Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Tenses
871.
Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence:
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.
- (A) Contains
- (B) Commentary on
- (C) Her
- (D) Such
872.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A : Was there any trouble at the yesterday's demonstration?
B : Yes, about twenty people _______.
- (A) had being arrested
- (B) arrested
- (C) were being arrested
- (D) were arrested
873.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I _____ tennis this afternoon.
- (A) 'm playing
- (B) play
- (C) playing
- (D) plays
874.
Read the following statement and find out if the verb form used is correct or not.If not, then correct it.
I usually go to work by car.
- (A) The used verb form is correct.
- (B) The used verb form is wrong. The correct form is: went
- (C) The used verb form is wrong. The correct form is: am going
- (D) The used verb form is wrong. The correct form is: will be going
875.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
There is nothing we can do that _______ people from driving too fast.
- (A) is stopping
- (B) stop
- (C) will stop
- (D) stopped
876.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word with the help of the hint in the brackets.
Dennis Heal _____ a politician. (It's a fact)
- (A) were
- (B) is
- (C) is being
- (D) has been
877.
In the past few months, our company director . . . . . . . . more mettle than most industrialists . . . . . . . . in an entire career.
- (A) had shown/have done
- (B) showed/would do
- (C) shows/did
- (D) was showing/may have done
878.
If they . . . . . . . . that picture lower, people would be able to see it.
- (A) hanged
- (B) hang
- (C) hung
- (D) will hung
879.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I _____ terrible when I _____ that morning.
- (A) felt / wake up
- (B) feels / wake up
- (C) felt / woke up
- (D) feel / woke up
880.
Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly.
I _______ to my teacher now.
- (A) talk
- (B) am talking
- (C) is talking
- (D) are talking