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 #1141
We ___ for you since 3 p.m.
A. are waiting
B. waited
C. wait
D. have been waiting
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration from specific past time.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1142
By next month, they ___ the new software.
A. will install
B. install
C. are installing
D. will have installed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1143
I ___ the movie before I read the review.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. have seen
D. was seeing
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier viewing.
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Question #1144
She ___ a shower now. Please wait.
A. is having
B. has
C. was having
D. had
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1145
He ___ the marathon last year.
A. has run
B. ran
C. was running
D. runs
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Last year → Simple Past.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1146
The children ___ in the pool for an hour.
A. swim
B. swam
C. are swimming
D. have been swimming
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1147
By the time the guests arrive, we ___ everything.
A. will arrange
B. will have arranged
C. are arranging
D. arrange
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1148
He ___ the door before I could knock.
A. was opening
B. has opened
C. had opened
D. opened
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier opening.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1149
She ___ a book now.
A. has read
B. is reading
C. read
D. reads
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1150
I ___ this car for five years and it still runs well.
A. have
B. had
C. have had
D. am having
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Possession duration → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1151
If he had come, I ___ him the news.
A. would have told
B. told
C. would tell
D. will tell
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Third conditional.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1152
She asked if I ___ her.
A. will help
B. would help
C. help
D. helped
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Indirect question with future sense → 'would help'.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1153
We ___ the house since morning.
A. clean
B. are cleaning
C. cleaned
D. have been cleaning
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration from morning.
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Question #1154
By the time the sun rises, we ___ the summit.
A. will reach
B. will have reached
C. are reaching
D. reach
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1155
She ___ the letter before she left.
A. posted
B. had posted
C. was posting
D. has posted
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier posting.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1156
He ___ a lot of work today and is still working.
A. has done
B. was doing
C. had done
D. did
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Unfinished today → Present Perfect.
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Question #1157
She ___ in the kitchen when I entered.
A. sat
B. has sat
C. was sitting
D. sits
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1158
They ___ the project for two years.
A. developed
B. develop
C. have been developing
D. are developing
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1159
By next week, I ___ all the reports.
A. am writing
B. write
C. will write
D. will have written
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Future deadline.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1160
I ___ the answer before you asked.
A. have known
B. was knowing
C. knew
D. had known
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Earlier knowledge → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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