Common English
English Tenses — Fill in the Blanks
15 fill-in-the-blank questions testing tense usage in PSC exam pattern.
English Tenses — Fill in the Blanks
15 questions · 10 minutes
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Q1.She ___ to school every day.
Explanation: Simple Present with third person singular (she) = goes.
Q2.I ___ this book yesterday.
Explanation: 'Yesterday' = Simple Past. Buy → Bought.
Q3.They ___ football since morning.
Explanation: 'Since morning' = Present Perfect Continuous: have been + V-ing.
Q4.The train ___ before we reached.
Explanation: Past action before another past action = Past Perfect: had + V3.
Q5.If it rains, I ___ at home.
Explanation: Type 1 conditional: If + present → will + V1.
Q6.He ___ here for 10 years.
Explanation: 'For 10 years' (continuing to present) = Present Perfect: has lived.
Q7.She ___ when I called her.
Explanation: Ongoing past action interrupted by another = Past Continuous: was + V-ing.
Q8.The exam ___ at 10 AM tomorrow.
Explanation: Scheduled future events use Simple Present: 'The exam starts at 10 AM.'
Q9.I wish I ___ a bird.
Explanation: 'Wish' clauses use subjunctive: 'I wish I were...' (not 'was' in formal grammar).
Q10.By next year, she ___ her degree.
Explanation: Future Perfect: will have + V3. By next year (future deadline) = will have completed.
Q11.He ___ the door and went out.
Explanation: Two sequential past actions: opened (past) and went (past).
Q12.Water ___ at 100°C.
Explanation: Universal/scientific truths use Simple Present: 'Water boils at 100°C.'
Q13.Look! The baby ___.
Explanation: 'Look!' indicates happening now = Present Continuous: is crying.
Q14.I ___ never ___ to Japan.
Explanation: Experience up to now = Present Perfect: 'I have never been to Japan.'
Q15.She asked me where I ___.
Explanation: Indirect speech: present becomes past. 'Where do you live?' → 'where I lived.'
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