TENSE

Identify the type of tense in the underlined part of the given sentence.
1. My friend went to the market day before yesterday.
2. I have done my homework.
3. Have you ever watched a movie in French?
4. They all were exploring the city.
5. Rita has been living here since Monday.
6. What will be your age next month?
7. Rajesh will be going to meet his new online friend.
8. It had been raining all day.
9. She is going to fly to turkey next month.
10. Monu knew that he was going to be punished.
11. I think the cricket team shall be rewarded.
12. The phone rang twice while I was talking to Riya.
13. He was still packing when I reached there.
14. Shyam and I come here everyday in the morning.
15. The Policeman was trying to rescue him.
16. Have you opened your bank Account in SBI.
17. Will CSK have won the final match?
18. Vikas hasn't repaired his car yet.
19. The train left at 8:00 PM yesterday.
20. We have been searching for you since Morning.
21. Mr Singh had been living in New York for five year when I met him.
22. They will be declaring the news of his death at 3 PM.
23. Have you done your homework?
24. I can't believe he is still wasting his time.
25. Will he have informed his mother before he reaches home?

Fillers
Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs denoting suitable tenses.
26. I know he is tired because he ___________ since yesterday.
a) Worked
b) Was working
c) Had been working
d) Has been working
27. They informed us that radium__________ in dark.
a) Shines
b) Shone
c) Usually shines
d) Has been shining
28. Mohan confessed that his brother__________ in a factory for the last ten years.
a) Labours
b) Had been laboured
c) Has laboured
d) Had laboured

29. I went to the bath room, .......... my clothes and had a nice bath.
a) take off
b) have taken off
c) took off
d) taken off
30. The girls.......... volley-ball for two hours and they have not finished yet.
a) were playing
b) played
c) are playing
d) have been playing
31. The leaves of the tree........ green in spite of no rain this year.
a) is
b) are
c) were
d) was
32. When he ________ Tannu, she __________ the clay dolls.
a) Sees, moulds
b) Was seeing, moulded
c) Saw, was moulding
d) Had seen, had been moulding
33. It is the second time you________ late to the class.
 a) Are
b) Were
c) Have been
d) Are being
34. The old carpenter ___________ beautiful doors in this store for the last three years.
a) Will make
b) Has made
c) Has been making
d) Is making
35. Last night the residents _____________ to discuss the occurrence of theft in the locality.
a) assembled
b) had assembled
c) have assembled
d) were assembled
36. Sarah writes a book that became a bestseller.
a) No improvement required
b) will write a book
c) wrote a book
d) had write a book
37. A typical meal of the locals ___________ lentils, _____________ with vegetables and meat.
a) was including, cooking
b) is including, is cooking
c) include, cooking
d) includes, cooked
38. We met again briefly last year at a restaurant in Soho, and _______ little to say to each
other.
a) did
b) has
c) had
d) have
39. The fact that the Van Gogh Museum ______ an exquisite collection of the works of the
painter _______ common knowledge.
a) is having, has
b) has, is
 c) has had, is being
d) had, was
40. A long time ago there _________, in malgudi, a little boy whose name was Benjamin West.
a) lived
b) had lived
c) live
d) Had lived

Sentence improvement
Q41. The fishermen are fishing in the sea from sunrise and will continue to do so until
sunset.
a) have fished
b) have been fishing
c) were fishing
d) No improvement
Q42. Since July 2022, our customers will be able to use the ATM network of Axis Bank, the
bank that was acquired by us during that year.
a) have been able to use
b) were using
c) will have been able to use
d) No improvement
Q43. I would agreed that these programs can be good for learning things that nobody else will
teach you.
a) I agree that these programs
b) No improvement required
c) I will have agreed that these programs
d) I will have to agreed that these program
Q44. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but
(fill us) with infinite satisfaction.
a) Will fill us
b) Filled us
c) Fill them
d) No improvement
Q45. She just completed the work before her friend came.
a) has just completed the work
 b) just has completed the work
c) had just completed the work
d) No improvement required
Q46. Mary doesn't like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn't watched them.
a) do not watched this
b) doesn't watch them
c) No improvement
d) does watching them
Q47. What does it matter most is the quality of the goods that require.
a) What it matters more
b) What does it matter more
c) What matters most
d) No improvement
Q48. A pair of shoes have been purchased by me.
a) has been
b) is
c) was
d) No improvement
Q49. His speech was broadcasted over the radio last Thursday.
a) was broadcast
b) had been broadcasted
c) had been broadcast
d) No improvement
Q50. I has no doubts that there is a lesson which stands to be learnt from Alice's misfortune.
a) have no doubt that there is a lesson
b) have had no doubts that their is a lesson
c) am having no doubts that there are a lesson
d) No improvement required
Q51. James had been teaching at the university since June last year before he quit.
a) has been teaching
b) Taught
c) is teaching
d) No improvement
Q52. The constitution of India guaranteed each citizen equal rights and privileges.
a) Indian guarantees
b) India guarantees
c) India guarantee
d) No improvement
Q53. He was looking for his book for the last two hours but couldn’t find it.
a) Is looking hid book
b) Has been looking for his book
c) Had been looking at his book
d) Had looked for his book
Q54. In the nineteenth century, many new ideas about education and learning were being
emerged.
a) was emerging
b) have emerging
c) No improvement required
d) emerged
Q55. When Sirisha knock at the door someone peeped through the window.
a) knocked door
b) was knocking at the door
c) knocked on door
d) knocked at the door

