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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 #741
I wish I ___ more time to finish the project.
A. have
B. had
C. have had
D. will have
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wish about present → Past Simple.
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Question #742
He behaves as if he ___ the owner.
A. were
B. is
C. has been
D. was
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Unreal present → subjunctive 'were'.
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Question #743
It's time we ___ .
A. have gone
B. went
C. go
D. will go
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It's time + past tense.
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Question #744
He told me that he ___ the book.
A. has read
B. read
C. had read
D. was reading
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past action before telling → Past Perfect.
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Question #745
They ___ the bridge by December next year.
A. complete
B. will complete
C. will have completed
D. are completing
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Deadline → Future Perfect.
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Question #746
I ___ this shirt for two years.
A. have
B. had
C. am having
D. have had
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Possession from past to present → Present Perfect.
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Question #747
He ___ a marathon next Sunday.
A. is running
B. will run
C. runs
D. ran
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Fixed future arrangement → Present Continuous.
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Question #748
By this evening, I ___ all the work.
A. do
B. will have done
C. will do
D. am doing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Completion before a future time → Future Perfect.
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Question #749
She ___ to music when I knocked.
A. listens
B. was listening
C. has listened
D. listened
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous for interrupted action.
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Question #750
I ___ you since you left school.
A. didn't meet
B. don't meet
C. hadn't met
D. haven't met
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
From past to now → Present Perfect negative.
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Question #751
If you had worked hard, you ___ .
A. would have succeeded
B. succeeded
C. would succeed
D. succeed
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Third conditional.
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Question #752
She said that she ___ the next day.
A. would come
B. comes
C. came
D. will come
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will' changes to 'would' in reported speech.
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Question #753
He ___ in the library for three hours when the fire alarm went off.
A. has been studying
B. had been studying
C. studied
D. was studying
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration before a past interruption → Past Perfect Continuous.
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Question #754
I ___ breakfast at 8 a.m. every day.
A. eats
B. eat
C. am eating
D. ate
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Habitual → Simple Present; 'I' takes base verb.
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Question #755
We ___ our project by the end of this month.
A. will have completed
B. complete
C. are completing
D. will complete
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Deadline → Future Perfect.
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Question #756
He ___ the novel when I borrowed it from him.
A. read
B. was reading
C. has read
D. had read
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Reading completed before borrowing → Past Perfect.
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Question #757
She ___ the clothes at this moment.
A. washes
B. washed
C. has washed
D. is washing
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Continuous for current action.
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Question #758
He ___ for the last two hours.
A. is sleeping
B. slept
C. sleeps
D. has been sleeping
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
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Question #759
They ___ a new car last month.
A. buy
B. were buying
C. have bought
D. bought
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Last month → Simple Past.
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Question #760
When I saw her, she ___ a beautiful dress.
A. wears
B. wore
C. was wearing
D. has worn
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Action in progress when seen → Past Continuous.
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