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 #801
I ___ breakfast every morning at 7.
A. has
B. am having
C. had
D. have
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Habitual → Simple Present; 'I' takes 'have'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #802
We ___ for the exam for a month now.
A. prepare
B. are preparing
C. have been preparing
D. prepared
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #803
By 5 p.m., he ___ the car.
A. is repairing
B. will have repaired
C. will repair
D. repaired
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future deadline → Future Perfect.
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Question #804
When I entered, she ___ the piano.
A. played
B. was playing
C. plays
D. has played
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Ongoing action at the moment of entering → Past Continuous.
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Question #805
She ___ the project before the deadline.
A. has submitted
B. was submitting
C. had submitted
D. submitted
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier submission → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #806
I ___ a new language these days.
A. have learned
B. learn
C. am learning
D. learned
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Temporary activity → Present Continuous.
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Question #807
If she had known, she ___ differently.
A. acted
B. acts
C. would act
D. would have acted
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Third conditional.
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Question #808
He said that he ___ the next day.
A. will arrive
B. would arrive
C. arrived
D. arrives
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future in reported speech → 'would'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #809
She ___ the whole evening yesterday.
A. was studying
B. studied
C. had studied
D. has studied
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration of past activity → Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #810
The children ___ in the garden for hours.
A. are playing
B. played
C. play
D. have been playing
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #811
By the time the doctor came, the patient ___ .
A. had died
B. has died
C. dies
D. died
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Earlier death → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #812
We ___ the tickets next Monday.
A. book
B. booked
C. are booking
D. will book
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Definite arrangement → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #813
She ___ a book while I was watching TV.
A. reads
B. read
C. has read
D. was reading
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Parallel past continuous actions.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #814
I ___ him for a week now.
A. don't see
B. haven't seen
C. didn't see
D. hadn't seen
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
From past week to present → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #815
If he had time, he ___ to the gym.
A. will go
B. would go
C. goes
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Second conditional.
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Question #816
I wish I ___ the truth.
A. know
B. have known
C. will know
D. knew
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present wish → Past Simple.
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Question #817
It's time the children ___ to school.
A. are going
B. go
C. will go
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It's time + past.
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Question #818
He walked as if he ___ a ghost.
A. had seen
B. has seen
C. saw
D. sees
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
As if + past perfect for unreal past.
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Question #819
She told me that she ___ the book.
A. had enjoyed
B. has enjoyed
C. enjoyed
D. was enjoying
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past action before telling → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #820
He ___ a shower when the water stopped.
A. had had
B. had
C. has had
D. was having
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Interrupted past action → Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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