Fill in the blank with the correct form of the tense:
1. The boys __________ cricket in the playground.
a) will played
b) was playing
c) are playing
d) is played
Answer: c)
2. Felix _________ from chicken pox.
a) is suffering
b) has suffer
c) were suffering
d) will suffers
Answer: a)
3. Mariam ________ the late-night party because she has not got the permission from her parents.
a) had attended
b) did attend
c) will not attend
d) cannot attends
Answer: c)
4. Rebecca _____ to try her hand at pottery.
a) will wanted
b) wants
c) want
d) is want
Answer: b)
5. Brunei’s King ______ our country next month.
a) will visit
b) has visits
c) are visiting
d) were visited
Answer: a)
6. Jonathan _______ to book the tickets for us, wasn’t he?
a) were supposed
b) is supposing
c) was supposed
d) had supposed
Answer: c)
7. The friendly barber skillfully _______ my hair.
a) trims
b) was trimmed
c) were trimming
d) trimmed
Answer: d)
8. The prisoner _________ day after tomorrow.
a) was released
b) releases
c) will be released
d) has released
Answer: c)
9. Kyle _____ soccer practice with other guys other than his class.
a) has been doing
b) were doing
c) was did
d) will doing
Answer: a)
10. Are you even ______ to me?
a) listen
b) listens
c) listened
d) listening
Answer: d)
11. Fill in the blank with the correct present perfect tense:
I ________ (cry) in the theatre while watching the movie. (CREST 2021-22)
a) have cried
b) has cried
c) was cried
d) were cried
Answer: a)
12. The children ________ eagerly in line to get their ice cream cones from the new shop that _________ in the neighbourhood.
a) stands, opens
b) stood, opened
c) standing, opening
d) will stand, will open
Answer: b)
13. Next summer, our family ________ a trip to the Grand Canyon, which we ____________ for years.
a) takes, planned
b) took, planning
c) taking, will plan
d) will take, have been planning
Answer: d)
14. Zayn ________ to the music on his headphones while jogging through the park every morning.
a) listens
b) listened
c) listening
d) listen
Answer: a)
15. Right now, the team ________ hard to prepare for the game and ________ to bring home the trophy.
a) works, hoped
b) worked, hoping
c) working, hope
d) works, hopes
Answer: d)
16. Fill in the blank with the most suitable form of tense:
I don't know who ________ this wall. (CREST 2022-23)
a) does paints
b) painted
c) painting
d) paint
Answer: b)
17. Shelly _________ her birthday party for next Saturday, but she _________ the invitations yet.
a) plans, hasn't sent
b) planning, didn't send
c) planned, isn't sending
d) plan, won't send
Answer: a)
18. By the time the Sun _________, the hikers _________ the top of the mountain.
a) set, reach
b) sets, will reach
c) setting, reaching
d) sets, will have reached
Answer: d)
19. The famous author _________ a book signing event tomorrow, and many fans _________ to meet her.
a) will attend, hoping
b) attending, hopes
c) attends, hoped
d) will attend, hope
Answer: d)
20. Identify the tense form for the given sentence:
The farmer is ploughing the field using oxen. (CREST 2023-24)
a) present continuous tense
b) simple past tense
c) present perfect tense
d) past perfect tense
Answer: a)
