Time And Tense Exercise Elementary Time Tense Exercise
Tense Exercise
Time And Tense Exercise
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
1. He………….in a factory.
(a) work
(b) works
Answer- B
2. Kids…………..cartoons.
(a) watches (b) watch
Answer- B
3. The shop………….at 10 pm.
(a) closes
(b) close
Answer- A
4 The sun………….in the east.
(a) rise
(b) rises
Answer- B
5. They…………..hockey on the ground.
(a) plays (b) play
Answer- B
6. You………..not go to university
(a) Does
(b) Do
Answer- B
7. ……….she like music?
(a) Does
(b) Do
Answer- A
8. The guests………..arrived.
(a) Has
(b) Have
Answer- B
9. She…………..bought a dress.
(a) have
(b) Has
Answer- B
10. He…………gone to market
(a) Has
(b) have
Answer- A
11. I am…………..my jeans.
(a) Washed
(b) Washing
Answer- B
12. She is…………coffee.
(a) Preparing
(b) Prepared
Answer- A
13. You…………sleeping?
(a) is
(b) Are
Answer- B
14. They………….not………to office.
(a) is, come (b) are, come
(c) is, coming (d) are, coming
Answer- D
15. She……….working in a company………..2008.
(a) have been, for
(b) have been, since
(c) has been, since
(d) has been,for
Answer- C
16. They………..playing games for 3 hours.
(a) have been not
(b) has been not
(c) Have not been
(d) has not been
Answer- C
17………….he been watching the same show………2022.
(a) Has, since
(b) Have, for
(c) Has, for
(d) Have, since
Answer- A
18. You………..made a beautiful drawing.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) is
(d) are
Answer- A
19. Have l…………you a message?
(a) send
(b) sent
Answer- B
20. I have not…………..a letter.
(a) write
(b) written
(c) wrote
Answer- B
21. His sister does not…….here.
(a) Lives
(b) Live
(c) Living
(d) Lived
Answer- B
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
22. John………….two wickets before it started raining.
(a) Take
(b) has taken
(c) had taken
(d) had took
Answer- C
23. Reena………….for Mumbai this afternoon.
(a) leaving
(b) was leaving
(c) is leaving
(d) left
Answer- C
24. She………..office at 10pm.
(a) reaching
(b) reached
(c) reaches
(d) reach
Answer- B
25. The brand………..a new product.
(a) launching
(b) launches
(c) is launching
(d) are launching
Answer- C
26. Rajesh…………in the organisation for so long.
(a) worked
(b) working
(c) has worked
(d) are working
Answer- C
27. I………..hockey when I was in college.
(a) playing
(b) play
(c) played
(d) plays
Answer- C
28. She………….out after it stopped raining.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) gone
(d) going
Answer- B
29. They………..obey the orders.
(a had
(b) has
(c) will
(d) shall
Answer- D
30. She was……….the show in the evening.
(a) watch
(b) watches
(c) watching
(d) watched
Answer- C
31. The boss will be……….in 2 hours.
(a) arrived
(b) arriving
(c) arrive
(d) arrives
Answer- B
32………..Anuj a singer?
(a) Am
(b) was
(c) had
(d) were
Answer- B
33. Payal will………..dancing for 5 months.
(a) have not been
(b) have been not
(c) not has been
(c) not have been
Answer- C
34. Geeta………….. understand what you mean.
(a) doesn’t
(b) don’t
(c) wasn’t
(d) hadn’t
Answer- A
35. It…………..cold in Shimla
(a) were
(b) is
(c) are
(d) will
Answer- B
Do as directed.
1. The student was writing on the board when the teacher entered the classroom. (Interrogative)
2. She cut her finger while she was cutting the vegetables.
(Intro-negative)
3. Raju will be in Bhopal next month. (Negative)
4. We are not going for the picnic. (Interrogative)
5. They have brought some toys for the poor kids. (Intro-negative)
6. You are speaking English. (Past Continuous Tense)
7. She will get up in the morning. (Simple Present Tense)
8. Kids are playing in the garden. (Simple Future)
9 I had played cricket for a month. (Future Perfect Continuous)
10. They will dance in the party. (Simple Past)
11. My brother is studying in London. (Present Perfect Tense)
12. You are speaking English. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
13. I went to bed early. (Present Continuous Tense)
14. Tanya likes to dance. (Indefinite Past Tense)
15. Radha had been thinking. (Indefinite Future Tense)
16. Do cats like milk? (Present Tense)
17. My mother is preparing snacks for me. (Present Tense)
18. Three boys played with a ball. (Present Continuous Tense)
19. Did she clean her home? (Past Perfect Tense)
20. She keeps her letters in the cupboard. (Future Continuous Tense)
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
1. Rohan……… to be a doctor.
(wants, wanting, is wanting)
Answer- wants
2. The Soup…………good.
(taste, tastes, is tasting)
Answer- tastes
3. Raman……….TV most evenings.
(watches, is watch, is watching)
Answer- watches
4. He………out five minutes ago.
(has gone, had gone, went)
Answer- went
5. When he lived in Gwalior, he……………to the cinema once a week.
goes, went, was going)
Answer- went
6. The baby…………all morning.
(cries, has been crying)
Answer- has been crying
7. I…………Rahim at the zoo.
(saw, have seen, had seen)
Answer- have seen
8. I………..Kumar this week.
(haven’t seen, didn’t see, am not seeing)
Answer- haven’t seen
9. This paper………twice weekly.
(is appearing, appearing, appears)
Answer- appears
10. Rahul fell off the ladder when he………….the roof.
is mending, was mending, mended)
Answer- was mending
11. I………..something burning.
(smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
Answer- smell
12. Look, the sun……….over the hills.
(rises, is rise, is rising)
Answer- is rising
13. She………..unconscious since four o’clock.
(is, was, has been)
