Tenses Quiz - CBSE Class 11 English

Free practice quiz: Tenses (CBSE Class 11 English). 20 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Identify the tense used in the sentence: "She sings beautifully."

   1. Past Simple
   2. Present Simple
   3. Future Simple
   4. Present Continuous
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   Answer: B. Present Simple

   The sentence describes a habitual action in the present, indicating the use of the Present Simple tense.

2. Identify the tense: "He had finished his work before the deadline."

   1. Past Simple
   2. Present Perfect
   3. Past Perfect
   4. Future Perfect
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   Answer: C. Past Perfect

   The sentence shows an action completed before another past action (the deadline).

3. Explain the use of the future perfect tense.

   1. To express an action happening now.
   2. To express a completed action in the future.
   3. To express an action in progress at a future time.
   4. To express a habitual action.
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   Answer: B. To express a completed action in the future.

   The future perfect describes an action that will be finished before a specified time in the future.

4. Rewrite the paragraph using consistent and correct tense: "I went to the park. I will see my friend. We played football."

   1. I went to the park. I saw my friend. We played football.
   2. I go to the park. I will see my friend. We play football.
   3. I go to the park. I saw my friend. We played football.
   4. I went to the park. I will see my friend. We will play football.
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   Answer: A. I went to the park. I saw my friend. We played football.

   The paragraph should maintain a consistent past tense as all events happened in the past.

5. Explain how the context influences the choice of tense in a narrative.

   1. Context has no impact on tense.
   2. Context determines the sequence of events but not the specific tense used.
   3. Context determines the appropriate tense to convey the time relationship between events.
   4. Context only influences the use of past tense.
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   Answer: C. Context determines the appropriate tense to convey the time relationship between events.

   The context sets the timeline; the author chooses tenses to show events occurring simultaneously, sequentially, or with overlaps in time.

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