The real test- 1
Trouble with Tenses
01.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
I have looked for a good doctor before I met you
b)
I had looked for a good doctor before I met you.
c)
I looked for a good doctor before I had met you.
d)
I am looking for a good doctor before meeting you
02. He has been ill-Friday last.
a) Form b) On
c) In d) Since
03. She told
me his name after he-
a) Left b) had left
c) has
left d) has been leaving.
04. Just now
he-his dinner but he says he’ll see you when he’s finished.
a) is
having b) has had
c) was
having d) had
05. When
the police arrive, the criminal have already escaped.
a) the
criminal has already
b) the
criminal were already
c) the
criminal had already
d)
the criminal already
e)
the criminal was already
06. BY the
time I had reached the bottom of the mountain, I.......extremely tired.
a) feel b) is
c) was
feeling d) am feeling
e)
felt
07. It.........a
great shock to everyone because he had not said a word for 10 years
a) was b) is
c) will
be d) are
e) had
. By the time I had reached the bottom of
the mountain, I extremely tired.
a) feel b) have been felt
c) am
feeling d) felt
e) none of them
09. Rahim did
not get admission because he-
a) did
not enough study
b) had
not enough study
c)
did not study enough
d)
had not studied enough
e) had
not have studied enough
10. The test is going well. We
any problems.
a) didn’t
have b) haven’t
c) might
have d) couldn’t have
11. Choose
the correct sentence.
a) Put
your coat before you go will out.
b) Put
your coat on before you will go out.
c) Put
your coat on before you go out
d) Put on
your coat before you will go out
12. We a holiday since the beginning of
this year. Which of the following verb form can best complete the above
sentence?
a) did
not have
b) have
not had
c) are
not having
d) had
not had
13. Use the
appropriate verb form.
I the task by the time he began to write
the report:
a) I had
completed
b) have
completed
c) had
been completing
d) will
have been completing.
14. Stay
where you are until patient
a)
arrives b) arrived
c) to
arrive d) arriving
15. The
doctor insisted that his patient
a) that he not work too hard for three
months
b) take it easy for three months
c) taking it easy inside for three
months.
d)
to take some vacations for three months
e)
taking it easy for three months.
16. On Sundays I usually go fishing or something
else interesting.
a) doing b)
did
e) shall do c) have doing
d) have done
17. The
teacher suggested that her students............experiences with ESP.
a) write a composition on their
b) to write composition about
c) wrote some compositions of his to her
d) had written any composition for his.
e) be written a composition about the
18. Fast-food restaurants have become popular
in our country because many working people-
a) to eat quickly and cheaply
b) eat quickly and cheaply
c) eating quickly and cheaply
d) eaten quickly and cheaply`
e)
None of these.
19. The sentence.`` I have been doing’’ is:
a) Present Indefinite. b) Present Continuous
c)
Present Perfect d) Present Prefect
continuous.
e) None
20. His
uncle arrived while he the
dinner.
a) would cook b) had cookedq
c) cook d) was cooking.
21. Choose
the correct tense.
a) I had finished the book yesterday
b) I finished the book yesterday
c) I have finished the book yesterday
d) I was finishing the book yesterday.
22. It seemed that –
a) the day will never end.
b)
the day would never end
c)
the day never ends
d)
the day never ended
23. Which of the following sentences is not
correct?
a) She doesn’t attend class regularly
b) They don’t attend class regularly
c) She don’t attend class regularly
d) She does attend class regularly
e) They will attend class regularly
24. I before Mr. Rahman went to my office.
a) have arrived b) had arrived
c) is arrived d) would arrived
25. Choose
the correct tense in the sentence ` I him
only one letter up to now.’
a) sent b)
have sent
c) has send d) had sent.
26. Choose
the correct tense in the sentence is not correct?
a) become b) becoming
c) has become d) will have become.
27. By the middle of the twenty frist century,
the computer a necessity in every home.
a) Did they wrote books? b) Did they write books?
c) Did they writing books? d) Did they
have written books?
28. I here since 1980.
a) live b)
am living
c) have been living. d) lived
29. My friend before I come.
a) would be leaving b) had been leaving
c)
had left d) will leave e) is left
30. They (to dig ) the pond for a month.
a) They are digging the pond of a month
b) They have been digging the pond for a
month
c) The had dug the pond for a month
d) They dig the pond for a month
31. Complete the sentence:
An intensive search was conducted by the
detective to locate those criminals who-
a) have had escaped b) had escaped
c) are escaping d) have been escaping.
