English Grammar - Tenses: 96 MCQs with Answers
English Grammar- Tenses
Tenses are the foundation of English grammar and help express the time of an action or event. Learn all 12 English tenses with their definitions, types, sentence structures, grammar rules, formulas, examples, common mistakes, exercises, and multiple-choice questions (MCQs). This comprehensive guide is ideal for school students and candidates preparing for HTET, CTET, TET, SSC, Banking, UPSC, NDA, CDS, and other competitive examinations.
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0%Q42. Choose the correct past continuous form: 'I ___ television when he called.'
Right Answer: was watching
Explanation:
The past continuous tense is formed with was/were + verb-ing: 'was watching'.
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Q43. Identify the correct sentence in the past continuous tense.
Right Answer: They were playing football.
Explanation:
'Were playing' correctly uses the plural past auxiliary 'were' with the present participle.
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Q44. Which sentence correctly shows two actions happening simultaneously in the past?
Right Answer: While she was cooking, he was cleaning the house.
Explanation:
The past continuous tense used in both clauses correctly shows two simultaneous past actions.
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Q45. Choose the correct sentence showing an action interrupted by another.
Right Answer: She was reading a book when the phone rang.
Explanation:
The past continuous ('was reading') describes an ongoing action interrupted by a shorter past action ('rang') in the simple past.
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Q46. Identify the correct negative form in the past continuous tense.
Right Answer: She wasn't studying at that time.
Explanation:
The negative past continuous is formed with was/were + not: 'wasn't studying'.
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Q47. Choose the correct past perfect form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'
Right Answer: had started
Explanation:
The past perfect tense ('had started') shows an action completed before another past action ('arrived').
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Q48. Identify the correct sentence in the past perfect tense.
Right Answer: She had finished her work before I called.
Explanation:
'Had finished' correctly uses the past participle with 'had' to show an action completed before another past action.
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Q49. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
Right Answer: He had already left when I reached the station.
Explanation:
'Had already left' correctly shows an action completed before another past event, using the past perfect tense.
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Q50. Choose the correct sentence with 'no sooner...than' using the past perfect.
Right Answer: No sooner had he reached home than it started raining.
Explanation:
'No sooner had + subject + past participle...than' is the correct structure using inversion with the past perfect tense.
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