Tenses MCQs

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Q.151 The local boys ______ football in the park when it suddenly started to rain.
A played
B are playing
C were playing
D have played
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Q.152 Identify the error: She has completed her graduation in 2018 from Delhi University.
A She has completed
B her graduation
C in 2018
D from Delhi University
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Q.153 By next Friday, our dedicated team ______ the new software project.
A launches
B will launch
C will have launched
D is launching
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Q.154 Identify the error: By the time he will reach the station, the train will have left.
A By the time
B he will reach
C the station
D the train will have left
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Q.155 Pure water strictly ______ of hydrogen and oxygen molecules.
A consist
B is consisting
C consists
D has consisted
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Q.156 Have you ever ______ to Paris during the beautiful spring season?
A go
B went
C been
D being
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Q.157 Identify the error: He has been working in this firm since five years.
A He has been
B working
C in this firm
D since five years
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Q.158 They ______ for the bus when the terrible accident took place.
A wait
B are waiting
C were waiting
D have waited
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Q.159 I hope that you ______ all the instructions carefully before the exam begins.
A read
B will read
C will have read
D have read
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Q.160 Never before ______ such a magnificent performance on the stage.
A i have seen
B have i seen
C i saw
D i am seeing
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Q.161 I will call you as soon as I ______ at the airport.
A will arrive
B arrive
C arrived
D am arriving
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Q.162 Identify the error: He is appearing to be quite confident about the upcoming interview.
A He is appearing
B to be quite confident
C about the
D upcoming interview
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Q.163 Despite the cold weather, he is used to ______ up early in the morning.
A wake
B woke
C waking
D has woken
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Q.164 The security dog ______ the suspicious baggage right now.
A smells
B is smelling
C smelled
D has smelled
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Q.165 These beautiful roses ______ incredibly sweet.
A are smelling
B smelled
C smell
D have smelled
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Q.166 This time next week, we ______ on the sandy beaches of Goa.
A will sit
B will be sitting
C will have sat
D sit
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Q.167 They ______ for over an hour before Tony finally arrived at the cafe.
A had been talking
B have been talking
C were talking
D talked
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Q.168 She looks extremely exhausted; she ______ very hard lately.
A works
B is working
C has been working
D worked
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Q.169 Identify the error: If it will rain tomorrow, we will definitely cancel the picnic.
A If it will rain
B tomorrow
C we will definitely
D cancel the picnic
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Q.170 The postman ______ yet, although it is already noon.
A did not come
B has not come
C does not come
D had not come
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Q.171 After he ______ his official work, he went straight to the hospital.
A finished
B has finished
C had finished
D was finishing
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Q.172 The butcher ______ the fresh meat right now for the customer.
A weighs
B is weighing
C weighed
D has weighed
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Q.173 Hurry up! The manager ______ the building a minute ago.
A just left
B has just left
C had just left
D is just leaving
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Q.174 She ______ about the poor Wi-Fi connection, which is really annoying everyone.
A always complains
B is always complaining
C has always complained
D complained always
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Q.175 When I was a young boy, I ______ cricket every evening with my neighbors.
A was playing
B played
C have played
D had played
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Q.176 If I had listened to your advice back then, I ______ in a much better financial position now.
A would have been
B will be
C would be
D had been
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Q.177 By 5 o'clock this evening, the construction workers ______ the site.
A will leave
B are leaving
C will have left
D have left
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Q.178 Identify the error: The Shatabdi Express is leaving the station at 5 PM every day.
A The Shatabdi Express
B is leaving
C the station
D at 5 PM every day
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Q.179 I ______ to work this week because my car has broken down.
A cycle
B am cycling
C cycled
D have cycled
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Q.180 I ______ in London for five long years, but now I live permanently in Paris.
A have lived
B live
C lived
D had lived
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