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Tenses MCQs – Free Practice Questions

Tenses is part of English Language in government exams such as SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Banking Prelims (IBPS / SBI type), Other State / Grade-IV / General Govt Exams and others. This page has 203 free practice questions in English and Hindi, with correct answers and explanations and short revision notes.

Tenses (काल) – हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी में 203 निःशुल्क अभ्यास प्रश्न, उत्तर और व्याख्या के साथ।

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Questions: 203 · Sets of 50: 4 · Difficulty mix: 85 easy, 39 hard, 79 medium · Languages: English and Hindi

Sample Tenses questions with answers

Q1. I ___ my homework already.

I ___ my homework already.

  1. finish
  2. finished
  3. have finished
  4. will finish
Answer: have finished. 'Already' with a completed action connected to the present takes the present perfect: 'have finished'.
'Already' के साथ वर्तमान से जुड़ा पूरा हुआ कार्य present perfect लेता है: 'have finished'

Q2. Two plus two ___ four.

सही शब्द चुनें: Two plus two ___ four.

  1. made
  2. has made
  3. is making
  4. makes
Answer: makes. Mathematical facts take the simple present.
गणितीय तथ्यों के लिए simple present आता है।

Q3. My mother ___ dinner when the guests arrived.

सही शब्द चुनें: My mother ___ dinner when the guests arrived.

  1. cooks
  2. was cooking
  3. is cooking
  4. has cooked
Answer: was cooking. The cooking was in progress when the guests arrived.
मेहमानों के आने पर खाना बन रहा था, अतः past continuous।

Q4. The Second World War ___ in 1945.

सही शब्द चुनें: The Second World War ___ in 1945.

  1. had end
  2. ended
  3. ends
  4. has ended
Answer: ended. A historical past event with a date takes the simple past.
तिथि वाली ऐतिहासिक घटना के लिए simple past आता है।

Q5. If you had worked hard, you ___ passed.

सही शब्द चुनें: If you had worked hard, you ___ passed.

  1. would have
  2. will have
  3. would
  4. had
Answer: would have. Third conditional: if + had + V3, would have + V3.
तीसरा conditional: if + had + V3, would have + V3।

Q6. She ___ just ___ her lunch.

सही शब्द चुनें: She ___ just ___ her lunch.

  1. have … finished
  2. has … finish
  3. did … finished
  4. has … finished
Answer: has … finished. 'Has' + past participle; 'she' takes 'has'.
'Has' + past participle; 'she' के साथ 'has' आता है।

Q7. Identify the tense of the sentence: Birds fly south in winter.

वाक्य का काल (tense) पहचानें: Birds fly south in winter.

  1. Simple present
  2. Future perfect
  3. Future continuous
  4. Present continuous
Answer: Simple present. The structure is V1 / V1 + s/es, so it is the simple present tense.
संरचना V1 / V1 + s/es है, अतः यह simple present tense है।

Q8. We ___ to Shimla next week; the tickets are already booked.

सही शब्द चुनें: We ___ to Shimla next week; the tickets are already booked.

  1. went
  2. are going
  3. have gone
  4. go
Answer: are going. The present continuous is used for fixed future plans.
पहले से तय भविष्य की योजनाओं के लिए present continuous आता है।

Q9. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Every morning, My father ______ vegetables.

रिक्त स्थान भरने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें। Every morning, My father ______ vegetables.

  1. bought
  2. has bought
  3. is buying
  4. buys
Answer: buys. 'Every morning' shows a habit, so the simple present is used; a singular subject takes the -s form.
'Every morning' आदत दिखाता है, इसलिए simple present आता है; एकवचन कर्ता के साथ -s वाला रूप।

Q10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Every morning, He ______ a picture.

रिक्त स्थान भरने के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प चुनें। Every morning, He ______ a picture.

  1. is drawing
  2. drew
  3. has drawn
  4. draws
Answer: draws. 'Every morning' shows a habit, so the simple present is used; a singular subject takes the -s form.
'Every morning' आदत दिखाता है, इसलिए simple present आता है; एकवचन कर्ता के साथ -s वाला रूप।
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