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 #1021
We ___ the house by the end of the year.
A. are building
B. build
C. will have built
D. will build
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future deadline.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1022
He ___ the message before he left.
A. was reading
B. had read
C. has read
D. read
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier reading.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1023
She ___ now. Please be quiet.
A. studies
B. is studying
C. has studied
D. studied
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1024
I ___ to the new office yet.
A. don't go
B. didn't go
C. hadn't gone
D. haven't gone
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Up to now → Present Perfect negative.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1025
He ___ when I met him in the market.
A. shopped
B. was shopping
C. has shopped
D. shops
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Action in progress at meeting.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1026
We ___ the project for three months.
A. worked
B. are working
C. work
D. have been working
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1027
By next Friday, she ___ her thesis.
A. will submit
B. submits
C. will have submitted
D. is submitting
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1028
The train ___ when we arrived.
A. has already gone
B. already went
C. had already gone
D. was already going
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier departure → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1029
She ___ a cake and it smells delicious.
A. bakes
B. has baked
C. baked
D. is baking
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Recently completed with present evidence.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1030
She ___ for the bus when her friend drove by.
A. has waited
B. waits
C. waited
D. was waiting
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ongoing action in past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1031
He ___ the book for two weeks.
A. has been reading
B. read
C. is reading
D. reads
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1032
If I were tall, I ___ basketball.
A. play
B. will play
C. would play
D. played
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Second conditional.
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Question #1033
He said that the next day he ___ to the doctor.
A. goes
B. will go
C. would go
D. went
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future in reported speech.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1034
She ___ when the fire alarm went off.
A. cooked
B. has cooked
C. was cooking
D. cooks
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Interrupted action.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1035
We ___ in this area for 15 years.
A. have been living
B. lived
C. live
D. are living
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Duration to present.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1036
By the time the results are out, I ___ on holiday.
A. will have gone
B. go
C. will go
D. am going
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
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Question #1037
He ___ the letter and then posted it.
A. wrote
B. had written
C. was writing
D. has written
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Writing before posting → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1038
She ___ a movie at this moment.
A. watched
B. watches
C. is watching
D. has watched
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1039
She ___ the question before the teacher asked.
A. has solved
B. was solving
C. had solved
D. solved
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier solving → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1040
We ___ for the bus when it started raining.
A. have waited
B. were waiting
C. wait
D. waited
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Ongoing action interrupted.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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