tenses

Q1. Which option would be true about the following sentence if it was written in the active voice? Coco was treated by the best vet in town.

The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘treated’.

The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘was treated’.

The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘was being treated’.

The underlined verb phrase will change to ‘treat’.

Q2. Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense. Mohan ______ his car, coats it with a special chemical and buffs it till it shines.

wash

washed

washes

washing

Q3. Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense.  Direct Norris said, “I have seen this movie so many times before.” Indirect Norris said that he ________ that movie so many times before.

has seen

have seen

had seen

saw

Q4. Which statement is true for the sentence?  (a) By the time the authorities were notified, (b) the poachers had already fled.

(a) Occurred first and (b) later.

(b) Occurred first and (a) later.

Both (a) and (b) occurred simultaneously.

Cannot be determined.

Q5. Fill in the blanks with verbs in their correct tense. Mahua ______ to school every day. En route, she _____ up her friend Gargi. The two girls _____ school on time every day, thanks to Mahua’s fast feet.

cycles, picked, reach

cycle, pick, reach

cycled, picks, reaches

cycles, picks, reach

Q6. Which sentence is incorrect? 

The sniper is aiming at the terrorist from an old abandoned building.

Loving what you do is a prerequisite in this field.

Ganesh avoids owing money to anybody.

We are all belonging to this glorious nation we call India.

Q7. What is the tense of the underlined verb? Kasturi is willing to act as a mediator between the two fighting friends.

Simple present

Present continuous/progressive

Present perfect

Future continuous/progressive

Q8. What are the tense forms used in the paragraph? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all   going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. (From The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)  

Simple present tense and simple past tense

Past continuous tense

Simple past tense and past progressive tense

Simple past tense

Q9. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form. The delicious-looking delicacies _________ divine.

was smelling

are smelling

smell

were smelling

Q10. Fill in the blank with a verb in the correct tense. Rochelle and Gia _________ back home when they encountered a homeless man by the roadside.

had walked

were walking

walk

have walked