Tenses MCQ For Class 10 | Choose The Grammatically Correct Sentence
Each sentence is given in four different ways. Only one of them is grammatically correct. Choose the correct one. This multiple choice questions worksheet tests your understanding of basic rules of tenses. It is helpful for class 10 students preparing for term 1 English exam.
1. (a) I knew that she is making a mistake.
(b) I know that she was making a mistake.
(c) I knew that she was making a mistake.
(d) I had known that she was making a mistake.
Answer: (c)
2. (a) Suddenly it occurs to me that I haven’t locked the door.
(b) Suddenly it occurred to me that I haven’t locked the door.
(c) Suddenly it occurred to me that I hadn’t locked the door.
(d) Suddenly it occurs to me that I didn’t lock the door.
Answer: (c)
3. (a) I always knew that he will land himself in trouble.
(b) I always know that he will land himself in trouble.
(c) I have always known that he will land himself in trouble.
(d) I always knew that he would land himself in trouble.
Answer: (d)
4. (a) He put on his coat, opened the door and rushed out.
(b) He was putting on his coat, opening the door rushed out.
(c) He put on his coat, opened the door and was rushing out.
(d) He put on his coat and opened the door rushing out.
Answer: (a)
5. (a) If you listened to me, you wouldn’t have landed yourself in trouble.
(b) If you had listened to me, you wouldn’t have landed yourself in trouble.
(c) If you listen to me, you wouldn’t land yourself in trouble.
(d) If you had listened to me, you will not land yourself in trouble.
Answer: (b)
6. (a) I would rather you stopped talking to her.
(b) I would rather you to stop talking to her.
(c) I would rather you stop talking to her.
(d) I would rather you will stop talking to her.
Answer: (a)
7. (a) The forecast said that the next day will be fine.
(b) The forecast said that the next day would be fine.
(c) The forecast said that the next day would have been fine.
(d) The forecast said that the next day was fine.
Answer: (b)
8. (a) On a bus, he was first meeting the woman he would one day marry.
(b) On a bus, he first met the woman he will one day marry.
(c) On a bus, he would first meet the woman he would one day marry.
(d) On a bus, he first met the woman he would one day marry.
Answer: (d)
9. (a) In a perfect world, no one would die of hunger.
(b) In a perfect world, no one had died of hunger.
(c) In a perfect world, no one will be dying of hunger.
(d) In a perfect world, no one would have been dying of hunger.
Answer: (a)
10. (a) If I had lots of money, I will give some to charities.
(b) If I had lots of money, I would have given some to charities.
(c) If I had lots of money, I would give some to charities.
(d) If I have lots of money, I would have given some to charities.
Answer: (c)
