1. “They were disturbing us” is an example of ---.
a) present continuous tense
b) past perfect tense
c) past continuous tense
d) past indefinite tense
Answer: past continuous tense
2. Choose the right form of verb: The boy (to lie) on the floor yesterday.
a) lies
b) lied
c) lay
d) layed
Answer: lay
3. Identify the right tense: My father ___ before I came.
a) would be leaving
b) had been leaving
c) had left
d) will leave
Answer: had left
4. The police ___ informed yesterday.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) were
Answer: were
5. Hospitals ___ the sick.
a) operate
b) treat
c) admit
d) nurse
Answer: treat
6. When water ___ it turns into ice.
a) freeze
b) freezes
c) would freeze
d) froze
Answer: freezes
7. Teacher said, “The earth ___ round the sun.”
a) move
b) moves
c) moved
d) moving
Answer: moves
8. Slow and steady ___ the race.
a) win
b) wins
c) has won
d) won
Answer: wins
9. Identify the correct sentence?
a) Yesterday, he has gone home.
b) Yesterday, he did gone home.
c) Yesterday, he had gone home.
d) Yesterday, he went home.
Answer: Yesterday, he went home.
10. Julia has been ill ___ three months.
a) since
b) about
c) in
d) for
Answer: for
11. If he --- the money, he would have bought a fast car.
a) has
b) had
c) has had
d) would have
Answer: had
12. This could have worked if I --- been more cautious.
a) had
b) have
c) might
d) would
Answer: had
13. This could have worked if I ___ been more far- sighted.
a) have
b) had
c) might
d) would
Answer: had
14. If I were you, I ___ take the money.
a) shall
b) will
c) would
d) may
Answer: would
15. Had I known you were waiting outside, I ____.
a) had invited you to come in.
b) would invite you to come in.
c) would be inviting you to come in.
d) would have invited you to come in.
Answer: would have invited you to come in.
16. When water ___ it turns into ice.
a) will freeze
b) freezes
c) would freeze
d) froze
Answer: freezes
17. This could have worked if I ___ been more cautious.
a) have
b) might
c) had
d) would
Answer: had
18. What would have happened if ___.
a) the bridge is broken.
b) the bridge had broken.
c) the bridge would broke.
d) the bridge had been broken.
Answer: the bridge had broken.
19. He ___ arrested if he had tried to leave the country.
a) would
b) could be
c) would have been
d) must be
Answer: would have been
20. If I had known you were coming ___.
a) I would go to the station.
b) I would have gone to the station.
c) I have gone to the station.
d) I would be going to the station.
Answer: I would have gone to the station.
