📝 1. Which sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
a) She has been singing for an hour. b) She sang yesterday. c) She sings beautifully. d) She will sing tomorrow.
✅ Answer: a) She has been singing for an hour.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect Continuous = has/have + been + verb(-ing) showing an action started in the past and continuing to the present.
📝 2. Which tense is used in the sentence: “By next month, I shall have finished the book”?
a) Future Indefinite b) Future Continuous c) Future Perfect d) Future Perfect Continuous.
✅ Answer: c) Future Perfect.
✍️ Explanation: Future Perfect = shall/will + have + past participle, expressing an action that will be completed before a specified future time.
📝 3. Identify the tense: “He was being scolded by the teacher.”
a) Past Continuous Active b) Past Continuous Passive c) Past Perfect Passive d) Past Indefinite Passive.
✅ Answer: b) Past Continuous Passive.
✍️ Explanation: Past Continuous Passive = was/were + being + past participle.
📝 4. Which of the following is in the correct Future Perfect Continuous form?
a) I shall have worked for two hours. b) I shall be working for two hours. c) I shall have been working for two hours. d) I shall had been working for two hours.
✅ Answer: c) I shall have been working for two hours.
✍️ Explanation: Future Perfect Continuous = shall/will + have + been + verb(-ing).
📝 5. Which tense best fits the sentence? “When he reached the station, the train ______.”
a) has left b) had left c) leaves d) will leave.
✅ Answer: b) had left.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect (had + past participle) is used for the action that occurred before another past action.
📝 6. Choose the correct tense form: “I wish I ______ taller.”
a) am b) was c) were d) had been.
✅ Answer: c) were.
✍️ Explanation: Subjunctive form uses were after “wish” for unreal present situations.
📝 7. Which sentence is an example of Present Indefinite Passive?
a) He plays cricket every Sunday. b) Cricket is played every Sunday. c) Cricket has been played every Sunday. d) Cricket will be played every Sunday.
✅ Answer: b) Cricket is played every Sunday.
✍️ Explanation: Present Indefinite Passive = is/are + past participle.
📝 8. Fill in the blank: “I ______ in Kolkata since 2010.”
a) live b) have lived c) had lived d) will live.
✅ Answer: b) have lived.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect is used for actions beginning in the past and continuing till present.
📝 9. Which tense is used in: “He will be playing football at 5 p.m.”?
a) Future Indefinite b) Future Continuous c) Future Perfect d) Future Perfect Continuous.
✅ Answer: b) Future Continuous.
✍️ Explanation: Future Continuous = shall/will + be + verb(-ing).
📝 10. Identify the error: “She is knowing the answer.”
a) Incorrect tense form b) Wrong auxiliary c) Wrong participle d) Correct sentence.
✅ Answer: a) Incorrect tense form.
✍️ Explanation: Stative verbs like know are not used in Continuous tense. Correct form: She knows the answer.
📝 11. Which sentence is in Past Perfect Continuous Tense?
a) He had been studying for two hours. b) He studied for two hours. c) He has been studying for two hours. d) He will be studying for two hours.
✅ Answer: a) He had been studying for two hours.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect Continuous = had been + verb(-ing).
📝 12. Fill in the blank: “I ______ my dinner when the guests arrived.”
a) eat b) ate c) was eating d) have eaten.
✅ Answer: c) was eating.
✍️ Explanation: Past Continuous is used for an action in progress when another past event occurred.
📝 13. Which tense is used in the conditional sentence: “If he had worked hard, he would have succeeded”?
a) Past Indefinite b) Past Perfect c) Future Perfect d) Present Perfect.
✅ Answer: b) Past Perfect.
✍️ Explanation: Unreal past conditions use had + past participle in the “if” clause.
📝 14. Identify the tense: “Letters are being written by the clerk.”
a) Present Continuous Active b) Present Perfect Passive c) Present Continuous Passive d) Present Indefinite Passive.
✅ Answer: c) Present Continuous Passive.
✍️ Explanation: Present Continuous Passive = is/are + being + past participle.
📝 15. Which of the following is correct?
a) He has went home. b) He has gone home. c) He had went home. d) He gone home.
