English Grammar – Tenses – SET 1 Start Practicing : Total Questions - 20 1. 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 will get got would get None 2. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Hardly _______ I________ the phone down when it started ringing again. will have / put did / put had / put did / to have put None 3. 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. didn't arrive / had won't arrive / had had hadn't arrived / had had didn't arrive / had had None 4. 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 be retire will retire will have retired will retired None 5. 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 shall have met will meet will meeting None 6. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs given in the bracket. The new railway bridge _____ two weeks ago. (complete) Would be completed Was completed Will be completed Was completing None 7. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He ______ while hiding the jewels. is caught was caught caught had caught None 8. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Please ________ until after the plane ________. not smoke / take off don't smoke / has taken off don't smoke / took off not smoke / has taken off None 9. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He said that he ______ for a walk this evening. is going will go would go has been going None 10. 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 are / is selecting have been / was selected None 11. 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 take will taking will have been taking will have taken None 12. Choose the best option to complete the sentence: It's reported that human beings' lives __________ prolonged by a new wonder drug., has been will be will have been is being 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. would punish punished will punish will be punish None 14. Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the given sentence: The car ________ in the workshop. That's why I am taking a taxi. had been repaired is being repaired was repaired was been repaired None 15. 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 / had worked had worked / had worked worked / has worked was working / worked None 16. Fill in the blank using appropriate tense forms from the options given. If I were the education minister, I __________ the caste based reservation system. Abolished Abolish Would have abolished Will abolish None 17. Fill in the blank using the appropriate tense form: Should this machine fail, _________ the bell and wait. Ring Would ring Rang Had rung None 18. 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. had been invented / has been had invented / will be was invented / have had was invented / have been None 19. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. We _____ at the news of her defeat yesterday. suprised have been surprised were surprised is surprised None 20. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket. _____ the students ____ yesterday? (study) Did ; Study Do; study Does; will study Did, will study 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.
