TENSE BASED FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. If I ____ a doctor, I would serve the poor.

(1) am (2) had been
(3) were (4) was

2. I _____ hard to establish the validity of the theory since morning.

(1) have been trying (2) had tried
(3) tried (4) am trying

3. The plane will take off when the thunderstorm ______.

(1) stops (2) stopped
(3) would stop (4) will stop

4. When the doctor _____, the patient was already ______.

(1) arrived ; died (2) arrived ; dead
(3) arrive ; dead (4) arriving ; dying

5. Age and experience________ wisdom to man.

(1) bring (2) have brought
(3) are bringing (4) brings

6. If you litter, you _____ to pay a fine.

(1) will have (2) would have
(3) will had (4) would had

7. There ____ any message from my teacher since she moved to London.
(1) isn’t (2) wasn’t.
(3) hasn’t been (4) hadn’t been

8. I have known him ______ a long time.

(1) since (2) for
(3) before (4) from

9. I wish I ______ her to clean the room.

(1) have asking (2) have asked
(3) asked (4) had asked

10. The department head insisted that he ____ absolute authority to regulate
office work.
(1) gives (2) is given
(3) would give (4) would be given

11. The _____ in the region has been pleasant recently.

(1) climate (2) weather
(3) whether (4) season

12. I visit Shimla frequently; however, I have never _____ Kufri.

(1) went to (2) visited to
(3) been too (4) been to
13. The officer _____ the car to speak
to the driver.
(1) stops (2) has stopped
(3) stopped (4) had stopped

14. What would you have done if you______ the train ?

(1) have missed (2) had missed
(3) missed (4) missing

15. If I _____ her address, I would

have called on her.
(1) will have (2) had known
(3) can have (4) shall have

16. Balu ___ in several other States

when he decided to work in
Kolkata.
(1) had worked (2) worked
(3) had been working (4) working

17. We have been living in this house ________ 1965.

(1) when (2) for
(3) before (4) since

18. I wish I ....... a pen.

(1) were (2) am
(3) was (4) be

19. Every year millions of tourists ........ the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai.
(1) visiting (2) visit
(3) are visiting (4) visited

20. My servant _____ with all my money.

(1) have escaped (2) was run away
(3) has run off (4) running away

21. We heard that the Richards _______ their house recently.

(1) will shift (2) are shifting
(3) had shifted (4) have shifted

22. It has been years since I last ______ him.

(1) had met (2) met
(3) meet (4) have met

23. I ______ the job if you had paid me enough.

(1) would have done (2) had done
(3) will do (4) would do

24. As soon as he got the telegram, he ______ in a taxi.

(1) would have left (2) left
(3) had left (4) has left
25. The minister ____ on the petition before it was taken up for discussion.
(1) could sign (2) signed
(3) had signed (4) must sign