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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:
They came immediately | |
The rain had stopped | |
Rajesh entered the school | |
We called them back |
Question 2 |
Select the correct tense.
He……………… (suffer) from colour blindness since his birth.
have been suffering | |
had been suffering | |
has been suffering | |
will be suffering |
Question 3 |
Select the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Sophy usually………..(go) to college at 9 a.m.
go | |
will go | |
goes | |
going |
Question 4 |
Select the correct tense of the verb underlined.
The sun rises in the east
Simple present tense | |
Present continuous tense | |
Present perfect tense · | |
Present perfect continuous tense |
Question 5 |
Which of the following sentence is wrong?
Teach me to fish I will live for life time | |
One never knows what the future will bring | |
All that glitters is not gold | |
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.
am | |
was | |
were | |
will be |
Question 7 |
Here ……. Laika into space.
will go | |
go | |
went | |
goes |
Question 8 |
It………… heavily since last night.
has been raining | |
was raining | |
is raining | |
were raining |
Question 9 |
Select the correct Tense :
I ………. (leave) for Mumbai tomorrow evening.
shall be leaving | |
leave | |
would be leaving | |
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.
was | |
were | |
have been there | |
had been there |
Question 11 |
Select the correct tense.
All the students —- the special class last week.
had attended | |
attended | |
will attend | |
would attend |
Question 12 |
Write the correct tense.
They in the school since 2012.
are serving | |
will serve | |
will be serving | |
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.
was | |
were | |
are | |
is |
Question 14 |
Find out the (correct sentence with) suitable verb form from the options given below :
Sachin is playing cricket yesterday | |
Sachin will be playing cricket yesterday | |
Sachin has been playing cricket yesterday | |
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).
has left | |
leaves | |
left | |
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
has decided | |
will decide | |
decided | |
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.
stings | |
stinged | |
stang | |
stung |
Question 18 |
Choose the correct alternative from the options given below :
He used to visit us every week, but—— now.
rarely comes | |
was rarely coming | |
has rarely come | |
had rarely come |
Question 19 |
Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank :
They—— the bridge for several months.
have been building | |
are building | |
will be building | |
had been building |
Question 20 |
Choose the correct verb:
Tendulkar —- (bat) since the match started this morning.
batted | |
is batting | |
has been batting | |
has batted |
Question 21 |
Fill in the blanks with a suitable tense form:
I —-(talk) to my mother, when the guests arrived.
talked | |
is talking | |
talk | |
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.
will not function | |
will be not function | |
is not functioning | |
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.
preside | |
presides | |
are presiding | |
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.
bit | |
has bitten | |
bites | |
was biting |
Question 25 |
Lalitha has —— medical leave and is expected to join duty next Monday.
took | |
take | |
taken | |
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.
are living, is built | |
were living, were built | |
have lived, has built | |
have been living, was built |
Question 27 |
Select the correct tense. She is singing now.
Simple Present Tense | |
Present Continuous Tense | |
Present Perfect Tense | |
Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
Question 28 |
Choose the correct tense :
Tomorrow will be Sunday.
Simple future tense | |
Future continuous tense | |
Future perfect tense | |
Future perfect continuous tense |
Question 29 |
Choose the correct verb :
The united states—— a big navy.
have | |
has | |
are | |
will be |
Question 30 |
Choose the noun form of the verb ‘sing’
sang | |
singing | |
song | |
sung |
Question 31 |
Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled in the blanks:
Veena —— by the time we ——.
has left, arrive | |
had left, arrived | |
was left, arrived | |
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.
had reached | |
reached | |
will reach | |
reaches |
Question 33 |
Select the correct form of the verb from the options given :
Technology —— as the application of scientific knowledge.
were described | |
are being described | |
are described | |
is described |
Question 34 |
Choose the correct verb :
The United States —— a big navy. ·
have | |
has | |
are having | |
is |
Question 35 |
Fill in the blank with. the suitable verb form :·
I —— (surf) the net when the explosion occurred
will surf | |
was surfing | |
will be surfing | |
had surfed |
Question 36 |
Choose the option that contains the answer that would complete the sentence :
—— is easy ; but practising is difficult.
Have been preaching. | |
Preaching | |
Having been preaching | |
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 —–
I will arrive | |
I shall arrive | |
I shall be arriving | |
I arrive |
Question 38 |
Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb form:
Rita —— in the garden when her mother called her
has been playing | |
will be playing | |
is playing | |
was playing |
Question 39 |
Fill in the blank with the right form of the verb :
We have decided—— on a picnic this Sunday.
to be going | |
having gone | |
to go | |
for going |
Question 40 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms given in sequence :
The teacher——the exercises which Nila——
corrected, had prepared | |
corrected, prepares | |
corrects, is preparing | |
corrects, have prepared |
Question 41 |
Identify the tense form of the verb underlined:
They have been building the bridge for several months
Perfect tense | |
Present perfect continuous tense | |
Simple present tense | |
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.
wait for him | |
to wait for him | |
will wait for him | |
shall wait for him |
Question 43 |
Choose the correct sentence from the given option
Mathematics are my favourite subject | |
Mathematics is my favourite subject | |
Mathematics is my favourite subjects | |
Mathematics were my favourite subject |
Question 44 |
——it not rained, we would have gone to the theatre.
Has | |
Was | |
Had | |
Were |
Question 45 |
Select correct ‘Tense’.
Gayatbri ——- (work) in this school since 2001.
is working | |
works | |
has been working | |
had been working |
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