TENSES HANDOUT-1

(TIER-I)
Directions: Fill in the following blanks choosing the most appropriate verb
from the given choices.
1. The sun _____ in the east.

a) Rise

b) Rises

c) Is rise

d) Is rises
2. I ______ him last night.

a) Met

b) Have met

c) Has met

d) Was met
3. India ___ independence in 1947.

a) Win

b) Won

c) Have won

d) Had won
4. He _____ English.

a) Isn’t know

b) Isn’t knowing

c) Don’t know

d) Doesn’t know
5. He jumped off the train while it _____.

a) Moved

b) Moving

c) Is moving

d) Was moving
6. How often _______ to church?

a) You go

b) Do you go

c) Are you go

d) Are you going

7. She _____ well last night.

a) Don’t sleep

b) Didn’t sleep

c) Hasn’t slept

d) Doesn’t slept
8. _____ to the park yesterday?

a) Have you gone

b) Have you went

c) Did you go

d) Did you went

9. I _____ mutton but now I am a vegetarian.

a) was eaten

b) was eating

c) used to eat

d) was used to eat

10. What ____ in the corner over there?

a) are you see

b) are you seeing

c) do you see

d) are you seen

11. Please don’t disturb me. I______to solve a sum.

[SSC CPO – 09.12.2019] EVENING

a) am trying

b) try

c) have tried

d) Tried
12. Radium is a white powder that ____table salt.
[SSC CGL TIER-I 2023]

a) looks like

b) look like

c) will look like

d) looking like
13. I’m sure I _____ them at the party last night.

[SSC-CPO 23.11.2020(Morning)]

a) am seeing

b) was seeing

c) have seen

d) saw
14. I _____ blood in the hospital tomorrow.

[SSC MTS 05.8.2019 (Evening)]

a) have donated

b) was donating

c) will donate

d) had donated
15. Maryam _____ to anyone as she was angry.

[SSC MTS 19.8.2019 (Evening)]

a) not spoke

b) did not spoken

c) did not spoke

d) did not speak

Directions: In each of the following questions find out which part of
sentence has an error. If there is no mistake the answer is No error.
16. Every Saturday,(a) / the workers gets(b) / their weekly wages. (c)/No
error (d)

[ CGL TIER-I 2021]

17. Every(a)/ curious child (b) / want to (c)/ rip open a toy. (d)/No error(e)
[CGL TIER-I 2021]
18. They have (a)/ played a game (b)/ last week. (c)/ No error (d)

[SSC CGL TIER-I 2013]

19. You are a very lovable person (a)/ but I (b)/ am not loving you. (c)/ No
error (d)

[SSC CONSTABLE-2013]
20. I have got your letter yesterday(a)/ and felt happy to learn (b)/ of your
recovery. (c)/ No error (d)

[SSC CGL TIER-I 2013]

21. His parents does not (a)/approve of (b)/ hisbusiness. (c)/ No error (d)
[SSC CPO-2014]
22. How long it takes (a)/to travel from Chennai to Trichy (b)/ by train? (c)/
No error (d)

[SSC CGL TIER-II 2014]

23. Africa is the second largest continent (a)/ and it contain about one fifth
(b)/ of all the land in the world.(c)/ No error (d)

[SSC CPO-2014]
24. The mob(a)/ is believing (b)/ every word(c)/ the leader says. (d)

[SSC CHSL-2021]

25. Soni take her daughter (a) /to the park (b) /in the evening (c) / in a
stroller (d)

[SSC CHSL-2019]
26. My brother, (a)/ who live in Delhi, (b) /has written (c) /me a letter (d)
[SSC CHSL-2019]

27. Mohit did not (a)/ went to school (b) / yesterday as he (c)/ was unwell(d)
[SSC CHSL-2019]
28. A large section of a hotel (a) /under construction (b) / collapse in New
Orleans (c)/ last Saturday (d)

[SSC CPO-2019 TIER-I ]

29. I use to going (a)/ for a morning walk (b)/ when I was (c) / living in
Dehradun(d)

[SSC CGL-2018 TIER-II ]

30. Rohit did not came (a) / to the office (b) / because he got held up (c) /
due to the heavy rains(d)

[SSC CGL TIER-II -2018 ]

31. I can't talk right now / I am being really busy./ I'll call you later.

[SSC CGL TIER-I 2023 ]

a) I can't talk right now

b) I am being really busy

c) No error

d) I'll call you later

32. She always / invite me/to/dinner. [SSC CGL-2023]

a) She always

b) to

c) dinner

d) invite me
33. I fell asleep while / I read / the book [SSC CGL-2023]

a) the book

b) I read

c) asleep while

d) I fell
34. I play / cricket in / my childhood / with my sister.

