TNPSC Grammar - Voices
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb forms.
The problem________to the children.
- (a)
explained
- (b)
was explained
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
Those pyramids___________around 400 AD.
- (a)
built
- (b)
were built
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
All the trouble_________by your mother.
- (a)
has caused
- (b)
was caused
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
I________him ten thousand pounds last year.
- (a)
lend
- (b)
lent
- (c)
was lent
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
She__________of spiders.
- (a)
frightened
- (b)
is frightened
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
I_______by his attitude.
- (a)
shocked
- (b)
have shocked
- (c)
was shocked
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
Excuse the mess.The house_______
- (a)
is painting
- (b)
is being painted
- (c)
has painted
Choose the appropriate active or passive verb form.
I knew why I__________
- (a)
had chosen
- (b)
had been chosen
Select the correct tense form.
It rains cats and dogs.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
present perfect
- (c)
present continuous
- (d)
simple past
Select the correct tense form.
Sheela is typing.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
present continuous
- (c)
simple past
- (d)
past perfect
Select the correct tense form.
She has completed the assignment promptly.
- (a)
past perfect
- (b)
present perfect
- (c)
past continuous
- (d)
simple past
Select the correct tense form.
They shall go to London next month.
- (a)
simple prsesnt
- (b)
simple future
- (c)
present perfect
- (d)
past perfect
Select the correct tense form.
Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar.
- (a)
Simple present
- (b)
simple future
- (c)
simple past
- (d)
past continuous
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The train had left.
- (a)
past perfect
- (b)
simple past
- (c)
present perfect
- (d)
past continuous
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They ran fast.
- (a)
simple past
- (b)
simple present
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
present perfect
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The Earth moves round the Sun.
- (a)
simple past
- (b)
past perfect
- (c)
simple present
- (d)
past future perfect
Select the correct tense form.
Rain falls from the clouds.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
present continuous
- (c)
past continuous
- (d)
future continuous
Select the correct tense form.
Are you playing tennis?
- (a)
simple past
- (b)
simple present
- (c)
present continuous
- (d)
past continuous
Select the correct tense form.
I studied French at the college.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
present continuous
- (c)
simple past
- (d)
past continuous
Select the correct tense form.
I shall visit the book fair tomorrow.
- (a)
present perfect
- (b)
past perfect
- (c)
simple future
- (d)
future continuous
Select the correct tense form.
Asoka was a Mauryan King.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
simple past
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
future perfect
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Shakespeare has written dramas appealing to all people of all ages.
- (a)
present continuous
- (b)
simple present
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
present perfect
Select the correct tense form.
The man has a gruff voice
- (a)
simple perfect
- (b)
present perfect
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
simple future
Select the correct tense form.
Hari would have reached Delhi by this time.
- (a)
past perfect
- (b)
present perfect
- (c)
future perfect
- (d)
simple past
Select the correct tense form.
The prisoner escaped
- (a)
present continuous
- (b)
simple past
- (c)
simple present
- (d)
simple future
Select the correct tense form.
She could not marry the person of her choice
- (a)
simple future
- (b)
simple past
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
past continuous
Select the correct tense form.
He goes to office by train daily.
- (a)
simple past
- (b)
past perfect
- (c)
simple present
- (d)
present perfect
Select the correct tense form.
When are you going to Mumbai?
- (a)
present perfect
- (b)
present continuous
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
simple future
Select the correct tense form.
In the past, men led a nomadic life.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
past perfect
- (c)
past perfect continuous
- (d)
simple past
Select the correct tense form.
It will rain soon.
- (a)
simple present
- (b)
simple past
- (c)
past perfect
- (d)
simple future