English Tenses MCQ’s Series

Fill in the blank with a suitable tense form:We _________ with our grandparents next week.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Who ________ next to you now?

These days, people who . . . . . . . . manual work, often receive far more money than clerks who . . . . . . . . in offices.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the brackets.We_______(surprise) at the news of her defeat.

Fill in the blank using the correct tense form:Proteins ________ carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

He has been . . . . . . . . the plants for two hours.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:In cold climates people ________ sitting in the sun.

Fill in the blank with the verb in its correct form:I _______ very tired. So I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)

You should . . . . . . . . exercise daily.

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.Most animals in the zoos ______ in captivity.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I'll help him if he __________.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I ________ much of the film because I fell asleep half-way through.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ____ difficulty on the last test he took.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:I will give him a gift.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:They will have been writing their letters.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb phrase.The pressure of steam in the engine _______ by this red button.

Last year he almost . . . . . . . . because he . . . . . . . . his social life a little too much.

Fill in the blanks using correct tense forms :Joe's cat _____ into the river yesterday.

Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly:I ______ hard until I crack the MBA entrance examinations.

Complete the following conversation using the appropriate option:A:What would you like to eat?B: ____________ a sandwich, please. (I/have)

Choose the correct simple past or past continuous form of the verb from the alternatives given.He came into the room and _______ down at his desk.

What I . . . . . . . . is that we . . . . . . . . to think seriously about a thorough reform in the legal system.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:They are working on the project together.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms:Ann _________ me her address but I'm afraid I _________ it. (give, lose)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The computer ________ guaranteed by the company.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ________ his father yesterday morning.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The doctor says he _________ a few weeks' rest.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Last night I ________ you, but the phone was out of order.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The war ________ in 1939.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Take your umbrella. It ___.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:She speaks well.

You . . . . . . . . for being late to the party.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:I have been working on the problem.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:She has eaten her food.

We . . . . . . . . football for two hours and . . . . . . . . to a restaurant for a meal, afterwards.

My son . . . . . . . . very well at university this term because he . . . . . . . . out late at night anymore.

Choose the best form of the verb given in the bracket to complete the sentence:When we heard the good news, we were ____________. (delight)

Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank:We must do something soon before it ______(be) too late.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:They ______ to London in 1995.

The average surface temperature of earth . . . . . . . . more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.________ me with my suitcase, please?

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate future tense forms.You've got an appointment with Mr. Sharma? Wait a while. He ___________ probably ___________ at $$5$$ o'clock.

Rewrite the following sentence using the correct tense of the verbs givenin the brackets:Sanchit (standing) across the road and (wait) for me. When he (see) me, he (wave) to me. I could not understand what he (say) because the moving vehicles (make) so much noise.

From the options given below, select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in thegiven sentence.I saw the man ________ from the first floor.

No zoologist . . . . . . . . able to keep a gorilla under close observation in the dark jungles in which he . . . . . . . ..

Fill in the blank using the appropriate verb form:Can you wait for me? It _________ very long.

By the time we . . . . . . . . our preparations for the congress, most of the participants. . . . . . . . at the hall.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:I will represent him in court.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the present tense of the verb given in the brackets.He speaks as the one who ______ (know).

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Sue has applied for the job but she isn't very well qualified for it. I _____ (be) surprised if she ______ (get) it.

Identify the sentence(s) that is not in the simple future tense from the given options:

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.In 1992 I _____ for the Italian President when he _____ to France.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.You ______ always _______ your things. Put them into their bag.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:My dog _____ a lot but it _______ at the moment.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words."Where _____you born?""I ____born in India.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.People go to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to stand in silence for a minute to honor the memory of those who ____ in wars.

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option:I wish you ________ here now. I miss you a lot.

One feels that there . . . . . . . . any noticeable improvement in the human rights problem in Africa until all the African countries . . . . . . . . their economic difficulties.

Identify the form of the Future Simple Tense from the given options:

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.She ________ to the market just now.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.Every day of last week my aunt ___ a plate.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Look at the little boys! They ___ with stones.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.She ____learn to read until she was 86.

As my son . . . . . . . . down by the river, I . . . . . . . . his room thoroughly.

In the sentence given below, one word has been omitted. Write the missing word along with the words that come before it and after it.Pollution not a new problem.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Princess Diana_____in 1997.

