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 #61
She ___ to the party if she is invited.
A. came
B. will come
C. comes
D. would come
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
First conditional: if + present, will + base.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #62
I ___ a novel at 9 p.m. last night.
A. have read
B. read
C. had read
D. was reading
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous for an action in progress at a specific past time.
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Question #63
He ___ to office before she woke up.
A. was leaving
B. had left
C. has left
D. left
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action completed before another past event.
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Question #64
She ___ a teacher since 2010.
A. is
B. had been
C. has been
D. was
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'since' for a state continuing.
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Question #65
They ___ the match when we reached the stadium.
A. already started
B. had already started
C. have already started
D. were already starting
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect with 'already' for earlier action.
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Question #66
He ___ at the station when I saw him.
A. waited
B. has waited
C. was waiting
D. waits
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress at a past moment.
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Question #67
By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ___.
A. dies
B. was dying
C. had died
D. died
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action completed before another past event.
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Question #68
We ___ each other since school days.
A. know
B. have known
C. knew
D. are knowing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect for a relationship that began in the past and continues.
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Question #69
I ___ a letter when the power went off.
A. write
B. have written
C. was writing
D. wrote
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.
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Question #70
She ___ the piano every evening.
A. played
B. is playing
C. play
D. plays
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Present for habitual action, third person singular.
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Question #71
He ___ out five minutes ago.
A. went
B. was going
C. has gone
D. goes
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple Past with specific time 'ago'.
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Question #72
I ___ just ___ my work.
A. have, finished
B. have, finish
C. did, finish
D. was, finishing
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'just' for recently completed action.
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Question #73
By the end of the year, we ___ the course.
A. complete
B. will have completed
C. will complete
D. completed
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect with 'by the end of'.
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Question #74
She ___ a book when I entered the room.
A. reads
B. read
C. was reading
D. has read
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous for ongoing action at past moment.
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Question #75
I ___ to London three times this year.
A. have been
B. go
C. was
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect for experiences in an unfinished time period.
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Question #76
They ___ for an hour when the bus came.
A. have waited
B. were waiting
C. had been waiting
D. waited
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect Continuous for duration before another past event.
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Question #77
He ___ not like spicy food.
A. has
B. do
C. does
D. is
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simple Present negative with third person singular 'does'.
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Question #78
She ___ her first job in 2018.
A. was getting
B. has got
C. gets
D. got
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past for a specific past event.
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Question #79
I ___ a headache all day.
A. had
B. was having
C. have had
D. have
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect for a state that began in the past and continues.
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Question #80
We ___ the project by Friday.
A. will have finished
B. finish
C. will finish
D. finished
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect with 'by' + specific time.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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