Tenses MCQs with Answers and Explanations for Competitive Exams

Question #141

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She ___ the door before she left.

A. locks

B. had locked

C. was locking

D. locked

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past for a sequence of past actions.

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Question #142

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He ___ his job last month.

A. was losing

B. loses

C. has lost

D. lost

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple Past with definite time 'last month'.

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Question #143

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I ___ this city since I was born.

A. loved

B. love

C. have loved

D. was loving

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect for a feeling that started in the past and continues.

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Question #144

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They ___ the game before it started raining.

A. had finished

B. finished

C. were finishing

D. have finished

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Perfect for earlier of two past actions.

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Question #145

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She ___ the violin when the string broke.

A. plays

B. was playing

C. played

D. has played

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #146

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I ___ him for a week.

A. didn't see

B. haven't seen

C. am not seeing

D. don't see

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'for' to indicate period up to now.

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Question #147

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By the time I woke up, my mother ___ breakfast.

A. prepares

B. had prepared

C. was preparing

D. prepared

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Correct Answer: Option B

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

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Question #148

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He ___ a speech when the microphone stopped working.

A. has given

B. gave

C. was giving

D. gives

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress.

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Question #149

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I ___ the report already.

A. submitted

B. was submitting

C. have submitted

D. submit

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present Perfect with 'already'.

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Question #150

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She ___ to the mall this afternoon.

A. is going

B. has gone

C. went

D. goes

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present Continuous for a future plan (or 'is going' as near future).

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Question #151

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We ___ our homework before the teacher came.

A. do

B. did

C. had done

D. were doing

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect for action done before another past event.

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Question #152

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He ___ for five years before he got promoted.

A. was working

B. worked

C. had worked

D. has worked

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Past Perfect with 'for' to show duration before a past event.

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Question #153

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I ___ them since they moved away.

A. don't see

B. wasn't seeing

C. didn't see

D. haven't seen

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present Perfect negative with 'since'.

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Question #154

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She ___ dinner for us last night.

A. cooked

B. has cooked

C. cooks

D. was cooking

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple Past with definite time 'last night'.

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Question #155

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I ___ a movie when you called.

A. was watching

B. watch

C. watched

D. have watched

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Past Continuous for action in progress.

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Question #156

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He ___ to the gym at 6 a.m. every day.

A. goes

B. is going

C. went

D. go

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple Present for daily routine, 3rd person singular.

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Question #157

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By the end of this month, I ___ all the Harry Potter books.

A. will read

B. will have read

C. have read

D. read

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Future Perfect for completion by a future time.

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Question #158

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They ___ the house when the earthquake struck.

A. cleaned

B. were cleaning

C. clean

D. have cleaned

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Past Continuous interrupted by Simple Past.

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Question #159

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I ___ the news yesterday.

A. heard

B. have heard

C. hear

D. was hearing

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple Past with 'yesterday'.

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Question #160

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She ___ in this office since January.

A. was working

B. has been working

C. works

D. worked

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present Perfect Continuous with 'since' for ongoing action.

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