Grammar - Tenses
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
Choose the suitable past tense verb
The cat_________ (kill) the rat.
- (a)
is killing
- (b)
was killed
- (c)
killed
- (d)
will kill
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The boys____________ (play) cricket.
- (a)
were playing
- (b)
will play
- (c)
are playing
- (d)
played
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I ___________ (score) good marks.
- (a)
scores
- (b)
must score
- (c)
scored
- (d)
will score
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David _________ (call) me.
- (a)
called
- (b)
called out
- (c)
calls
- (d)
was calling
Yesterday we _____________ (buy) a costly car.
- (a)
had bought
- (b)
bought
- (c)
buyed
- (d)
has bought
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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 teacher _____________ (open) the lid of the jar.
- (a)
opened
- (b)
opens
- (c)
has opened
- (d)
had opened
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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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A star ___________ (shine) in the sky.
- (a)
had shined
- (b)
shines
- (c)
is shining
- (d)
was shining
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The pain ___________ (grow) worse.
- (a)
grows
- (b)
was growing
- (c)
is growing
- (d)
grown
I ___________ (sleep) well last night.
- (a)
slept
- (b)
sleeps
- (c)
had slept
- (d)
was sleeping
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
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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
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When I _________ (arrive) at the party, everybody _______________ (dance).
- (a)
arrived/were dancing
- (b)
arrive/dances
- (c)
arrived/was dancing
- (d)
had arrived/were dancing
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They were good friends. They _________ (know) each other for a long time.
- (a)
knew
- (b)
knows
- (c)
had known
- (d)
were known
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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
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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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He ___________ (weed) in the garden all day yesterday.
- (a)
was weeding
- (b)
weeded
- (c)
has been weeding
- (d)
has weeded
I promise you: I _____________ (finish) my home work on time next week.
- (a)
would have finished
- (b)
will finish
- (c)
had finished
- (d)
finishes
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Geetha ____________ to the United Kingdom last week.
- (a)
go
- (b)
went
- (c)
was gone
- (d)
was going
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I ___________ English at present
- (a)
am teaching
- (b)
is teaching
- (c)
was teaching
- (d)
taught
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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
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My son ____________ just now from London.
- (a)
has arrived
- (b)
arrived
- (c)
is arriving
- (d)
will arrive
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The plane ___________ just now.
- (a)
take off
- (b)
was taking off
- (c)
took off
- (d)
will take off
All planets _____________ round the sun
- (a)
revolve
- (b)
revolves
- (c)
are revolving
- (d)
none of these
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Sheela usually ____________ tea. Today she ___________ coffee.
- (a)
drinks, drinking
- (b)
drink, was drinking
- (c)
drank, was drunk
- (d)
drinks, in drinking