| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 6 |
| Subject | English |
| Chapter | MCQ Questions for Tenses |
| Chapter Name | Tenses Questions |
| Category | Worksheets |
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Find Tenses questions set-1
1. Susan always
(a) takes bus to office.
(b) have been taking bus to office.
(c) was take bus to office.
(d) have taken bus to office.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Any action taken habitually is always in the Present Simple Tense.
2. I
(a) do not speak French.
(b) does not speak French.
(c) do not spoke French.
(d) have not spoke French.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: In Simple Present Tense, First Person Singular “I” follows ‘do not+ main verb’ pattern in a Negative sentence.
3. Meena is not a very good student because she
(a) does not studies.
(b) do not studies.
(c) did not study.
(d) does not study.
Answer:
(d)
Meena is a Third Person singular noun, so we use ‘does not+ main verb’ pattern in a Negative sentence in Present Simple Tense.
4. The Jantar Mantar in Delhi
(a) was located on Parliament Street.
(b) located on Parliament Street.
(c) locate on Parliament Street.
(d) is located on Parliament Street.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Location of a well-known place is always indicated in Present Simple Tense.
5. My friends and I were
(a) working all day.
(b) worked all day.
(c) work all day.
(d) being worked all day.
Answer:
(a)
We use the past continuous tense to describe a past action over a period of time.
6. The students are
(a) teached by Mrs. Kapoor.
(b) tought by Mrs. Kapoor.
(c) taught by Mrs. Kapoor.
(d) teach by Mrs. Kapoor.
Answer:
(c)
The sentence indicates passive voice and simple present tense. In simple present tense we use is, am, are with Past Participle.
7. My brother
(a) do not study at Garhwal University.
(b) does not study at Garhwal University.
(c) does not studied at Garhwal University.
(d) do not studied at Garhwal University.
Answer:
(b)
‘My brother’ is a Third Person singular noun, so we use ‘does not+ first form of main verb in Simple Present Tense.
8. The earth
(a) moved round the sun.
(b) moves round the sun.
(c) had moved round the sun.
(d) has moved round the sun.
Answer:
(b)
Action that relates to universal truths always takes Simple Present Tense.
9. He has
(a) write.
(b) wrote.
(c) written.
(d) writes.
Answer:
(c)
Remember with has, have and had, we always use the past participle.
10. The ball
(a) hit him on the head.
(b) hitted him on the head.
(c) hitten him on the head.
(d) was hit on the head.
Answer:
(a)
The sentence is in Active Voice and the verb ‘hit’ used in present, past and past participle remains ‘hit’.
11. We usually
(a) had gone for long walks.
(b) goes for long walks.
(c) go for long walks.
(d) gone for long walks.
Answer:
(c)
The Adverb ‘usually’ denotes simple present tense. In simple present Tense, we use first form of verb without adding s or es in First person.
12. The sculptor had
(a) carved the most beautiful statue.
(b) carve the most beautiful statue.
(c) carving the most beautiful statue.
(d) been carved the most beautiful statue.
Answer:
(a)
The sentence denotes active voice and with ‘had’ we always use Past Participle.
13. The most important decision
(a) is always make by his wife.
(b) was always make by his wife.
(c) is always made by his wife.
(d) has always make by his wife.
Answer:
(c)
The sentence indicates passive voice and simple present tense. With passive voice we use is, am, are with past participle.
14. Every Monday
(a) my dad takes me to attend dance classes.
(b) has taken me to attend dance classes.
(c) had taken me to attend dance classes.
(d) was took me to attend dance classes.
Answer:
(a)
Any action done habitually is always in the Simple Present Tense.
15. Shhhhh! Be quiet! the child
(a) is sleeping.
(b) was sleeping.
(c) has slept.
(d) had sleep.
Answer:
(a)
The sentence denotes that the action is still continuing so we shall use present continuous tense.
Find Tenses questions set-2
16. Our Professor
(a) is currently writing a book about his treks in the Himalayas.
(b) was currently writing a book about his treks in the Himalayas.
(c) has currently writing a book about his treks in the Himalayas.