Answer- has been
14. He used to visit us every week, but he………. now.
(rarely comes, was rarely coming, has rarely come)
Answer- rarely comes
15. I…………him since we met a year ago.
(didn’t see, haven’t seen, hadn’t seen)
Answer- haven’t seen
16. We………..our breakfast half an hour ago.
(finished, have finished, had finished)
Answer- finished
17. She jumped off the bus while it………….
(already started, had already started, would already start)
Answer- had already started
18. I…………..for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain.
(have walked, have been walking, had been walking)
Answer- had been walking
19. Did you think you………me somewhere before?.
(have seen, had seen, were seeing)
Answer- had seen
20. The town………… its appearance completely since 1986.
(is changing, changed, has changed)
Answer- has changed
21. India…………freedom in 1947.
(a) Attains
(b) Attained
(c) Has attained
(d) Was attained
Answer- attained
22. He………out for an evening walk after he had taken his dinner.
(a) Go
(b) Went
(c) Have gone
(d) Will go
Answer- went
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
23. Rohan was in the bathroom when she……….the bell.
(a) Rang
(b) Have rung
(c) Ring
(d) am ringing
Answer- rang
24. I…….. a better job next month.
(a) Will get
(b) Have got
(c) Got
(d) Get
Answer- will get
25. He……… when the phone rang.
(a) Cook
(b) Is cooking
(c) Was cooking
(d) Has cooked
Answer- was cooking
26. I went to the hostel to see what he…………
(a) Is doing
(b) Did
(c) Was doing
(d) Doing
Answer- was doing
27. While she………..in the garden it began to drizzle.
(a) Watered
(b) Has watered
(c) Was watering
(d) Had watered
Answer- was watering
28. When I reached the station, I found Ravi ……….for me.
(a) Was waiting
(b) Waits
(c) Waited
(d) Waiting
Answer- was waiting
29. I opened the door and saw that it………….
(a) Rained
(b) Has rained
(c) Was raining
(d) Were rained
Answer- was raining
30. ……….you like milk or tea?
(a) Are
(b) Does
(c) Have
(d) Do
Answer- do
31. Columbus …………. America.
(a) Discovered
(b) Has discovered
(c) Discovers
(d) Had discovered
Answer- discovered
32. When the principal entered the class, a student………..on the black board.
(a) Wrote
(b) Was writing
(c) Is writing
(d) Writes
Answer- was writing
33. She ………..tv when her father came.
(a) Watch
(b) Is watching
(c) Was watching
(d) Watched
Answer- was watching
34. Rohan always ……….to prove that the earth revolves round the sun.
(a) Tried
(b) Is trying
(c) Was trying
(d) Tries
Answer- tries
35. My friend saw me by chance and………….the car.
(a) Stop
(b) Stopped
(c) Stops
(d) Is stopping
Answer- stopped
36. We hope that he…….soon.
(a) Come
(b) Is coming
(c) Will come
(d) Shall come
Answer- C
37. Neelam is learning how……….
(a) To swim
(b) To swimming
(c) Swimming
(d) Swim
Answer- A
38. Why………..angry with me yesterday?
a. Were you
b. Was you
c. You were
d. Have you been
Answer- A
39. My favourite film is Sholey ………. it four times.
a. I’m seeing
b. Isee
c. I saw
d. I’ve seen
Answer- D
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
40. I……..out last night. I was too tired.
a. Don’t go
b. Didn’t go
c. Didn’t went
d. Haven’t gone
Answer- B
41. Mohit is from Puri. He……….. there all his life.
a. is living
b. has lived
c. lives
d. lived
Answer- B
42. My friend………for me when I arrived.
a. Waited
b. Has waited
c. Was waiting
d. Has been waiting
Answer- C
43. How long…………….English?
‘Six months’
a. Do you learn
b. Are you learning
c. You are learning
d. Have you been learning
Answer- D
44. Pran is Bengalee but he lives in Odisha. He has been here…….
a. For three years
b. Since three years
c. Three years ago
d. Since three years
Answer- A
45. What time ………? ‘About an hour ago’
a. Has she phoned
b. She has phoned
c. Did she phone
d. Is she phoning
Answer- C
46. What…………when you saw her.
a. Did Rita wear
b. Was Reeta wearing
c. Has Rita worn
d. Was wearing Rita
Answer- B
47. Can you drive? “No,……….car. I want to learn:
a. I never drive
b. I’m never driving
c. I’ve never driven
d. I was never driven
Answer- C
48. I saw Neelam at the station when I was going to work this morning but she……..me.
a. Didn’t see
b. Don’t see
c. Hasn’t seen
d. Didn’t saw
Answer- A
49. I’m busy at the moment………. on the computer.
a. I work
b. I’m working
c. I’m work
d. I working
Answer- B
50. My friend………..the answer to this question.
a. Is know
b. Know
c. Knowing
d. knows
Answer- D
51. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, she…………for the bus.
a. Wait
b. Waiting
c. Was waiting
d. Were waiting
Answer- C
52. When I looked round the door, the baby……….quitely.
a. Is sleeping
b. Slept
c. Was sleeping
d. Were sleeping
Answer- C
53.Here is my report. ……….it at last
a. I finish
b. I finished
c. I’m finished
d. I’ve finished
Answer- D
54. I’ve………..made some coffee. It is in the kitchen.
a. Ever
b. Just
c. Never
d. Yet
Answer- B
55. Rohan……..ill for three weeks. He’s still in the hospital.
a. Had been
b. Has been
c. Is
d. Was
Answer- B
56. Rakhi……..TV. when her father called up her.
(a) watched
(b) watch
(c) is watching
(d) was watching
Answer- D
57. He…………Mr. Sharma since he met him.
(a) trusts
(b) trusted
(c) has trusted
(d) has been trusting
Answer- C
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
58. Three into two…….six.
(a) result
(b) results
(c) is resulting
(d) resulted
Answer- B
59. People… … when they are to repent.
(a) will apologie
(b) apologize
(c) apology
(d) have apologised
Answer- B
60. While Akash………someone took away his Mobile.
(a) slept
(b) was sleeping
(c) is sleeping
(d) had slept
Answer- B
61. Puspa………to that college for the last Ten years.
(a) had been going
(b) is going
(c) was going
(d) had going
Answer- A
62. I know that you ……….up the idea of learning Sanskrit.
(a) will have given
(b) have given
(c)have been given
(d) give
Answer- B
63. If it………..this afternoon, we shall stay at home.
(a) has rained
(b) had rained
(c)rained
(d) rains
Answer- D
64. It is time for you……..to bed.
(a) go
(b) to go
(c) gone
(d) went
Answer- D
65. Although the police……… every precaution, the robber
managed to escape.
