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English Tenses Aptitude MCQs

This section provides a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on English tenses, covering rules, sentence structure, and common errors. Each question provides four answer choices, the correct answer, and a detailed explanation to help you grasp the concepts and improve your accuracy. Whether you are preparing for exams or refining your grammar skills, these English tenses practice questions will enhance your understanding and mastery of verb tenses.

List of English Tenses Aptitude MCQs

Here is a list of the top English Tenses Aptitude MCQs to test and improve skills:

1. Identify the sentence in the present simple tense:

  1. She is writing a letter.
  2. She writes a letter.
  3. She wrote a letter.
  4. She will write a letter.

Answer: B) She writes a letter.

Explanation:

The present simple tense uses the base verb with "s" or "es" for third-person singular.

2. Choose the correct past simple sentence:

  1. He was go to the market.
  2. He go to the market.
  3. He went to the market.
  4. He goes to the market.

Answer: C) He went to the market.

Explanation:

"Went" is the past tense of "go."

3. Which sentence is in the future simple tense?

  1. She will call you later.
  2. She is calling you now.
  3. She called you yesterday.
  4. She calls you every day.

Answer: A) She will call you later.

Explanation:

"Will" is used to form the future simple tense.

4. Choose the correct past continuous sentence:

  1. He was watching TV when I arrived.
  2. He watches TV now.
  3. He watch TV when I arrived.
  4. He watched TV every day.

Answer: A) He was watching TV when I arrived.

Explanation:

Past continuous is formed using "was/were" + "verb-ing."

5. Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?

  1. I eat breakfast now.
  2. I will eat breakfast later.
  3. I was eating breakfast.
  4. I am eating breakfast.

Answer: D) I am eating breakfast.

Explanation:

"Am" + "verb-ing" is used for the present continuous tense.

6. Choose the correct future continuous sentence:

  1. She will be studying at 8 PM.
  2. She studied at 8 PM.
  3. She study at 8 PM.
  4. She was studying at 8 PM.

Answer: A) She will be studying at 8 PM.

Explanation:

"Will be" + "verb-ing" is used for the future continuous tense.

7. Identify the correct present perfect sentence:

  1. He eats dinner.
  2. He ate dinner.
  3. He has eaten dinner.
  4. He will eat dinner.

Answer: C) He has eaten dinner.

Explanation:

Present perfect uses "has/have" + past participle.

8. Choose the correct past perfect sentence:

  1. She had left before I arrived.
  2. She leaves before I arrive.
  3. She is leaving before I arrive.
  4. She leaves before I arrived.

Answer: A) She had left before I arrived.

Explanation:

"Had" + past participle is used for the past perfect tense.

9. Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?

  1. They will finish the project.
  2. They had finished the project.
  3. They will have finished the project.
  4. They finish the project.

Answer: C) They will have finished the project.

Explanation:

Future perfect uses "will have" + past participle.

10. Choose the correct sentence in the present perfect continuous tense:

  1. She has been studying for hours.
  2. She is studying for hours.
  3. She studied for hours.
  4. She had studied for hours.

Answer: A) She has been studying for hours.

Explanation:

Present perfect continuous uses "has/have been" + "verb-ing."

11. Identify the sentence in the past perfect continuous tense:

  1. He had been working there for five years before he left.
  2. He was working there for five years before he left.
  3. He worked there for five years before he left.
  4. He will have worked there for five years before he leaves.

Answer: A) He had been working there for five years before he left.

Explanation:

"Had been" + "verb-ing" is used for the past perfect continuous tense.

12. Which sentence is in the future perfect continuous tense?

  1. By next year, she will have been working here for ten years.
  2. By next year, she will work here for ten years.
  3. By next year, she will be working here for ten years.
  4. By next year, she worked here for ten years.

Answer: A) By next year, she will have been working here for ten years.

Explanation:

Future perfect continuous uses "will have been" + "verb-ing."

13. Which of the following is in the present simple tense?

  1. She has been working here since 2015.
  2. She is working here.
  3. She works here.
  4. She worked here.

Answer: C) She works here.

Explanation:

Present simple tense uses the base verb with "s" or "es" for third-person singular.

14. Choose the correct past simple sentence:

  1. They have finished the project.
  2. They will finish the project.
  3. They finished the project.
  4. They are finishing the project.

Answer: C) They finished the project.

Explanation:

Past simple uses the second form of the verb.

15. Which sentence is in the future simple tense?

  1. She sings a song.
  2. She was singing a song.
  3. She will sing a song.
  4. She has sung a song.

Answer: C) She will sing a song.

Explanation:

Future simple is formed using "will" + base verb.

16. Identify the past continuous sentence:

  1. He was reading a book when I called.
  2. He reads a book when I called.
  3. He had read a book when I called.
  4. He will read a book when I call.

Answer: A) He was reading a book when I called.

Explanation:

Past continuous is formed using "was/were" + "verb-ing."

17. Which sentence is in the future continuous tense?

  1. They will be traveling tomorrow at this time.
  2. They were traveling tomorrow at this time.
  3. They have traveled tomorrow at this time.
  4. They traveled tomorrow at this time.

Answer: A) They will be traveling tomorrow at this time.

