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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 #541
She ___ never ___ to Paris.
A. was, going
B. has, been
C. have, been
D. did, go
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Experience up to now → Present Perfect; 'has been' with 'she'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #542
He ___ just ___ the office.
A. was, left
B. has, leave
C. has, left
D. is, leaving
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Recently completed action → Present Perfect with 'just'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #543
They ___ yet.
A. won't arrive
B. aren't arriving
C. didn't arrived
D. haven't arrived
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Negative with 'yet' → Present Perfect 'haven't arrived'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #544
We ___ each other for ten years.
A. have known
B. are knowing
C. know
D. knew
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration from past to present → Present Perfect with state verb 'know'.
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Question #545
She ___ three cups of coffee since morning.
A. is drinking
B. drinks
C. drank
D. has drunk
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Completed action in an unfinished time period → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #546
He ___ in this company since 2018.
A. is working
B. works
C. has worked
D. worked
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
From past to now → Present Perfect with 'since'.
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Question #547
I ___ my keys. Can you help me find them?
A. was losing
B. lose
C. lost
D. have lost
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past action with present consequence → Present Perfect.
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Question #548
Have you ever ___ sushi?
A. ate
B. eat
C. eaten
D. eating
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect question about experience; 'Have you ever eaten'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #549
She ___ her task and is free now.
A. was completing
B. completed
C. completes
D. has completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Completed action with present result → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #550
I ___ the movie already, so I don't want to watch it again.
A. see
B. am seeing
C. saw
D. have seen
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past experience with present relevance → Present Perfect.
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Question #551
The train ___ when we reached the station.
A. leave
B. left
C. had left
D. has left
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect: action completed before another past action (reached).
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Question #552
She ___ her dinner before I arrived.
A. finished
B. finishes
C. has finished
D. had finished
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Earlier past action → Past Perfect 'had finished'.
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Question #553
I realized that I ___ my phone at home.
A. forget
B. forgot
C. had forgotten
D. have forgotten
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Realization in past about earlier action → Past Perfect.
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Question #554
By the time the fire brigade arrived, the house ___ down.
A. burned
B. had burned
C. has burned
D. burns
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Action completed before another past event → Past Perfect.
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Question #555
He ___ never ___ such a beautiful place before he visited Kashmir.
A. was, seeing
B. had, seen
C. has, seen
D. did, see
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Experience before a past time → Past Perfect.
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Question #556
After she ___ the letter, she posted it.
A. had written
B. wrote
C. has written
D. writes
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sequence of past actions: writing happened before posting → Past Perfect.
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Question #557
The teacher scolded him because he ___ his homework.
A. didn't do
B. hasn't done
C. doesn't do
D. hadn't done
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Earlier unfinished task before scolding → Past Perfect negative.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #558
She said that she ___ the movie.
A. was already seen
B. had already seen
C. has already seen
D. already saw
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Reported speech: past tense 'said' shifts present perfect to past perfect.
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Question #559
When we got to the theatre, the movie ___ .
A. has already started
B. already started
C. had already started
D. already starts
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Action started before we got there → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #560
He ___ the project before the deadline.
A. has finished
B. finished
C. finishes
D. had finished
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Perfect indicating completion before a specific past time (deadline).
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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