(a) take
(b) takes
(c) was taken
(d) had taken
Answer- D
66. I went to the bath room……… my clothes and had a nice bath.
(a) taken off
(b) have taken off
(c) took off
(d) Not
Answer- C
67. If you………..me I would have attended your party.
(a) invite
(b) had invited
(c) invited
(d) will invite
Answer- B
68. 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
Answer- D
69. The leaves of the tree…….. green in spite of no rain this year.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d)were taken
Answer- B
70. If the players had played well, they………..the match.
(a) won
(b) would have won
(c) win
(d) would win
Answer- B
71. Two years ago we………. a Monday in Mt. Abu.
(a) spend
(b) were spending
(c) spent
(d) will spend
Answer- C
72. I have been knocking at the door for ten minutes but nobody ……….it yet.
(a) opened
(b) has opened
(c) opens
(d) is opening
Answer- B
73. We……….for half an hour when the other team arrived.
(a) waited
(b) were watching
(c) have been waiting
(d) are waiting
Answer- C
74. Would that I……….the king.
(a) were
(b) am
(c) have been
(d was
Answer- A
75. Take your rain coat. It ……… like this when you return.
(a) rains
(b) may rain
(c) will be raining
(d) will have rained
Answer- B
76. In 1939, nine days after World War-II , the etermans…………. pledged their loyalty at a man meeting.
(a) was beginning
(b) had begun
(c) begins
(d) began
Answer- B
77. Bobby played volleyball when he ……………. ten.
(a) had been
(b) is
(c) was being
(d) was
Answer- D
78. I…………. here for ten minutes.
(a) have come
(b) came
(c) come
(d) am coming
Answer- A
79. You had better………… at once.
(a) start
(b) started
(c) starting
(d) to start
Answer- A
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
80. Maria……… an appointment to see the doctor. It is at 10:00 am tomorrow.
(a) make
(b) makes
(c) made
(d) has made
Answer- D
81. Dutch people………high walls around Holland’s coast.
(a) have made
(b) made
(c) have been making
(d) were making
Answer- B
82. The boys……… television every night unless they have homework.
(a) watch
(b) watched
(c) watched
(d) watching
Answer- A
83. She was also deaf and she ………… to speak.
(a) had not learnt
(b) willn’t learn
(c) couldn’t learn
(d) was learning
Answer- C
84. She………..everything in the garden and then she ran into the house.
(a) had been touching
(b) could touch
(c) might be touchingg
(d) touched
Answer- D
85. I am a merchant I…………. rice and wheat.
(a) sell
(b) sold
(c) have sold
(d) shall be selling with
Answer- A
86. He…………..no one the city and didn’t know where to go.
(a) has known
(b) will be knowing
(c) knew
(d) had been knowing
Answer- C
87. A week has passed since I……………there.
(a) am going
(b) goes
(c) went
(d) have gone
Answer- C
88. Ranjeet had called me before he…………..for the show.
(a) had left
(b) has left
(c) have left
(d) left
Answer- D
89. Isha…………… working in this firm since 3rd January.
(a) was
(b) has
(c) have been
(d) has been
Answer- D
90. More than a year……….since I called him.
(a) had passed
(b) have passed
(c) has passed
(d) passed
Answer- C
91. By the end of this year he ……….. summited all that is required.
(a) will
(b) had
(c) will have
(d) has
Answer- C
92. Every child……….his mother.
(a) is liking
(b) was liking
(c) has liked
(d) likes
Answer- D
93. Ramesh is going for a walk now otherwise he………. usually…… at this time.
(a) is, sleeping
(b) x, sleeps
(c) was sleeping
(d) has slept
Answer- B
94. If Manali had worked hard she……… got the job she desired.
(a) would have
(b) will have
(c) had been
(d) has been
Answer- A
95. He…………no one in the city and didn’t know where to go.
(a) has known
(b) will be knowing
(c) knew
(d) had been knowing
Answer- C
96. Manali asked me what……… the information……..
(a) was,x
(b) x, is
(c) x, was
(d) has, x
Answer- C
97. The student…….. on the desk studied here for three years, but he has never created any problem.
(a) is sitting
(b) was sitting
(c) has been sitting
(d) has sat
Answer- C
98. He told me that he……… a letter to his superior for a certain reason.
(a) wrote
(b) had written
(c) is writing
(d) has written
Answer- B
99. I………at my present job since the day a son was born to my brother.
(a) am working
(b) has worked
(c) worked
(d) have been working
Answer- D
100. As soon as the clock ……..five they down tools and off they go.
(a) was striking
(b) has strucken
(c) strikes
(d) has struck
Answer- C
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
101. I asked If she ……. everywhere and she said, ‘yes’.
(a) is looking
(b) had looked
(c) has looked
(d) has been looking
Answer- B
102. Had I realised that it was such a long way I………a taxi
(a) would take
(b) would have taken
(c) have taken
(d) will take
Answer- B
