1. He usually ______ (go) to bed at 10 PM.
a)
go
b)
goes
c)
going
d)
gone
Answer:
goes
2. 2. Look! The stars ______ (twinkle) in the sky.
a)
twinkles
b)
are twinkling
c)
twinkled
d)
have twinkled
Answer:
are twinkling
3. 3. I ______ (not see) him since last Monday.
a)
didn't see
b)
don't see
c)
have not seen
d)
had not seen
Answer:
have not seen
4. 4. It ______ (rain) since morning.
a)
is raining
b)
rained
c)
has been raining
d)
was raining
Answer:
has been raining
5. 5. The train ______ (leave) before we reached the station.
a)
left
b)
had left
c)
leaves
d)
has left
Answer:
had left
6. If it rains, we ______ (not go) out.
a)
would not go
b)
will not go
c)
did not go
d)
do not go
Answer:
will not go
7. 7. I wish I ______ (be) a king.
a)
am
b)
was
c)
were
d)
been
Answer:
were
8. 8. He speaks as if he ______ (know) everything.
a)
knows
b)
knew
c)
had known
d)
is knowing
Answer:
knew
9. 9. The virtue ______ (bring) its own reward.
a)
bring
b)
brings
c)
brought
d)
bringing
Answer:
brings
10. 10. We had better ______ (stay) home today.
a)
stayed
b)
to stay
c)
stay
d)
staying
Answer:
stay
11. 11. I cannot help ______ (laugh) at his jokes.
a)
laugh
b)
laughed
c)
laughing
d)
to laugh
Answer:
laughing
12. 12. Five years ______ (pass) since my grandfather died.
a)
passed
b)
have passed
c)
has passed
d)
pass
Answer:
have passed
13. 13. While ______ (walk) in the garden, a snake bit him.
a)
walk
b)
walked
c)
walking
d)
was walking
Answer:
walking
14. 14. The patient ______ (die) after the doctor had come.
a)
died
b)
had died
c)
dies
d)
dying
Answer:
died
15. 15. He went to the market with a view to ______ (buy) a book.
a)
buy
b)
bought
c)
buying
d)
buys
Answer:
buying
16. 16. One of the boys ______ (be) absent yesterday.
a)
are
b)
were
c)
was
d)
is
Answer:
was
17. 17. By this time next year, I ______ (finish) my course.
a)
will finish
b)
shall have finished
c)
finished
d)
have finished
Answer:
shall have finished
18. 18. It is high time we ______ (change) our food habits.
a)
change
b)
changed
c)
changing
d)
have changed
Answer:
changed
19. 19. Water ______ (freeze) at 0 degree Celsius.
a)
freezes
b)
freeze
c)
freezing
d)
froze
Answer:
freezes
20. 20. Yesterday he ______ (come) to our house.
a)
comes
b)
came
c)
coming
d)
has come
Answer:
came
21. 21. Many a student ______ (waste) his time nowadays.
a)
wastes
b)
waste
c)
wasting
d)
wasted
Answer:
wastes
22. 22. Neither Rina nor her friends ______ (be) present today.
a)
is
b)
was
c)
are
d)
has
Answer:
are
23. 23. Scarcely had he arrived at the station when the train ______ (start).
a)
started
b)
had started
c)
starts
d)
starting
Answer:
started
24. 24. The mobile phone is worth ______ (buy).
a)
buy
b)
buying
c)
to buy
d)
bought
Answer:
buying
25. 25. She made me ______ (do) the work.
a)
to do
b)
doing
c)
do
d)
done
Answer:
do
26. 26. Rice ______ (sell) cheap in the market now.
a)
sells
b)
is selling
c)
is sold
d)
sold
Answer:
is sold
27. 27. I saw the girl ______ (dance) on the stage.
a)
dance
b)
danced
c)
dancing
d)
to dance
Answer:
dancing
28. 28. No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ______ (run) away.
a)
run
b)
ran
c)
runs
d)
running
Answer:
ran
29. 29. He ______ (suffer) from fever for five days before the doctor came.
a)
was suffering
b)
had been suffering
c)
suffered
d)
has been suffering
Answer:
had been suffering
30. 30. The headmaster and secretary ______ (be) present in the last meeting.
a)
were
b)
was
c)
are
d)
is
Answer:
was
31. 31. The news ______ (be) shocking to everyone.
a)
are
b)
were
c)
is
d)
have been
Answer:
is
32. 32. Would you mind ______ (open) the window?
a)
open
b)
opened
c)
opening
d)
to open
Answer:
opening
33. 33. As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, the students ______ (stand) up.
a)
stand
b)
stood
c)
standing
d)
stands
Answer:
stood
34. 34. Last night I ______ (have) a terrible dream.
a)
have
b)
has
c)
had
d)
having
Answer:
had
35. 35. If I had seen him, I ______ (tell) him the news.
a)
will tell
b)
would tell
c)
would have told
d)
told
Answer:
would have told
36. 36. Ill news ______ (run) apace.
a)
run
b)
runs
c)
running
d)
ran
Answer:
runs
37. 37. Bread and butter ______ (be) my favorite breakfast.
a)
are
b)
were
c)
is
d)
being
Answer:
is
38. 38. The price of daily commodities ______ (go) up day by day.
a)
is going
b)
go
c)
goes
d)
are going
Answer:
is going
39. 39. He ran fast lest he ______ (miss) the train.
a)
will miss
b)
should miss
c)
missed
d)
can miss
Answer:
should miss
40. 40. The food ______ (cook) by my mother at this moment.
a)
cooks
b)
is cooking
c)
is being cooked
d)
cooked
Answer:
is being cooked