English Grammar – Tenses – SET 2 Start Practicing : Total Questions - 15 1. Fill in the blank using an appropriate tense form: How can Rambha attend the wedding if she __________? Was not invited Did not invite Has not invited Is not invited None 2. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentence. I _________ her a joke but even that didn't make her smile. Said to Told to Played Tried telling None 3. Fill in the blank using appropriate tense forms from the options given: If I had known his address, I _______________ to see him. Would have gone Will have gone Should have gone None 4. Select the most suitable form of the verb: A: Look! Somebody _____ (spill) coffee on the carpet. B: Well, it _____ (be/not) me. I _____ (do/not) it. has spilled; wasn't; didn't done has spilled; wasn't; didn't do had spilled; wasn't; hadn't done has spilled; wasn't; haven't done None 5. Fill in the blank using appropriate tense forms from the options given. If I ___________ you I wouldn't dye my hair blue. Were An Had been Was None 6. Choose the correct past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verb from the given options. Sorry, I was so late last night. ___________ you ___________ about me? Had, being worrying Had, been worrying Did, be worried Were, being worried None 7. In the sentence given below, one word has been omitted. Identify the missing word as well as the words which come before and after it. In the Middle ages, most towns dirty. Towns were dirty Towns will be Towns have been Towns are dirty None 8. Choose the correct past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verb from the given options. My parents ____________ a surprise party for me, but my little sister told me Has been planning Had been planning Had been planned Had being planning None 9. Choose the correct past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verb from the given options. We _________ only __________ for about 5 minutes when the other side scored a goal Had, being playing Have, been playing Did, play Had, been playing None 10. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket. The students ______ answers to all my questions. (give) Is giving Given Gave Were given 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 won't arrive / had had didn't arrive / had had None 12. There is a word missing in the sentence given below. Choose the option which contains the correct missing word with the word before and after it. The more we throw, the more litter is produced. So, scientists are trying to make plastics which can be easily broken down. Litter is being produced Litter was produced More is litter Litter is produced None 13. Complete the sentence with one of the following verbs in the correct form: come/get/happen/look/make/start/go/stay/try/work Have you got an umbrella? It ______ to rain. is working is going is getting is happening None 14. Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete the following sentence: Speak up, John! I can't hear you because your dog _______ too much noise. has made makes is making made None 15. Complete the sentence with one of the following verbs in the correct form: come/ get/ happen/ look/ make/ start/ stay/ try /work 'You hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.' have got are looking are working are coming None Time's up 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.
