Free Grammar MCQs with Answers

541. I ______ Sidra yesterday.

• A. have seen
• B. saw
• C. had seen
• D. seen

Explanation: “Yesterday” identifies a completed action at a definite time in the past, which takes the simple past “saw.” The present perfect cannot normally be used with a finished past-time expression like “yesterday.”

542. I have already _____ a new manager?

• A. find
• B. finded
• C. founded
• D. found
• E. none

Explanation: The present perfect “have already” takes the past participle, and the past participle of “find” is the irregular form “found,” not “finded” or “founded.”

543. When she was younger, she __________ five kilometers a day.

• A. walked
• B. had walked
• C. has been walking
• D. had been walking

Explanation: The sentence describes a repeated habit in a finished period of the past, so the simple past “walked” is appropriate. The past perfect forms would require another past event for comparison.

544. If I have money, I __________ it tomorrow.

• A. will purchase
• B. would purchase
• C. have purchase
• D. have purchased

Explanation: This is a first conditional: the if-clause uses the present simple, have, and the result clause uses will plus the base verb, will purchase. Would purchase belongs to a hypothetical second conditional.

545. I __________ New Zealand next year.

• A. go
• B. will go
• C. am going
• D. am going to

Explanation: Am going to is the future-plan form here, and it produces “I am going to New Zealand next year.” The other options do not correctly supply the required to before the place name.

546. I was watching a TV program, when he __________ in.

• A. walk
• B. walks
• C. walked
• D. was walking

Explanation: Was watching describes an action already in progress, while walked describes the shorter event that occurred during it. This past continuous plus simple past pattern is used for an interrupted past action.

547. I've never __ to England.

• A. Been
• B. Went
• C. Going
• D. Go

Explanation: After have or has, the past participle been is required in the present perfect: I have never been to England. Went is a simple past form and cannot follow have in this construction.

548. Look! The bus ________.

• A. Leaves
• B. Leaving
• C. Does leave
• D. Is leaving

Explanation: “Look!” points to an action happening at the moment of speaking, so the present continuous “is leaving” is needed. “Leaves” usually describes a timetable or habitual action.

549. I didn't ______ TV last night.

• A. Not watched
• B. Watched
• C. Watch
• D. Watching

Explanation: After the past auxiliary “did,” the main verb takes its base form: “did not watch.” “Watched” cannot follow “did” in standard English.

550. Her father _____ yesterday?

• A. dead
• B. died
• C. has died
• D. was died
• E. had died

Explanation: The definite past-time marker yesterday requires the simple past tense, died. Has died is present perfect and cannot normally be used with a finished time such as yesterday.