CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Tenses Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The town _____ its appearance completely since 1980.
  • is changing
  • changed
  • has changed
  • none of these
I'm sure she ___ the exam.
  • passes
  • will pass
  • have passed
  • None of the above
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
I meant to repair the radio, but ____ time to do it today
  • am not having
  • haven't had
  • hadn't
  • none of these
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Men ___ to abolish wars up to now, but maybe they will find a way in the future. 
  • never managed
  • have never managed
  • will have never managed
  • none of these
Which of the following will correctly fill the blank at (a)?
  • was
  • is
  • be
  • will

Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete the following sentence:

My brother-in-law ______ football in the same club as me.
  • is playing
  • played
  • play
  • plays
From the options given below, select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
I ________ doing this work since Monday.
  • Was
  • Have been
  • Had been
  • Will have been
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
I always enjoy __________ friends.
  • To visit
  • For visiting
  • In visiting
  • Visiting
Fill in the blank with the best option:

Honesty ________ the best policy even today.
  • is considered
  • had been considered
  • was considered
  • was being considered
Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the following blank:
The sale of tickets for the show ______________ from next week.
  • is started
  • are started
  • will start
  • was start

Choose the correct (and most natural-sounding) response to complete the following sentence:

Please be quiet! Our little daughter _______. 
  • is sleeping
  • sleep
  • sleeps
  • has slept
Replace the phrase given in bold to make it grammatically correct. If the sentence requires no correction, choose (D) as the answer:

English today is closer to been a world language than any other has been in history.
  • is closer for been
  • is closer upon being
  • is closer to being
  • No correction required

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer from the options given below: 

The couch was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.
  • didn't
  • did
  • wasn't
  • not
Which of the following sentence(s) is not in the simple present tense:
  • We catch the bus every morning.
  • It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
  • They watched television regularly.
  • Our holiday starts on the 27th March.
Identify the function(s) of the simple future tense?
  • To express a fact
  • To express an ongoing activity
  • To express a spontaneous decision
  • To refer to an event that has already taken place
Identify the form of the Past Perfect Tense:
  • Subject + had+ present participle
  • Subject + had+ future participle
  • Subject + had+ past participle
  • Subject + have + past participle
Identify the sentence(s) that is not in the simple future tense from the given options:
  • Shall I open the window?
  • You will do exactly as John says.
  • He'll carry your luggage for you.
  • You should have studied for your exams.
When do we use present perfect tense?
  • To describe a situation that started in the past and continues to the present.
  • To express habits.
  • To describe an action that is going on at this moment.
  • To refer to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now'.
Choose the option that is NOT in the simple present tense:
  • Water freezes at zero degrees.
  • The Earth revolves around the Sun.
  • Samara's mother is Peruvian.
  • He drank tea every day.
Which of the following sentence(s) is not in the past perfect continuous tense:
  • Had Sam and John been cheating on the exams before the school put monitors in the classroom?
  • Had you been waiting long before the bus arrived?
  • Her friends had been thinking of calling the doctor when she walked in.
  • It had rained heavily for several hours and the streets were very wet.
Fill in the blank with the most suitable answer from the options given below:
My mother is on the way. She ____________ home yet.
  • hasn't arrived
  • haven't arrived
  • didn't arrived
  • arrived
Can you name the tense used in the given sentence?
I will speak to Sally after summer.
  • Future Progressive Tense
  • Future Perfect Tense
  • Simple Future Tense
  • Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Choose the option that contains the tense of the following sentence:
It had been thundering all night in Miami.
  • Past Perfect Tense
  • Past Perfect Continuous Tense
  • Present Perfect Continuous Tense
  • Past Simple Tense
Choose the correct present continuous or perfect continuous form of the verb to complete the sentence: 
Pulkit _____ on a big project. 
  • working
  • been working
  • is working
  • has working
Choose the correct present continuous or perfect continuous form of the verb to complete the sentence: 
Bharti ______ yoga classes these days.
  • attending
  • has attending
  • is attending
  • been attending