Explanation:

"Will be" + "verb-ing" is used for the future continuous tense.

18. Choose the correct present perfect sentence:

  1. We have visited Paris.
  2. We visit Paris.
  3. We visited Paris.
  4. We will visit Paris.

Answer: A) We have visited Paris.

Explanation:

Present perfect uses "has/have" + past participle.

19. Which sentence is in the past perfect tense?

  1. She left before he arrived.
  2. She had left before he arrived.
  3. She will leave before he arrives.
  4. She is leaving before he arrives.

Answer: B) She had left before he arrived.

Explanation:

Past perfect uses "had" + past participle.

20. Choose the correct future perfect sentence:

  1. He has finished his work by noon.
  2. He finishes his work by noon.
  3. He will have finished his work by noon.
  4. He finished his work by noon.

Answer: C) He will have finished his work by noon.

Explanation:

Future perfect is formed using "will have" + past participle.

21. Identify the present perfect continuous sentence:

  1. She has been working here since Monday.
  2. She is working here since Monday.
  3. She worked here since Monday.
  4. She will be working here since Monday.

Answer: A) She has been working here since Monday.

Explanation:

Present perfect continuous uses "has/have been" + "verb-ing."

22. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense?

  1. He had been running for an hour before he stopped.
  2. He was running for an hour before he stopped.
  3. He runs for an hour before he stops.
  4. He had run for an hour before he stopped.

Answer: A) He had been running for an hour before he stopped.

Explanation:

Past perfect continuous is formed using "had been" + "verb-ing."

23. Choose the correct future perfect continuous sentence:

  1. By next year, she will have been teaching for ten years.
  2. By next year, she has been teaching for ten years.
  3. By next year, she is teaching for ten years.
  4. By next year, she taught for ten years.

Answer: A) By next year, she will have been teaching for ten years.

Explanation:

Future perfect continuous uses "will have been" + "verb-ing."

24. Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?

  1. She writes an email.
  2. She was writing an email.
  3. She is writing an email.
  4. She wrote an email.

Answer: C) She is writing an email.

Explanation:

Present continuous uses "is/am/are" + "verb-ing."

25. Identify the sentence in the past simple tense:

  1. They are playing football.
  2. They played football.
  3. They have played football.
  4. They will play football.

Answer: B) They played football.

Explanation:

Past simple uses the second form of the verb.

26. Which sentence is in the future simple tense?

  1. I will buy a new phone.
  2. I have bought a new phone.
  3. I am buying a new phone.
  4. I bought a new phone.

Answer: A) I will buy a new phone.

Explanation:

Future simple uses "will" + base verb.

27. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense?

  1. They were practicing for two hours.
  2. They had been practicing for two hours.
  3. They have been practicing for two hours.
  4. They will have been practicing for two hours.

Answer: B) They had been practicing for two hours.

Explanation:

Past perfect continuous uses "had been" + "verb-ing."

28. Choose the correct present perfect sentence:

  1. She has completed the project.
  2. She completes the project.
  3. She completed the project.
  4. She is completing the project.

Answer: A) She has completed the project.

Explanation:

Present perfect uses "has/have" + past participle.

29. Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

  1. I watch TV when she called.
  2. I watched TV when she called.
  3. I was watching TV when she called.
  4. I have watched TV when she called.

Answer: C) I was watching TV when she called.

Explanation:

Past continuous uses "was/were" + "verb-ing."

30. Identify the future perfect sentence:

  1. By next year, they will finish the course.
  2. By next year, they will have finished the course.
  3. By next year, they finished the course.
  4. By next year, they are finishing the course.

Answer: B) By next year, they will have finished the course.

Explanation:

Future perfect uses "will have" + past participle.

31. Choose the correct present perfect continuous sentence:

  1. She is learning Spanish for two years.
  2. She has been learning Spanish for two years.
  3. She will be learning Spanish for two years.
  4. She learned Spanish for two years.

Answer: B) She has been learning Spanish for two years.

Explanation:

Present perfect continuous uses "has/have been" + "verb-ing."

32. Which sentence is in the future perfect continuous tense?

  1. By next week, I will be working here for a year.
  2. By next week, I will have been working here for a year.
  3. By next week, I was working here for a year.
  4. By next week, I am working here for a year.

Answer: B) By next week, I will have been working here for a year.

Explanation:

Future perfect continuous uses "will have been" + "verb-ing."

33. Which of these sentences is in the past simple tense?

  1. She has written a book.
  2. She writes a book.
  3. She wrote a book.
  4. She is writing a book.

Answer: C) She wrote a book.

Explanation:

Past simple uses the second form of the verb.

34. Choose the sentence in the future continuous tense:

  1. She will travel to London.
  2. She will be traveling to London.
  3. She is traveling to London.
  4. She has traveled to London.

Answer: B) She will be traveling to London.

Explanation:

Future continuous uses "will be" + "verb-ing."

35. Which sentence is in the present simple tense?

  1. They eat dinner at 7 PM.
  2. They ate dinner at 7 PM.
  3. They have eaten dinner at 7 PM.
  4. They are eating dinner at 7 PM.

Answer: A) They eat dinner at 7 PM.

Explanation:

Present simple uses the base verb without "ing" or auxiliary verbs.

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