103. Appollo was worshipped as long as the Roman Empire…….
(a) has lasted
(b) had lasted
(c) have lasted
(d) lasted
Answer- D
104. Much water………..under the bridge since then.
(a) have flowed
(b) has flown
(c) have flown
(d) has flowed
Answer- D
105. The stranger asked the little girl what ……….her name….
(a) is, ×
(b) ×, was
(c) has, ×
(d) has, been
Answer- B
106. Mohit ………..often……….his childhood stories when he sits pensively
(a) is, telling
(b) was, telling
(c) tells
(d) has, told
Answer- C
107. I asked the shopkeeper what the price of that car was, whether it…….. really……..in Japan.
(a) is, made
(b) has, made
(c) have made
(d) had, made
Answer- D
108. I reached the railway station after the train……..
(A) had left
(B) has left
(C) left
(D) did not leave
Answer- A
109. Do you………..cricket?
(A) play
(B) played
(C) playing
(D) will play
Answer- A
110. I………..you thrice in a day.
(A) phoned
(B) had phoned
(C) will phone
(D) phoning
Answer- A
111. The children……….in the field now.
(A) plays
(B) are playing
(C) will play
(D) do not play
Answer- B
112. Mamta said that she………. the scholarship.
(A) won
(B) can win
(C) has won
(D) would win
Answer- D
113. Ravina……..for the annual examination these days.
(A) is preparing
(B) prepares
(C) will prepare
(D) had prepared
Answer- A
114. The grandfather often…….. a tale of old heroes.
(A) have narrated
(B) narrate
(C) narrating
(D) narrates
Answer- D
115. Ram…….. very hard these days.
(A) is working
(B) works
(C) worked
(D) had worked
Answer- A
116. We…….. waiting here since evening.
(A) were
(B) has been
(C) are
(D) have been
Answer- D
117. The postman………….at the gate.
(A) stands
(B) is standing
(C) will stand
(D) had stand
Answer- B
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
118. Naresh always………the truth.
(A) speak
(B) speaking
(C) speaks
(D) spoken
Answer- C
119. You can’t help appreciating the Taj Mahal, it…….. a white look.
(A) wears
(B) is wearing
(C) worn
(D) had worn
Answer- B
120. Ram has not……..his lesson.
(A) learn
(B) learnt
(C) learning
(D) learns
Answer- B
121. We………..all we had.
(A) lost
(B) had lost
(c) will lost
(D) loose
Answer- A
122. Look! The policeman………. after the thief.
(A) was run
(B) is running
(C) had running
(D) was running
Answer- B
123. ……….you sown the seed?
(A) has
(B) had
(C) have
(D) All of the above
Answer- C
124. After the boys………. the flowers they ran away.
(A) Plucked
(B) had plucked
(C) have plucked
(D) were plucked
Answer- B
125. The bird……….away when the ground was frozen.
(A) did fly
(B) flew
(C) had flown
(D) was flowing
Answer- C
126. As soon as the teacher…… the class all stood up.
(A) entered
(B) had entered
(C) was entering
(D) was entered
Answer- A
127. I………..him on the head.
(A) striking
(B) struck
(C) stroke
(D) stroke up
Answer- B
128. The bell………..before I entered the class.
(A) rung
(B) had rung
(C) rang
(D) was ringing
Answer- B
129. I………..him on the telephone.
(A) rang
(B) rung
(C) will rang
(D) ranged
Answer- A
130. While Sohan………..Rama danced.
(A) sang
(B) had sung
(C) was singing
(D) was sung
Answer- C
131. He…….. on April 22, 2002.
(A) was born
(B) had born
(C) born
(D) has worn
Answer- A
132. Labourers are……….the ground.
(A) level
(B) levelling
(C) levelled
(D) levels
Answer- B
133. When she was in Lucknow, she……….one plate every day.
(A) broke
(B) breaks
(C) would break
(D) did not break
Answer- A
134. Gandhiji……..on charkha every day.
(A) was spinning
(B) span
(C) spins
(D) had spun
Answer- B
135. The peon……….the bell before I reached school.
(A) did ring
(B) had rung
(C) rung
(D) All of above
Answer- B
136. He said that he………not attend the function.
(A) will not
(B) would not
(C) should not
(D) will not be
Answer- B
137. If he………..hard, he would have passed.
(A) worked
(B) has worked
(C) was working
(D) had worked
Answer- D
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
138. She…….. learning music for three months.
(A) has been
(B) had been
(C) is
(D) was
Answer- A
139. We……….. helping the poor for four years.
(A) has been
(B) have been
(C) had been
(D) shall have been
Answer- B
140. Pinky……….. the clothes.
(A) have washed
(B) has washed
(C) wash
(D) washing
Answer- B
141. My father ………. the church every day when he was in London.
(A) visited
(B) visit
(C) has visited
(D) is visiting
Answer- A
142. The schools………. next Tuesday for the summer vacation.
(A) Close
(B) will close
(C) will be closing
(D) are closing
Answer- B
143. …….it……..here tomorrow?
(A) will, hail
(B) will be, hailing
(C) had, hailed
(D) None of above
Answer- A
144. The gardener………..the plants since morning.
(A) has been watering
(B) is watering
(C) waters
(D) has watered
Answer- A
145. ……….you……..me twenty rupees?