Spotting Error
Q56. The managing director said that/(a) the firm had ordered the goods and will have to
pay/(b) for them/(c) no error/(d)

Q57. The patient admitted yesterday/(a) did not responded/ (b) to the treatment prescribed
by the doctor for him. /(c) no error/(d)

Q58. Ramesh smiled when he was remembering (a)/his hard early years (b)/and his long road
to success. (c)/No error (d)

Q59. We did not decide yet (A)/ what has to be done in this context (B)/to overcome the
repercussions of the problem (C)/No error (D)
Q60. Our new neighbours (a)/ had been living in Arizona (b)/ since ten years before moving to
their present house. (c)/ No error. (d)

Q61. We had embraced him before we (a)/ reached his wedding with great (b)/ difficulty
because of heavy traffic. (c)/ No Error (d)

Q62. When at last (a)/ we got to the theatre, (b)/the much- publicized programme by the
Bollywood stars was begun. (c)/No error (d)

Q63. I have got your letter three days past (a)/ and felt happy to learn (b)/ of your recovery.
(c)/ No error. (d)

Q64. I have went through the write–ups guideline (a)/ too but still want to clear on mail (b)/
communication for topic confirmation. (c)/ No Error (d)

Q65. As far as I know/(a) Rohan is serving his/(b) society for more than ten years /(c) no
error/(d)

Q66. This day next year I will have a (a)/conference with the international
board (b)/ discussing the environment (c)/ No Error (d).

Q67. My parents bought me (a)/ a new bicycle for my birthday, (b)/and they had also gave me
a helmet (c)/ No Error (d).

Q68. Air pollution caused by industrial fumes has been studied (a)/ for years, but only
recently has (b)/the harmful pollution become known. (c)/No error (d)

Q69. Most children like to rest in the afternoon (a)/after they return from school (b)/but my
son seems to have an inexhaustible source of energy. (c) / No error (d)

Q70. Many international companies are invested (a)/in India as India is (b)/one of the world's
fastest growing economies. (c)/No error (d)

Q71. Economists have predicted that (a)/ the country's economic growth (b)/falls low to
eight percent this year. (c)/No error(d)

Q72. When he was a student (a)/ he studies at least (b)/till 10 o’clock at night (c)/No error (d)
Q73. I am sure/(a) that I shall be completing/(b) my training by June/(c) no error/(d)

Q74. Ajay asked the dealer (a) what the price was of /(b) that bicycle and whether it is really
made in Germany /(c) no error/(d)

Q75. The ministry was considered several proposals (A)/ for the development of small and
medium enterprises (B)/during Budget discussions. (C)/No error (D)

Answer Key
1. Past indefinite
2. Present perfect
3. Present perfect
4. Past continuous
5. Present perfect continuous
6. Future indefinite
7. Future continuous
8. Past perfect continuous
9. Present continuous
10. Past indefinite
11. Future indefinite
12. Past indefinite
13. Past continuous
14. Present indefinite
15. Past continuous
16. Present perfect
17. Future perfect
18. Present perfect
19. Past indefinite
20. Present perfect continuous
21. Past perfect continuous
22. Future Continuous
23. Present perfect
24. Present perfect Continuous
25. Future perfect
 Answer Key
26-D 27-A 28-D 29-C 30-D 31-B 32-C 33-C 34-B 35-A

36-C 37-D 38-C 39-B 40-A 41-B 42-A 43-A 44-A 45-C

46-B 47-C 48-A 49-A 50-A 51-D 52-B 53-D 54-D 55-D

56-B 57-B 58-A 59-A 60-C 61-A 62-C 63-A 64-A 65-B

66-A 67-C 68-D 69-D 70-A 71-C 72-B 73-B 74-C 75-A

Spotting Error (Solution)

Q56. (B) Use ‘Would’ in place of ‘will’
Q57. (B) use ‘did not respond’ in place of ‘did not responded’
Q58. (A) Use ‘remembered’ in place of ‘was remembering’
Q59. (A) Use ‘have not decided’ in place of ‘did not decide’
Q60. (C) use ‘for’ in place of ‘Since’
Q61. (A) use ‘we embraced him after we
Q62. (C) use ‘had begun’ in place ‘was begun’
Q63. (a) use ‘got’ in place of ‘have got’
Q64. (A) use ‘gone’ in place of ‘went’
Q65. (B) use ‘has been’ in place of ‘is’
Q66. (A) use ‘I will be having’ in place of ‘I will have’
Q67. (c) use ‘they gave me’ in place of ‘they had gave me’
Q68. (D) No error
Q69. (D) This sentence is grammatically correct.
Q70. (a) use ‘investing’ in place of ‘invested’
Q71. (C) use ‘will fall’ in place of ‘fall’
Q72. (B) use ‘used to study’ in place of ‘studies’
Q73. (B) use ‘shall have completed’ in place of ‘shall be completing’
Q74. (C) use ‘was’ in place of ‘is’
Q75. (A) Remove ‘was’ from the sentence.