Tense – Fill in the blank

In this post Tense – Fill in the blank, there will be some important questions [Tense – Fill in the blank] based on Tense. These questions have been frequently asked in the various exams of SSC. In this post, you can also learn the detailed solution to each question.

1. Only one of the boys _________ not done the home-work given yesterday.

[A] have

[B] has

[C] can

[D] could

2. It is time we _________ with determination.

[A] act

[B] acted

[C] have acted

[D] will act

3. When the thief entered the house, the inmates _________ in the hall.

[A] were slept

[B] were sleeping

[C] slept

[D] had been sleeping

4. The thief explained how he _________ from the jail.

[A] escapes

[B] had escaped

[C] escaped

[D] has escaped

5. They did not know where they _________ from.

[A] had come

[B] have come

[C] has come

[D] come

6. Madhu has not been able to recall where _________ .

[A] Does she live

[B] She lived

[C] Did she live

[D] Lived the girl

7. When he died, Ramanujan _________ behind three notebooks.

[A] was leaving

[B] had left

[C] left

[D] leaves

8. All the applicants _________ and the results will be announced next week.

[A] rank

[B] are to rank

[C] are to be ranked

[D] are ranking

9. Tourists always enjoyed _________ the setting Sun in the Darjeeling hills.

[A] to watch

[B] watching

[C] in seeing

[D] seeing

10. Ramappa _________ as the mayor of the town and he will assume charge this Friday.

[A] elects

[B] elected

[C] is elected

[D] is electing

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11. Just as in a family it is the willing cooperation of its members that _________ happiness and contentment, so is it in the larger family of the nation.

[A] brought

[B] will bring

[C] brings

[D] bought

12. The old man could not remember where he _________ his money.

[A] deposits

[B] is depositing

[C] had deposited

[D] will deposit

13. Hamid _________ in Mumbai for three years when his parents came to visit.

[A] has lived

[B] had lived

[C] was living

[D] had been living

14. Two years have passed since he _________ here.

[A] has come

[B] come

[C] came

[D] had come

15. Will those of you who have objections to this proposal _________ put up your hands, please?

[A] discussed

[B] being discussed

[C] having discussed

[D] discussing

16. She had frequent toothaches. So she decided to _________

[A] remove her teeth

[B] removing her teeth

[C] have her teeth removed

[D] having her teeth removed

17. The mechanic _________ the vehicle since this morning.

[A] repaired

[B] repairing

[C] has been repairing

[D] will be repairing

18. If I had worked here, I _________ very high marks in the examination.

[A] scored

[B] would score

[C] could score

[D] would have scored

19. I got used _________ on the right when I was in the U.S. for two years.

[A] driving

[B] to drive

[C] to driving

[D] by driving

20. Had you told me earlier I _________ the meeting.

[A] had attended

[B] have attended

[C] attended

[D] would have attended

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