Mixed tense
multiple-choice questions
with options a, b, c, and d.
1.
She _____ to the market when I saw her.
a) goes
b) is going
c) was going
d) will go
2.
By this time tomorrow, we _____ our exams.
a) finish
b) have finished
c) will have finished
d) had finished
3.
I _____ my homework before dinner yesterday.
a) finish
b) have finished
c) finished
d) was finishing
4.
He usually _____ to work by bus.
a) goes
b) went
c) is going
d) go
5.
They _____ a movie when the power went out.
a) watch
b) are watching
c) have watched
d) were watching
6.
I _____ in this company since 2020.
a) work
b) am working
c) have been working
d) had worked
7.
She _____ already _____ the news.
a) has / heard
b) was / hearing
c) had / hears
d) is / heard
8.
When I arrived, they _____ dinner.
a) have
b) were having
c) had
d) has
9.
He _____ in London before he moved to Paris.
a) lives
b) has lived
c) had lived
d) is living
10.
The sun _____ in the east.
a) rise
b) rises
c) rose
d) rising
11.
I _____ to the gym every day, but now I don't.
a) go
b) went
c) used to go
d) am going
12.
They _____ the project by next week.
a) complete
b) will have completed
c) have completed
d) had completed
13.
He _____ when the accident happened.
a) drives
b) was driving
c) has driven
d) drove
14.
We _____ each other for ten years.
a) knew
b) have known
c) know
d) are knowing
15.
By the time she came, I _____.
a) left
b) have left
c) had left
d) leave
16.
She _____ English for three years.
a) is learning
b) has been learning
c) learned
d) learns
17.
I think it _____ soon.
a) rain
b) rains
c) will rain
d) is raining
18.
They _____ dinner at 7 pm every night.
a) have
b) has
c) had
d) having
19.
While I _____, the phone rang.
a) sleep
b) was sleeping
c) slept
d) am sleeping
20.
He _____ the assignment just now.
a) completed
b) had completed
c) completes
d) was completing
21.
We _____ to the mountains last weekend.
a) go
b) going
c) went
d) gone
22.
I _____ my keys. Can you help me find them?
a) lose
b) lost
c) have lost
d) had lost
23.
She _____ already _____ her lunch.
a) was / eating
b) has / eaten
c) had / eating
d) eats / already
24.
The train _____ before we reached the station.
a) left
b) had left
c) leaves
d) was leaving
25.
You _____ here next week, won't you?
a) are
b) were
c) will be
d) are being
26.
They _____ at the hotel for two days.
a) stay
b) are staying
c) stayed
d) had stayed
27.
We _____ lunch when the guests arrived.
a) have
b) were having
c) had
d) had had
28.
I _____ him since we were kids.
a) know
b) knew
c) have known
d) am knowing
29.
He _____ when I called him.
a) works
b) worked
c) was working
d) is working
30.
By 2030, humans _____ on Mars.
a) live
b) will live
c) had lived
d) will have lived
31.
My brother _____ to Japan last year.
a) goes
b) went
c) has gone
d) is going
32.
They _____ just now.
a) arrive
b) have arrived
c) arrived
d) had arrived
33.
I _____ TV when she knocked on the door.
a) was watching
b) am watching
c) watched
d) had watched
34.
She _____ a new car recently.
a) buys
b) is buying
c) bought
d) has bought
35.
We _____ a lot of fun at the picnic yesterday.
a) have
b) had
c) has
d) having
36.
You _____ tired after that long trip.
a) must be
b) were
c) are
d) have been
37.
I _____ to the office before 8 a.m. every day.
a) reach
b) reached
c) am reaching
d) was reaching
38.
They _____ for the bus for half an hour.
a) are waiting
b) have been waiting
c) wait
d) waited
39.
The manager _____ the report yet.
a) doesn’t read
b) hasn’t read
c) didn’t read
d) isn’t reading
40.
