. 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

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

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A was congratulated
B congratulate
C shall 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
C would have saved
D would save

Q97. 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

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.
A be
B have been
C was
D had been

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 Q100. 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

Tenses MCQ Test Answer keys

Q. No. Ans. Q. No. Ans.

1 B 51 A
2 C 52 D
3 B 53 C
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4 D 54 A
5 B 55 B
6 C 56 D
7 A 57 D
8 D 58 B
9 B 59 A
10 C 60 C
11 C 61 B
12 C 62 D
13 A 63 B
14 B 64 C
15 D 65 A
16 C 66 C
17 A 67 A
18 B 68 C
19 C 69 B
20 D 70 C
21 A 71 A
22 A 72 B
23 C 73 C
24 C 74 D
25 D 75 A
26 A 76 B
27 B 77 C
28 B 78 B
29 C 79 D
30 A 80 C
31 D 81 A
32 B 82 C
33 D 83 B
34 A 84 B
35 B 85 C
36 C 86 D
37 D 87 C
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38 A 88 C
39 C 89 A
40 C 90 C
41 A 91 C
42 D 92 B
43 B 93 D
44 C 94 A
45 C 95 B
46 B 96 C
47 A 97 A
48 D 98 C
49 C 99 D
50 B 100 C

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