32. Choose the correct sentence-
a) He has been working in the factory
for six months.
b) He was working in the factory for six
months
c) He has been working with the factory
for six months
d) He was working in the factory for six
months
33. ‡Kvb evK¨wU ï× ?
a) We shall reach the station before the train leaves
the station.
b) We
will have reached the station before the train leaves the station
c)
We reach the station before the train leaves
d)
We shall have reached the station before the train leaves the station.
34. Choose the right potion to fill in the gap
in the following sentence-
He abroad for ten years before he
settled down in Bangladesh.
a) has worked b) had worked
c) had not off d) would work
35. If you intend to apply for an advertised
position a professional resume.
a) Did not take of b) took off
c) had not off d) had taken off
36. If you intend to apply for an advertised
position. a professional resume.
a) It is required for attaching
b) as it is required that you to attach
c) it is required that you to attach
d) it is required that you attach
37. The baby because it is hungry now.
a) is crying b) cries
c) is d)
are
38. Choose the right tense.
My friend before comes.
a) would be leaving b) had been leaving
c) had left d) will marry
39. wb‡Pi ev‡K¨i k~b¨¯’v‡b †KvbwU Dchy³ n‡e ?
a) are married b)
had been married
c) will bave been married d) will marry
40. We shall......the work before be comes.
a) finish b) have finished
c) finished d) be finishing
41. We shall the work before be comes.
a) finish b) have finished
c) finished d) be finishing
42. The conjunction of the past perfect
follows-
a) I have spoken b) He has eaten
c) I have gone d) He had spoken the truth.
43. We (to write in the examination hall
a) writing b) writeq
c) shall be writing d) writen
44. Use the right tense, Hakim-
for a new room-mate before he is finally
succeeded.
a) has been looking b) will be looking
c) had been looking d) has looked
45. Fill up the blank in the sentence below: ``
He before my father
went home.’’
a) is arrived b) has arrived
c) had arrived d) have arrived
46. Choose the correct sentence-
a) It is raining for three days b) It has been raining for there days
c) It rained for three days d) It was raining for three days
47. Slow and steady the race.
a) win b)
has won
c) wins d)
won
48. Choose the correct sentence
a) I an here since Monday b)
I have been here since Monday
c)
I am here from Monday d) I was here
since Monday
49. Selim is absent because he ...........a
cold.
a) is having b) have
c) will have d) has
50. Choose the correct sentence.
a) He
lives here for five months
b) He is
living here for five months
c) He has
been living here for five months
d) He
live here for five months
51. Avwg
MZKvj †Zvgvi wPwV †c‡qwQ|
a) I have had your letter yesterday
b) I received your letter yesterday
c) I had received your letter yesterday
52. Select the best option.
It’s 10 a.m. now. The sun in the eastern
sky.
a) shines b) is
shining
c) has been shining d) had been shining.
53. ‡m Kvj GLv‡b Avwmqv‡Q-Gi †Kvb Bs‡iwRwU mwVK ?
a) He has came here yesterday
b) He has come here yesterday
c) He came here yesterday
d) had been shining.
54. †Kvb k㸇jv Past
form-G Av‡Q
?
a) Spoke, Cost, Left b) Take, Throw, Cut
c) Read, Set, Swim d) Beat, Bite, Bear
55. The doctor after the patient had died. evK¨wUi Rb¨ wb‡gœ cÖ`Ë mwVK wbe©vPb
Ki“b :
a) had come b) was come
c) was coming d) came
56. We shall return before the sun-
a) sets b)
will set
c) is setting d) has set
57. ‡Kvb Tense
?
I have received your letter.
a) Simple Present b) Past Continuou
c) Present Perfect d) Past Perfect
58. be+veb+ing-form
Which one of the following sentences
matches the structure above?
a) Rana
is having a birthday party.
b) I am to go
to send a letter
c) Rahima has
gone to the city
d) Rana having
a party went to the zoo.
59. Use the right tense.
a) has been looking b) had been absent since Friday
c) will be looking d) had looking.
60. Choose the correct Sentence.
a)
He has been absent from Friday
b) He has been absent since Friday
c) He is absent since Friday
d) He was absent since Friday
61. Which one of the following is a wrong
sentence?
a) How long have you been unemployed?
b) How long do you know her?
c) My sister got married to a teacher
d) She has been ill for a long time
62. By 2010, I for this firm 15 years
a) will be working b) will work.
c) have worked d) will have worked
63. Complete the sentence
I will phone you when I the news.
a) am getting b) get
c) will get d) will
be getting.