I _____ this novel two times already.
a) read
b) have read
c) had read
d) am reading
The answers to the 40 mixed
tense multiple-choice questions:
1. c) was going
2. c) will have finished
3. c) finished
4. a) goes
5. d) were watching
6. c) have been working
7. a) has / heard
8. b) were having
9. c) had lived
10. b) rises
11. c) used to go
12. b) will have completed
13. b) was driving
14. b) have known
15. c) had left
16. b) has been learning
17. c) will rain
18. a) have
19. b) was sleeping
20. a) completed
21. c) went
22. c) have lost
23. b) has / eaten
24. b) had left
25. c) will be
26. c) stayed
27. b) were having
28. c) have known
29. c) was working
30. d) will have lived
31. b) went
32. c) arrived
33. a) was watching
34. d) has bought
35. b) had
36. a) must be
37. a) reach
38. b) have been waiting
39. b) hasn’t read
40. b) have read
20 practice questions
on Reported Speech with multiple-choice
options (a, b, c, d) — as requested, answers are not included:
1.
He said, “I am going to the market.”
He said that _____ to the market.
a) he is going
b) he was going
c) he will go
d) he has gone
2.
She said, “I have finished my homework.”
She said that she _____ her
homework.
a) finished
b) finishes
c) has finished
d) had finished
3.
John said, “I will help you tomorrow.”
John said that he _____ me the next
day.
a) would help
b) will help
c) helps
d) helped
4.
He said, “I can drive a car.”
He said that he _____ drive a car.
a) could
b) can
c) will
d) would
5.
She said to me, “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me _____ coffee.
a) that I like
b) do I like
c) if I liked
d) whether do I like
6.
He asked, “Where do you live?”
He asked me _____ .
a) where do I live
b) where I lived
c) where I live
d) where did I live
7.
They said, “We watched a movie yesterday.”
They said that they _____ a movie
the previous day.
a) have watched
b) had watched
c) watched
d) were watching
8.
She said, “I am reading a novel.”
She said that she _____ a novel.
a) is reading
b) has read
c) was reading
d) reads
9.
He said to me, “Please open the window.”
He requested me _____ the window.
a) open
b) opening
c) to open
d) that I open
10.
My friend said, “I met him last week.”
My friend said that he _____ him the
week before.
a) met
b) had met
c) has met
d) meets
11.
She said, “I will be waiting for you.”
She said that she _____ for me.
a) is waiting
b) would be waiting
c) will wait
d) was waiting
12.
He said to me, “Don't make a noise.”
He told me _____ a noise.
a) not make
b) to not make
c) not to make
d) don't make
13.
She asked, “What are you doing?”
She asked me what _____ .
a) am I doing
b) I am doing
c) I was doing
d) was I doing
14.
He said, “I must go now.”
He said that he _____ then.
a) must go
b) had to go
c) has to go
d) should go
15.
The teacher said, “Water boils at 100°C.”
The teacher said that water _____ at
100°C.
a) boiled
b) had boiled
c) boils
d) is boiling
16.
She said to me, “Have you seen my pen?”
She asked me _____ her pen.
a) whether I had seen
b) have I seen
c) that I saw
d) if had I seen
17.
He asked, “Did you go to the party?”
He asked me if I _____ to the party.
a) go
b) went
c) had gone
d) have gone
18.
They said, “We are planning a trip.”
They said that they _____ a trip.
a) are planning
b) were planning
c) had planned
d) plan
19.
She said, “I could swim when I was five.”
She said that she _____ swim when
she was five.
a) could
b) can
c) was able
d) is able to
20.
He said to me, “Why are you late?”
He asked me why _____ late.
a) am I
b) was I
c) I was
d) I am
The correct answers to the 20
reported speech practice questions:
1. He said that b) he was going to the market.
2. She said that she d) had finished her homework.
3. John said that he a) would help me the next day.
4. He said that he a) could drive a car.
5. She asked me c) if I liked coffee.
6. He asked me b) where I lived.
7. They said that they b) had watched a movie the previous day.
8. She said that she c) was reading a novel.
9. He requested me c) to open the window.
10. My friend said that he b) had met him the week before.
11. She said that she b) would be waiting for me.
12. He told me c) not to make a noise.
13. She asked me what c) I was doing.
14. He said that he b) had to go then.
15. The teacher said that water c) boils at 100°C.
16. She asked me a) whether I had seen her pen.
17. He asked me if I c) had gone to the party.
18. They said that they b) were planning a trip.
19. She said that she a) could swim when she was five.
20. He asked me why c) I was late.
20 practice questions on Subject-Verb Agreement with multiple-choice options (a, b, c, d) without answers, as requested:
1.