✅ Answer: b) He has gone home.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect = has/have + past participle. The correct participle of go is gone.
📝 16. Which tense best fits: “By 2026, they ______ in this city for 20 years.”
a) will live b) will have lived c) have lived d) had lived.
✅ Answer: b) will have lived.
✍️ Explanation: Future Perfect = will/shall + have + past participle.
📝 17. Identify the error: “He did not went to school yesterday.”
a) Wrong auxiliary b) Wrong tense form c) Wrong participle d) Correct sentence.
✅ Answer: b) Wrong tense form.
✍️ Explanation: After did not, the base form must be used: did not go.
📝 18. Which sentence is in Subjunctive Mood but Past Tense form?
a) If I were a bird, I would fly. b) If I am a bird, I will fly. c) If I was a bird, I will fly. d) If I will be a bird, I would fly.
✅ Answer: a) If I were a bird, I would fly.
✍️ Explanation: Unreal present condition uses were (subjunctive) though it looks past tense.
📝 19. Which tense is used in: “He will have been waiting here since morning”?
a) Future Continuous b) Future Perfect c) Future Perfect Continuous d) Future Indefinite.
✅ Answer: c) Future Perfect Continuous.
✍️ Explanation: Structure: shall/will + have + been + verb(-ing).
📝 20. Fill in the blank: “She ______ the piano when I entered the hall.”
a) played b) was playing c) had played d) plays.
✅ Answer: b) was playing.
✍️ Explanation: Past Continuous indicates action in progress when another past action happened.
📝 21. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) He is hear now. b) He is hearing now. c) He hears now. d) He is here now.
✅ Answer: d) He is here now.
✍️ Explanation: Here is an adverb of place, not a verb; correct sentence is He is here now.
📝 22. Identify the tense: “She will have completed her project by tomorrow evening.”
a) Future Indefinite b) Future Continuous c) Future Perfect d) Future Perfect Continuous.
✅ Answer: c) Future Perfect.
✍️ Explanation: Action completed before a future point uses shall/will + have + past participle.
📝 23. Which sentence is in Past Indefinite Passive?
a) The work was done yesterday. b) The work is done daily. c) The work has been done. d) The work will be done tomorrow.
✅ Answer: a) The work was done yesterday.
✍️ Explanation: Past Indefinite Passive = was/were + past participle.
📝 24. Fill in the blank: “He ______ English for five years before he went to London.”
a) studies b) had studied c) studied d) was studying.
✅ Answer: b) had studied.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect is used to show action completed before another past action.
📝 25. Which tense is used after “It’s high time”?
a) Present Indefinite b) Past Indefinite c) Present Perfect d) Future Indefinite.
✅ Answer: b) Past Indefinite.
✍️ Explanation: “It’s high time” is followed by past tense though meaning is present/urgent.
📝 26. Which of the following is in Present Continuous Passive?
a) The match is playing now. b) The match is played now. c) The match is being played now. d) The match was being played now.
✅ Answer: c) The match is being played now.
✍️ Explanation: Present Continuous Passive = is/are + being + past participle.
📝 27. Which tense is wrong in usage?
a) I am understanding you. b) I understand you. c) I have understood you. d) I will understand you.
✅ Answer: a) I am understanding you.
✍️ Explanation: Understand is a stative verb and cannot be used in Continuous tense.
📝 28. Choose the correct sentence.
a) He has been gone to Delhi. b) He has gone to Delhi. c) He gone to Delhi. d) He will been gone to Delhi.
✅ Answer: b) He has gone to Delhi.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect uses has/have + past participle. Correct form is gone.
📝 29. Which tense is used in: “She had been cooking for an hour when I arrived”?
a) Past Indefinite b) Past Continuous c) Past Perfect d) Past Perfect Continuous.
✅ Answer: d) Past Perfect Continuous.
✍️ Explanation: Structure: had been + verb(-ing) indicates ongoing action up to another past action.
📝 30. Fill in the blank: “While she ______, the bell rang.”
a) cooked b) cooks c) was cooking d) had cooked.
✅ Answer: c) was cooking.
✍️ Explanation: Past Continuous indicates action in progress interrupted by another past event.
