Test: Tenses - 2 - Primary 2 MCQ

• The present perfect tense is a verb tense that shows an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past or began in the past and continued to the present time.
• The structure is given below:
  • Subject + has/have + V₃ + object. (active voice)
  • Object + has/have + been + V₃ + subject. (passive voice)
• ​Example:
  • ​He has played some matches for the Indian Cricket team. (active voice)
  • Some matches have been played by him for the Indian Cricket team. (passive voice)
• In the given blank, we need to follow the structure in the passive voice form.
• Hence according to the rule given above, 'has' is the most appropriate choice.

• The past continuous tense is used for an ongoing past action or two actions happening simultaneously.
  • ​1st action- Past continuous tense i.e. Sub + was/were + V₁ + -ing + Obj.
  • 2nd action- Simple past tense i.e. Sub+ V₂ + Obj.
• For example:
  • ​I was playing when she phoned me.
• According to the rule and the example is given above, 'was taking' will be used in the blank part of the sentence.

• The given sentence is in the simple present tense. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now or when it happens regularly or unceasingly.
• In the simple present tense, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s).

• The given sentence is in the present perfect passive voice.
• Also, in the given sentence, the plural determiner 'these' will take a plural verb.
• In the present perfect tense, we make passive verb forms by putting has/have + been before the past participle form of the verb.
• The singular verb 'has' is used with a singular subject while the plural verb 'have' is used with a plural subject.
• Hence, the correct answer is option b.

• Here, the sentence is in the present tense because it talks about a fact that still applies. Perhaps in the future, we will be able to reach distant planets, and it will not be a fact anymore.
• 'hasn't knew' is wrong because 'knew' is the past tense of the verb 'know'. With 'has/have/had' we use past perfect tense of the verb. So, 'known' would be correct.
• 'do not know​' is in the present tense. 'Do' is used with plural nouns or with 'you/we/they'.
• 'didn't knew' is in the past tense but 'knew' is wrong because with 'did', verbs must in their base forms. 
• Here, 'Man' is a singular noun so 'does' must be used. So, 'does not know' is the correct answer. 

• The given sentence is in the past perfect tense as we use "for + a period of time" to define a period of time before now by considering its duration in the past perfect tense.
• Therefore, the verb should be in the past perfect tense form.
• Let us explore the given options:
  • The first option 'had stood' is the past perfect form of the verb.
  • The second option 'has stood' is the present perfect form of the verb.
  • The third option 'is standing' is the present continuous form of the verb.
  • The fourth option 'stands' is the present simple form of the verb.

• If two actions take place in the past in succession, the structure is given below:
  • ​1^st action- Past perfect tense i.e. Sub + had + V3 + Obj.
  • 2^nd action- Simple past tense i.e. Sub+ V2 + Obj.
• Example: 
  • The bus had left before the passenger arrived at the bus stand.
• Since the sentence follows the active voice structure, the 1^st option i.e. had planned will be used as the part after the conjunction 'that' is the 1st action of the sentence.

• The given sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense. 
• We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. 
• The structure of the present perfect continuous tense is: 
  • Subject + have/has + been + verb (ing) + object
• Examples, 
  • I have been working on this project since March.
  • She has been listening to songs for 30 minutes.
  • We have been travelling to Japan for three months.
• From the given explanation and examples, we can understand that 'has been crying' fits correctly in the blank.
• Therefore, option b is the correct answer. 

• he most appropriate word to fill in the blank is 'are displaced'. 
• Two single actions at the same time / one immediately after another = when.
• Now, when we have two single actions that happen at the same time or one happens right after another one, then we tend to use when.
• For example, "I picked up the phone when it rang."
• Another good example would be "When I get home, I take off my shoes".
• That’s also two single actions. I get home and I take off my shoes. When I get home, I take off my shoes. Or you could say it the other way, I take off my shoes when I get home.
• Here, the first clause of the sentence is in the passive voice. Therefore, the second part will also be in the passive voice. 
• Therefore, the correct answer is Option D. 

Time of the action is mentioned here. Therefore, simple past tense should be used here. So, bought is the best fit.