Grammar - Tenses
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Choose the suitable past tense verb
He_____________(run) fast.
- (a)
ran
- (b)
runs
- (c)
is running
- (d)
was running
Choose the suitable past tense verb
The boys____________ (play) cricket.
- (a)
were playing
- (b)
will play
- (c)
are playing
- (d)
played
Choose the suitable past tense verb
David _________ (call) me.
- (a)
called
- (b)
called out
- (c)
calls
- (d)
was calling
Choose the suitable past tense verb
She ____________ (learn) grammar.
- (a)
learnt
- (b)
learned
- (c)
learning
- (d)
was learning
Yesterday we _____________ (buy) a costly car.
- (a)
had bought
- (b)
bought
- (c)
buyed
- (d)
has bought
Choose the suitable past tense verb
Now we _____________ (live) in the welfare state.
- (a)
will be living
- (b)
was living
- (c)
are living
- (d)
has been living
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The workers ________ (paint) the walls.
- (a)
were painting
- (b)
are painting
- (c)
had painted
- (d)
paints
The dogs ___________ (hear) the sound and began to bark.
- (a)
heard
- (b)
will hear
- (c)
has heard
- (d)
hears
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He ______________ (bring) me a gift on my birthday.
- (a)
is bringing
- (b)
brought
- (c)
has brought
- (d)
will bring
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The peon ___________ (ring) the bell.
- (a)
rung
- (b)
rings
- (c)
is ringing
- (d)
will ring
I ___________ (sleep) well last night.
- (a)
slept
- (b)
sleeps
- (c)
had slept
- (d)
was sleeping
Choose the suitable past tense verb
He _______ (write) a letter to me.
- (a)
writes
- (b)
wrote
- (c)
will be writing
- (d)
was writing
We never _____________ (drink) water with meals.
- (a)
drinking
- (b)
drinks
- (c)
drink
- (d)
are drinking
The children _____________ (break) many things when they play.
- (a)
are breaking
- (b)
breaks
- (c)
will break
- (d)
break
Choose the suitable past tense verb
Ann usually does the shopping, but I ___________ (do) it today as she isn't well.
- (a)
is doing
- (b)
did
- (c)
are doing
- (d)
am doing
Choose the suitable past tense verb
An old man ____________ (climb) out of a first floor window!
- (a)
was climbing
- (b)
is climbing
- (c)
climbing
- (d)
climbs
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I ____________ (read) the book when the light went off.
- (a)
was reading
- (b)
read
- (c)
has read
- (d)
am reading
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Who ____________ (make) the tea today?
- (a)
makes
- (b)
make
- (c)
is going to make
- (d)
made
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After the referee _____________ (whistle) the players ______________ (begin) playing.
- (a)
had whistled/began
- (b)
has whistled/began
- (c)
whistles/begins
- (d)
whistled/began
Choose the suitable past tense verb
He ____________ (play) in a Tennis match on Friday.
- (a)
will play
- (b)
will be playing
- (c)
is playing
- (d)
was playing
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I _____________ (believe) it when I see it.
- (a)
will believe
- (b)
shall believe
- (c)
believes
- (d)
am believing
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Mass space travel __________ (become) possible.
- (a)
will become
- (b)
will soon become
- (c)
is becoming
- (d)
is going to become.
Choose the correct tense
Geetha ____________ to the United Kingdom last week.
- (a)
go
- (b)
went
- (c)
was gone
- (d)
was going
Indira ___________ the film already.
- (a)
had seen
- (b)
has seen
- (c)
saw
- (d)
is seeing
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Men ___________ duels in the past.
- (a)
fight
- (b)
fought
- (c)
fights
- (d)
had fought
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Shakespeare ___________ during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
- (a)
live
- (b)
had lived
- (c)
was living
- (d)
lived
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While I was driving, one fellow ___________ before my car.
- (a)
fall
- (b)
was falling
- (c)
fell
- (d)
would fall
All planets _____________ round the sun
- (a)
revolve
- (b)
revolves
- (c)
are revolving
- (d)
none of these
Choose the correct tense
Whenever he __________ his mouth, he says rubbish.
- (a)
open
- (b)
opens
- (c)
is opening
- (d)
opened
Choose the suitable past tense verb
When I first met him he___________ (work) in a restaurant.
- (a)
was working
- (b)
worked
- (c)
is working
- (d)
works