Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Tenses

631.

Which of the following sentence(s) is not in the simple present tense:

• (A) We catch the bus every morning.
• (B) It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
• (C) They watched television regularly.
• (D) Our holiday starts on the 27th March.

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option C No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

632.

Carreta turtles . . . . . . . . their eggs on the beach at night and . . . . . . . . the reflection from the sea to find their way back to the water.

• (A) lay/use
• (B) were laying/have used
• (C) are going to lay/used
• (D) laid/are using

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option A No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

633.

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Janet's contact lens popped out while she _______________.

• (A) Was playing
• (B) Is playing
• (C) Has been playing
• (D) Playing

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option A No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

634.

Modern exploration of the undersea world had its beginning in June 1943, when Jacques Cousteau . . . . . . . . his first dive with a revolutionary breathing device which he . . . . . . . . with Emile Gagnan, a French engineer.

• (A) was making/has developed
• (B) had made/will have developed
• (C) has made/was developing
• (D) will have made/develops

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option E No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

635.

I was . . . . . . . . food when he came in.

• (A) cooking
• (B) cook
• (C) cooked
• (D) do cook

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option A No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

636.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
The Flash's concert ________ fantastic 3 years ago.

• (A) was
• (B) were
• (C) have been
• (D) are

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 The sentence refers to an event that took place in the past, specifically 3 years ago. Past simple tense is used to describe actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past. The subject "The Flash's concert" is singular, so the correct verb form is "was." Therefore, the correct sentence is: The Flash's concert was fantastic 3 years ago.

637.

As per the situation choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:(Sue has been in France for the last three weeks.)She _______________ (go)

• (A) is going to France three weeks ago.
• (B) has gone to France three weeks ago.
• (C) went to France three weeks ago.
• (D) had gone to France three weeks ago.

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option C No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

638.

Prasoon . . . . . . . . for Bangalore early and he must . . . . . . . . by this time.

• (A) Leave/have been reaching
• (B) Left/have reached
• (C) Had left/be reaching
• (D) Left/have been reached

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option B No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

639.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He was 8 kilos overweight and ________ to go on a diet.

• (A) is advised
• (B) has been advised
• (C) was advised
• (D) had advised

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Answer & Solution Answer: Option C No explanation is given for this question Let's Discuss on Board

640.

One feels that there . . . . . . . . any noticeable improvement in the human rights problem in Africa until all the African countries . . . . . . . . their economic difficulties.

• (A) cannot be/will overcome
• (B) hasn't been/had overcome
• (C) won't be/overcome
• (D) wouldn't be/would be overcome

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 In the given sentence "One feels that there cannot be any noticeable improvement in the human rights problem in Africa until all the African countries will overcome their economic difficulties," the correct tense forms to fill in the blanks are "cannot be" and "will overcome." "there cannot be any noticeable improvement" - The phrase "cannot be" is in the present tense and indicates that a noticeable improvement in the human rights problem in Africa is not possible at the moment. "until all the African countries will overcome their economic difficulties" - The phrase "will overcome" is in the future tense, expressing a future action that is expected to happen. It shows that the African countries need to resolve their economic difficulties in the future for any improvement in the human rights problem to occur. Both the present tense "cannot be" and the future tense "will overcome" are appropriate here to convey the cause-and-effect relationship between the economic difficulties and the improvement in human rights. The other options do not use the correct tense forms for the given sentence. Option B, "hasn't been/had overcome," uses the present perfect and past perfect tenses, which do not fit the context of the sentence. Option C, "won't be/overcome," combines the future tense with the present tense, which is not grammatically correct. Option D, "wouldn't be/would be overcome," uses the past conditional and past tense, which is not appropriate for describing a future event. Option E, "wasn't/have overcome," uses the past tense and present perfect tense, which are not suitable in this context. Therefore, the correct answer is "A. cannot be/will overcome.