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. smell
- B. smells
- C. smelt
- D. smelling
Explanation: The past-tense verb “smelt” agrees with the past action “ran.” “Smell” and “smells” are present forms, while “smelling” cannot serve as…
Correct answer: smelt- A. shall
- B. are
- C. would
- D. am
Explanation: “Would you like to come?” is the standard polite form for making an invitation or asking about someone's preference.
Correct answer: would- A. live
- B. lives
- C. is living
- D. living
Explanation: “Lives” is the simple present form used with “he” for a habitual or general fact.
Correct answer: lives- A. Since he came, we had happily married.
- B. Since he had came, we're happily married.
- C. Since he came, we've been happily married.
- D. Since he came, we're happily married.
Explanation: The given sentence talks about an event that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.
Correct answer: Since he came, we've been happily married.- A. Lives
- B. Is living
- C. Has lived
- D. Had lived
Explanation: The simple present or present indefinite is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English.
Correct answer: Lives- A. Digs
- B. Digging
- C. Is diging
- D. Is digging
Explanation: The given sentence is a present continuous tense as indicated by the word now.The given sentence is a present continuous tense as…
Correct answer: Is digging- A. No, I haven't never been to a shopping mall.
- B. No, I haven't ever been to a shopping mall.
- C. No, I have ever been to a shopping mall.
- D. No, I haven't ever never been to a shopping mall.
Explanation: To answer this question, remember not to use two negative words in a single sentence.The use of the second negative negates the previous…
Correct answer: No, I haven't ever been to a shopping mall.- A. Have
- B. Will be
- C. Had
- D. Would
Explanation: In this sentence, the use of SPOKEN (3rd form of speak) represents the use of perfect tense. So, HAS/HAVE/HAD should be used.
Correct answer: Had- A. Can
- B. Should
- C. Shall
- D. Must
Explanation: 'Shall' implies that the action will be done in the future. In the sentence, it would mean that the person does not think he would be able…
Correct answer: Shall- A. Had left
- B. Have left
- C. Left
- D. Were leaving
Explanation: This is the correct answer. In past perfect tense, "had taken" indicates that the action (taking the meal) happened before another past…
Correct answer: Left- A. Found
- B. Was found
- C. Were found
- D. Had found
Explanation: In the given statement, "A few years ago" represents that the sentence is in past tense, and "it" represents that helping verb should be…
Correct answer: Was found- A. used to go
- B. was used to go
- C. am used to go
- D. used to going
Explanation: "Used to" is the correct form to express a past habit or action that no longer happens. This option is grammatically correct.
Correct answer: used to go- A. was
- B. was been
- C. had
- D. had been
Explanation: The sentence is referring to a past event, indicating that the shepherd ploughed the mountain with cattle for the first time.
Correct answer: was- A. Was
- B. Were
- C. Will have been
- D. Would have been
Explanation: To solve this type of question, put IF+Subject before the sentence.Example:''If I had studied very well, I _ rewarded with a…
Correct answer: Would have been- A. I can see the Eiffel Tower
- B. I must see the Eiffel Tower
- C. I should see the Eiffel Tower
- D. I could see the Eiffel Tower
- E. I would see the Eiffel Tower
Explanation: "If I went" is a past subjunctive, used to express a hypothetical or unreal condition.
Correct answer: I would see the Eiffel Tower- A. Took
- B. Has taken
- C. Had taken
- D. Have taken
- E. Takes
Explanation: This is the correct form because it is in the past perfect tense, which is used to indicate an action that was completed before another…
Correct answer: Had taken- A. I did not accompanied them.
- B. I do not accompanied them.
- C. I do not accompany them.
- D. I does not accompany them.
Explanation: The subject "I" correctly pairs with the base form of the verb "accompany" using do not for negation.The sentence is in the present simple…
Correct answer: I do not accompany them.- A. Had he lived in England he would miss his family.
- B. Had he lived in England he would have missed his family.
- C. Had he lived in England he had missed his family.
- D. Had he live in England he will missed his family.
Explanation: Option B is correct because it is the only sentence that adheres perfectly to grammar rules.
Correct answer: Had he lived in England he would have missed his family.- A. Costs
- B. Cost
- C. Costed
- D. Is costing
Explanation: The correct option that fits appropriately in the blank is:"It will cost me a lot of money."The correct form of the verb "cost" to use in…
Correct answer: Cost- A. Wants
- B. Is wanting
- C. Was wanting
- D. Want
Explanation: "The headmaster wants to speak to you" in Option A sounds most appropriate because "headmaster" is a singular noun so we should complement…
Correct answer: Wants