Correct Use of Tenses Test Online English Learning Grammar

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1. He and his pet dog that came last month  ___ gone back today. 

A) has
B) have
C) was
D) had

ANSWER= (B) have
Explanation: he and his pet dog that came last month have gone back today. 

2. We ____ a match at present.

A) watching
B) watch
C) watches
 D) are watching

ANSWER= (D) are watching
Explanation: We are watching the match at present. (Present Continuous)

3. All the teachers  ___ their lectures today.

A) deliver
B) has delivered  
C) delivers
D) have delivered

ANSWER= (D) have delivered
Explanation: All the teachers have delivered their lectures today.

5. Do the barking dogs seldom ____ ? 

A) biting 
B) bite
C) bites
D) bitten

ANSWER= (B) bite
Explanation: Do the barking dogs seldom bite? 

6. One who seeks, ____.

A) find
B) finds
C) finding 
D) found  

ANSWER= (B) finds
Explanation: One who seeks, fonds. 

7. Slow and steady ____ the race.

A) was winning
B) wins
C) is winning
D) has won 

ANSWER= (B) wins  
Explanation: Slow and steady wins the race. 

8. The sun rises in the East and ____ in the West. 

A) set  
B) is setting
C) was setting
D) sets  

ANSWER= (D) sets
Explanation: The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

9. What does she ____ to do always? 

A) will want
B) is wanting
C) want
D) wanted 

ANSWER= (C) want 
Explanation: What does she want to do always?

10. God ____ those who help themselves. 

A) help
B) helps  
C) helping
D) will help 

ANSWER= (B)  helps
Explanation: God helps those who help themselves.

11. You ____ T.V since morning. 

A) watches
B) have been waiting 
C) watching
D) to watch

ANSWER= (B) have been watching
Explanation: You have been watching T. V since morning.

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12. She has ___ many good songs.

A) write
B) written
C) will write  
D) was written   

ANSWER= (B) written
Explanation: She has written many good songs. 

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13. May I ____ some money?  

A) borrow
B) has borrowed  
C) borrowing
D) am borrow

ANSWER= (A) borrow
Explanation: May I borrow some money? 

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14. I got my suit ____.

A) press
B) presses
C) pressing
D) pressed

ANSWER= (D) pressed
Explanation: I got my suit pressed.

15. We did not ____ the match yesterday.

A) played
B) play
C) plays
D) playing

ANSWER= (B) play
Explanation: They did not play the match yesterday.

16. She has___ to Karachi. 

A) be
B) were
C) was
D) been 

ANSWER= (D) been
Explanation: She has been to Karachi. 

17. I shall get my brother ____ me college. 

A) drops
B) to drop
C) dropped
D) drop

ANSWER= (B) to drop 
Explanation: I shall get my brother to drop me college.

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18. Let the fan ____. 

A) runs
B) run  
C) running
D) ran

ANSWER= (B) run
Explanation: Let the fan run.

19. She ____ to school at the moment.  

A) goes 
B) is not going 
C) not going 
D) has gone 

ANSWER= (C) need
Explanation: She need not go there earlier. ('need' is a modal verb here, just like, can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will and would. 

Dare, need, have to and used to also share some of the features of modal verbs.

Modal verbs have only one form of the verb. 

They are not used ~ing, ~ed, ~s, ~es, no addition is made with the Third Person singular, he, she, it. 

She will try and visit tomorrow. similarly,

She need not try and visit tomorrow.

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20. She ____ the match since morning.

A) is watching
B) have been watching
C) has been watching 
D) watch

ANSWER= (C) has been watching  
Explanation: She has been watching the match since morning.

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21. Need he ____ so much?

A) has paid
B) have paid
C) paid
D) paying

ANSWER= (B) have paid
Explanation: Need he have paid so much? (Past Tense).

22. You ___ for me since morning. 

A) have been waitng
B) has been waiting
C) will be waiting
D) are waiting 

ANSWER= (A) have been waiting
Explanation: You have been waiting for me since morning. 

23. I need hardly ____ you that time is over. 

A) telling
B) tell
C) told
D) tells

ANSWER= (D) tell 
Explanation: I need hardly tell you that time is over.  

24. We shall wait until they ____.

A) come
B) not come
C) is coming
D) has come

ANSWER= (A) come
Explanation: They shall wait until they come.  

25. Swimming helps me ____.

A) to relaxed
B) relax 
C) relaxed
D) relaxing

ANSWER= (B)  relax
Explanation: Swimming helps me relax. (Causative Verb)

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26. We badly ____ food aid yesterday. 

