This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Verb Tenses – Set 3”.
1. For sentences with adverbs of past time, the Present Perfect tense is never used.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Consider the sentence ‘He went to Kashmir yesterday’. For sentences like these with adverbs of time, the Simple Past tense should be used and not Present Perfect tense.
2. Select the sentence that uses the verb in the wrong tense.
a) I’m pretty sure I saw her at the wedding last night
b) I will be going to Mysore tomorrow for training
c) He has a super market in this area
d) She thanked me for all the help that I had done
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Explanation: The Present Continuous tense must be used while referring to something that we have planned to do in the future. Thus, the sentence should be rephrased as ‘I am going to Mysore tomorrow for training’.
3. Use the Past tense or the Past Participle of the verb given in brackets to fill in the blank.
Tamil is _______ in Tamilnadu. (speak)
a) speak
b) spoke
c) spoken
d) being spoken
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Explanation: The blank requires a word that will serve as both Verb and Adjective. Thus the past participle of the given verb should be used. Thus ‘spoken’ is the right fit for the blank.
4. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets.
The school ___________ on June 1. (open)
a) will be opening
b) opens
c) will have been opening
d) has been opening
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Explanation: For official programmes and timetables, the verb should be in Simple Present tense. Thus, the option ‘opens’ will be suitable for the blank.
5. Identify the tense of the verb used in the below sentence.
Suresh has just gone out to see his mother.
a) Present Perfect
b) Past Perfect
c) Present Continuous
d) Present Perfect Continuous
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Explanation: The verb in the sentence ‘has just gone’ indicates an action completed in the immediate past. Therefore, it’s in Present Perfect tense.
6. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of verb?
a) Hari saw the movie star yesterday
b) I send her only one legal notice up to now
c) A heavy downpour started while we had played cricket
d) Kamala falls asleep while she was listening to the lecture
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Explanation: The correct form of other sentences would be ‘I have sent her only one legal notice up to now’, ‘A heavy downpour started while we were playing cricket’ and ‘Kamala fell asleep while she was listening to the lecture’.
7. The Past Participle of the verb ‘sew’ is _______
a) sew
b) sawn
c) had sewed
d) sewn
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Explanation: ‘Sewn’ is the past participle of the verb ‘sew’. It takes the nature of both a Verb and an Adjective, thus it is a Participle.
8. Which of the following options indicating the three form of verbs (Base form, Past tense and Past Participle) is wrong?
a) burst – burst – burst
b) breed – bred – bred
c) write – written – wrote
d) spell – spelt – spelt
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Explanation: For the verb ‘write’ the past tense will be ‘wrote’. Since ‘written’ can be used as a Verb and as an Adjective, it will be the past participle of the verb.
9. Identify the right option to fill in the blank.
The planet Mercury _______ round the sun.
a) moves
b) has been moving
c) is moving
d) had been moving
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Explanation: The verb should be in Simple Present tense for sentences expressing general truth. Thus the option ‘moves’ is the best fit for the blank.
10. ‘Walk’ is an Irregular verb.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Verbs in which the past tense and past participle are obtained in ways other than adding -ed are called Irregular verbs. But for the verb ‘walk’ the other two forms are ‘walked’ only. Thus it is a regular verb.
11. Identify the tense from the given options.
I had studied for the test when dad came home.
a) Future Perfect
b) Past Perfect
c) Future Continuous
d) Past Perfect Continuous
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Explanation: There are two actions that happened in the past. The verb ‘had studied’ indicates us that particular action happened before the other. Thus, the verb is in Past Perfect tense.
12. Identify the sentence in which the verb form is appropriate.
a) Siva is wanting to become a Police officer
b) The broth is tasting good
c) His train will arrive at 4:00
d) I bought a new mobile phone last week
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Explanation: The other sentences should be rephrased as ‘Siva wants to become a Police officer’, ‘The broth tastes good’ and ‘His train arrives at 4:00’.
13. Identify the past tense of the verb ‘spring’ from the options given below.
a) spring
b) sprung
c) sprang
d) springed
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Explanation: The verb in its base form is ‘spring’. The past tense of the verb would be ‘sprang’ whereas ‘sprung’ is the past participle of the given verb.
14. Which of the following sentences has the verb in Future Perfect tense?
a) I hear a strange noise coming from the motor room
b) I have been studying German for the past three years
c) My daughter will be sitting near the gate waiting for me when I get home
d) The Headmaster will have left before you go to see him to get the signature
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Explanation: While referring to events that will be completed by a certain future time, Future Perfect tense is used. Thus, the sentence ‘The Headmaster will have left before you go see him to get the signature’ uses a similar tense.
15. The tense used in the below sentence is ___________
Have you read ‘Hunger games’?The tense used in the below sentence is ___________
a) Present Perfect
b) Past Perfect
c) Present Continuous
d) Past Perfect Continuous
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Explanation: In the given sentence, a past action is being referred to whose time is not given. In such cases the tense used will be Present Perfect tense.
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