The list of items _____ on the desk.
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) have
2.
Neither of the answers _____
correct.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have been
3.
One of my friends _____ going to
Canada.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have
4.
Each of the players _____ a medal.
a) get
b) gets
c) getting
d) got
5.
The children _____ playing outside.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) has
6.
Everyone in the class _____ passed
the test.
a) have
b) has
c) are
d) were
7.
The jury _____ divided in their
opinion.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
8.
A number of students _____ absent
today.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) has
9.
The number of students in the hall _____
large.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have
10. Neither the teacher nor the students _____ aware of the
schedule.
a) is
b) are
c) has
d) was
11. My pair of shoes _____ under the bed.
a) is
b) are
c) were
d) have
12. There _____ a book and some pens on the table.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
13. The committee _____ agreed to the proposal.
a) have
b) has
c) are
d) were
14. Either Rina or her friends _____ attending the event.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) has
15. Mathematics _____ my favorite subject.
a) are
b) have
c) is
d) were
16. The news _____ shocking.
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) have
17. Several of the books _____ missing.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
18. Bread and butter _____ her only meal.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have
19. The police _____ investigating the case.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) has
20. Neither the cats nor the dog _____ in the house.
a) is
b) are
c) were
d) have
the correct answers with
explanations for the 20 Subject-Verb Agreement questions:
1.
The list
of items _____ on the desk.
b) is
"The list" is the subject, which is singular, so we use "is."
2.
Neither of
the answers _____ correct.
c) is
"Neither" is always singular, so the verb must be singular: "is."
3.
One of my
friends _____ going to Canada.
c) is
The subject is "One," which is singular, so we use "is."
4.
Each of
the players _____ a medal.
b) gets
"Each" is singular, so we use the singular verb "gets."
5.
The
children _____ playing outside.
c) are
"Children" is plural, so we use the plural verb "are."
6.
Everyone
in the class _____ passed the test.
b) has
"Everyone" is singular and takes the singular verb "has."
7.
The jury
_____ divided in their opinion.
b) are
When "jury" refers to individuals acting separately, we use "are."
8.
A number
of students _____ absent today.
c) are
"A number of" is followed by a plural noun and takes a plural
verb: "are."
9.
The number
of students in the hall _____ large.
c) is
"The number" is a singular subject, so we use "is."
10. Neither the teacher nor the students _____ aware of the
schedule.
b) are
The verb agrees with the nearest subject ("students"), which
is plural: "are."
11. My pair of shoes _____ under the bed.
a) is
"Pair" is singular, and it's the subject here, so we use "is."
12. There _____ a book and some pens on the table.
b) are
Compound subject ("a book and some pens") is plural, so use "are."
13. The committee _____ agreed to the proposal.
b) has
When acting as a single unit, "committee" is singular: "has."
14. Either Rina or her friends _____ attending the event.
c) are
The verb agrees with the subject closest to it: "friends",
which is plural: "are."
15. Mathematics _____ my favorite subject.
c) is
Subjects like "Mathematics" are singular in meaning, so we use
"is."
16. The news _____ shocking.
b) is
"News" is uncountable and singular, so we use "is."
17. Several of the books _____ missing.
b) are
"Several" is plural and takes a plural verb: "are."
18. Bread and butter _____ her only meal.
c) is
When seen as a single dish, "bread and butter" is treated as
singular: "is."
19. The police _____ investigating the case.
b) are
"Police" is always plural in usage: "are."
20. Neither the cats nor the dog _____ in the house.
a) is
The verb agrees with the closest subject ("dog"), which is
singular: "is."
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