Tenses MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #721

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If I had enough time, I ___ you.

A. would help

B. will help

C. helped

D. help

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Second conditional.

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Question #722

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He wished he ___ a car.

A. will have

B. has

C. have

D. had

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Wish about present → Past Simple.

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Question #723

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I ___ my grandmother every weekend.

A. am visiting

B. visit

C. visits

D. visited

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Habitual action; 'I' takes base form.

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Question #724

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The movie ___ when we entered the hall.

A. has already started

B. had already started

C. already started

D. was already starting

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier start → Past Perfect.

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Question #725

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She ___ in London for a year when she was a child.

A. was living

B. lived

C. has lived

D. had lived

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Completed past period → Simple Past.

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Question #726

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We ___ a new house next month.

A. will buy

B. bought

C. buy

D. are buying

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Definite plan → Present Continuous.

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Question #727

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He ___ never ___ abroad.

A. was, being

B. has, been

C. have, been

D. is, being

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Experience up to now → Present Perfect.

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Question #728

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The students ___ the exam by next Monday.

A. take

B. will have taken

C. are taking

D. will take

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Completion before future deadline → Future Perfect.

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Question #729

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While I ___ , my sister was sleeping.

A. study

B. have studied

C. studied

D. was studying

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Parallel past continuous actions.

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Question #730

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I ___ the keys. I can't find them.

A. lose

B. had lost

C. have lost

D. lost

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Recent past with present consequence → Present Perfect.

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Question #731

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If he ___ the money, he would have bought the car.

A. has

B. had had

C. had

D. would have

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Third conditional: if + past perfect.

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Question #732

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She ___ for you at the airport when you land.

A. is waiting

B. waited

C. waits

D. will be waiting

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future Continuous for ongoing action at future time.

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Question #733

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I ___ my breakfast when he called.

A. was having

B. had had

C. have had

D. had

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Interrupted past action → Past Continuous.

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Question #734

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She ___ as a teacher since 2010.

A. worked

B. is working

C. works

D. has been working

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration from 2010 to present → Present Perfect Continuous.

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Question #735

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The train ___ when we arrived at the station.

A. has already left

B. was already leaving

C. already left

D. had already left

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Earlier departure → Past Perfect.

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Question #736

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She ___ the letter before she went to the post office.

A. has written

B. was writing

C. had written

D. wrote

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier writing → Past Perfect.

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Question #737

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By the time you read this, I ___ .

A. will have left

B. will leave

C. left

D. am leaving

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect for completion before reading.

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Question #738

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She ___ in the garden when I saw her.

A. was sitting

B. has sat

C. sits

D. sat

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress at seeing.

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Question #739

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He ___ hard all day and now he is exhausted.

A. has been working

B. worked

C. was working

D. works

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Activity leading to present exhaustion → Present Perfect Continuous.

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Question #740

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If she invites me, I ___ the party.

A. will attend

B. attended

C. would attend

D. attend

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
First conditional.

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