Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Tenses

1.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.

  • (A) Play / play
  • (B) Plays / plays
  • (C) Play / plays
  • (D) Plays / play

2.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given in the bracket:
The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

  • (A) is flowing
  • (B) has flown
  • (C) flows
  • (D) will be flowing

3.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
I ___________ to the market three times last week.

  • (A) was go
  • (B) went
  • (C) did go
  • (D) goed

4.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:The children didn't _______ to school because it ________ Sunday.

  • (A) went/was
  • (B) go/were
  • (C) have gone/was
  • (D) gone/was

5.

Until recently, the first European who . . . . . . . . to the New World . . . . . . . . to be Christopher Columbus, who was a famous Italian navigator.

  • (A) had sailed/was believed
  • (B) has sailed/is believed
  • (C) has sailed/had been believed
  • (D) would sail/has been believed

6.

Correct the underlined part of the sentence, if necessary:
Diane hasn't been at work yesterday.

  • (A) didn't be
  • (B) hadn't been
  • (C) wasn't
  • (D) no error

7.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The student ________ something to write with.

  • (A) is need
  • (B) needs
  • (C) is needing
  • (D) is needed

8.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate reply to the given question.
Where is the new student from? ____________________________.

  • (A) He is coming from Bursa
  • (B) He is from Bursa
  • (C) He can come from Bursa
  • (D) He came from Bursa

9.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Walt Disney ________ the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.

  • (A) created
  • (B) was created
  • (C) had been created
  • (D) has been created

10.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I am ________ to some piano music.

  • (A) listen
  • (B) listened
  • (C) listening
  • (D) will listen