Test: Type II (Tenses) - Banking Exams MCQ

The present perfect form of the verb 'diagnose' is 'has diagnosed'.

Out of the given sentences, the sentence 'Riya ran to catch the train.' correctly uses the simple past tense as it uses the simple past form of the verb 'run', which is 'ran'.

Out of the given sentences, the sentence 'By the time we will reach home, Cathy will have prepared dinner for us.' correctly uses the future perfect tense as the verb 'have' is preceded by the future form of the verb 'to be', which is 'will' followed by the past participle of the main verb 'prepare'.

A tense of a verb denotes the time of an action or an event.

The underlined sentence is in simple present tense as it uses the simple present form of the verb 'cook'. Also, it expresses the habit of a person.

Out of the given sentences, the sentence 'Zara had been missing her friend very badly' correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense as it uses the past perfect form of the verb 'to have', which is 'had been' followed by the continuous form of the verb 'miss', which is 'missing'.

Option A is correct. The tense of a verb tells us when the action or event occurs. For example, in the sentence I wrote a letter to my mother, the verb "wrote" tells us that the action occurred in the past.

Option B is incorrect as the number of the verb tells us whether it is singular or plural.

Option C is incorrect as the person tells us whether the verb is in first person, second person or third person.

Option D is incorrect as the correct answer is A.

The tense of a sentence indicates the time at which the action is taking place, whether it is happening now (present), happened before (past), or will happen in the future. The verb in a sentence plays a crucial role in determining its tense. In this sentence, we are required to choose a word that indicates the correct tense. The speaker mentions that "my brother-in-law" plays football in the same club as them. Since this is a daily occurrence and the action of "playing football" is not happening at present or in the past, we need to select an option that reflects a habitual or regular activity. Therefore, option D, which uses "plays" in the simple present tense, is the correct choice. Option A, which uses "is playing" in the present continuous tense, does not sound natural because the speaker is referring to a daily activity that is not happening right now. Option B, which uses "played" in the simple past tense, would have been more appropriate if "used to" were added to indicate a past routine. Finally, option C, which uses "play" in the simple present tense but in the first person point of view ("I play football"), is incorrect as the speaker is referring to their brother-in-law, who is in the third person.

NOTE: 'Three so far' explains that the action of 'winning' has ended. Hence, we will fill in the blanks with the present perfect tense.
Option A - 'Did', 'win', are used in past tense and not in present perfect tense. Thus option A is incorrect.
Option B - 'Have' is the plural form of the auxiliary verb which is used with a plural subject only. As 'she' is the singular subject, we can't use 'have' here. Hence, option B is incorrect.
Option C - 'Win' is used to describe a sentence in the simple present tense. Hence, 'has', 'win' can't be used here. Thus option C is incorrect.
Option D - As 'she' is the third person singular subject, we can use 'has' which is the singular form of the auxiliary/helping verb. The present perfect tense requires the verb in the past participle form, hence, 'won' is correct. Thus option D is the correct answer.
'How many trophies has she won? Three so far.'

According to the traditional rule, the future tense is formed by using 'shall' with first person pronouns (i.e. I and we), while 'will' is used with second and third person pronouns (i.e. you, he, she, it, they) to express future actions. Therefore, option C is correct, and option D is incorrect. In the sentence, the first blank requires an auxiliary (modal) verb, while the second blank needs a main verb. The auxiliary verb helps determine the tense of the sentence, while the main verb carries out the action. Options C and D both use 'you' as a second person pronoun, and 'will' is the appropriate auxiliary verb to use in this context to indicate future tense. If 'shall' is used, it suggests a sense of duty or obligation rather than future plans. Hence, option C is correct, and option D is incorrect. Options A and B, which use 'do' and 'are' respectively, refer to the present tense forms and are unsuitable for expressing future actions as required in the given sentence. Therefore, options A and B are incorrect.