Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Tenses
861.
Use the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
He _____ (be) here next Sunday.
- (A) will be
- (B) will been
- (C) will have been coming
- (D) will have come
862.
I heard that you . . . . . . . . about the boys all day, so I just rang to tell you that Matthew . . . . . . . . from a payphone a couple of hours ago and they are both fine. The weather is fine and they will be home on Sunday evening.
- (A) had been worrying/will phone
- (B) have been worrying/phoned
- (C) will be worrying/had phoned
- (D) are worrying/is going to phone
863.
After she to me for the fifth time, I another word she said, and put an end to our friendship.
- (A) has lied
- (B) has been lying
- (C) was lying
- (D) is lying
864.
Bob . . . . . . . . with us tonight as he . . . . . . . . an appointment with the dentist.
- (A) won't have trained/is making
- (B) hasn't trained/was making
- (C) hadn't trained/made
- (D) doesn't train/makes
865.
Complete the sentence using one of the following: open/cause/take
Bad driving ________ many accidents.
- (A) cause
- (B) is taking
- (C) causes
- (D) is opening
866.
Although he . . . . . . . . the first round in record time, he . . . . . . . . in the second, and so finished tenth overall.
- (A) finishes/is slipping
- (B) had been finishing/was slipping
- (C) will have finished/slips
- (D) had finished/slipped
867.
Identify the function(s) of the simple future tense?
- (A) To express a fact
- (B) To express an ongoing activity
- (C) To express a spontaneous decision
- (D) To refer to an event that has already taken place
868.
Complete the sentence. Choose the verb into the correct form, positive or negative:
It was hard work carrying the bags. They ____ very heavy. (be)
- (A) are
- (B) were
- (C) have been
- (D) has been
869.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form:
I __________ a new language. (learn)
- (A) am going to learn
- (B) would learn
- (C) will be learning
- (D) will have learned
870.
It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge . . . . . . . . by the Ministry.
- (A) would have been announced
- (B) have been announced
- (C) would be announced
- (D) are being announced