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 #1281
By next year, they ___ a new office.
A. open
B. will have opened
C. will open
D. are opening

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Future Perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1282
I ___ the mistake before the boss noticed.
A. had corrected
B. corrected
C. have corrected
D. was correcting

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Earlier correction.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1283
She ___ a poem now.
A. wrote
B. is writing
C. has written
D. writes

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1284
I ___ to the mall. I'll be back in an hour.
A. have gone
B. go
C. am going
D. went

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Immediate plan → Present Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1285
We ___ the project for three months now.
A. developed
B. are developing
C. develop
D. have been developing

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Duration up to now.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1286
By the time the match starts, the players ___ .
A. will warm up
B. are warming up
C. will have warmed up
D. warm up

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Future Perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1287
He ___ the car before the trip.
A. had checked
B. was checking
C. has checked
D. checked

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Earlier check.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1288
I ___ the newspaper now. Wait.
A. have read
B. am reading
C. read
D. was reading

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Now → Present Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1289
She ___ the same dress for years.
A. wore
B. wears
C. has worn
D. is wearing

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Habit from past to present → Present Perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1290
He told me that he ___ the next week.
A. travelled
B. will travel
C. travels
D. would travel

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Future in reported speech → would.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1291
She ___ when I called her.
A. has rested
B. was resting
C. rested
D. rests

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Past Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1292
We ___ for you for two hours now.
A. wait
B. are waiting
C. waited
D. have been waiting

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Duration up to now.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1293
By the time he retires, he ___ 40 years of service.
A. is completing
B. completes
C. will complete
D. will have completed

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Future Perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1294
I ___ the book before the library closed.
A. returned
B. had returned
C. was returning
D. have returned

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Earlier return.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1295
She ___ a video at the moment.
A. has watched
B. watches
C. is watching
D. watched

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
At the moment → Present Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1296
I ___ this computer for three years.
A. used
B. have used
C. am using
D. use

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Duration of usage.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1297
If she had money, she ___ a car.
A. will buy
B. would buy
C. bought
D. buy

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Second conditional.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1298
He ___ when the power went off.
A. was typing
B. has typed
C. typed
D. types

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Past Continuous.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1299
We ___ the assignment since yesterday.
A. are doing
B. did
C. have been doing
D. do

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Duration from yesterday.

This question belongs to: English Tenses
Question #1300
By the time we reach, the shop ___ .
A. will close
B. closes
C. will have closed
D. is closing

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Future Perfect.

This question belongs to: English Tenses