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Tenses MCQs

Practice Tenses MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Learn Present Tense, Past Tense, Future Tense, and their various forms through multiple choice questions designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Teaching and other competitive exams.

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Question #261
They ___ in the garden all morning.
A. have been working
B. were working
C. work
D. worked
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect Continuous for an action that started in the past and continues.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #262
I ___ him at the station yesterday.
A. have seen
B. saw
C. see
D. was seeing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple Past with 'yesterday'.
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Question #263
She ___ her room when I came in.
A. was cleaning
B. has cleaned
C. cleans
D. cleaned
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous at a specific past moment.
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Question #264
I ___ that he is honest.
A. have believed
B. am believing
C. believe
D. believed
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple Present for stative verb.
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Question #265
He ___ his leg while he was skiing.
A. was breaking
B. broke
C. breaks
D. has broken
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple Past for a sudden event during an ongoing activity.
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Question #266
I ___ this song many times.
A. have heard
B. heard
C. hear
D. was hearing
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect for experience.
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Question #267
We ___ the report by the end of the day.
A. will have submitted
B. submitted
C. will submit
D. submit
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect with 'by'.
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Question #268
He ___ when the accident happened.
A. drove
B. has driven
C. drives
D. was driving
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous for ongoing action when an event occurred.
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Question #269
I ___ my keys; I can't find them anywhere.
A. have lost
B. lost
C. was losing
D. lose
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect with present result.
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Question #270
They ___ for the bus when it began to rain.
A. were waiting
B. waited
C. have waited
D. wait
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted.
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Question #271
I ___ her since last year.
A. don't see
B. haven't seen
C. didn't see
D. wasn't seeing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect negative with 'since'.
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Question #272
She ___ a book at the moment.
A. is reading
B. was reading
C. has read
D. reads
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Continuous.
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Question #273
He ___ a glass of water every morning.
A. drinks
B. drank
C. drink
D. is drinking
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple Present habit, third person singular.
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Question #274
We ___ for two hours when we decided to take a break.
A. have walked
B. walked
C. were walking
D. had been walking
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Perfect Continuous with duration before another past action.
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Question #275
I ___ him to the party last night.
A. haven't invited
B. don't invite
C. didn't invite
D. wasn't inviting
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple Past negative with specific time.
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Question #276
She ___ the report, she finished it an hour ago.
A. was already completing
B. already completes
C. already completed
D. has already completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'already' for recent completion.
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Question #277
He ___ a movie when I called him.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. has watched
D. watches
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous for ongoing action.
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Question #278
I ___ in this house since 2010.
A. was living
B. have lived
C. live
D. lived
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'since'.
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Question #279
They ___ the room when the teacher entered.
A. cleaned
B. clean
C. were cleaning
D. have cleaned
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous at a past moment.
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Question #280
She ___ to the market; she'll be back soon.
A. goes
B. went
C. has gone
D. was going
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect for recent action with present result (she's still out).
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