A) needing
B) needed
C) to need
D) needs

ANSWER= (B) needed
Explanation: We badly needed food yesterday. ('needed' here is a transitive verb, and an object is 'food aid'

27. Work hard lest you ___ the exam.

A) would fail
B) could fail
C) should fail
D) may fail

ANSWER= (C) should fail
Explanation: Work hard lest you should fail the exam. 

28. There is no need ____ much.

A) worry
B) to worry
C) worrying
D) worries

ANSWER= (B) to worry
Explanation: There is no need to worry much?

29. The teacher made the students ____  a letter. 

A) written
B) writes 
C) write
D) have written

ANSWER= (C) write
Explanation: The teacher made the students write a letter. 

30. She has ____ an issue to discuss in the meeting.

A) get
B) got
C) getting
D) gets

ANSWER= (B) got
Explanation: She has got an issue to discuss in the meeting. 

31. The students were made ____ a letter. 

A) wrote
B) to write 
C) writes
D) write

ANSWER= (B) to write
Explanation: The students were made to write a letter. (Causative verb with passive voice structure)

32. All that ____ is not gold.

A) glitter
B) glitters
 C) glittering
D) glittered

ANSWER= (B) glitters
Explanation: All that glitters is not gold. 

33. She ___ to win this game to stay in the competition. 

A) need 
B) needing
C) to need
D) needs

ANSWER= (D) needs
Explanation: She needs to win this game to stay in the competition. 

Transitive Verb: need    needed        needed

34. They have ____  all the books. 

A) to selling
B) sell
C) sells
D) sold

ANSWER= (D) sold
Explanation: They have sold all the books. 

35. He ____ cricket in the morning. 

A) plays
B) playing
C) to play
D) is play

ANSWER= (B) plays
Explanation: He plays cricket in the morning.  

36. Slow and steady ___ the race.

A) winning
B) wins
C) win
D) won

ANSWER= (B) wins
Explanation: Slow and steady wins the race. 

38. We ___ the exam next month.

A) have taken
B) are take
C) shall take
D) has taken

ANSWER= (C) shall take
Explanation: We shall take the exam next month. (Future Tense). 

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39. If they had reached in time, they ____ the seats.

A) would get
B) would have got
C) should get
D) must get

ANSWER= (B) would have got
Explanation: If they had reached in time, they would have got the seats.

40. She ____ more time to recover now.

A) needing
B) is need
C) needs
D) need

ANSWER= (C) needs
Explanation: She needs more time to recover now. (here 'need' is a transitive verb, not a modal verb)

41. He ___ selected by the committee.

A) has been
B) will
C) were
D) can

ANSWER= (A) has been
Explanation: He has been selected by the committee.

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41. Had I known that I ___ to the meeting. 

A) will not go
B) would not go
C) was going 
D) would have not gone

ANSWER= (D) would have not gone
Explanation: Had I known that I would have not gone to the meeting. 

43. They ____ here since morning. 

A) sitting
B) are sitting 
C) have sat 
D) sit

ANSWER= (C) have sat 
Explanation: They have sat here since morning. 

44. I ___ anything since morning.  

A) has not eaten
B) have not eaten 
C) am not eating
D) not eating

ANSWER= (B) have not eaten
Explanation: I have not eaten anything since morning.

45. I ____ him for two years.  

A) knowing
B) knows
C) knew
D) to know

ANSWER= (C) knew
Explanation: I knew him for two years.  (Past Indefinite

46. It is he who ____ in trouble. 

A) is 
B) am
C) are 
D) have

ANSWER= (A) is 
Explanation: It is who is in trouble. It is I who am in trouble. It is she who is in trouble.

47. The Sun ____ when we reached home. 

A) was set
B) was setting 
C) set 
D) setting

ANSWER= (B) was setting
Explanation: The Sun was setting when we reached home. 

48. She doesn't ____ anyone. 

A) hates
B) hate
C) hated
D) to hate

ANSWER= (B) hate
Explanation: He doesn't hate anyone.

49. We don't ___ English in the classroom. 

A) spoke
B) speaking
C) speak
D) speaks

ANSWER= (C) speak
Explanation: We don't speak English in the classroom.

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50. If she works hard, she ____ good grades.

A) gets
B) got 
C) will get
D) is getting

ANSWER= (C) will get
Explanation: If she works hard, she will get good grades.