1. He plays football every evening. The tense used is —
a) Simple past
b) Present continuous
c) Simple present
d) Present perfect
Answer: c) Simple present
Explanation: The action is a daily habit, so simple present is used.
2. She goes to school by bus.
a) Simple past
b) Simple present
c) Present continuous
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Simple present
Explanation: Expresses a routine/habitual action.
3. He worked hard to pass the exam.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past continuous
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple past
Explanation: Action completed in the past.
4. She reads the newspaper daily.
a) Simple present
b) Present perfect
c) Simple past
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Simple present
Explanation: Habitual or regular activity.
5. I met him yesterday.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple past
Explanation: Yesterday → definite past time → simple past.
6. She sings very well.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Simple present
d) Present continuous
Answer: c) Simple present
Explanation: Statement of general ability.
7. We lived in Delhi for five years.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Refers to a finished period of time.
8. They play cricket on Sundays.
a) Simple past
b) Simple present
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Simple present
Explanation: Describes a habitual action.
9. The sun rises in the east.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Simple present
d) Present continuous
Answer: c) Simple present
Explanation: Used for universal truths.
10. He came here last night.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past continuous
d) Present continuous
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Last night → definite past time.
11. I know him very well.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Simple present
d) Present continuous
Answer: c) Simple present
Explanation: Mental state verbs like know are not used in continuous form.
12. They went to Agra last week.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Definite past time → simple past.
13. He believes in honesty.
a) Simple present
b) Present continuous
c) Present perfect
d) Past perfect
Answer: a) Simple present
Explanation: Verb of belief → present tense for general truth.
14. He helped me in need.
a) Simple past
b) Past perfect
c) Present perfect
d) Simple present
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Completed action in the past.
15. The shop opens at 9 o’clock.
a) Simple past
b) Simple present
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Simple present
Explanation: Used for scheduled/fixed events.
16. He did not go there.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple past
Explanation: Negative form of simple past → did not + base verb.
17. I do not like coffee.
a) Simple present
b) Present continuous
c) Simple past
d) Past perfect
Answer: a) Simple present
Explanation: Expresses dislike — present habit.
18. She did not come yesterday.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple past
Explanation: Negative form of simple past used with did not + base verb.
19. He never tells a lie.
a) Present perfect
b) Present continuous
c) Simple present
d) Simple past
Answer: c) Simple present
Explanation: Never + simple present for habitual behavior.
20. She called me in the morning.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Simple present
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Definite time mentioned → simple past.
21. He always helps the poor.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple present
c) Present continuous
d) Simple past
Answer: b) Simple present
Explanation: Habitual action — always implies frequency.
22. They arrived late for the meeting.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple past
Explanation: Completed action → simple past.
23. She works in a bank.
a) Simple present
b) Present perfect
c) Past continuous
d) Simple past
Answer: a) Simple present
Explanation: Permanent state or job routine.
24. The train stopped suddenly.
a) Simple past
b) Present continuous
c) Past perfect
d) Present perfect
Answer: a) Simple past
Explanation: Past completed action → stopped.
25. He does not know what to say.
a) Simple past
b) Simple present
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Simple present
Explanation: Negative of simple present → does not + base verb.
26. He is reading a novel now.
a) Simple present
b) Present continuous
c) Past continuous
d) Present perfect
Answer: b) Present continuous
Explanation: Action happening at the moment of speaking → is + verb + -ing.
27. They are watching a movie at the theatre.
a) Present continuous
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Present continuous
Explanation: Ongoing present activity → are watching.
28. She was cooking dinner when I arrived.
a) Past continuous
b) Past perfect
c) Present continuous
d) Simple past
Answer: a) Past continuous
Explanation: Ongoing present activity → are watching.
29. It was raining when we left the house.
a) Present perfect
b) Past continuous
c) Simple past
d) Past perfect
Answer: b) Past continuous
Explanation: Ongoing past action in background → was raining.
30. He is playing the guitar beautifully these days.
a) Simple present
b) Present perfect
c) Present continuous
d) Past perfect
Answer: c) Present continuous
Explanation: Temporary or developing action happening nowadays.
