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 #941
If you ___ hard, you will succeed.
A. will work
B. work
C. worked
D. had worked
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
First conditional: if + present.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #942
She told me that she ___ the keys.
A. has lost
B. had lost
C. lost
D. was losing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier loss in reported speech → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #943
He ___ when the accident occurred.
A. was driving
B. drove
C. has driven
D. drives
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous for background action.
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Question #944
We ___ here since January.
A. live
B. lived
C. are living
D. have been living
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
From January to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #945
By the time the film ends, I ___ asleep.
A. am falling
B. will have fallen
C. will fall
D. fall
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Completion before future event → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #946
She ___ her purse and started crying.
A. has lost
B. was losing
C. had lost
D. lost
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier loss → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #947
I ___ the report yet.
A. hadn't finished
B. haven't finished
C. didn't finish
D. don't finish
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Unfinished up to now → Present Perfect negative.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #948
She ___ a novel right now.
A. is reading
B. has read
C. read
D. reads
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Right now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #949
They ___ the project by the deadline.
A. completed
B. will complete
C. are completing
D. will have completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Deadline → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #950
I ___ my grandmother last Sunday.
A. visited
B. have visited
C. was visiting
D. visit
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Last Sunday → Simple Past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #951
The kids ___ in the garden for hours.
A. are playing
B. played
C. have been playing
D. play
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Duration to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #952
When I looked out, it ___ .
A. has rained
B. was raining
C. had rained
D. rained
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #953
He ___ the book by the time you return.
A. will have read
B. will read
C. reads
D. is reading
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Completion before future return → Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #954
She ___ her work before the bell rang.
A. has finished
B. finished
C. had finished
D. was finishing
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier completion → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #955
I ___ to the market. I'll be back soon.
A. have gone
B. went
C. go
D. am going
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Immediate future plan → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #956
He ___ ill since Monday.
A. had been
B. was
C. is
D. has been
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
From Monday to now → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #957
If I had seen her, I ___ her.
A. greeted
B. would greet
C. would have greeted
D. greet
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Third conditional.
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Question #958
She asked me if I ___ the movie.
A. have liked
B. like
C. will like
D. liked
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Indirect question: present → past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #959
He ___ when I saw him at the party.
A. dances
B. danced
C. was dancing
D. has danced
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Action in progress at the moment of seeing.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #960
We ___ for you for half an hour.
A. wait
B. are waiting
C. have been waiting
D. waited
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Duration up to now → Present Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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