64. Jashim looks sick.
a) He has suffered for fever form fever
for the last 3 days
b) He has been suffering from fever for
the last 3 days
c) He has been suffering with fever for
the last 3 days
d) He has been suffering of fever for
the last 3 days
65. I was lived that night, I wood all morning.
a) was cutting b) had been cutting
c) had cut d) cut
66. Hello, Bashir, I didn’t expect to see you
today. Sharmin said you ill
a) are b)
were
c) was d)
should be
67. Choose the correct tense
a) Javed was so exhausted that he lain
down for a sleep
b) Javed was so exhausted that he had
laid down for a sleep.
c) Javed was so exhausted that he was lying
down for a sleep
d) Javed
was so exhausted that he will lay down for a sleep
68. We waited until the plane
a) did not take off b) took off
c) had not taken off d) had taken off
69. An intensive search was con-ducted by the
detective to locate those
a) have had escaped b) had escaped
c) are escaping d) have been escaping
70. Choose the correct sentence.
a) I asked Javed had he passed
b) I asked Javed if he had passed
c) I asked Javed if you had passed
d) I asked Javed that had he passed
71. When I saw her leaving in a hurry, I
...........her where she was going.
a) freezes b) will freeze
c) would freeze d) froze
72. When I saw her leaving in a hurry,
I.........her where she was going.
a) have asked b) was asking
c) had asked d) asked
73. Which of the following is a correct
sentence?
a) She denied that she had been written
the letter
b) She denied that she had written the
letter.
c) She denied that she wrote the letter.
d) She denied that she has written the
letter.
74. When water ,it
turns into ice.
a) freezes b) will freeze
c) would freeze d) froze
75. They asked me what I have taken for breakfast
–(fyj AskwU
wPwüZ Ki“b)
a) asked b) what
c) have taken d) for
76. Choose the correct tense:
a) Mohua was so exhausted that she lain
down for a nap
b) Mohua was so exhausted that she laid
down for a nap
c) Mohua was so exhausted that she was
lying down for a nap
d) Mohua was so exhausted that she will lay down for
a nap
77. Before my father ...............a houuse on
the plot, paddy was grown here.
a) constructing b) constructed
c) constructs d) did construct
78. An intensive search was conducted by the
detectives to locate those criminals who.
a) have had escaped b) had escaped
c) are escaping d) have been escaping
79. It seemed that-
a) the day will never end b) the day would never end
c)
the day never ends d) the day never ended
80. Because of his broken hip, John has not
and possibly never will be able.
a) has not and possibly never will be
able to run.
b) has not and possibly will never be
able to run.
c) has not been and possible never would
be able to run
d) has not and possibly never would be
able to run.
1.
Ans: (B) 2. Ans: (D) 3. Ans: (B) 4. Ans: (B) 5.
Ans: (C) 6. Ans: (E)
7.
Ans-A 8. Ans: (D) 9. Ans: (D) 10. Ans: (B) 11.
Ans: (C) 12. Ans: (B)
13. Ans:
(A) 14. Ans: (A) 15. Ans: (B) 16. Ans: (D) 17.
Ans: (A) 18. Ans: (B)
19. Ans:
(D) 20. Ans: (D) 21. Ans: (B) 22. Ans: (B) 22.
Ans: (B) 23. Ans: (C)
24. Ans:
(B) 25.Ans: (B) 26. Ans: (D) 27. Ans: (B) 28.
Ans: (C) 29. Ans: (C)
30. Ans:
(B) 31. Ans: (B) 32. Ans: (A) 33. Ans: (D) 34.
Ans: (B) 35. Ans: (B)
36. Ans:
(D) 37. Ans: (A) 38. Ans: (C) 39. Ans: (C) 40.
Ans: (B) 41. Ans: (B)
42. Ans:
(D) 43. Ans: (B) 44. Ans: (A) 45. Ans: (C) 46.
Ans: (B) 47.Ans: (C)
48. Ans:
(B) 49. Ans: (D) 50. Ans: (C) 51. Ans: (B) 52.
Ans: (B) 53. Ans: (C)
54. Ans:
(A) 55. Ans: (D) 56. Ans: (A) 57. Ans: (C) 58.
Ans: (A) 59. Ans: (B)
60. Ans:
(B) 61.Ans: (B) 62. Ans: (D) 63. Ans: (B) 64.
Ans: (B) 65. Ans: (B)
66. Ans:
(B) 67.Ans: (C) 68. Ans: (B) 69. Ans: (B) 70
Ans: (B) 71. Ans: (A)
72. Ans:
(D) 73.Ans: (B) 74. Ans: (A) 75. Ans: (C) 76.
Ans: (C) 77. Ans: (B)
78. Ans: (B) 79. Ans: (B) 80. Ans: (C)
