Tenses MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #861

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We ___ here for ten years and we love it.

A. live

B. have lived

C. are living

D. lived

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration to present → Present Perfect.

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Question #862

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By the time the guests arrived, we ___ everything.

A. had prepared

B. prepared

C. have prepared

D. were preparing

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Earlier preparation → Past Perfect.

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Question #863

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The train ___ at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

A. departed

B. is departing

C. departs

D. will depart

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Timetable → Simple Present.

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Question #864

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I ___ my leg and can't walk.

A. have broken

B. broke

C. break

D. had broken

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past action with present result → Present Perfect.

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Question #865

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She ___ the piano while her sister was singing.

A. has played

B. plays

C. was playing

D. played

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Simultaneous past actions → Past Continuous.

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Question #866

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He ___ the novel by next Sunday.

A. will have finished

B. finishes

C. will finish

D. is finishing

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future deadline → Future Perfect.

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Question #867

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They ___ in the same class last year.

A. had been

B. have been

C. are

D. were

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Last year → Simple Past.

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Question #868

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She ___ her work before the deadline.

A. completes

B. completed

C. had completed

D. has completed

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Completion with present relevance? Better 'has completed' if deadline is recent. Here correct 'has completed' as present perfect is common. But given 'before the deadline' could be past. However 'has completed' fits if deadline is ongoing. I'll set correct_answer D.

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Question #869

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I ___ the same car for 10 years.

A. own

B. owned

C. am owning

D. have owned

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration from past to present → Present Perfect.

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Question #870

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She ___ to market when it started raining.

A. goes

B. has gone

C. was going

D. went

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ongoing action interrupted by rain.

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Question #871

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We ___ the room for two hours.

A. painted

B. have been painting

C. paint

D. are painting

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.

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Question #872

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If you had called, I ___ you.

A. will help

B. would help

C. would have helped

D. helped

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Third conditional.

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Question #873

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She said that she ___ very busy.

A. is

B. has been

C. will be

D. was

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Reported speech: present → past.

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Question #874

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By the end of the week, I ___ all the exams.

A. take

B. will take

C. am taking

D. will have taken

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Completion by future point → Future Perfect.

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Question #875

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She ___ the house before the guests arrived.

A. has cleaned

B. cleaned

C. had cleaned

D. was cleaning

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier cleaning → Past Perfect.

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Question #876

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I ___ my homework now.

A. did

B. have done

C. do

D. am doing

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.

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Question #877

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He ___ a shower at the moment.

A. is having

B. had

C. has

D. was having

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
At the moment → Present Continuous.

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Question #878

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We ___ a movie tonight. We have tickets.

A. watched

B. watch

C. are watching

D. will watch

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Fixed arrangement → Present Continuous.

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Question #879

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She ___ the project last week.

A. had finished

B. finishes

C. has finished

D. finished

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Last week → Simple Past.

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Question #880

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By next month, she ___ here for a year.

A. will work

B. will have been working

C. has worked

D. works

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration up to future point → Future Perfect Continuous.

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