Practice Bits for English

TENSES

1. Ravi ....... his breakfast at 9:00 every morning.
1. have 2. had 3. has 4. has had

2. The Eskimos ......... in Igloos.
1. lives 2. have been lived 3. has lived 4. live

3. Mountaineers often ..... oxygen with them. 
1. will carry 2. carry
3. shall carry 4. will be carried

4. Ice ...... in the sun.
1. melts 2. melt  3. has melted 4. have melts

5. A barking dog seldom.
1. bite 2. bited 3. bites 4. is biting

6. If you ........ the presence of mind, you will shine in life.
1. will be having 2. will have 3. have  4. had

7. I .......... driving a Mercedes.
1. enjoy 2. enjoying
3. will be enjoyed 4. shall be enjoyed

8. She wants to know if she ......... expected. 
1. will 2. shall be 3. is 4. are

9. When ...... the show start?
1. do 2. does 3. did 4. shall

10. You can have here wahtever you........

1. likes  2. will like 3. have liked  4. like

11. The world war .......... to an end in 1918.
1. came 2. will come 3. comes  4. will become

12. He ............ on to the horse and went away.

1. jumps 2. will jump 3. jumped 4. will be jump

13. The man was digging a hole when the police ........ him.
1. will catch 2. caught 3.would catch 4. catched

14. Although he was insulted, the man ......... him.
1. looks 2. not looks
3. will not look 4. did not look

15. Last year, there .......... no rains in this place.
1. have been 2. has been 3. were 4. would be

16. He .......... for two hours.
1. slept 2. sleep 3. sleeping 4. was slept

17. I ......... at the picture and was shocked.
1. looked 2. look 3. looking 4. looks

18. The tree ........ here many years ago.
1. was planting 2. would be planted
3. will he planted 4. was planted

19. When he was alive he never ....... of future.
1. was think 2. thought 
3. was thought 4. will think

20. ...... you please meet me tomorrow?
1. will 2. shall 3. are 4. is

21. I ...... tolerate your behaviour anymore.
1. will not 2. will 3. would 4. shall

22. When I go to Delhi next Monday, I ...... the pleasure of meeting the Prime Minister.
1. shall have 2. will be had
3. will have 4. would have

23. I ........ from this place until I am given an assurance.
1. will move 2. would moved
3. will not move 4. shall move

24. He ......... catch the train in the wee hours tomorrow.
1. would 2. shall be 3. will be 4. will

25. We .......... now.
1. is singing 2. are singing
3. have been 4. shall have

26. ...... you working in this office at present?
1. will 2. are 3. is 4. can

27. India ........ ahead with her plans.
1. is marching 2. were marched
3. was march 4. was marched

28. I ......... yet finished my breakfast.
1. have not 2. have 3. have not been 4. will not

29. The man ......... his speech just now.
1. has finished 2. had finished
3. have finished 4. have been finished

30. Did you see my pen? No, I ..............
1.had not 2.have not 3.has not 4.has been not

31. We ..... waiting here since 8:00 A.M.
1. are been 2. have been 3. were 4. has been

32. She .......... nothing since yesterday.
1. has ate 2. has been eating
3. has eaten 4. has ate

33. Please meet me at 8 p.m. By then I ......... finished my work.
1. will have 2. will be 
3. will have been 4. shall be

34. You ..... to know the rules of the game.
1. expected 2. have expected
3. are expected 4. had expected

35. Neither he nor I ........ flawless.
1. are 2. is 3. am 4. were

36. The king, along with his mistakes .... present there.
1. was 2. were 3. have 4. has

37. Where is Raja? I ..... seen him today.
1. haven’t     2. hasn’t 3. hadn’t 4. not 

38. She thanked me but he ..........
1. did not 2. do not 3. thanking 4. thanks

39. I ......... with the man.
1. was pleasing 2. was pleased
3. were pleased 4. would please

40. He ........ us to wait for sometime.
1. has been asking 2. had asked
3. was asked 4. asked

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