📝 31. Which tense is correct in Indirect Speech?
Direct: He said, “I am reading a book.”
a) He said that he is reading a book. b) He said that he was reading a book. c) He said that he has been reading a book. d) He said that he had read a book.
✅ Answer: b) He said that he was reading a book.
✍️ Explanation: In indirect speech, Present Continuous → Past Continuous.
📝 32. Which sentence is in Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
a) He will be sleeping at that time. b) He will have slept by then. c) He will have been sleeping since morning. d) He will sleep at night.
✅ Answer: c) He will have been sleeping since morning.
✍️ Explanation: Future Perfect Continuous = shall/will + have + been + verb(-ing).
📝 33. Fill in the blank: “If he ______ earlier, he would not have missed the train.”
a) left b) had left c) has left d) leaves.
✅ Answer: b) had left.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect is required for unreal past conditional clauses.
📝 34. Which tense shows an action that started in the past and continues till now?
a) Present Indefinite b) Present Perfect Continuous c) Past Continuous d) Past Perfect.
✅ Answer: b) Present Perfect Continuous.
✍️ Explanation: Uses has/have + been + verb(-ing) with “since/for”.
📝 35. Identify the tense: “They were being punished by the teacher.”
a) Past Indefinite Passive b) Past Continuous Passive c) Past Perfect Passive d) Present Continuous Passive.
✅ Answer: b) Past Continuous Passive.
✍️ Explanation: was/were + being + past participle.
📝 36. Correct the sentence: “She told that she is tired.”
a) She told that she is tired. b) She told that she has been tired. c) She told that she was tired. d) She told she tired.
✅ Answer: c) She told that she was tired.
✍️ Explanation: Reported speech requires backshift: Present → Past.
📝 37. Which tense is used in: “It is time we went home”?
a) Present Continuous b) Past Indefinite c) Future Indefinite d) Present Perfect.
✅ Answer: b) Past Indefinite.
✍️ Explanation: “It is time” is followed by Past Indefinite, though meaning is present.
📝 38. Which sentence is grammatically wrong?
a) I am watching TV now. b) He goes to school daily. c) She has been knowing me for years. d) They had finished the work.
✅ Answer: c) She has been knowing me for years.
✍️ Explanation: Know is a stative verb, not used in continuous forms.
📝 39. Fill in the blank: “I wish I ______ a king.”
a) am b) was c) were d) had been.
✅ Answer: c) were.
✍️ Explanation: Subjunctive mood uses were with “I wish” for unreal present.
📝 40. Which tense is used in this sentence: “The train leaves at 6 p.m.”?
a) Present Indefinite b) Present Continuous c) Future Indefinite d) Past Indefinite.
✅ Answer: a) Present Indefinite.
✍️ Explanation: Present Indefinite can express fixed future schedules.
📝 41. Which is the correct passive form of: “They are watching a movie.”?
a) A movie was watched by them. b) A movie is watched by them. c) A movie is being watched by them. d) A movie has been watched by them.
✅ Answer: c) A movie is being watched by them.
✍️ Explanation: Present Continuous Passive = is/are + being + past participle.
📝 42. Fill in the blank: “She ______ already finished her homework.”
a) had b) have c) has d) was.
✅ Answer: c) has.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect uses has/have + past participle.
📝 43. Which tense is used in: “No sooner had he reached the station than the train left”?
a) Past Indefinite b) Past Perfect and Past Indefinite c) Present Indefinite d) Future Perfect.
✅ Answer: b) Past Perfect and Past Indefinite.
✍️ Explanation: First clause → Past Perfect; second clause → Past Indefinite.
📝 44. Identify the tense: “The book has been published recently.”
a) Present Perfect Active b) Present Perfect Passive c) Past Perfect Passive d) Present Continuous Passive.
✅ Answer: b) Present Perfect Passive.
✍️ Explanation: has/have + been + past participle.
📝 45. Which sentence is correct?
a) I shall go if it will rain. b) I shall go if it rains. c) I shall go if it rained. d) I shall go if it would rain.
✅ Answer: b) I shall go if it rains.
