Free Tenses MCQs with Answers

• A. will
• B. would
• C. had
• D. have

Explanation: After wish, would expresses a desired or hoped-for future action: “I wish Sana would come soon.” Will is normally avoided after wish in…

• A. intend
• B. will intend
• C. would intend
• D. intending

Explanation: In a first conditional sentence, the if-clause takes the simple present, even when it refers to the future: “if you intend to catch.”…

• A. going to
• B. usually go to
• C. goes to
• D. are sometimes go to

Explanation: The plural subject “they” takes the base verb “go,” and “usually” correctly expresses a repeated habit.

• A. has come
• B. had come
• C. have come
• D. comes

Explanation: The past perfect “had come” places his coming before the later past moment when the speaker did not know.

• A. shall
• B. will
• C. would
• D. both A & B

Explanation: After the past verb “knew,” the future verb normally shifts from “will” to “would”: “I knew he would fail.” This is sequence of tenses in…

• A. His health will soon be recovered
• B. He will not recover
• C. Will he able to recover
• D. He will not suffer

Explanation: “Unless” introduces a condition, so the consequence takes “will”: without quitting smoking, “he will not recover.” The other choices are…

• A. You are not being successful
• B. You will not be successful
• C. You ought to be successful
• D. You be not successful

Explanation: In a first conditional sentence, “unless” takes the present tense and the main clause takes “will”: “Unless you work very hard, you will…

• A. gone
• B. went
• C. been
• D. being

Explanation: “Has been to Spain” means he visited Spain and has returned, so the present perfect form “been” is required.

• A. Am
• B. Have been
• C. Has been
• D. Will be

Explanation: “Since my childhood” indicates an action or state that began in the past and continues to the present, requiring the present perfect “have…

• A. in
• B. have
• C. having
• D. with

Explanation: The past continuous form was having describes an activity in progress when the doorbell rang.

• A. have worked
• B. had worked
• C. was worked
• D. have been worked

Explanation: Past perfect, had worked, marks the earlier of two past events: his teaching came before his becoming a lecturer.

• A. have been
• B. had been
• C. have
• D. had

Explanation: The adverb “yesterday” requires the simple past, so “had pasta” is correct.

• A. start
• B. started
• C. should start
• D. will start

Explanation: After “it is about time,” English commonly uses the simple past to express an action that should already begin: “you started.” The past…

• A. isn't
• B. wasn't
• C. hasn't been
• D. hadn't been

Explanation: “Hasn’t been” is present perfect and describes the absence of a message continuing from the past until now.

• A. is
• B. was
• C. has been
• D. had been

Explanation: In a real future condition, the if-clause takes the present simple: “if the weather is good,” while the main clause may use “shall” or…

• A. Have
• B. Has
• C. Had
• D. Did

Explanation: Did forms a past simple question with the base verb “hear”: “Did you hear...?” Have, has and had would require a past participle such as…

• A. you are needing
• B. will you be needing
• C. will you have needing
• D. have you needing

Explanation: “Will you be needing” is the future continuous and can politely ask about the continued need for the book.

• A. not believe
• B. don't believe
• C. am not believing
• D. will not believe

Explanation: “Believe” is generally a stative verb, so it normally takes the simple present rather than the continuous form.

• A. will leave
• B. would leave
• C. will have left
• D. would have left

Explanation: This is a third conditional: “if they had known” refers to an unreal past condition, so the result takes “would have left.” “Will” forms…

• A. will not be
• B. would not be
• C. will not have been
• D. would not have been

Explanation: This is a third conditional: the past condition “had followed” takes “would not have been” for its imagined past result.