Tenses - 1 - Class 10 English Grammar Advanced Free MCQ Test with solutions

- The correct answer is A: was.
- The sentence requires the past continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing in the past when another action occurred.
- "Was studying" indicates that the action of studying was in progress when the friend called.
- The past continuous tense is used to set the scene or provide background information for another past action.
- Options B, C, and D do not fit the context of an interrupted past action.

The present perfect tense is used to describe something that happened in the past, but the exact time it happened is not important. It has a relationship with the present. Have/has + past participle makes the present perfect.

In this sentence, a mention has been made about something which has happened in the past. Now since the whole sentence is in the third person, we would be using "has" and not "have".

("have" is used in case of first and second-person framed sentences.)

Now, for the past participle, it the form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective. In this case, the past becomes, "been"

Option B is correct.

The correct answer is (C) had watched. The past perfect tense "had watched" is used to indicate that the action of watching the movie was completed before another past action, reading the review.

Sometimes, speakers use the present continuous tense to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future, here, the action of coming this evening. The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present participle (root verb+ing). Hence, Option A is correct.

The rest of the options either indicate that the action has already happened (Options C and D) or that the action will happen in distant and indefinite future (Option B), hence they're incorrect.

So, the correct answer is C) did; study.

Explanation:

1. Present Perfect Continuous Tense: "Have been reading" is in the present perfect continuous tense. This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

2. Context: The phrase "since morning" indicates that the action of reading started in the morning and has continued up to now. This fits perfectly with the present perfect continuous tense.

3. Structure:

   • Subject: I
   • Auxiliary Verb: have
   • Been: used to form the perfect continuous tense
   • Main Verb: reading

So the complete sentence is: "I have been reading this book since morning," which clearly conveys that the action is ongoing.

The correct answer is (C) has. "The Council" is a collective noun treated as singular in this context, so the present perfect tense "has made" is correct.

The correct answer is (B) has been. "The wise leader and politician" is referring to a single person, thus the correct form is "has been" for the present perfect tense.

The correct answer is:

d) was

The complete sentence is:
"Neither of the paintings was sold."

Explanation:

1. Subject-Verb Agreement:

   • "Neither" is a singular pronoun (meaning "not one or the other"), so it requires a singular verb.

   • "Was" is the singular past tense of "to be," while "were," "have been," and "are" are plural or incorrect in this context.

2. Why Not the Others?

   • a) have been: Incorrect because "have" is plural, and "neither" is singular.

   • b) were: Incorrect because "were" is plural (used with "we," "they," or plural nouns).

   • c) are: Incorrect because "are" is plural and present tense, while the context implies past action ("sold").

3. Key Rule:

   • "Neither of + plural noun" always takes a singular verb (e.g., "Neither of the books is interesting").

Correct Usage:

• "Neither of the candidates was selected."

• "Neither of the cars was damaged."

Answer: d) was

The correct choice is A: is not.

• This phrase implies that something is not entirely correct.
• It uses the present tense, which fits when discussing current facts or opinions.

The correct answer is (A) has left. The subject "The Chief guest" is singular, and the phrase "with his wife" does not affect the verb agreement, so "has left" is correct.

The correct answer is (B) has been degrading. The subject "The quality" is singular, and the present perfect continuous tense "has been degrading" correctly indicates an ongoing action.

The correct answer is (A) They shall have arrived by then. The future perfect tense "shall have arrived" indicates that the action will be completed by a certain future time.

The correct answer is (C) are. When two subjects are connected by "or", the verb agrees with the subject closer to it. In this case, "her brothers" is plural, so the correct verb is "are".

Option B: 'Had visited' is in past perfect tense. It states a past action that completed before another past action 'moved' took place. It relates to the given sentence and hence option B is correct.

Option A: 'Has visited' is in present perfect tense and states an action just completed. 'Move' is a simple present verb and states a habit or a general truth. Both are irrelevant, as the sentence states actions from before 1996.

Option C: 'Had been visiting' is in past perfect continuous tense and 'is moving' is in present continuous tense. The actions in the given sentence are in the past.

Option D: Both 'is visiting' and 'is moving' are continuous tense forms in the present. Hence options A, C, and D are wrong.