Tenses MCQs

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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 #361
He ___ his work before he left.
A. was finishing
B. finished
C. finishes
D. had finished
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #362
They ___ for the bus for half an hour when it finally came.
A. were waiting
B. had been waiting
C. wait
D. waited
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #363
I ___ the movie, so I can tell you the plot.
A. was seeing
B. have seen
C. see
D. saw
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect for experience.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #364
She ___ the room every morning.
A. cleaned
B. is cleaning
C. has cleaned
D. cleans
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Present.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #365
By the time I got to the station, the train ___.
A. has left
B. had left
C. was leaving
D. left
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #366
He ___ on the sofa when I came in.
A. slept
B. has slept
C. was sleeping
D. sleeps
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #367
I ___ him for many years, we are old friends.
A. have known
B. know
C. was knowing
D. knew
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect.
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Question #368
We ___ the project by the end of the week.
A. will complete
B. complete
C. completed
D. will have completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #369
She ___ dinner when the phone rang.
A. cooks
B. cooked
C. has cooked
D. was cooking
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #370
I ___ never ___ a snake in the wild.
A. did, see
B. had, seen
C. have, seen
D. was, seeing
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect experience.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #371
He ___ to the gym at 6 a.m. yesterday.
A. has gone
B. was going
C. goes
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past with specific time.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #372
I ___ a book at the moment; don't disturb me.
A. read
B. was reading
C. am reading
D. have read
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #373
She ___ her work by 5 p.m. today.
A. finishes
B. will have finished
C. finished
D. will finish
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect with 'by'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #374
They ___ in the garden when I called them.
A. were working
B. have worked
C. worked
D. work
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #375
I ___ my keys, please help me find them.
A. was losing
B. lost
C. have lost
D. lose
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect.
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Question #376
He ___ a shower when I knocked.
A. took
B. takes
C. has taken
D. was taking
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #377
By next month, I ___ in this apartment for a year.
A. will live
B. will have lived
C. will be living
D. have lived
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #378
We ___ the news before we saw it on TV.
A. were hearing
B. heard
C. had heard
D. have heard
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #379
I ___ this film before; it's great.
A. have seen
B. was seeing
C. see
D. saw
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #380
He ___ his homework before he went to play.
A. was doing
B. had done
C. does
D. did
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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