Tenses MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #101

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They ___ in the garden since morning.

A. worked

B. are working

C. were working

D. have been working

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect Continuous with 'since morning'.

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Question #102

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She ___ her keys, so she couldn't enter.

A. forgets

B. had forgotten

C. forgot

D. was forgetting

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect for a past action that caused a later past situation.

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Question #103

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I ___ the exam if I study hard.

A. passed

B. would pass

C. pass

D. will pass

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
First conditional: if + present, will + base.

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Question #104

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By the time she arrived, we ___ for two hours.

A. had been waiting

B. have waited

C. waited

D. were waiting

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Perfect Continuous for duration up to a past point.

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Question #105

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He ___ dinner when the doorbell rang.

A. eats

B. was eating

C. ate

D. has eaten

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #106

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I ___ a student for five years now.

A. am

B. have been

C. will be

D. was

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect for a state with duration 'for five years now'.

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Question #107

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She ___ to the store before it closed.

A. went

B. had gone

C. goes

D. was going

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action completed before a later past time.

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Question #108

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We ___ our grandparents next Sunday.

A. will visit

B. are visiting

C. visit

D. visited

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Continuous for planned future arrangement.

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Question #109

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He ___ a book at the moment.

A. was reading

B. is reading

C. reads

D. has read

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Continuous for current action.

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Question #110

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I ___ the report by tomorrow morning.

A. will have finished

B. finished

C. finish

D. will finish

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Future Perfect for completion before a future time.

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Question #111

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She ___ to the market when she met her friend.

A. was going

B. goes

C. has gone

D. went

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Correct Answer: Option A

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

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Question #112

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I ___ here since January.

A. am

B. was

C. had been

D. have been

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'since'.

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Question #113

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They ___ the match when we reached.

A. were winning

B. have won

C. had won

D. won

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Correct Answer: Option C

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

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Question #114

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He ___ for his keys when I saw him.

A. looks

B. has looked

C. was looking

D. looked

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous at a specific past moment.

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Question #115

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She ___ her homework just now.

A. has finished

B. finished

C. was finishing

D. finishes

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'just now' for recently completed action.

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Question #116

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We ___ in the park when it began to rain.

A. have walked

B. walked

C. walk

D. were walking

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #117

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I ___ never ___ such a delicious meal.

A. had, eaten

B. did, eat

C. have, eaten

D. was, eating

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect for life experience.

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Question #118

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By the time he arrives, we ___ the work.

A. finished

B. will have finished

C. finish

D. will finish

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect with 'by the time + present simple'.

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Question #119

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She ___ a shower when the phone rang.

A. took

B. takes

C. was taking

D. has taken

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #120

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I ___ my car for ten years before I sold it.

A. was having

B. had

C. had had

D. have had

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect for possession that ended before another past action.

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