Tenses MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #81

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She ___ when the guests arrived.

A. has cooked

B. was cooking

C. cooks

D. cooked

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress when something else happened.

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Question #82

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I ___ never ___ such a beautiful sunset.

A. did, see

B. had, seen

C. was, seeing

D. have, seen

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect for experience up to now.

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Question #83

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He ___ before I could stop him.

A. had run

B. ran

C. was running

D. runs

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action completed before another past action.

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Question #84

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She ___ the news yet.

A. isn't hearing

B. hasn't heard

C. doesn't hear

D. didn't hear

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect negative with 'yet'.

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Question #85

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By next month, she ___ for this company for ten years.

A. will be working

B. has worked

C. will have been working

D. will work

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future Perfect Continuous for duration up to a future point.

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Question #86

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I ___ him at the airport yesterday.

A. have met

B. was meeting

C. meet

D. met

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past with definite past time 'yesterday'.

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Question #87

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The children ___ in the park when it started to rain.

A. were playing

B. play

C. have played

D. played

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #88

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I ___ my work, so I can relax now.

A. finish

B. finished

C. was finishing

D. have finished

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect to show action completed with present relevance.

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Question #89

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He ___ to bed before the clock struck ten.

A. goes

B. went

C. was going

D. had gone

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Perfect for an action completed before another past event.

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Question #90

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She ___ English for five years.

A. learned

B. learns

C. is learning

D. has been learning

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect Continuous for an activity with duration up to now.

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Question #91

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They ___ the news when I called them.

A. were discussing

B. discuss

C. have discussed

D. discussed

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous for an ongoing action at a past time.

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Question #92

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I ___ to call you, but my phone died.

A. have wanted

B. want

C. was wanting

D. wanted

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past for a past intention.

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Question #93

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He ___ a book for two hours by noon.

A. reads

B. will read

C. will have been reading

D. will be reading

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future Perfect Continuous with 'by + time' and duration.

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Question #94

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I ___ this laptop for three years.

A. have used

B. use

C. used

D. am using

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect for possession/use from past to present.

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Question #95

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When I reached home, my mother ___ dinner.

A. cooks

B. was cooking

C. had cooked

D. cooked

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous for an action in progress at a past moment.

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Question #96

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He ___ me that he would be late.

A. has told

B. tells

C. was telling

D. told

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past for a completed statement in the past.

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Question #97

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I ___ the letter before he arrived.

A. have written

B. wrote

C. was writing

D. had written

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action completed before another past event.

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Question #98

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She ___ her grandmother every weekend.

A. has visited

B. visited

C. is visiting

D. visits

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Present for regular habitual action.

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Question #99

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The movie ___ when we entered the theater.

A. started

B. has started

C. had started

D. was starting

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect for an action that was already in progress/completed before another past event.

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Question #100

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I ___ him for a long time.

A. wasn't seeing

B. haven't seen

C. didn't see

D. don't see

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'for' for a state up to now.

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