Tenses MCQs

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Q.211 I'm sorry I missed your call. I ______ to my favorite podcast when the phone rang.
A listened
B was listening
C am listening
D had listened
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Q.212 Identify the error: She usually is arriving at the office strictly at 9 AM.
A She usually
B is arriving
C at the office strictly
D at 9 AM
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Q.213 If she ______ me the truth, I wouldn't have been so angry with her.
A told
B tells
C had told
D would tell
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Q.214 At this time tomorrow, the entire team ______ hard on the new proposal.
A will work
B will be working
C is working
D will have worked
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Q.215 Next year, my parents ______ married for exactly forty years.
A are
B will be
C have been
D will have been
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Q.216 Identify the error: The victim was severely injured and died before the ambulance arrived.
A The victim was severely injured
B and died
C before the ambulance
D arrived
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Q.217 Look at the man climbing the pole! He ______ down any second now.
A will fall
B falls
C is going to fall
D has fallen
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Q.218 This box ______ a variety of ancient coins collected over a lifetime.
A contains
B is containing
C contained
D has contained
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Q.219 My little brother ______ his nails when he gets nervous.
A is always biting
B always bites
C has always bitten
D was always biting
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Q.220 We ______ all our savings on this new venture, and now we are penniless.
A spend
B spent
C have spent
D had spent
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Q.221 Identify the error: He did not told me anything about his sudden departure to Dubai.
A He did not
B told me anything
C about his sudden departure
D to Dubai
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Q.222 The notorious criminal ______ from the prison last night under the cover of darkness.
A has escaped
B had escaped
C escapes
D escaped
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Q.223 I completely forgot to post the letter! I ______ it on my way home tonight.
A post
B am going to post
C will post
D am posting
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Q.224 Identify the error: Have you seen my new laptop anywhere? I have kept it here a minute ago.
A Have you seen
B my new laptop anywhere
C I have kept it here
D a minute ago
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Q.225 The chef ______ the soup and frowned, realizing it needed much more salt.
A tastes
B is tasting
C tasted
D was tasting
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Q.226 The Chief Minister ______ for New York tomorrow morning to attend the UN assembly.
A leave
B is leaving
C left
D has left
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Q.227 I strongly advise you to stay indoors while it ______ so heavily outside.
A rains
B is raining
C rained
D has rained
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Q.228 She ______ all the questions flawlessly in yesterday's tough interview.
A answers
B answered
C has answered
D had answered
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Q.229 Identify the error: We are completely surprised that he has not passed the test despite working hardly.
A We are completely surprised
B that he has not passed
C the test
D despite working hardly
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Q.230 I ______ him a secret document to deliver, but I doubt he will keep it safe.
A gave
B have given
C had given
D was giving
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Q.231 How many times ______ you to clean your room before the guests arrive?
A did I tell
B do I tell
C have I told
D had I told
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Q.232 I ______ this old coat to the tailor tomorrow to have the buttons fixed.
A take
B am taking
C took
D have taken
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Q.233 Identify the error: For the last six months, he is working on a revolutionary new software.
A For the last six months
B he is working
C on a revolutionary
D new software
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Q.234 The moment he ______ the alarming news, he completely fainted.
A hears
B has heard
C heard
D had heard
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Q.235 We ______ all our work and are now completely free to go to the cinema.
A finished
B finish
C have finished
D had finished
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Q.236 He has a strange habit; he ______ his fingers whenever he speaks.
A is snapping
B snaps
C has snapped
D snapped
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Q.237 I would rather you ______ exactly what you mean instead of beating around the bush.
A say
B said
C have said
D were saying
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Q.238 Identify the error: I have not played cricket since I have left college.
A I have not played
B cricket
C since
D I have left college
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Q.239 The water in the pot ______; you can turn off the stove now.
A boils
B is boiling
C boiled
D had boiled
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Q.240 By 2028, I ______ off all my educational loans.
A will pay
B will be paying
C will have paid
D have paid
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