(A) would, lend
(B) will, lent
(C) had, lent
(D) will have, lent
Answer- A
146. The postman………..yet.
(A) did not come
(B) came
(C) comes
(D) has not come
Answer- D
147. Krishna………..across the road when a motorcycle hit her.
(A) was walking
(B) is walking
(C) walked
(D) will walk
Answer- A
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
50 Basic Structures Of Spoken English
Time and Tense-Present Tense
Time and Tense-Past Tense
Time and Tense-Future Tense
Noun-Competitive English Grammar
Pronoun-English For Competitive Exam
Nervous By English, Read It
Adjective-English For Competitive Exam
Verb-English Grammar For Competitive Exam
Adverb-English For Competitive Exam
Conjunction-Competitive English Grammar
Question tag-Competitive English Grammar
Narration-Direct-Indirect-English Grammar
Active-Passive Voice-English Grammar
Time And Tense Exercise Elementary Time Tense Exercise
Tense Exercise
Time And Tense Exercise
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
1. He………….in a factory.
(a) work
(b) works
Answer- B
2. Kids…………..cartoons.
(a) watches (b) watch
Answer- B
3. The shop………….at 10 pm.
(a) closes
(b) close
Answer- A
4 The sun………….in the east.
(a) rise
(b) rises
Answer- B
5. They…………..hockey on the ground.
(a) plays (b) play
Answer- B
6. You………..not go to university
(a) Does
(b) Do
Answer- B
7. ……….she like music?
(a) Does
(b) Do
Answer- A
8. The guests………..arrived.
(a) Has
(b) Have
Answer- B
9. She…………..bought a dress.
(a) have
(b) Has
Answer- B
10. He…………gone to market
(a) Has
(b) have
Answer- A
11. I am…………..my jeans.
(a) Washed
(b) Washing
Answer- B
12. She is…………coffee.
(a) Preparing
(b) Prepared
Answer- A
13. You…………sleeping?
(a) is
(b) Are
Answer- B
14. They………….not………to office.
(a) is, come (b) are, come
(c) is, coming (d) are, coming
Answer- D
15. She……….working in a company………..2008.
(a) have been, for
(b) have been, since
(c) has been, since
(d) has been,for
Answer- C
16. They………..playing games for 3 hours.
(a) have been not
(b) has been not
(c) Have not been
(d) has not been
Answer- C
17………….he been watching the same show………2022.
(a) Has, since
(b) Have, for
(c) Has, for
(d) Have, since
Answer- A
18. You………..made a beautiful drawing.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) is
(d) are
Answer- A
19. Have l…………you a message?
(a) send
(b) sent
Answer- B
20. I have not…………..a letter.
(a) write
(b) written
(c) wrote
Answer- B
21. His sister does not…….here.
(a) Lives
(b) Live
(c) Living
(d) Lived
Answer- B
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
22. John………….two wickets before it started raining.
(a) Take
(b) has taken
(c) had taken
(d) had took
Answer- C
23. Reena………….for Mumbai this afternoon.
(a) leaving
(b) was leaving
(c) is leaving
(d) left
Answer- C
24. She………..office at 10pm.
(a) reaching
(b) reached
(c) reaches
(d) reach
Answer- B
25. The brand………..a new product.
(a) launching
(b) launches
(c) is launching
(d) are launching
Answer- C
26. Rajesh…………in the organisation for so long.
(a) worked
(b) working
(c) has worked
(d) are working
Answer- C
27. I………..hockey when I was in college.
(a) playing
(b) play
(c) played
(d) plays
Answer- C
28. She………….out after it stopped raining.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) gone
(d) going
Answer- B
29. They………..obey the orders.
(a had
(b) has
(c) will
(d) shall
Answer- D
30. She was……….the show in the evening.
(a) watch
(b) watches
(c) watching
(d) watched
Answer- C
31. The boss will be……….in 2 hours.
(a) arrived
(b) arriving
(c) arrive
(d) arrives
Answer- B
32………..Anuj a singer?
(a) Am
(b) was
(c) had
(d) were
Answer- B
33. Payal will………..dancing for 5 months.
(a) have not been
(b) have been not
(c) not has been
(c) not have been
Answer- C
34. Geeta………….. understand what you mean.
(a) doesn’t
(b) don’t
(c) wasn’t
(d) hadn’t
Answer- A
35. It…………..cold in Shimla
(a) were
(b) is
(c) are
(d) will
Answer- B
Do as directed.
1. The student was writing on the board when the teacher entered the classroom. (Interrogative)
2. She cut her finger while she was cutting the vegetables.
(Intro-negative)
3. Raju will be in Bhopal next month. (Negative)
4. We are not going for the picnic. (Interrogative)
5. They have brought some toys for the poor kids. (Intro-negative)
6. You are speaking English. (Past Continuous Tense)
7. She will get up in the morning. (Simple Present Tense)
8. Kids are playing in the garden. (Simple Future)
9 I had played cricket for a month. (Future Perfect Continuous)
10. They will dance in the party. (Simple Past)
11. My brother is studying in London. (Present Perfect Tense)
12. You are speaking English. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
13. I went to bed early. (Present Continuous Tense)
14. Tanya likes to dance. (Indefinite Past Tense)
15. Radha had been thinking. (Indefinite Future Tense)
16. Do cats like milk? (Present Tense)
17. My mother is preparing snacks for me. (Present Tense)
18. Three boys played with a ball. (Present Continuous Tense)
19. Did she clean her home? (Past Perfect Tense)
20. She keeps her letters in the cupboard. (Future Continuous Tense)
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct option:
1. Rohan……… to be a doctor.
(wants, wanting, is wanting)
Answer- wants
2. The Soup…………good.
(taste, tastes, is tasting)
Answer- tastes
3. Raman……….TV most evenings.
(watches, is watch, is watching)
Answer- watches
4. He………out five minutes ago.
(has gone, had gone, went)
Answer- went
5. When he lived in Gwalior, he……………to the cinema once a week.
goes, went, was going)
Answer- went
6. The baby…………all morning.
(cries, has been crying)
Answer- has been crying
7. I…………Rahim at the zoo.
(saw, have seen, had seen)
Answer- have seen
8. I………..Kumar this week.
(haven’t seen, didn’t see, am not seeing)
Answer- haven’t seen
9. This paper………twice weekly.
(is appearing, appearing, appears)
Answer- appears
10. Rahul fell off the ladder when he………….the roof.
is mending, was mending, mended)
