Quiz no. 1392 (Tense)- 50q

Basics- 50 q

 

NAME- ……………………………………….

ROLL NO.- ……………….

BATCH- ……….

 

Fill in:

1. Why ___ you always ___ the same mistake despite repeated warnings? A) does / make B) are / made C) did / make D) have / make

2. The train usually ___ at 6:30, but yesterday it ___ nearly an hour late. A) leaves / arrives B) leave / arrived C) leaves / arrived D) will leave / arrives

3. I ___ him at the conference next month if he ___ in Delhi at that time. A) meet / is B) will meet / is C) will meet / will be D) meet / will be

4. She ___ the truth when she was finally confronted with the evidence. A) admits B) will admit C) admitted D) is admitting

5. ___ your brother usually ___ to work by car, or does he take the metro? A) Will / travel B) Is / travelling C) Did / travel D) Does / travel

6. If the weather remains favourable, the expedition ___ tomorrow morning. A) start B) started C) will start D) is started

7. What ___ you ___ when the principal announced the result yesterday? A) do / say B) are / saying C) will / say D) did / say

8. I promise I ___ you the documents as soon as I ___ back from the meeting. A) sent / come B) will send / come C) will send / will come D) send / will come

9. The museum ___ at nine every morning except on Mondays. A) opened B) will open C) opens D) is opening

10. When ___ the new academic session ___ next year? A) does / began B) did / begin C) will / begin D) is / beginning

11. For how long ___ you ___ for the interview before the panel finally called your name? A) have / been waiting B) had / been waiting C) did / waited D) were / waiting

12. I …….. him since 2007. A) have known b) knew c) know d) knowing

13. This …….. on for a while. A) is happening b) has been happening c) have been happening d) has been happen (Nishant, Ph.9555758152)

14. What …….. you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday evening? A) are b) were c) did d) was

15. For how long ___ the children ___ outside before their parents noticed that it had started raining? A) have / been playing B) had / been playing C) were / playing D) did / play

16. I ___ to contact you repeatedly since Monday, but you haven’t responded. A) had been trying B) have been trying C) was trying D) will have tried

17. By the time the examination begins, the candidates ___ for nearly three hours. A) will have been waiting B) have been waiting C) had been waiting D) will be waiting

18. He looked exhausted because he ___ continuously ___ since early morning. A) has / been travelling B) had / been travelling C) was / travelling D) will have / travelled

19. ___ you ___ for the same company for more than a decade before you changed careers? A) Have / been working B) Had / been working C) Did / work D) Were / working

20. How long ___ she ___ English before she moved to London? A) has / been studying B) had / been studying C) did / study D) was / studied

21. The scientists ___ the phenomenon for years, but they still haven’t reached a definite conclusion. A) had been investigating B) have been investigating C) were investigating D) will have been investigating

22. By the end of this month, I ___ on this thesis for exactly one year. A) will worked B) will have work C) will have been working D) have been working

23. At what time …….. a) the train leaves? B) leaves the train? C) is the train leave? D) does the train leave?

24. This time tomorrow, I …….. on the beach. A) am lying b) will lain c) will be lying d) was lying

25. Some mangoes …….. purchased. A) is b) are c) has d) have (Nishant, Ph.9555758152)

26. Phone me when you …….. time. A) have b) would have c) will have d) will had

27. I tried a little pizza to see how it …….. a) tastes b) is tasting c) tasted d) tasting

28. ___ you ___ the report before the director asked for it? A) Did / finish B) Had / finished C) Have / finished D) Were / finishing

29. By the time the police arrived, the thieves ___. A) escaped B) had escaped C) have escaped D) were escaped

30. I ___ the door and immediately realized that someone ___ inside. A) opened / had broken B) had opened / broke C) opened / broked D) had opened / had broken

31. Why ___ you ___ the meeting before the chairman had arrived? A) did / leave B) had / left C) have / left D) were / left

32. After he ___ the contract carefully, he ___ his signature at the bottom. A) examined / had put B) had examined / put C) examined / puts D) had examined / had put

33. ___ you ever been to Russia? A) do b) have c) did d) willing

34. I ___ this book three times, but I still find certain passages confusing. A) had read B) have read C) read D) was reading

35. Fortune ……… brave men. A) favour b) favours c) favouring d) favoured

36. Three multiplied by two………. Six. A) equal b) equals c) equalled d) equalling

37. The chemical formula of water ………. H2O. a) is b) was c) will be d) have been

38. Rohan …….. me next month. A) visit b) visits c) is visiting d) has been visited

39. Have you ever watched a documentary? – No, but I …….. one when I visited Russia last year. A) watch b) have watched c) was watching d) watched

40. She ………. A singer since 2009. A) have been B) has been C) is D) are

41. Mohan ………. Hard work. A) has B) is C) do D) does

42. She ………. Polite to me. A) have B) has C) was D) were

43. He ………. A lot of money. A) have B) had C) is D) are

44. I think I …….. a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more. A) needs b) needed c) need d) am needing

45. Sorry, you can’t borrow my pencil. I ….. it myself. A) was using b) using c) use d) am using

46. She has been living in Lucknow ___ 2018. A) for B) since C) from D) by

47. How long have you been waiting ___ the doctor arrived? A) for B) since C) from D) during

48. They had been working on the project ___ three years before it was finally approved. A) since B) from C) for D) by

49. He hasn’t spoken to his childhood friend ___ several months. A) since B) for C) from D) while

50. We have known each other ___ we were in school. A) for B) during C) since D) by

 

Thank you

Nishant