English Grammar – Tenses – SET 1 Start Practicing : Total Questions - 20 1. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He said that he ______ for a walk this evening. is going has been going will go would go None 2. Fill in the blank using appropriate tense forms from the options given. If I were the education minister, I __________ the caste based reservation system. Abolish Will abolish Would have abolished Abolished None 3. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Please ________ until after the plane ________. don't smoke / has taken off don't smoke / took off not smoke / take off not smoke / has taken off None 4. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket. _____ the students ____ yesterday? (study) Do; study Does; will study Did, will study Did ; Study None 5. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. You ________ pleased to hear that your father ________ to the committee. will be / has been selected have been / selected have been / was selected are / is selecting None 6. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Hardly _______ I________ the phone down when it started ringing again. did / to have put did / put had / put will have / put None 7. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. If you study hard, you ______ (get) good grades in exams. will be getting got would get will get None 8. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Mike __________ in a travel agency for six months in 1990. He already had some experience of the tourist industry because he _________ in a Tourist Information office in Bristol two years before. worked / has worked was working / worked worked / had worked had worked / had worked None 9. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given in the bracket. The new railway bridge _____ two weeks ago. (complete) Will be completed Would be completed Was completed Was completing None 10. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. We _____ at the news of her defeat yesterday. were surprised is surprised have been surprised suprised None 11. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. It rang eleven o'clock and he still ________, I began to wonder if he _________ an accident. hadn't arrived / had had didn't arrive / had didn't arrive / had had won't arrive / had had None 12. Fill in the blank using the appropriate tense form: Should this machine fail, _________ the bell and wait. Rang Had rung Ring Would ring None 13. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in bracket. If you go to school late, the teacher _____(punish) you. will be punish would punish will punish punished None 14. Choose the correct future tense form of the verb given in the bracket. We don't think our teacher _____ (meet) us again. shall have been meeting will meeting will meet shall have met None 15. Complete the statement by using the correct form of the verb given in brackets. At the end of January next year, my father _______ (retire). will have retired will retired will be retire will retire None 16. Choose the best option to complete the sentence: It's reported that human beings' lives __________ prolonged by a new wonder drug., will have been has been is being will be None 17. Change the sentence with the correct form of future tense of the verb given in the bracket. Tomorrow, my mother _________ (take) us to the movies. will have been taking will take will taking will have taken None 18. Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the given sentence: The car ________ in the workshop. That's why I am taking a taxi. was been repaired had been repaired was repaired is being repaired None 19. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. The transistor _________ in 1948. As a result of this, both the size and the cost of electronic equipment ________ greatly reduced. was invented / have been had invented / will be had been invented / has been was invented / have had None 20. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He ______ while hiding the jewels. had caught was caught caught is caught None Time's up Related Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
