Free Tenses MCQs with Answers
545 Tenses MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Tenses show when an action or state occurs and whether it is complete, continuing or repeated. The work covers present, past and future forms, including simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous constructions, as well as sequence of tenses and the difference between tense and aspect.
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- A. I will pay for you.
- B. I am coming
- C. They are going
- D. They were present
Explanation: Will is used in the future tense Am coming indicates present continuous tense Are going shows that the sentence is in the present…
Correct answer: I will pay for you.- A. She listened
- B. She talks
- C. She waits
- D. She eats
Explanation: The presence of -ed creates a past tense in the sentence.
Correct answer: She listened- A. He will go
- B. He will eat
- C. He will work
- D. He eats
Explanation: Something happening now is in the present tense which usually ends with a 's.
Correct answer: He eats- A. If I had been thirsty
- B. I would have
- C. Drank the lemonade
- D. Without waiting for you.
Explanation: The entire sentence is past present tense. 'Drank' is a past tense though 'Drunk' would have been preferably used as we have a 'have'…
Correct answer: Drank the lemonade- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: A daily routine is an action which one does presently and continuously; hence present tense should be used.
Correct answer: Present- A. Buy
- B. Will buy
- C. Bought
- D. Have bought
Explanation: The verb "bought" is in the past tense and indicates that the action of buying has already been completed in the past.
Correct answer: Bought- A. Take
- B. Took
- C. Will take
- D. Has taken
Explanation: Since the person has said "last" saturday, it is automatically known that it was an event that already took place so we will choose the…
Correct answer: Took- A. Have
- B. Have had
- C. Has
- D. Having
Explanation: "Have had" is used to talk about the past, which has some connection to the present.
Correct answer: Have had- A. Has rings
- B. Had rung
- C. Have rung
- D. Ring
Explanation: The sentence is in future tense therefore, "ring" must be chosen. Has "rung" would be incorrect because you are using the simple future…
Correct answer: Ring- A. Unlocking .. going
- B. Unlocked .. went
- C. Unlocked .. gone
- D. Unlocks .. is going
Explanation: "Unlocked"is the past form of unlock while "went" is the past form of go, therefore the entire sentence is in the same (past) form and so…
Correct answer: Unlocked .. went511. Choose the future indefinite tense form of the given sentence. "The parcel has been delivered."
- A. The parcel had been delivered .
- B. The parcel will be delivered.
- C. The parcel was delivered.
- D. The parcel would have been delivered.
Explanation: "The parcel will be delivered" is the future indefinite tense, which indicates that the delivery of the parcel will happen in the future.
Correct answer: The parcel will be delivered.- A. Buy
- B. Will buy
- C. Bought
- D. Have bought
Explanation: Since the father has already purchased the items, the past tense (buy = bought) must be used.
Correct answer: Bought- A. Take
- B. Would have taken
- C. Have been taking
- D. Have had been taking
Explanation: Since the sentence is in the present tense, "have been" will be used to indicate the current time, and -ing (the present participle) must…
Correct answer: Have been taking- A. I went to school yesterday.
- B. I go to school yesterday.
- C. I have gone to school yesterday.
- D. I come to school yesterday.
Explanation: Since the action took place yesterday, the past form must be used hence, 'went' is chosen.
Correct answer: I went to school yesterday.- A. He is clever and he lacks experience.
- B. He is clever but he is lacking experience
- C. He is clever but he is lacked experience
- D. He is clever but he is lack experience
Explanation: The simple present tense is used to describe facts and habits. Option A is correct as it is a fact that he is clever and he lacks…
Correct answer: He is clever and he lacks experience.- A. I was been to America for a medical check up.
- B. I had being to America for a medical check up.
- C. I have been to America for a medical check up.
- D. I has been to America for a medical check up.
Explanation: This is an example of a Past Perfect tense sentence due to the presence of 'have' and 'been' implies an incident, that occurred in the…
Correct answer: I have been to America for a medical check up.- A. Tourism is burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- B. Tourism will burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- C. Tourism have burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
- D. Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.
Explanation: "Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.": This sentence is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: Tourism has burgeoned over the last fifteen years.- A. Feels
- B. And on
- C. These words
- D. Could not control
Explanation: Text from (Book # I, Lesson # 08, Story # 3, Para #4, Line 1). The sentence is a simple past tense sentence hence use 'felt' instead of…
Correct answer: Feels- A. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.
- B. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time will run out.
- C. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time run out
- D. You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time would run out.
Explanation: it uses the correct verb tense and grammar. The sentence describes a general situation where you pay by the hour, and you can play until…
Correct answer: You pay by the hour, so you can play as many frames as you like until your time runs out.- A. If a chain-smoking teacher cautioned his pupil, it is self-contradictory.
- B. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it will be self-contradictory.
- C. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it is self-contradictory.
- D. If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it would be self-contradictory.
Explanation: it uses the correct verb tense and logical structure to convey the idea.
Correct answer: If a chain-smoking teacher cautions his pupil, it is self-contradictory.