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.
IÃÂÃÂ am ________ to some piano music.
- (A) listen
- (B) listened
- (C) listening
- (D) will listen