English Grammar 100 MCQs

100 MCQs – English Grammar (No Answers)

(Tense, Prepositions, Conditionals, Voice, Reported Speech, SVA, Modals, Conjunctions, Idioms, Vocabulary, etc.)

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1–20: Tenses

1.      He ___ to school every day.
a) go
b) goes
c) going
d) gone

2.      The train ___ before we reached the station.
a) leaves
b) left
c) had left
d) has left

3.      She ___ TV when I called her.
a) watched
b) was watching
c) watches
d) has watched

4.      They ___ in Kathmandu since 2015.
a) live
b) lived
c) have lived
d) had lived

5.      By next month, I ___ this project.
a) finish
b) will finish
c) will have finished
d) finished

6.      The sun ___ in the east.
a) rise
b) rises
c) rose
d) rising

7.      I ___ him yesterday.
a) meet
b) met
c) have met
d) meeting

8.      I ___ dinner when the guests arrived.
a) cook
b) cooked
c) was cooking
d) have cooked

9.      She ___ her homework already.
a) did
b) does
c) has done
d) had done

10. He said he ___ the letter.
a) posted
b) post
c) has posted
d) had posted

11. I ___ tennis every weekend.
a) play
b) played
c) am playing
d) have played

12. While I ___, the phone rang.
a) study
b) was studying
c) studied
d) have studied

13. We ___ the movie before it started raining.
a) finished
b) finish
c) had finished
d) have finished

14. She ___ here for two hours.
a) waits
b) waited
c) has been waiting
d) had been waiting

15. I think it ___ tomorrow.
a) rains
b) rained
c) will rain
d) has rained

16. They ___ abroad last year.
a) go
b) went
c) gone
d) going

17. I ___ my lunch by 2 p.m.
a) eat
b) ate
c) will have eaten
d) have eaten

18. If he ___ hard, he will pass.
a) works
b) worked
c) has worked
d) working

19. She ___ here since morning.
a) is
b) was
c) has been
d) had been

20. They ___ football when it started to rain.
a) play
b) played
c) were playing
d) have played

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21–40: Prepositions

21. He was born ___ 2001.
a) in
b) on
c) at
d) by

22. I will meet you ___ Friday.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by

23. The cat is hiding ___ the table.
a) in
b) on
c) under
d) above

24. He arrived ___ the airport early.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by

25. She walked ___ the river.
a) along
b) across
c) above
d) under

26. The book is ___ the shelf.
a) in
b) on
c) under
d) over

27. We travelled ___ bus.
a) on
b) in
c) with
d) by

28. He is afraid ___ dogs.
a) of
b) for
c) with
d) by

29. She is married ___ a doctor.
a) with
b) to
c) by
d) for

30. He congratulated me ___ my success.
a) for
b) at
c) on
d) of

31. They live ___ Kathmandu.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) by

32. He laughed ___ her joke.
a) at
b) on
c) in
d) with

33. The plane flew ___ the clouds.
a) above
b) under
c) between
d) along

34. I will return ___ two hours.
a) after
b) in
c) at
d) during

35. The boy jumped ___ the wall.
a) over
b) above
c) under
d) across

36. We walked ___ the forest.
a) through
b) across
c) under
d) on

37. The school is ___ the right side.
a) in
b) on
c) by
d) at

38. I am interested ___ music.
a) with
b) on
c) in
d) by

39. He divided the mango ___ three children.
a) among
b) between
c) with
d) by

40. The ball rolled ___ the hill.
a) up
b) down
c) over
d) along

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41–60: Subject–Verb Agreement

41. Each of the students ___ present.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be

42. Neither of the answers ___ correct.
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) be

43. The committee ___ agreed to the plan.
a) have
b) has
c) having
d) had

44. Ten kilometers ___ a long distance.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have

45. My friends ___ coming today.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) be

46. Bread and butter ___ my breakfast.
a) is
b) are
c) were
d) have

47. The news ___ shocking.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be

48. A number of students ___ present.
a) are
b) is
c) was
d) has

49. The number of students ___ increasing.
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) have

50. Either he or his brothers ___ guilty.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) be

51. Many a man ___ tried it.
a) have
b) has
c) were
d) are

52. Her family ___ large.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be

53. Fifty dollars ___ enough.
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) have

54. The pair of shoes ___ new.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be

55. Physics ___ a difficult subject.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) be

56. There ___ a cat on the roof.
a) is
b) are
c) were
d) be

57. There ___ many people here.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) be

58. Either of these books ___ useful.
a) are
b) were
c) is
d) have

59. Seven years ___ passed.
a) has
b) have
c) is
d) were

60. Much of the work ___ completed.
a) were
b) are
c) is
d) be

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61–80: Reported Speech & Conditionals