The peace which Istanbul once . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . away.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ________ an aspirin half an hour ago.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ________ in 632.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:He has called out to him.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Why _______ you come yesterday? We ____ a good time.

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate future tense forms.I __________ as soon as I have finished my work.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.We all _____ a terrible shock.

People who . . . . . . . . items like bottles and cans . . . . . . . . the world's resources.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:He met me with the bird in his hand. It _____ curiously at me.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: Where did the gunman shoot President Kennedy?B: He _________ in Dallas, Texas.

Read the sentence and state whether the used verb form is correct or not:If not, correct it.Are you believing in God?

The practice of working woman . . . . . . . . so widespread that the working mother . . . . . . . . now not an unusual factor in the world.

Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option:A friend of yours offers you a lift in his car but you decide to walk.You say: Thank you but _________________.

What will be the appropriate question using the hints in brackets?Q: _____________? (where/go - stay)Ans: In a hotel.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Look! The cat ______ your cutlet.

Listen! The coach . . . . . . . . the strengths of our opponents because our team . . . . . . . . against them before.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.When did Fatih Sultan conquer Istanbul? Istanbul ________ by Fatih Sultan in 1453.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:The English ______ of sports and _______ themselves as good sportsmen.

Choose appropriate verb forms to fill in the blanks:I saw an accident last night. Somebody __________ (call) an ambulance butnobody ___________ (injure) so the ambulance __________ (not/need).

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.He ___out five minutes ago.

Complete the sentence using one of the following: open/cause/takeBad driving ________ many accidents.

North Korea still . . . . . . . . a vast police state that . . . . . . . . a network of concentration camps spanning the country.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:The Flash's concert ________ fantastic 3 years ago.

As a teenager, I . . . . . . . . that I . . . . . . . . just young and attractive.

Scientific advances over the last fifty yearshave ledto revolutionary changes in health, agriculture and communication, andgenerallyenhancingsocio-economic development and the quality of ourlives.Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.

As per the situation choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:(Sue has been in France for the last three weeks.)She _______________ (go)

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:"Why _______ you go to the market?""I ______ no time."

The managing director . . . . . . . . Sid to sales manager and ever since then, he . . . . . . . . everybody around.

The Bastille Prison, where many important people . . . . . . . . at one time imprisoned, . . . . . . . . today visited by tourists.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Tourists ___ a lot of different information when they travel.

By this time tomorrow, Annie . . . . . . . . through space for nineteen hours.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate simple past tense:Last year, I _______ to Ooty on holiday. (go)

The number of orders per week . . . . . . . . all year and the sales manager is confident that we . . . . . . . . our target.

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:Janet's contact lens popped out while she _______________.

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate future tense forms.What time __________ you __________ to Delhi today?

Complete the sentence. Choose the verb into the correct form, positive or negative:It was a funny situation but nobody ______. (laugh)

Tim . . . . . . . . a master's degree as soon as he . . . . . . . . to Canada.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Lucy often __________ red.

Identify the function(s) of the simple future tense?

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word with the help of the hint in the brackets.The population of the world ___ very fast. (Happening right now)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.In the years ahead, it seems likely that people _________ even greater control over nature.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I ________ to see you tomorrow, but now I find I can't.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Heroes ____ by people because they served their people and their country.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The boss made him ____ the report all from the beginning.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.How long will she ________ in London?

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ________ about to give up his job when they offered him a rise.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb.She replied that she _____ better.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Did the company test the equipment yesterday? Yes it ____.

The hens . . . . . . . . into the house if you had shut the door.

The circumference of a circle . . . . . . . . 3.14159265 times its diameter no matter how small or large it is.

Put the verb in the correct form:We went to Kate's house but she ________ at home. (be)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Water at a temperature of $$100^{o}$$C __________.

I have already . . . . . . . . the Red Fort.

Fill in the blank using the correct form of the verb in the bracket:Seema's marriage outfit _______(design) by the famous designer Ritu Beri.

I hope they. . . . . . . . this road by the time we come back next summer.

Choose suitable option to fill in the blank:The future situation is uncertain. _________________________?

Complete the given sentence using appropriate form of verb:I'm too tired to walk home. I think ____________ a taxi.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb form:We _________ breakfast in bed.

Fill the correct present perfect or simple past form of the verb from the options given below:I ______ an accident today. I don't know the man involved.

Choose the best option from the options given below to complete the sentence:'When you see Ann, can you ask her to phone me?' 'Sure, _____ her.'

