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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 #841
He ___ a novel for the last six months.
A. has been writing
B. is writing
C. wrote
D. writes
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #842
By the time you arrive, I ___ the house.
A. will have cleaned
B. will clean
C. am cleaning
D. clean
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Completion before future arrival → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #843
When I opened the door, my dog ___ at me.
A. has jumped
B. jumps
C. was jumping
D. jumped
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #844
She ___ just ___ her graduation.
A. has, completed
B. is, completing
C. was, completing
D. had, completed
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Recent completion → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #845
I ___ him for five years before he moved.
A. was knowing
B. knew
C. had known
D. have known
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier duration before moving → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #846
If they had invited us, we ___ .
A. will go
B. went
C. would go
D. would have gone
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Third conditional.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #847
He said that he ___ his work.
A. was finishing
B. had finished
C. has finished
D. finished
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past action in reported speech → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #848
She ___ dinner when I called.
A. was cooking
B. has cooked
C. cooks
D. cooked
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Interrupted past action → Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #849
They ___ in Mumbai since 2010.
A. are living
B. live
C. have lived
D. lived
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Stative verb with 'since' → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #850
By December, she ___ the course.
A. will finish
B. will have finished
C. finishes
D. is finishing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #851
I ___ the movie three times.
A. saw
B. have seen
C. see
D. had seen
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Experience → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #852
He ___ his keys and now he can't get in.
A. was losing
B. lost
C. had lost
D. has lost
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Recent past with present result → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #853
She ___ the letter when I entered.
A. wrote
B. has written
C. writes
D. was writing
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Action in progress at interruption.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #854
We ___ for the train for an hour before it arrived.
A. were waiting
B. have been waiting
C. waited
D. had been waiting
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration before arrival → Past Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #855
By next year, they ___ the construction.
A. will have completed
B. will complete
C. complete
D. are completing
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Deadline → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #856
I ___ the book you recommended.
A. had read
B. read
C. am reading
D. have read
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present relevance → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #857
When I was a child, I ___ to the park every day.
A. was going
B. go
C. have gone
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past habit → Simple Past.
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Question #858
He ___ football since he was 10.
A. is playing
B. played
C. plays
D. has been playing
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration from past to present → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #859
If she ___ the truth, she would have told us.
A. knew
B. has known
C. had known
D. knows
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Third conditional: if + past perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #860
She ___ when I knocked at the door.
A. has slept
B. slept
C. sleeps
D. was sleeping
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Action in progress when interrupted.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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