(d) had currently writing a book about his treks in the Himalayas.
Answer:
(a)
The word’ currently’ suggests that the professor is still writing a book. Therefore, we shall use Present continuous tense.
17. My father
(a) Always goes for swimming.
(b) Always go for swimming.
(c) Always gone for swimming.
(d) Always going for swimming.
Answer:
(a)
When something happens regularly we use the simple present tense.
18. My aunt
(a) comes to my house occasionally.
(b) had come to my house occasionally.
(c) have come to my house occasionally.
(d) has come to my house occasionally.
Answer:
(a)
The simple present tense is used to show how often something happens with adverbs of frequency -always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc...
19. Yesterday my mother and I
(a) had gone to watch a film.
(b) was going to watch a film.
(c) is going to watch a film.
(d) went to watch a film.
Answer:
(d)
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.
20. Sonam rarely
(a) comes to my house.
(b) has come to my house.
(c) coming to my house.
(d) was coming to my house.
Answer:
(a)
The simple present tense is used to show how often something happens with adverbs of frequency -always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.
21. Last year I
(a) had taken my exam.
(b) took my exams.
(c) have taken my exam.
(d) take my exam.
Answer:
(a)
Simple Past Tense is used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.
22. My sister
(a) got married in 1992.
(b) has got married in 1992.
(c) gets married in 1992.
(d) will got married in 1992.
Answer:
Simple Past Tense is used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.
23. My Mother often
(a) bakes cakes.
(b) had bakes cakes.
(c) have bakes cakes.
(d) baking cakes.
Answer:
(a)
The simple present tense is used to show how often something happens with adverbs of frequency -always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.
24. The train
(a) leaves at 5 0’ clock.
(b) had leave at 5 0’ clock.
(c) will have leave at 5o’ clock.
(d) have leave at 5 0’ clock.
Answer:
(a)
We sometimes use Simple present Tense to talk about future events, especially when we talk about official events that happen at a set time such as timetables, meetings, itineraries, programmes etc.
25. When the phone rang she
(a) is writing a letter.
(b) she had written the letter.
(c) she was writing a letter.
(d) she wrote the letter.
Answer:
(c)
When a longer action in the past was interrupted we use Past continuous tense. It means use of was, were +first form of verb with -ing.
26. If I am elected the monitor of the class I
(a) will improve the discipline.
(b) improve discipline.
(c) have improved discipline.
(d) had improved discipline.
Answer:
(a)
"Will" is usually used in promises.
27. Shummi
(a) is waiting for us when we get off the plane.
(b) was waiting for us when we got off the plane.
(c) has been waiting for us when we got off the plane.
(d) had been waiting for us when we got off the plane.
Answer:
(b)
When a longer action in the past was interrupted, we use Past continuous tense. It means use of was, were +first form of verb with -ing.
28. I wasn't paying attention while I
(a) am writing the letter.
(b) was writing the letter
(c) wrote the letter
(d)have been writing the letter.
Answer:
(b)
When there are two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. We use Past continuous tense.
29. He
(a) is going to spend his vacation in Shimla.
(b) is going to spent his vacation in Shimla.
(c) will going to spend his vacation in Shimla.
(d) has going to spend his vacation in Shimla.
Answer:
(a)
"Be going to" expresses a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future.
30. While we
(a) were having the picnic, it started to rain.
(b) are having the picnic, it started to rain.
(c) had been having the picnic, it started to rain.
(d) had the picnic, it started to rain.
Answer:
(a)
When a longer action in the past was interrupted, we use Past continuous tense. It means use of was, were +first form of verb with -ing.
Find Tenses questions set-3
31. Last night at 6 PM
(a) I am eating dinner.
(b) I was eating dinner.
(c) I had been eating my dinner.
(d) I have been eating my dinner.
Answer:
(b)
We use Past Continuous when it is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past.
32. I was studying while he
(a) was making dinner.
(b) is making dinner.
(c) made dinner.
(d) makes dinner.
Answer:
(a)
When there are two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. Therefore, we use Past continuous tense.
33. The year 2010
(a) will be a very interesting year.
