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This set of English Grammar Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Tenses Set 1

Q1 | They …………..to Shimla last year.
  • will go
  • have gone
  • will have gone
  • none
Q2 | He has been …………. the plants for two hours.
  • watering
  • watered
  • waters
  • none
Q3 | He always ………….. up at 5 a.m.
  • gets
  • will get
  • is getting up
  • none
Q4 | Since then a new housing estate………… built and it has become very noisy.
  • has been
  • was
  • had
  • is
Q5 | I hope they……….. this road by the time we come back next summer.
  • shall have repaired
  • will have repaired
  • would repair
  • none
Q6 | I have already ………..the Red Fort.
  • saw
  • seen
  • seeing
  • none
Q7 | In a few years we all …………. in the houses heated by solar energy.
  • will live
  • shall be living
  • lived
  • shall have been living
Q8 | I met Mohan when he………….. to the post office.
  • is going
  • has gone
  • was going
  • none
Q9 | He………… us to go out in the boat yesterday.
  • does not allow
  • allows
  • did not allow
  • has not allowed
Q10 | When I saw him he…………. a portrait.
  • is painting
  • painted
  • was painting
  • had painting
Q11 | The thief will have run away before the police…………..
  • comes
  • had come
  • came
  • none
Q12 | If they………… that picture lower, people would be able to see it.
  • hanged
  • hang
  • hung
  • will hung
Q13 | This pen………… me Rs. 10.
  • costed
  • costs
  • cost
  • will cost
Q14 | My brother will visit Delhi when he…………… free.
  • was free
  • be
  • is
  • will have been
Q15 | If it rains the match…………. cancelled.
  • be
  • will be
  • will
  • will have been
Q16 | Unless I have a quiet room I…………. successful.
  • would not be
  • shall not be
  • have not been
  • had not been
Q17 | The labourers are ……… the tree.
  • cut
  • cutted
  • cutting
  • none
Q18 | I could get a job easily if …………. a degree.
  • has
  • had
  • will have
  • have
Q19 | The hens ………….. into the house if you had shut the door.
  • would not have got
  • did not get
  • does not get
  • not got
Q20 | Last week the boys a …………magic show.
  • will see
  • saw
  • have seen
  • none
Q21 | What…………. if you press this button?
  • happens
  • happened
  • will happen
  • have happened
Q22 | If the milkman …………. tell him to leave two liters.
  • comes
  • came
  • has come
  • come
Q23 | You should ………… exercise daily.
  • took
  • have taken
  • take
  • taking
Q24 | To his horror, he found that he………… for nearly 24 hours.
  • sleeps
  • slept
  • was sleeping
  • had slept
Q25 | A temple………… in the middle of the village.
  • situates
  • is situated
  • is situating
  • none