English Grammar – Tenses – SET 1 Start Practicing : Total Questions - 20 1. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. You ________ pleased to hear that your father ________ to the committee. have been / was selected will be / has been selected have been / selected are / is selecting None 2. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Hardly _______ I________ the phone down when it started ringing again. did / put had / put did / to have put will have / put None 3. 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 taking will have been taking will have taken will take None 4. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He said that he ______ for a walk this evening. has been going would go will go is going None 5. 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. had worked / had worked was working / worked worked / has worked worked / had worked None 6. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket. _____ the students ____ yesterday? (study) Does; will study Did, will study Did ; Study Do; study None 7. 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 shall have met will meet None 8. Fill in the blank using the appropriate tense form: Should this machine fail, _________ the bell and wait. Rang Ring Would ring Had rung None 9. 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 had didn't arrive / had hadn't arrived / had had won't arrive / had had None 10. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words. Please ________ until after the plane ________. don't smoke / took off don't smoke / has taken off not smoke / take off not smoke / has taken off None 11. 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 punish will be punish punished would punish None 12. 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 retire will be retire will have retired will retired None 13. 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 14. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. He ______ while hiding the jewels. is caught was caught caught had caught None 15. Choose the best option to complete the sentence: It's reported that human beings' lives __________ prolonged by a new wonder drug., is being will be will have been has been None 16. Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. If you study hard, you ______ (get) good grades in exams. would get will get got will be getting None 17. 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 was invented / have had had been invented / has been had invented / will be 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. had been repaired was been repaired was repaired is being repaired None 19. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb. We _____ at the news of her defeat yesterday. is surprised were surprised suprised have been surprised None 20. 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 Would have abolished Abolished Will abolish 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.