(b) had a very interesting year.
(c) have a very interesting year.
(d) has a very interesting year.
Answer:
(a)
"will" expresses the idea of a general prediction about the future.
34. You can call me at work at 8am. I
(a) will have arrived at the office by 8.
(b) will be arrived at the office by 8.
(c) will had arrived at the office by 8.
(d) will arrived at the office by 8.
Answer:
(a)
When the future perfect tense talks about the past in the future. We use will have + past participle in Future Perfect Tense.
35. He seldom
(a) come to my house.
(b) comes to my house.
(c) has come to my house.
(d) had come to my house.
Answer:
(b)
The simple present tense is used to show how often something happens with adverbs of frequency -always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.
36. The Patient had died before
(a) the doctor comes.
(b) before the doctor came.
(c) before the doctor has come.
(d) before the doctor had come.
Answer:
(b)
When there are two actions, the action which completes first takes Past perfect tense and the second action takes simple past tense.
37. I will have finished the work before
(a) he arrives.
(b) he had arrived.
(c) he arrived.
(d) he has arrived.
Answer:
(a)
When there are two actions in Future Perfect Tense, we use Simple present tense in the second action.
38. The teacher will have taken the roll call before
(a) the students arrive.
(b) the students arrived.
(c) the students are arriving.
(d) the students have arrived.
Answer:
(a)
When there are two actions in Future Perfect Tense, we use Simple present tense in the second action.
39. Rakesh is
(a) made breakfast for my mom.
(b) making breakfast for my mom.
(c) had making breakfast for my mom.
(d) make breakfast for my mom.
Answer:
(b)
When the action is happening just now we use present continuous tense.
40. My brother
(a) was planning to join engineering college this year.
(b) is planning to join engineering college this year.
(c) will planning to join engineering college this year.
(d) has planning to join engineering college this year.
Answer:
(b)
In simple present Tense, we use is, am, are+ first form of verb with -ing.
41. While Tanya was reading
(a) Sanya is watching television.
(b) Sanya has watched television.
(c) Sanya had watched television.
(d) Sanya was watching television.
Answer:
(d)
We use past continuous tense when there are two actions in the same sentence. It expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time.
42. You were not listening to me
(a) when I told you to switch off the TV.
(b) when I had told you to switch off the TV.
(c) when I tell you to switch off the TV.
(d) when I was telling you to switch off the TV.
Answer:
(a)
When the first sentence is in past continuous Tense, we shall use simple Past Tense in the sentence which starts with ‘when’.
43. I cannot
(a) do this work.
(b) did this work.
(c) done this work.
(d) had done this work.
Answer:
(a)
We always use the first form of verb with can and cannot.
44. She had
(a) bearing many difficulties.
(b) bear many difficulties.
(c) bore many difficulties.
(d) borne many difficulties.
Answer:
(d)
We use past participle with has, have and had.
45. I shall not
(a) help you.
(b) helped you.
(c) being helped you.
(d)have help you.
Answer:
(a)
We always use the first form of verb with ‘will’ and ‘shall’.
46. He will have
(a) do this work.
(b) done this work.
(c) did this work.
(d) doing this work.
Answer:
(b)
We use the past participle with will have or shall have
47. We shall
(a) has finished the work.
(b) have finish the work.
(c) have finished the work.
(d) be have finished the work.
Answer:
(c)
In Future Perfect tense we use ‘will have’ or ‘shall have’ with past participle.
48. The plane
(a) has just taken off.
(b) has took off.
has takes off.
had take off.
Answer:
(a)
Action that has just completed takes Past Perfect Tense.
49. First of all
(a) took 4 eggs and crack them into a bowl.
(b) take 4 eggs and crack them into a bowl.
(c) taking 4 eggs and crack them into a bowl.
(d) taken 4 eggs and crack them into a bowl.
Answer:
(b)
We use the simple present, to ask for and give instructions.
50. He
(a) lived in America for two years.
(b) lives in America for two years.
(c) living in America for two years.
(d) will living in America for two years.
Answer:
(a)
Simple past is used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.