Tenses English Grammar Exercises

Question. I ………………………. my leg. I can’t walk now.
(a) broke
(b) have broken
(c) had broken

Answer : B

Question. The ship ………………….
(a) drowned
(b) sank

Answer : B

Question. If I had gone to university, I …………………………… business.
(a) will study
(b) would study
(c) would have studied

Answer : C

Question. She ………………………. the piano for six years.
(a) is practicing
(b) has been practicing
(c) had been practicing

Answer : B

Question. She ………………………. for a job for six months.
(a) has looked
(b) is looking
(c) has been looking

Answer : C

Question. I wondered if you ……………………….. free this evening.
(a) are
(b) were
(c) had been

Answer : B

Question. My brother ……………………….. in Delhi since 2005.
(a) is working
(b) has been working
(c) was working

Answer : B

Question. She …………………….. English for six months.
(a) has been learning
(b) is learning
(c) learns

Answer : A

Question. ‘Where is Sam?’ ‘He ……………………. to France.’
(a) went
(b) has gone
(c) had gone

Answer : B

Question. He ……………………. his phone shortly after he had bought it.
(a) lost
(b) has lost
(c) had lost

Answer : A

Question. I ……………………. my phone on this table. I can’t find it now.
(a) left
(b) have left
(c) had left

Answer : A

Question. I ……………………… never been invited to their parties.
(a) am
(b) have
(c) was

Answer : B

Question. Everyone ……………………. to live a long life.
(a) wants
(b) is wanting
(c) want

Answer : A

Question. Who ………………….. she ………………….. to?
(a) is talking
(b) does talks
(c) has talked

Answer : A

Question. He ………………………. motionless under the tree.
(a) lay
(b) lied
(c) lain

Answer : A

Question. Raveena isn’t here at the moment. She ……………………. to the market.
(a) went
(b) has gone
(c) has been

Answer : B

Question. How long …………………………. here?
(a) do you live
(b) have you lived
(c) are you living

Answer : B

Question. I ……………………… to him in the morning.
(a) spoke
(b) have spoken
(c) had spoken

Answer : A

Question. I ………………………. two letters since lunchtime.
(a) wrote
(b) have written
(c) had written

Answer : B

Question. Both Shyam and his brother ………………doctors.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was

Answer : B

Question. She …………………….. never apologized to anyone.
(a) has
(b) have
(c) is

Answer : A

Question. How long ………………….. you …………………….. English?
(a) are learning
(b) have you been learning
(c) had you been learning

Answer : B

Question. Although the driver was badly hurt, he could explain what …………………………
(a) has happened
(b) have happened
(c) had happened

Answer : C

Question. ‘What does your father think of your project?’
‘I ………………………… him yet.’
(a) did not tell
(b) have not told
(c) had not told

Answer : B

Question. It ……………………… for the last two days.
(a) is raining
(b) has been raining
(c) was raining

Answer : B

Question. I am looking for my key. I …………………… it.
(a) lost
(b) am losing
(c) have lost
(d) had lost

Answer : A

Question. If I had the money, I …………………………. buy a car.
(a) will
(b) would
(c) can

Answer : B

Question. They ……………………. in 2018.
(a) got married
(b) get married
(c) have got married

Answer : A

Question. He ……………………. a lot of money on gadgets.
(a) spends
(b) is spending
(c) spent
(d) All of these

Answer : A, B

Question. When I opened the window, the cat ……………………. in.
(a) jumps
(b) jumped
(c) had jumped

Answer : B

Question. All essential commodities ………………… more expensive over the years.
(a) have become
(b) had become
(c) has become

Answer : A

Question. He ………………………. to me since our last meeting.
(a) did not speak
(b) has not spoken
(c) is not speaking

Answer : B

Question. I ……………………… the job.
(a) finished
(b) have finished
(c) have been finishing

Answer : B

Question. I …………………. any letters for you.
(a) didn't get
(b) haven't got
(c) hadn't got

Answer : C

Question. I thought you ………………………… like some juice.
(a) will
(b) may
(c) might

Answer : C

Question. As soon as she finished one project, she …………………….. working on the next.
(a) starts
(b) started
(c) has started

Answer : B

Question. It ………………….. a lot of effort to learn a language.
(a) takes
(b) is taking
(c) took

Answer : A

Question. When I called her she ……………………… at once.
(a) comes
(b) came
(c) has come

Answer : B

Question. I …………………….. to Kashmir. I ……………………… some beautiful carpets for you.
(a) have just gone, have brought
(b) have just been, have brought
(c) just went, bought

Answer : B

Question. The show ………………………. before we reached the theatre.
(a) began
(b) had begun
(c) has begun

Answer : B

Question. The hen ……………………….. six eggs.
(a) has lain
(b) has laid
(c) has lied

Answer : B

Question. I have just …………………………. lunch.
(a) has
(b) had

Answer : B

Question. ‘You look tired.’ ‘Yes, I ……………………………..’
(a) am running
(b) have been running
(c) had been running

Answer : B

Question. Neither the child nor his parents …………… there.
(a) was
(b) were

Answer : B

Question. I didn’t ……………………… that she was lying.
(a) know
(b) reali
(c) realize

Answer : C

Question. That is the sixth cookie you …………………………. since morning.
(a) ate
(b) have eaten
(c) had eaten

Answer : B

Question. I ………………………… all the stakeholders.
(a) have already told
(b) already told
(c) am already telling

Answer : A

Question. I ………………………….. him for a long time.
(a) didn't meet
(b) haven't met
(c) hadn't met

Answer : B