✍️ Explanation: In conditional sentences, Present Indefinite is used in the “if” clause for future meaning.
📝 46. Which tense is used in: “I have lived here since 2010.”?
a) Present Perfect b) Present Continuous c) Past Perfect d) Future Perfect.
✅ Answer: a) Present Perfect.
✍️ Explanation: have/has + past participle with “since/for” shows action continuing till present.
📝 47. Fill in the blank: “When I reached there, the meeting ______.”
a) has started b) started c) had started d) was start.
✅ Answer: c) had started.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect shows action completed before another past action.
📝 48. Which tense is used in: “The match will be being played at this time tomorrow”?
a) Future Continuous b) Future Perfect c) Future Continuous Passive d) Future Perfect Continuous.
✅ Answer: c) Future Continuous Passive.
✍️ Explanation: will be being + past participle. Rare, but grammatically correct.
📝 49. Identify the tense: “I had been working here for five years before I got a promotion.”
a) Past Perfect b) Past Perfect Continuous c) Past Continuous d) Past Indefinite.
✅ Answer: b) Past Perfect Continuous.
✍️ Explanation: had been + verb(-ing) indicates ongoing action before another past event.
📝 50. Which is the correct future form?
a) He will goes tomorrow. b) He will go tomorrow. c) He will going tomorrow. d) He will gone tomorrow.
✅ Answer: b) He will go tomorrow.
✍️ Explanation: Future Indefinite = shall/will + base verb.
📝 51. Which tense is wrong in meaning?
a) She is smelling the flower. b) She smells nice. c) She is being honest. d) She is singing.
✅ Answer: c) She is being honest.
✍️ Explanation: Be + adjective (like honest) is stative and not used in Continuous.
📝 52. Fill in the blank: “The patient ______ before the doctor arrived.”
a) die b) has died c) died d) had died.
✅ Answer: d) had died.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect shows completion before another past event.
📝 53. Which sentence is in Present Perfect Continuous?
a) She is working for two hours. b) She has been working for two hours. c) She had been working for two hours. d) She will have been working for two hours.
✅ Answer: b) She has been working for two hours.
✍️ Explanation: Present Perfect Continuous = has/have + been + verb(-ing).
📝 54. Identify the tense: “The patient will have been operated on by next week.”
a) Future Perfect Passive b) Future Continuous Passive c) Future Perfect Continuous Passive d) Future Indefinite Passive.
✅ Answer: a) Future Perfect Passive.
✍️ Explanation: shall/will + have + been + past participle.
📝 55. Correct the tense sequence: “She said that she will help me.”
a) She said that she will help me. b) She said that she would help me. c) She said that she helps me. d) She said that she has helped me.
✅ Answer: b) She said that she would help me.
✍️ Explanation: In reported speech, Future → Conditional (will → would).
📝 56. Fill in the blank: “He behaves as if he ______ everything.”
a) know b) knew c) knows d) has known.
✅ Answer: b) knew.
✍️ Explanation: As if clauses use Past Indefinite for unreal present.
📝 57. Which sentence is correct?
a) He told me that he had saw the movie. b) He told me that he had seen the movie. c) He told me that he had sawed the movie. d) He told me that he sawed the movie.
✅ Answer: b) He told me that he had seen the movie.
✍️ Explanation: Past Perfect = had + past participle (seen).
📝 58. Which tense is used in: “The bell is about to ring”?
a) Present Continuous b) Future Indefinite c) Near Future Construction d) Present Indefinite.
✅ Answer: c) Near Future Construction.
✍️ Explanation: “Be about to + verb” expresses very near future.
📝 59. Fill in the blank: “Hardly had I reached home when it ______ to rain.”
a) begin b) began c) had begun d) begins.
✅ Answer: b) began.
✍️ Explanation: Hardly…when uses Past Perfect in first clause, Past Indefinite in second.
📝 60. Which sentence is in Future Perfect Continuous Passive?
a) He will have been working here since 2010. b) The work will have been done by then. c) The work will have been being done for two hours. d) The work will be done tomorrow.
✅ Answer: c) The work will have been being done for two hours.
✍️ Explanation: Rare form: will have been being + past participle.
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