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

By the next Sunday, Ram _______________________ in Saudi. (work)
  • was working
  • working
  • will have been working
  • will have worked

Fill in the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

By 2 p.m., the girl _________________ at the bus stand for hours. (wait)
  • was waiting
  • will have been waiting
  • has been waiting
  • None of these

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

The police ______________________ the entire area, by the time we reach. (search)
  • were searching
  • searched
  • will have been searching
  • searching

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

The next month, on this date, the family ______________________ for 63 days. (travel)
  • will be travelling
  • travelling
  • will have been travelling
  • will been travelling

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

If it doesn't rain tonight, we _________________ to the suburbs by tomorrow evening. (drive)
  • was driving
  • will have been driving
  • has been driving
  • will been driving

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

________ you ever been to London?
  • Are
  • Have
  • Do
  • Were

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

By the time she gets to work at 8 a.m., she ____________________  for over an hour. (drive)
  • driving
  • will have been driving
  • will be driving
  • None of these
The future continuous tense is formed using which of the following constructions?
  • [am/is/are] + going to + [base form verb]
  • will + be + the present participle (the base verb + -ing)
  • will + have + been + the verb's present participle (base verb + -ing)
  • will + [base form of verb]
Is the following statement true or false?

The future continuous tense is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time.
  • True
  • False

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

By the end of this week, I _________________ here for three years. (live)
  • was live
  • will be living
  • will have been living
  • will live
Change the following sentence into future progressive tense.

We will sail in an hour.
  • We will be sailing in an hour.
  • We will have been sailing in an hour.
  • We will have sailed in an hour.
  • None of the above.
Is the following sentence true or false?

The simple future is used to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future.
  • True
  • False
Choose whether the following statement true or false:

The past perfect continuous tense shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past.
  • True
  • False
The past perfect continuous usually follows the construction:
  • had been + the verb's present participle (base verb + -ing)
  • was/were + present participle (base verb + -ing)
  • had + (past participle)
  • None of the above

Replace the blank with the future perfect continuous tense of the word given in the bracket:

The police _________ the entire area, by the time we reach there. (search)
  • will have been searching
  • will be searching
  • searching
  • will have searched
Fill in the blank with the appropriate simple future tense:

S: Do you know what to buy for your sister for her birthday?
T: Yes. I ________ her a book on hip hop music. (buy)
  • will have bought
  • am going to buy
  • will be buying
  • will not be buying
Change the following tense into present continuous:

My mother makes delicious cookies.
  • My mother is making delicious cookies.
  • My mother has made delicious cookies.
  • My mother has been making delicious cookies.
  • My mother had been making delicious cookies.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate past perfect continuous tense:

We ________ on this project for a month before we found a fundamental flaw. (work/already)
  • had already been working
  • had already worked
  • was already working
  • were already working
Fill in the blank with the appropriate future perfect continuous verb:

He _______ in the factory for six months. (not/work)
  • He will not have been working in the factory for six months.
  • He will not be working in the factory for six months.
  • He will not have worked in the factory for six months.
  • None of the above
Fill in the blank with the appropriate future continuous tense:
At five o'clock, I _______ with the management about my raise. (meet)
  • will have met
  • will be meeting
  • will meet
  • will have been meeting
Which of the following future perfect continuous sentences are incorrect?
  • At five o'clock, I will have been waiting for one hour.
  • They will have been discussing the issue for five days.
  • They will have been writing essay for two hours.
  • I will have been reading forty-five books by Diwali.
What does the tense of a verb show?
  • The time of an action or event
  • The number
  • The person
  • None of the above
Change the following sentence into simple future:

At this time tomorrow, I will be leaving.
  • At this time tomorrow, I will leave.
  • At this time tomorrow, I will have left.
  • At this time tomorrow, I will have been leaving.
  • At this time tomorrow, I leave.
Is the following statement true or false?

The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.
  • True
  • False
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The present continuous usually follows the construction ________________.
  • to be [am, is, are] + verb [present participle]
  • ending the root form of the verb with either -s or -es
  • has/have been + the present participle (base verb + -ing)
  • None of the above
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