Tenses Exercises 1

(1) I ........ when she came.

(a) had left

(b) will have left

(c) left

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(a) had left

(2) ....... been a better performance by a Pakistani batsman in Australia, that too by an opener?

(a) Has there

(b) Have there

(c) Having

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(a) Has there

(3) When a farmer sprays his field with chemicals, he not only ......... the pests but also endangers the health of people.

(a) kills

(b) kill

(c) was killing

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(a) kills

(4) Choose the most appropriate verbs to fill in the blanks:-

Napolean .......... a great French king who ......... his soldiers with a spirit of war.

(a) was, inspiring

(b) is,inspires

(c) was, had inspired

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(c) was, had inspired

(5) Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:-

By 2020, computers ......... most of the jobs people do today.

(a) are taking over

(b) will have taken over

(c) have taken over

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(b) will have taken over

(6) Select the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blank:-

The body was ........ on the floor.

(a) laying

(b) lying

(c) lay

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(b) lying

(7) The gate ........ by the watchman on duty.

(a) opened

(b) was opened

(c) were opened

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(b) was opened

(8) Choose the correct form of the verb:-

The student .......... a prize for narrating a story in this year's contest.

(a) was awarded

(b) awarding

(c) has awarded

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(a) was awarded

(9) Choose the correct form of the verb:-

She ......... a new dress last week.

(a) bought

(b) has bought

(c) has been buying

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(a) bought

(10) When people smoke, their health ........ .

(a) will suffer

(b) suffers

(c) would suffer

(d) More than one of the above

(e) None of the above

(b) suffers