31. They were watching TV when the lights went off.
a) Past perfect
b) Past continuous
c) Present continuous
d) Present perfect
Answer: b) Past continuous
Explanation: Describes interrupted past activity → were watching.
32. He has finished his homework.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Present perfect
Explanation: Shows a completed action with present relevance.
33. I have seen that movie already.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past continuous
d) Past perfect
Answer: b) Present perfect
Explanation: Have + V₃ → experience up to now (no specific time).
34. They have lived here for ten years.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past continuous
d) Past perfect
Answer: b) Present perfect
Explanation: For + time period → continuing from past till now.
35. He has just left the office.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: a) Present perfect
Explanation: Just indicates recently completed action.
36. She has never been to London.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Present perfect
Explanation: Have/has + been for life experience till now.
37. I had completed my work before he arrived.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: c) Past perfect
Explanation: Had + V₃ → earlier of two past actions.
38. She had gone to market when it started raining.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: c) Past perfect
Explanation: Describes an action completed before another past event.
39. We had lived in Mumbai before moving to Pune.
a) Simple past
b) Past perfect
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Past perfect
Explanation: Earlier past event → had lived.
40. They were playing football at 5 p.m. yesterday.
a) Present continuous
b) Simple past
c) Past continuous
d) Past perfect
Answer: c) Past continuous
Explanation: Earlier past event → had lived.
41. He has not eaten anything since morning.
a) Present continuous
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Present perfect
Explanation: Since + point of time → Present perfect.
42. They had left the place before we reached.
a) Present perfect
b) Simple past
c) Past perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: c) Past perfect
Explanation: Had + V₃ → action earlier in past.
43. He has worked here for five years.
a) Present perfect
b) Present continuous
c) Past perfect
d) Simple past
Answer: a) Present perfect
Explanation: Continues from past till now.
44. I was studying when you called me.
a) Past continuous
b) Simple past
c) Present perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: a) Past continuous
Explanation: Ongoing past activity interrupted by another event.
45. She has written five novels so far.
a) Present perfect
b) Past perfect
c) Simple past
d) Present continuous
Answer: a) Present perfect
Explanation: So far implies up to the present time.
46. He had eaten dinner before she came.
a) Simple past
b) Past perfect
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Past perfect
Explanation: Had + V₃ used for first of two past actions.
47. They are building a new bridge.
a) Present continuous
b) Simple present
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: a) Present continuous
Explanation: Action happening right now or in progress.
48. She has studied English for six years.
a) Simple past
b) Present perfect
c) Past perfect
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Present perfect
Explanation: For + time duration → present perfect usage.
49. He was sleeping when the alarm rang.
a) Simple past
b) Past continuous
c) Present perfect
d) Past perfect
Answer: b) Past continuous
Explanation: Background activity in the past → was sleeping.
50. By the time the movie started, we had taken our seats.
a) Simple past
b) Past continuous
c) Past perfect
d) Present perfect
Answer: c) Past perfect
Explanation: Action completed before another past action → had taken.
51. He will go to Mumbai tomorrow.
a) Present continuous
b) Future simple
c) Present perfect
d) Future perfect
Answer: b) Future simple
Explanation: Will + base verb → simple future for planned/decided actions.
52. She will arrive here at 6 p.m.
a) Present continuous
b) Future simple
c) Future perfect
d) Future continuous
Answer:
Explanation:
Answer: b) Future simple
Explanation: Will + verb used for definite future events.
53. We shall meet again soon.
a) Present perfect
b) Future simple
c) Past continuous
d) Future continuous
Answer: b) Future simple
Explanation: Shall/will + verb → simple future; shall is formal with “we/I.”
54. They will be playing football at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Future continuous
Explanation: Will be + -ing → action continuing at a future time.
55. I will be staying in Delhi next week.
a) Present perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Future perfect
Answer: b) Future continuous
Explanation: Will be + verb-ing indicates future planned duration.
56. By next month, I will have finished this project.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Present perfect
d) Past perfect
Answer: a) Future perfect
Explanation: Will have + V₃ → action completed before a future point.
