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Select the correct Tense

Select the correct Tense ( Part-A )

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Question 1
Identify the past perfect tense from the options given below:
A
They came immediately
B
The rain had stopped
C
Rajesh entered the school
D
We called them back
Question 2
Select the correct tense. He……………… (suffer) from colour blindness since his birth.
A
have been suffering
B
had been suffering
C
has been suffering
D
will be suffering
Question 3
Select the correct tense form of the verb in bracket. Sophy usually………..(go) to college at 9 a.m.
A
go
B
will go
C
goes
D
going
Question 4
Select the correct tense of the verb underlined. The sun rises in the east
A
Simple present tense
B
Present continuous tense
C
Present perfect tense ·
D
Present perfect continuous tense
Question 5
Which of the following sentence is wrong?
A
Teach me to fish I will live for life time
B
One never knows what the future will bring
C
All that glitters is not gold
D
We has been living in this house since 1995
Question 5 Explanation: 
Explanation (d) violation of Subject-Verb agreement Plural subject –> Plural verb we –> have (present perfect continuous) We have been living in this house since 1995.
Question 6
If I ………… the Principal of my school. I would abolish examinations.
A
am
B
was
C
were
D
will be
Question 7
Here ……. Laika into space.
A
will go
B
go
C
went
D
goes
Question 8
It………… heavily since last night.
A
has been raining
B
was raining
C
is raining
D
were raining
Question 9
Select the correct Tense : I ………. (leave) for Mumbai tomorrow evening.
A
shall be leaving
B
leave
C
would be leaving
D
am leaving
Question 10
Fill in the blank with the correct tense from the options given below : If I ———– there I would have attended the function.
A
was
B
were
C
have been there
D
had been there
Question 11
Select the correct tense. All the students —- the special class last week.
A
had attended
B
attended
C
will attend
D
would attend
Question 12
Write the correct tense. They in the school since 2012.
A
are serving
B
will serve
C
will be serving
D
have been serving
Question 13
Complete the sentence choosing an option from those given below : Every villager from those two hamlets ………. going to the fair today.
A
was
B
were
C
are
D
is
Question 14
Find out the (correct sentence with) suitable verb form from the options given below :
A
Sachin is playing cricket yesterday
B
Sachin will be playing cricket yesterday
C
Sachin has been playing cricket yesterday
D
Sachin was playing cricket yesterday
Question 15
Choose the correct tense of the verb given in bracket from the options given below: When I reached the station, the train ……… (leave).
A
has left
B
leaves
C
left
D
had left
Question 16
Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb from the options given below. The cabinet ……….. (decide) on the bill next week
A
has decided
B
will decide
C
decided
D
had decided
Question 17
Choose the correct tense form of the verb from the options given below : The bees—— little silas and he cried bitterly.
A
stings
B
stinged
C
stang
D
stung
Question 18
Choose the correct alternative from the options given below : He used to visit us every week, but—— now.
A
rarely comes
B
was rarely coming
C
has rarely come
D
had rarely come
Question 19
Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank : They—— the bridge for several months.
A
have been building
B
are building
C
will be building
D
had been building
Question 20
Choose the correct verb: Tendulkar —- (bat) since the match started this morning.
A
batted
B
is batting
C
has been batting
D
has batted
Question 21
Fill in the blanks with a suitable tense form: I —-(talk) to my mother, when the guests arrived.
A
talked
B
is talking
C
talk
D
was talking
Question 22
Choose the correct verb form to fill the blank from the options given below : The office —— from Tuesday to Friday next week.
A
will not function
B
will be not function
C
is not functioning
D
will not be functioning
Question 23
Select the correct tense form of verb from the below given options : The Queen bee with her workers—— over the hive.
A
preside
B
presides
C
are presiding
D
have been presiding
Question 24
Find out suitable verb for the sentence from the options given below : The street dog—— (bite) a small boy ten minutes ago.
A
bit
B
has bitten
C
bites
D
was biting
Question 25
Lalitha has —— medical leave and is expected to join duty next Monday.
A
took
B
take
C
taken
D
tooked
Question 26
Fill in the blanks with the correct (tense) verb forms given in sequence : We—— (live) in this house since 2011 which—— (build) in 2010.
A
are living, is built
B
were living, were built
C
have lived, has built
D
have been living, was built
Question 27
Select the correct tense.  She is singing now.
A
Simple Present Tense
B
Present Continuous Tense
C
Present Perfect Tense
D
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Question 28
Choose the correct tense : Tomorrow will be Sunday.
A
Simple future tense
B
Future continuous tense
C
Future perfect tense
D
Future perfect continuous tense
Question 29
Choose the correct verb : The united states—— a big navy.
A
have
B
has
C
are
D
will be
Question 30
Choose the noun form of the verb ‘sing’
A
sang
B
singing
C
song
D
sung
Question 31
Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled in the blanks: Veena —— by the time we ——.
A
has left, arrive
B
had left, arrived
C
was left, arrived
D
had been left, arrive
Question 32
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct answer from the options given below : The train had left before he —— the station.
A
had reached
B
reached
C
will reach
D
reaches
Question 33
Select the correct form of the verb from the options given : Technology —— as the application of scientific knowledge.
A
were described
B
are being described
C
are described
D
is described
Question 34
Choose the correct verb : The United States —— a big navy. ·
A
have
B
has
C
are having
D
is
Question 35
Fill in the blank with. the suitable verb form :· I —— (surf) the net when the explosion occurred
A
will surf
B
was surfing
C
will be surfing
D
had surfed
Question 36
Choose the option that contains the answer that would complete the sentence : —— is easy ; but practising is difficult.
A
Have been preaching.
B
Preaching
C
Having been preaching
D
Having preached
Question 37
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct tense forms from the options given below : I shall ring you up as soon as —–
A
I will arrive
B
I shall arrive
C
I shall be arriving
D
I arrive
Question 38
Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb form: Rita —— in the garden when her mother called her
A
has been playing
B
will be playing
C
is playing
D
was playing
Question 39
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb : We have decided—— on a picnic this Sunday.
A
to be going
B
having gone
C
to go
D
for going
Question 40
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms given in sequence : The teacher——the exercises which Nila——
A
corrected, had prepared
B
corrected, prepares
C
corrects, is preparing
D
corrects, have prepared
Question 41
Identify the tense form of the verb underlined: They have been building the bridge for several months
A
Perfect tense
B
Present perfect continuous tense
C
Simple present tense
D
Present perfect tense
Question 42
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct tense forms from the options given below : I will go to meet him rather than —— for him.
A
wait for him
B
to wait for him
C
will wait for him
D
shall wait for him
Question 43
Choose the correct sentence from the given option
A
Mathematics are my favourite subject
B
Mathematics is my favourite subject
C
Mathematics is my favourite subjects
D
Mathematics were my favourite subject
Question 44
——it not rained, we would have gone to the theatre.
A
Has
B
Was
C
Had
D
Were
Question 45
Select correct ‘Tense’. Gayatbri ——- (work) in this school since 2001.
A
is working
B
works
C
has been working
D
had been working
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