Answer- was mending
11. I………..something burning.
(smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
Answer- smell
12. Look, the sun……….over the hills.
(rises, is rise, is rising)
Answer- is rising
13. She………..unconscious since four o’clock.
(is, was, has been)
Answer- has been
14. He used to visit us every week, but he………. now.
(rarely comes, was rarely coming, has rarely come)
Answer- rarely comes
15. I…………him since we met a year ago.
(didn’t see, haven’t seen, hadn’t seen)
Answer- haven’t seen
16. We………..our breakfast half an hour ago.
(finished, have finished, had finished)
Answer- finished
17. She jumped off the bus while it………….
(already started, had already started, would already start)
Answer- had already started
18. I…………..for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain.
(have walked, have been walking, had been walking)
Answer- had been walking
19. Did you think you………me somewhere before?.
(have seen, had seen, were seeing)
Answer- had seen
20. The town………… its appearance completely since 1986.
(is changing, changed, has changed)
Answer- has changed
21. India…………freedom in 1947.
(a) Attains
(b) Attained
(c) Has attained
(d) Was attained
Answer- attained
22. He………out for an evening walk after he had taken his dinner.
(a) Go
(b) Went
(c) Have gone
(d) Will go
Answer- went
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
23. Rohan was in the bathroom when she……….the bell.
(a) Rang
(b) Have rung
(c) Ring
(d) am ringing
Answer- rang
24. I…….. a better job next month.
(a) Will get
(b) Have got
(c) Got
(d) Get
Answer- will get
25. He……… when the phone rang.
(a) Cook
(b) Is cooking
(c) Was cooking
(d) Has cooked
Answer- was cooking
26. I went to the hostel to see what he…………
(a) Is doing
(b) Did
(c) Was doing
(d) Doing
Answer- was doing
27. While she………..in the garden it began to drizzle.
(a) Watered
(b) Has watered
(c) Was watering
(d) Had watered
Answer- was watering
28. When I reached the station, I found Ravi ……….for me.
(a) Was waiting
(b) Waits
(c) Waited
(d) Waiting
Answer- was waiting
29. I opened the door and saw that it………….
(a) Rained
(b) Has rained
(c) Was raining
(d) Were rained
Answer- was raining
30. ……….you like milk or tea?
(a) Are
(b) Does
(c) Have
(d) Do
Answer- do
31. Columbus …………. America.
(a) Discovered
(b) Has discovered
(c) Discovers
(d) Had discovered
Answer- discovered
32. When the principal entered the class, a student………..on the black board.
(a) Wrote
(b) Was writing
(c) Is writing
(d) Writes
Answer- was writing
33. She ………..tv when her father came.
(a) Watch
(b) Is watching
(c) Was watching
(d) Watched
Answer- was watching
34. Rohan always ……….to prove that the earth revolves round the sun.
(a) Tried
(b) Is trying
(c) Was trying
(d) Tries
Answer- tries
35. My friend saw me by chance and………….the car.
(a) Stop
(b) Stopped
(c) Stops
(d) Is stopping
Answer- stopped
36. We hope that he…….soon.
(a) Come
(b) Is coming
(c) Will come
(d) Shall come
Answer- C
37. Neelam is learning how……….
(a) To swim
(b) To swimming
(c) Swimming
(d) Swim
Answer- A
38. Why………..angry with me yesterday?
a. Were you
b. Was you
c. You were
d. Have you been
Answer- A
39. My favourite film is Sholey ………. it four times.
a. I’m seeing
b. Isee
c. I saw
d. I’ve seen
Answer- D
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
40. I……..out last night. I was too tired.
a. Don’t go
b. Didn’t go
c. Didn’t went
d. Haven’t gone
Answer- B
41. Mohit is from Puri. He……….. there all his life.
a. is living
b. has lived
c. lives
d. lived
Answer- B
42. My friend………for me when I arrived.
a. Waited
b. Has waited
c. Was waiting
d. Has been waiting
Answer- C
43. How long…………….English?
‘Six months’
a. Do you learn
b. Are you learning
c. You are learning
d. Have you been learning
Answer- D
44. Pran is Bengalee but he lives in Odisha. He has been here…….
a. For three years
b. Since three years
c. Three years ago
d. Since three years
Answer- A
45. What time ………? ‘About an hour ago’
a. Has she phoned
b. She has phoned
c. Did she phone
d. Is she phoning
Answer- C
46. What…………when you saw her.
a. Did Rita wear
b. Was Reeta wearing
c. Has Rita worn
d. Was wearing Rita
Answer- B
47. Can you drive? “No,……….car. I want to learn:
a. I never drive
b. I’m never driving
c. I’ve never driven
d. I was never driven
Answer- C
48. I saw Neelam at the station when I was going to work this morning but she……..me.
a. Didn’t see
b. Don’t see
c. Hasn’t seen
d. Didn’t saw
Answer- A
49. I’m busy at the moment………. on the computer.
a. I work
b. I’m working
c. I’m work
d. I working
Answer- B
50. My friend………..the answer to this question.
a. Is know
b. Know
c. Knowing
d. knows
Answer- D
51. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, she…………for the bus.