57. By 2026, they will have built the new bridge.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Past perfect
Answer: a) Future perfect
Explanation: Will have + past participle = completion before future time.
58. At this time tomorrow, we will be travelling to Goa.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Present continuous
Answer: b) Future continuous
Explanation: Ongoing future activity at a specific time → will be + ing.
59. He will have completed his studies by next June.
a) Simple future
b) Future perfect
c) Future continuous
d) Present perfect
Answer: b) Future perfect
Explanation: Will have + V₃ shows completion before another future moment.
60. By this time next year, I will have been working here for 10 years.
a) Future continuous
b) Future perfect
c) Future perfect continuous
d) Present perfect continuous
Answer: c) Future perfect continuous
Explanation: Will have been + V-ing expresses duration up to a future time.
61. He will help you if you ask him.
a) Future simple
b) Present perfect
c) Past simple
d) Future continuous
Answer: a) Future simple
Explanation: Conditional structure (if + present, will + base verb).
62. I will call you as soon as I reach home.
a) Future simple – Present simple
b) Future simple – Future simple
c) Present perfect – Future simple
d) Future continuous – Simple past
Answer: a) Future simple – Present simple
Explanation: In time clauses (as soon as, when), we use present tense after the connector, not will.
63. She is going to visit her grandmother next weekend.
a) Present continuous
b) Going-to future
c) Future continuous
d) Simple future
Answer: b) Going-to future
Explanation: Be going to + verb shows planned future intention.
64. We are meeting our manager tomorrow.
a) Future simple
b) Present continuous
c) Present perfect
d) Past continuous
Answer: b) Present continuous
Explanation: Present continuous can express near future planned actions.
65. Look at those clouds! It is going to rain.
a) Present continuous
b) Future continuous
c) Going-to future
d) Simple future
Answer: c) Going-to future
Explanation: Be going to expresses immediate future prediction based on evidence.
66. He will have reached home before it gets dark.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Present perfect
Answer: a) Future perfect
Explanation: Completion before a certain future time → will have + V₃.
67. By the end of this year, we will have completed the project.
a) Simple future
b) Future perfect
c) Future continuous
d) Present perfect
Answer: b) Future perfect
Explanation: Indicates an action finished before a future reference point.
68. Don’t worry, I will help you with your homework.
a) Simple future
b) Future continuous
c) Future perfect
d) Going-to future
Answer: a) Simple future
Explanation: Will used for instant decision or promise.
69. She is about to leave for college.
a) Present continuous
b) Going-to future
c) Immediate future
d) Present perfect
Answer: c) Immediate future
Explanation: Be about to + verb → action immediately going to happen.
70. I think India will win the match.
a) Simple future
b) Future perfect
c) Going-to future
d) Future continuous
Answer: a) Simple future
Explanation: Will used for prediction or opinion.
71. She promises she will help me tomorrow.
a) Future simple
b) Future perfect
c) Present continuous
d) Future continuous
Answer: a) Future simple
Explanation: Will used after promise to indicate future obligation.
72. By the time he comes, I will have finished the report.
a) Future perfect
b) Future continuous
c) Simple future
d) Present perfect
Answer: a) Future perfect
Explanation: One future action completed before another → will have + V₃.
73. Next week, at this time, we will be flying to Singapore.
a) Future continuous
b) Future perfect
c) Going-to future
d) Present continuous
Answer: a) Future continuous
Explanation: Will be + -ing → ongoing future activity at a fixed time.
74. Don’t disturb me; I will be preparing for my exam at that time.
a) Simple future
b) Future continuous
c) Present continuous
d) Future perfect
Answer: b) Future continuous
Explanation: Indicates future activity in progress at a specific time.
75. By 2030, scientists will have discovered a cure for that disease.
a) Simple future
b) Future perfect
c) Future continuous
d) Present perfect
Answer: b) Future perfect
Explanation: Indicates future activity in progress at a specific time.
76. He has been living in Delhi since five years.
a) Has been living
b) In Delhi
c) Since five years
d) No error
Answer: c) Since five years
Explanation: Use for five years (duration) instead of since (point of time).
77. When I reached the station, the train has left.
a) When I reached
b) The station
c) Has left
d) No error
Answer: c) Has left
Explanation: Use had left for an earlier past action.