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate reply to the given question.Where is the new student from? ____________________________.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.Look! There ___ a man sitting at the first table near the door. He___ at us.

Last year Sonny . . . . . . . . four miles each morning before breakfast, but he . . . . . . . . around the block each morning instead since his heart attack.

A black cow that . . . . . . . . in the field for some time did not return home in the evening.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the bracket.He _________ (ashamed) of himself.

The last time we . . . . . . . . dinner with them, they . . . . . . . . for a new house.

Complete the sentence using one of the following verbs in its appropriate form:open / live / speak / takeMy parents_____in a verysmall flat.

They . . . . . . . . a football match in the evening. What . . . . . . . . you do?

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I'll stay home if it __________.

The petrol warning light . . . . . . . . for half an hour before we . . . . . . . . a petrol station.

Choose from the options given below so as to complete the sentence correctly:I ______ on this project for months without success.

Complete the following sentence using the correct form of the verb in the brackets. Mr. Gupta's servant _______ (steal) the money yesterday.

Choose appropriate option to fill in the blank:The police ______ three people but later they let them go. (arrest)

Fill the blank with the appropriate verb form:I've invited Sue to the party but I don't think she _________.

To the astronomers of the Middle Ages, the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy . . . . . . . . Aristotle and Ptolemy, since both . . . . . . . . frameworks that explained the whole universe.

Complete the sentence with the appropriate form of the given verb:They've invited me to their house. They ___________ (be) offended if I don't go.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Who _______ to see me last week?

Choose the best option from the options given below to complete the sentence:My friend _____ for me when I arrived.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich?B: I'm sorry, he _____________.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The electric light bulb _________ by Edison.

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate future tense forms.It's very cold today. _________ a cup of tea?

No English teacher . . . . . . . . to the school till nowadays.

Choose most appropriate option to fill in the blank:Mr Clark ________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

Some of the workers . . . . . . . . the peaches while the others . . . . . . . . them in wooden boxes.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Where is Comrade A?He ___ tennis.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.We don't like him because he always ___ lies.

Replace the underlined tense form with the correct option, if necessary:The moon is revolving around the sun.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The milk is hot. I ___ on it to make it cold.

Use the right form of the verb:'Where ___ (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.'

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.They _________ basketball when I saw them.

I . . . . . . . . in Istanbul for so long that I . . . . . . . . the time before the Bosphorus Bridge.

A: Is that your pure wool pullover in the washing machine? It you know!B: No, I it several times in the machine already. I use the wool cycle and it's fine.

Fill in the blank using the most appropriate answer from the given options:Your friend is going to a party tonight.You ask: (what / wear?) _______

Read the given situation and complete the statement using the most appropriate option:It's a bit cold. You decide to close the window. You say: ____________

How bad that game is! I'm sure our team . . . . . . . . in this match.

Correct the underlined part, if necessary:I've bought a new car last week.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.I _____ terrible when I _____ that morning.

Use appropriate verb forms to fill in the blanks :Jane ____ (wait) for me when I _____ (arrive).

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Don't worry, I'll do the shopping for you today; I ____ the office early on Fridays.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of present tense of the verb given in the brackets.He _____ (work) so hard that he is certain to succeed.

Complete the conversation using the most appropriate option:'Remember to buy a newspaper when you go out.''OK. ________________.'

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted ______ their grandfather who _____ to visit them.

One important field in which the laser . . . . . . . . many applications . . . . . . . . communication.

Find the most suitable option to replace the verb in bold to retain the meaning of the sentence.Here is coming my brother.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He____his own meals while his wife was at her mother's.

The warden . . . . . . . . into the room to see what the students . . . . . . . ..

Use one of the following verbs to complete the sentence.believe / make / tell / translateAn interpreter _____ speech from onelanguage to another.

Can I have some milk before I . . . . . . . . to bed?

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form:"My car isn't working.""Ask Joe to look at it. He _________ you."

We . . . . . . . . a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane . . . . . . . . over Istanbul.

I . . . . . . . . this book for last four years.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:When she ______, they ______ and he left the house.

In 1951, the people of the Gold Coast . . . . . . . . for their own government and shortly afterwards, they . . . . . . . . their country as Ghana.

Put the verb in the correct form:You're always tired. If you ________ to bed so late every night, youwouldn't be tired all the time. (not/go)