a. Wait
b. Waiting
c. Was waiting
d. Were waiting
Answer- C
52. When I looked round the door, the baby……….quitely.
a. Is sleeping
b. Slept
c. Was sleeping
d. Were sleeping
Answer- C
53.Here is my report. ……….it at last
a. I finish
b. I finished
c. I’m finished
d. I’ve finished
Answer- D
54. I’ve………..made some coffee. It is in the kitchen.
a. Ever
b. Just
c. Never
d. Yet
Answer- B
55. Rohan……..ill for three weeks. He’s still in the hospital.
a. Had been
b. Has been
c. Is
d. Was
Answer- B
56. Rakhi……..TV. when her father called up her.
(a) watched
(b) watch
(c) is watching
(d) was watching
Answer- D
57. He…………Mr. Sharma since he met him.
(a) trusts
(b) trusted
(c) has trusted
(d) has been trusting
Answer- C
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
58. Three into two…….six.
(a) result
(b) results
(c) is resulting
(d) resulted
Answer- B
59. People… … when they are to repent.
(a) will apologie
(b) apologize
(c) apology
(d) have apologised
Answer- B
60. While Akash………someone took away his Mobile.
(a) slept
(b) was sleeping
(c) is sleeping
(d) had slept
Answer- B
61. Puspa………to that college for the last Ten years.
(a) had been going
(b) is going
(c) was going
(d) had going
Answer- A
62. I know that you ……….up the idea of learning Sanskrit.
(a) will have given
(b) have given
(c)have been given
(d) give
Answer- B
63. If it………..this afternoon, we shall stay at home.
(a) has rained
(b) had rained
(c)rained
(d) rains
Answer- D
64. It is time for you……..to bed.
(a) go
(b) to go
(c) gone
(d) went
Answer- D
65. Although the police……… every precaution, the robber
managed to escape.
(a) take
(b) takes
(c) was taken
(d) had taken
Answer- D
66. I went to the bath room……… my clothes and had a nice bath.
(a) taken off
(b) have taken off
(c) took off
(d) Not
Answer- C
67. If you………..me I would have attended your party.
(a) invite
(b) had invited
(c) invited
(d) will invite
Answer- B
68. 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
Answer- D
69. The leaves of the tree…….. green in spite of no rain this year.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d)were taken