78. I am knowing him very well.
a) Am knowing
b) Him
c) Very well
d) No error
Answer: a) Am knowing
Explanation: Know is a stative verb; not used in continuous form → I know him very well.
79. By next Monday, I will complete the report.
a) By next Monday
b) I will complete
c) The report
d) No error
Answer: b) I will complete
Explanation: Completion before a future time → will have completed.
80. He said that he will come tomorrow.
a) He said
b) That he
c) Will come tomorrow
d) No error
Answer: c) Will come tomorrow
Explanation: Reported speech → will → would (He said he would come).
81. She did not went to school yesterday.
a) Did not went
b) To school
c) Yesterday
d) No error
Answer: a) Did not went
Explanation: After did not, use base verb → did not go.
82. He is working here for two years.
a) Is working
b) Here
c) For two years
d) No error
Answer: a) Is working
Explanation: With for (duration), use has been working (present perfect continuous).
83. She had completed her homework just now.
a) Had completed
b) Her homework
c) Just now
d) No error
Answer: a) Had completed
Explanation: Just now refers to present → use has completed.
84. He said that he has finished his work.
a) Said that
b) He has finished
c) His work
d) No error
Answer: b) He has finished
Explanation: In indirect speech, has changes to had → he had finished.
85. I have seen that movie last night.
a) Have seen
b) That movie
c) Last night
d) No error
Answer: a) Have seen
Explanation: Specific past time → use saw, not have seen.
86. He was playing since morning.
a) Was playing
b) Since morning
c) —
d) No error
Answer: a) Was playing
Explanation: Use has been playing with since (present perfect continuous).
87. She said that she is busy.
a) Said that
b) She is busy
c) —
d) No error
Answer: b) She is busy
Explanation: Reported speech → is → was (She said she was busy).
88. He told me that he has seen the movie.
a) Told me
b) That he has seen
c) The movie
d) No error
Answer: b) That he has seen
Explanation: After told, tense shifts → had seen.
89. They will be arrived soon.
a) Will be arrived
b) Soon
c) —
d) No error
Answer: a) Will be arrived
Explanation: Arrive is intransitive → no passive form → will arrive soon.
90. He was gone before I reached.
a) Was gone
b) Before I reached
c) —
d) No error
Answer: a) Was gone
Explanation: Use had gone (past perfect) before another past action.
91. She has been studied for two hours.
a) Has been studied
b) For two hours
c) —
d) No error
Answer: a) Has been studied
Explanation: Incorrect passive → correct form has been studying.
92. He is working on this project since January.
a) Is working
b) On this project
c) Since January
d) No error
Answer: a) Is working
Explanation: Since → use has been working (present perfect continuous).
93. If it rains, we would stay at home.
a) If it rains
b) We would stay
c) At home
d) No error
Answer: b) We would stay
Explanation: Real condition → will stay, not would stay.
94. If I was you, I would apologize.
a) If I was
b) You
c) I would apologize
d) No error
Answer: a) If I was
Explanation: Subjunctive mood → If I were you.
95. She will come if you will invite her.
a) She will come
b) If you will invite
c) Her
d) No error
Answer: b) If you will invite
Explanation: In if-clause, use present simple → if you invite her.
96. He had been waiting since two hours.
a) Had been waiting
b) Since two hours
c) —
d) No error
Answer: b) Since two hours
Explanation: For two hours → duration, not since.
97. The patient has died before the doctor arrived.
a) Has died
b) Before the doctor
c) Arrived
d) No error
Answer: a) Has died
Explanation: Both actions in past → use had died.
98. He has completed his work before you came.
a) Has completed
b) His work
c) Before you came
d) No error
Answer: a) Has completed
Explanation: Use had completed for earlier past action.
99. She said that she will visit me next week.
a) Said that
b) She will visit
c) Me next week
d) No error
Answer: b) She will visit
Explanation: In reported speech → will → would.
100. I wish I knew the answer.
a) Wish I knew
b) The answer
c) —
d) No error
Answer: d) No error
Explanation: Correct use of past tense to express present unreal situation.