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 #901
She ___ the news yesterday.
A. has heard
B. had heard
C. hears
D. heard
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Yesterday → Simple Past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #902
The children ___ all morning and now they are tired.
A. have been playing
B. play
C. played
D. are playing
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Activity leading to present result → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #903
I ___ a book when the lights went out.
A. read
B. am reading
C. have read
D. was reading
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted.
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Question #904
He ___ to the gym every morning.
A. went
B. is going
C. go
D. goes
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Habitual action; 'he' → 'goes'.
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Question #905
She ___ the examination by next year.
A. will pass
B. is passing
C. passes
D. will have passed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Deadline future → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #906
She ___ just ___ the room when I entered.
A. is, leaving
B. has, left
C. was, leaving
D. had, left
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Just before entering → Past Perfect.
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Question #907
He ___ the work in two hours.
A. finishes
B. has finished
C. finished
D. will finish
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future action → Simple Future.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #908
They ___ in the queue for an hour before the bus arrived.
A. had been standing
B. stood
C. have been standing
D. were standing
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration before past event → Past Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #909
I ___ this car for three years.
A. am having
B. have had
C. have
D. had
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Possession from past to present → Present Perfect.
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Question #910
If I see him, I ___ him the message.
A. will give
B. would give
C. give
D. gave
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
First conditional.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #911
He ___ on the phone when the fire alarm rang.
A. talked
B. talks
C. has talked
D. was talking
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Interrupted past action.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #912
We ___ for the test since last week.
A. studied
B. have been studying
C. study
D. are studying
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration from past to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #913
By 10 a.m., they ___ the meeting.
A. start
B. are starting
C. will start
D. will have started
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Completion by future time → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #914
She ___ her old friend after many years.
A. meets
B. has met
C. met
D. had met
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Completed past action → Simple Past.
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Question #915
The film ___ when we entered the theatre.
A. was already beginning
B. already began
C. had already begun
D. has already begun
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier start → Past Perfect.
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Question #916
He ___ hard these days.
A. works
B. worked
C. is working
D. has worked
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Temporary activity → Present Continuous.
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Question #917
I ___ the letter before she arrived.
A. have posted
B. had posted
C. was posting
D. posted
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier posting → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #918
She ___ a beautiful song last night.
A. was singing
B. sings
C. has sung
D. sang
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Last night → Simple Past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #919
They ___ in the park at this time tomorrow.
A. will be walking
B. walk
C. will walk
D. are walking
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Specific future moment → Future Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #920
He ___ the news and felt happy.
A. had heard
B. was hearing
C. heard
D. has heard
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Sequence of past actions → Simple Past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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