Answer- B
70. If the players had played well, they………..the match.
(a) won
(b) would have won
(c) win
(d) would win
Answer- B
71. Two years ago we………. a Monday in Mt. Abu.
(a) spend
(b) were spending
(c) spent
(d) will spend
Answer- C
72. I have been knocking at the door for ten minutes but nobody ……….it yet.
(a) opened
(b) has opened
(c) opens
(d) is opening
Answer- B
73. We……….for half an hour when the other team arrived.
(a) waited
(b) were watching
(c) have been waiting
(d) are waiting
Answer- C
74. Would that I……….the king.
(a) were
(b) am
(c) have been
(d was
Answer- A
75. Take your rain coat. It ……… like this when you return.
(a) rains
(b) may rain
(c) will be raining
(d) will have rained
Answer- B
76. In 1939, nine days after World War-II , the etermans…………. pledged their loyalty at a man meeting.
(a) was beginning
(b) had begun
(c) begins
(d) began
Answer- B
77. Bobby played volleyball when he ……………. ten.
(a) had been
(b) is
(c) was being
(d) was
Answer- D
78. I…………. here for ten minutes.
(a) have come
(b) came
(c) come
(d) am coming
Answer- A
79. You had better………… at once.
(a) start
(b) started
(c) starting
(d) to start
Answer- A
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
80. Maria……… an appointment to see the doctor. It is at 10:00 am tomorrow.
(a) make
(b) makes
(c) made
(d) has made
Answer- D
81. Dutch people………high walls around Holland’s coast.
(a) have made
(b) made
(c) have been making
(d) were making
Answer- B
82. The boys……… television every night unless they have homework.
(a) watch
(b) watched
(c) watched
(d) watching
Answer- A
83. She was also deaf and she ………… to speak.
(a) had not learnt
(b) willn’t learn
(c) couldn’t learn
(d) was learning
Answer- C
84. She………..everything in the garden and then she ran into the house.
(a) had been touching
(b) could touch
(c) might be touchingg
(d) touched
Answer- D
85. I am a merchant I…………. rice and wheat.
(a) sell
(b) sold
(c) have sold
(d) shall be selling with
Answer- A
86. He…………..no one the city and didn’t know where to go.
(a) has known
(b) will be knowing
(c) knew
(d) had been knowing
Answer- C
87. A week has passed since I……………there.
(a) am going
(b) goes
(c) went
(d) have gone
Answer- C
88. Ranjeet had called me before he…………..for the show.
(a) had left
(b) has left
(c) have left
(d) left
Answer- D
89. Isha…………… working in this firm since 3rd January.
(a) was
(b) has
(c) have been
(d) has been
Answer- D
90. More than a year……….since I called him.
(a) had passed
(b) have passed
(c) has passed
(d) passed
Answer- C
91. By the end of this year he ……….. summited all that is required.
(a) will
(b) had
(c) will have
(d) has
Answer- C
92. Every child……….his mother.
(a) is liking
(b) was liking
(c) has liked
(d) likes
Answer- D
93. Ramesh is going for a walk now otherwise he………. usually…… at this time.
(a) is, sleeping
(b) x, sleeps
(c) was sleeping
(d) has slept
Answer- B
94. If Manali had worked hard she……… got the job she desired.
(a) would have
(b) will have
(c) had been
(d) has been
Answer- A
95. He…………no one in the city and didn’t know where to go.
(a) has known
(b) will be knowing
(c) knew
(d) had been knowing
Answer- C
96. Manali asked me what……… the information……..
(a) was,x
(b) x, is
(c) x, was
(d) has, x
Answer- C
97. The student…….. on the desk studied here for three years, but he has never created any problem.
(a) is sitting
(b) was sitting
(c) has been sitting
(d) has sat
Answer- C
98. He told me that he……… a letter to his superior for a certain reason.
(a) wrote
(b) had written
(c) is writing
(d) has written
Answer- B
99. I………at my present job since the day a son was born to my brother.
(a) am working
(b) has worked
(c) worked
(d) have been working
Answer- D
100. As soon as the clock ……..five they down tools and off they go.
(a) was striking
(b) has strucken
(c) strikes
(d) has struck
Answer- C
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
101. I asked If she ……. everywhere and she said, ‘yes’.
(a) is looking
(b) had looked
(c) has looked
(d) has been looking
Answer- B
102. Had I realised that it was such a long way I………a taxi
(a) would take
(b) would have taken
(c) have taken
(d) will take
Answer- B
103. Appollo was worshipped as long as the Roman Empire…….
(a) has lasted
(b) had lasted
(c) have lasted
(d) lasted
Answer- D
104. Much water………..under the bridge since then.
(a) have flowed
(b) has flown
(c) have flown
(d) has flowed
Answer- D
105. The stranger asked the little girl what ……….her name….
(a) is, ×
(b) ×, was
(c) has, ×
(d) has, been
Answer- B
106. Mohit ………..often……….his childhood stories when he sits pensively
(a) is, telling
(b) was, telling
(c) tells
(d) has, told
Answer- C
107. I asked the shopkeeper what the price of that car was, whether it…….. really……..in Japan.
(a) is, made
(b) has, made
(c) have made
(d) had, made
Answer- D
108. I reached the railway station after the train……..
(A) had left
(B) has left
(C) left
(D) did not leave
Answer- A
109. Do you………..cricket?
(A) play
(B) played
(C) playing
(D) will play
Answer- A
110. I………..you thrice in a day.
(A) phoned
(B) had phoned
(C) will phone
(D) phoning
Answer- A
111. The children……….in the field now.
(A) plays
(B) are playing
(C) will play
(D) do not play
Answer- B
112. Mamta said that she………. the scholarship.
(A) won
(B) can win
(C) has won
(D) would win
Answer- D
113. Ravina……..for the annual examination these days.
(A) is preparing
(B) prepares
(C) will prepare
(D) had prepared
Answer- A
114. The grandfather often…….. a tale of old heroes.
(A) have narrated
(B) narrate
(C) narrating
(D) narrates
Answer- D
115. Ram…….. very hard these days.
(A) is working
(B) works
(C) worked
(D) had worked
Answer- A
116. We…….. waiting here since evening.
(A) were
(B) has been
(C) are
(D) have been
Answer- D
117. The postman………….at the gate.
(A) stands
(B) is standing
(C) will stand
(D) had stand
Answer- B
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
118. Naresh always………the truth.
(A) speak
(B) speaking
(C) speaks
(D) spoken
Answer- C
119. You can’t help appreciating the Taj Mahal, it…….. a white look.
(A) wears
(B) is wearing
(C) worn
(D) had worn
Answer- B
120. Ram has not……..his lesson.
(A) learn
(B) learnt
(C) learning
(D) learns
Answer- B
121. We………..all we had.
(A) lost
(B) had lost
(c) will lost
(D) loose
Answer- A
122. Look! The policeman………. after the thief.
(A) was run
(B) is running
(C) had running
(D) was running
Answer- B
123. ……….you sown the seed?
(A) has
(B) had
(C) have
(D) All of the above
Answer- C
124. After the boys………. the flowers they ran away.
(A) Plucked
(B) had plucked
(C) have plucked
(D) were plucked
Answer- B
125. The bird……….away when the ground was frozen.
(A) did fly
(B) flew
(C) had flown
(D) was flowing
Answer- C
126. As soon as the teacher…… the class all stood up.
(A) entered
(B) had entered
(C) was entering
(D) was entered
Answer- A
127. I………..him on the head.
(A) striking
(B) struck
(C) stroke
(D) stroke up
Answer- B
128. The bell………..before I entered the class.
(A) rung
(B) had rung
(C) rang
(D) was ringing
Answer- B
129. I………..him on the telephone.
(A) rang
(B) rung
(C) will rang
(D) ranged
Answer- A
130. While Sohan………..Rama danced.
(A) sang
(B) had sung
(C) was singing
(D) was sung
Answer- C
131. He…….. on April 22, 2002.
(A) was born
(B) had born
(C) born
(D) has worn
Answer- A
132. Labourers are……….the ground.
(A) level
(B) levelling
(C) levelled
(D) levels
Answer- B
133. When she was in Lucknow, she……….one plate every day.
(A) broke
(B) breaks
(C) would break
(D) did not break
Answer- A
134. Gandhiji……..on charkha every day.
(A) was spinning
(B) span
(C) spins
(D) had spun
Answer- B
135. The peon……….the bell before I reached school.
(A) did ring
(B) had rung
(C) rung
(D) All of above
Answer- B
136. He said that he………not attend the function.
(A) will not
(B) would not
(C) should not
(D) will not be
Answer- B
137. If he………..hard, he would have passed.
(A) worked
(B) has worked
(C) was working
(D) had worked
Answer- D
Elementary Time Tense Exercise
138. She…….. learning music for three months.
(A) has been
(B) had been
(C) is
(D) was
Answer- A
139. We……….. helping the poor for four years.
(A) has been
(B) have been
(C) had been
(D) shall have been
Answer- B
140. Pinky……….. the clothes.
(A) have washed
(B) has washed
(C) wash
(D) washing
Answer- B
141. My father ………. the church every day when he was in London.
(A) visited
(B) visit
(C) has visited
(D) is visiting
Answer- A
142. The schools………. next Tuesday for the summer vacation.
(A) Close
(B) will close
(C) will be closing
(D) are closing
Answer- B
143. …….it……..here tomorrow?
(A) will, hail
(B) will be, hailing
(C) had, hailed
(D) None of above
Answer- A
144. The gardener………..the plants since morning.
(A) has been watering
(B) is watering
(C) waters
(D) has watered
Answer- A
145. ……….you……..me twenty rupees?
(A) would, lend
(B) will, lent
(C) had, lent
(D) will have, lent
Answer- A
146. The postman………..yet.
(A) did not come
(B) came
(C) comes
(D) has not come
Answer- D
147. Krishna………..across the road when a motorcycle hit her.
(A) was walking
(B) is walking
(C) walked
(D) will walk
Answer- A
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