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Tenses: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Tenses, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Choose the correct form: I ___ this movie already. (A) saw (B) have seen

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   Answer: have seen

   Solution:

   1. No specific past time is named — "already" signals an unspecified-time action connected to now, which needs the Present Perfect.

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2. Q.2

   Choose the correct form: I ___ this movie yesterday. (A) saw (B) have seen

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   Answer: saw

   Solution:

   1. "Yesterday" names a specific past time, so the Simple Past is correct, not the Present Perfect.

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3. Q.3

   Choose the correct form: By the time he reached the station, the train ___ already. (A) left (B) had left

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   Answer: had left

   Solution:

   1. Two past actions are being compared — the train leaving happened BEFORE he reached the station, so it needs the Past Perfect, "had left."

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4. Q.4

   Choose the correct form: She ___ her breakfast before she left for office. (A) finished (B) had finished

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   Answer: had finished

   Solution:

   1. Finishing breakfast happened before leaving for office — the earlier of the two past actions takes the Past Perfect.

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5. Q.5

   Choose the correct form: She has been living in Delhi ___ eight years. (A) since (B) for

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   Answer: for

   Solution:

   1. "Eight years" is a duration, so "for" is correct.

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6. Q.6

   Choose the correct form: She has been living in Delhi ___ 2015. (A) since (B) for

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   Answer: since

   Solution:

   1. "2015" is a point in time, so "since" is correct.

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7. Q.7

   Choose the correct form: The patient ___ before the doctor arrived. (A) died (B) had died

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   Answer: had died

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8. Q.8

   Choose the correct form: He ___ his homework already; he can go out and play. (A) finished (B) has finished

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   Answer: has finished

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9. Q.9

   Choose the correct form: They have been working on this project ___ three months. (A) since (B) for

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   Answer: for

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10. Q.10

    Choose the correct form: When I ___ home, my parents had already gone to bed. (A) reached (B) had reached

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    Answer: reached

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11. Q.11

    Choose the correct form: He ___ his homework two hours ago. (A) finished (B) has finished

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    Answer: finished

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