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 #1161
She ___ a movie right now.
A. is watching
B. watches
C. has watched
D. watched
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Right now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1162
If it is sunny, we ___ to the beach.
A. will go
B. would go
C. went
D. go
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
First conditional.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1163
He said that he ___ the exam.
A. has passed
B. passed
C. had passed
D. passes
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Reported past action.
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Question #1164
We ___ the results by tomorrow.
A. will get
B. are getting
C. will have got
D. get
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1165
He ___ the room before the meeting started.
A. cleaned
B. was cleaning
C. had cleaned
D. has cleaned
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Earlier cleaning.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1166
I ___ the newspaper now.
A. was reading
B. have read
C. read
D. am reading
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1167
She ___ as a nurse for ten years.
A. is working
B. has worked
C. works
D. worked
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration to present → Present Perfect.
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Question #1168
If I were hungry, I ___ something.
A. ate
B. would eat
C. eat
D. will eat
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Second conditional.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1169
She asked what I ___ .
A. was doing
B. have done
C. do
D. did
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Indirect question: present continuous → past continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1170
He ___ when I met him.
A. jogged
B. has jogged
C. jogs
D. was jogging
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous at the moment of meeting.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1171
We ___ the task for three hours now.
A. did
B. are doing
C. have been doing
D. do
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1172
By the time the movie ends, she ___ asleep.
A. falls
B. is falling
C. will have fallen
D. will fall
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1173
I ___ the work before the deadline.
A. had finished
B. was finishing
C. have finished
D. finished
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Earlier completion → Past Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1174
He ___ the novel three times.
A. read
B. has read
C. reads
D. had read
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Experience → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1175
She ___ when I knocked on the door.
A. has slept
B. slept
C. was sleeping
D. sleeps
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Interrupted action.
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Question #1176
They ___ the house for two weeks now.
A. painted
B. have been painting
C. paint
D. are painting
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Duration up to now.
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Question #1177
By next year, I ___ English for five years.
A. am studying
B. will study
C. study
D. will have been studying
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Duration up to future point → Future Perfect Continuous.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1178
The train ___ when we reached.
A. has already departed
B. had already departed
C. was already departing
D. already departed
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Earlier departure.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1179
I ___ the news. I'm shocked.
A. was just hearing
B. just hear
C. just heard
D. have just heard
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Just now → Present Perfect.
This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1180
She ___ her work before she left.
A. was completing
B. has completed
C. completed
D. had completed
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Earlier completion.
This question belongs to: English Tenses

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