61. He said, “I am tired.” → He said that he ___ tired.
a) is
b) was
c) has been
d) will be

62. She said, “I will go.” → She said that she ___ go.
a) will
b) would
c) can
d) should

63. He said, "Do you know him?" → He asked if I ___ him.
a) know
b) knew
c) known
d) have known

64. “Don’t touch it,” she said. → She told me ___ touch it.
a) not
b) to not
c) not to
d) don’t

65. If I ___ rich, I would travel the world.
a) am
b) was
c) were
d) have been

66. If it rains, we ___ inside.
a) stay
b) will stay
c) stayed
d) would stay

67. If he had seen me, he ___ hello.
a) will say
b) would say
c) would have said
d) said

68. She said, “I have finished the work.” → She said she ___ finished the work.
a) has
b) had
c) have
d) was

69. He asked, “Where do you live?” → He asked where I ___.
a) live
b) lived
c) have lived
d) living

70. If I had time, I ___ help you.
a) will
b) would
c) would have
d) can

71. If you heat ice, it ___.
a) melts
b) melted
c) melting
d) will melt

72. If he ___ earlier, he would have caught the bus.
a) leaves
b) left
c) had left
d) has left

73. She said, “I can swim.” → She said she ___ swim.
a) can
b) could
c) will
d) would

74. “Please help me,” he said. → He requested me ___ him.
a) help
b) to help
c) helping
d) helped

75. If I were you, I ___ do it.
a) will
b) can
c) would
d) could

76. If they ___ more careful, they wouldn't have failed.
a) are
b) were
c) had been
d) have been

77. He asked me ___ I was fine.
a) whether
b) that
c) which
d) what

78. If you study hard, you ___ succeed.
a) would
b) will
c) would have
d) had

79. If she ___ her homework, she can play.
a) finishes
b) finished
c) had finished
d) finishing

80. He said that he ___ the work.
a) complete
b) completed
c) had completed
d) has completed

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81–100: Voice, Modals, Conjunctions, Vocabulary, Misc.

81. The work ___ by him.
a) done
b) was done
c) did
d) doing

82. The letter ___ tomorrow.
a) posts
b) posted
c) will be posted
d) is posting

83. You ___ obey the rules.
a) must
b) may
c) might
d) would

84. He ___ speak five languages.
a) can
b) must
c) should
d) would

85. You ___ smoke here.
a) must
b) should
c) must not
d) would not

86. She worked hard ___ she could pass.
a) so that
b) because
c) although
d) unless

87. ___ he is rich, he is not happy.
a) Because
b) Although
c) Unless
d) If

88. He ran fast ___ he was late.
a) if
b) unless
c) because
d) although

89. I like tea ___ coffee.
a) or
b) and
c) but
d) nor

90. The synonym of rapid is ___.
a) slow
b) quick
c) lazy
d) weak

91. The antonym of expand is ___.
a) increase
b) extend
c) reduce
d) widen

92. A person who writes news is a ___.
a) pilot
b) journalist
c) carpenter
d) plumber

93. The idiom “once in a blue moon” means ___.
a) always
b) very often
c) rarely
d) never

94. Choose the correct spelling:
a) accomodation
b) accommodation
c) accomdation
d) accomadation

95. She is interested ___ singing.
a) in
b) for
c) at
d) about

96. The passive form of “They built the house.” is ___.
a) The house built them.
b) The house was built.
c) The house was built by them.
d) They were built by the house.

97. Choose the correct modal: “You ___ leave now. It’s urgent.”
a) should
b) must
c) might
d) would

98. He walked ___ the room quietly.
a) into
b) onto
c) over
d) above

99. The plural of phenomenon is ___.
a) phenomenons
b) phenomina
c) phenomena
d) phenomans

100.                     A person who studies plants is called ___.
a) biologist
b) botanist
c) zoologist
d) geologist