[SSC CGL-2023]

a) my childhood

b) with my sister

c) I play

d) cricket in
35. Here/come/the bus/ for Lucknow. [SSC CGL-2023]

a) for Lucknow

b) the bus

c) come

d) Here
Improve the underlined part of each of the following sentences.

36. Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across
Poland towards Berlin. [SSC-2013]

a) was sitting

b) sat

c) have been sitting

d) No improvement
37. Grandfather always finds faults with the poor gardener.

[SSC CHSL-2016]

a) find fault

b) find faults

c) is finding faults

d) No improvement
38. Ajay, who was studying architecture at present, hopes to go to Australia
after graduation. [SSC CHSL-2016]

a) studies

b) has been studying

c) is studying

d) No improvement
39. It is reported that everyday India witnessing the death of over 2000
babies aged less than one year. [SSC CHSL-2019]

a) India will be witness the death

b) No improvement

c) India witnesses the death

d) India witness the death

40. Gitanjali did not had school yesterday because it was a second Saturday.
[SSC CHSL-2019]

a) does not have

b) did not have

c) No improvement

d) was not having

41. The new product will be arrive on supermarket shelves only next year.
[SSC CHSL-2019]

a) No improvement

b) will arrived on

c) will arrive on

d) will arriving on
42. Sidharth want to become a football player but needs to practise more
rigorously. [CHSL-2019]

a) wants to become

b) is wanting to become

c) No improvement

d) wanted becoming
43. I was sitting at home doing nothing when I had heard that song again.
[SSC CGL TIER-I-2019]

a) heard

b) No improvement

c) hears

d) has heard
44.The children opens the door silently, yesterday.

[SSC CHSL 2021]

a) will have opened the door

b) open the door

c) will open the door

d) opened the door

45. They had eaten an apple every day for breakfast.

[SSC CHSL 2021]

a) eaten

b) has eaten

c) eating

d) eat
46. Is he remembering our help? [SSC CHSL 2021]

a) Did he remembered

b) No substitution

c) Does he remember

d) Has he remember
47. I don't wear the sunglasses at the moment. [SSC CHSL 2023]

a) I didn't wear

b) I wore

c) I was wearing

d) I'm not wearing

48. My friend is owing expensive cell phone. [SSC CHSL 2023]

a) own an expensive cell phone

b) owns an expensive cell phone

c) No substitution

d) is own an expensive cell phone

49. He had given me the book in 1999. [SSC CHSL 2023]

a) did given me

b) was given me

c) gives me

d) gave me
50. An ultralight airplane is very different from a conventional airplane. It is
looking like a lawn chair with wings. [SSC CHSL 2023]

a) No substitution required

b) look like

c) looked like

d) looks like
 7. PRESENT PERFECT: S+have/has+V3+AW

I
USES:

1. It is used to express an action We

which is just completed. Have

You
Eg :
1. I have just seen him. They

2. We have just arrived. He

3. He has just gone out.
She Has
4. She has just finished her work.
5. He has just spoken to me.
It
6. They have just left this place.
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 2. It is also used to express a timeless past action (exact time of the
action is not known or is not considered important).

Eg :

1. I have already finished my work.

2. I have never seen a lion.

3. He has already met me.

4. She has already completed her graduation.

5. The train has not arrived yet.

6. I have built three houses so far.

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 CLUE WORDS:

Just, just now, already, So far, till now, recently, lately, yet ,
ever etc.

PINNI

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Important Note: Present perfect tense is not normally used with the past
time adverbials like yesterday, last week, last month, last year, ago, in
2000, in 2015 etc. They are normally used with simple past tense.

Eg:

1. He has gone to Chennai yesterday. 5. She has taken coaching for civils last year.

2. I have eaten a banana last night. 6. I have bought this car five years ago.

3. We have seen this movie last week. 7. I have completed B.Tech in 2015.

4. He has come to Hyderabad last month. 8. He has called me an hour ago.

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 EXERCISE - FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Here are your shoes; I _____ them.
A) just cleaned B) just clean
C) has just cleaned D) have just cleaned
2. Mrs. Jones is not at home; she ____ to visit some friends.
A) went B) has gone
C) had gone D) gone

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 EXERCISE - FILL IN THE BLANKS
3. I bought a new car last year, but I ____ my old car yet, so at
present I have two cars.
A) could not sell B) have not sold
C) have sold D) did not sell

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SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
1. I have returned library books yesterday.
A) had returned B) have had returned
C) returned D) No improvement

2. Rani has completed her graduation from a reputed university last

year.
[SSC CHSL 2015]
A) completed B) was completed
C) No improvement D) had been completed

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 8. PAST PERFECT:
When
S+had+V3+O + + S+V2+O
Before
USES:

When two actions happened in the past one

after another, past perfect is used for the first
action and simple past for the second action.
Eg :

1. The train had already left before we reached the station.

2. The patient had already died before the doctor came.

3. The thieves had already escaped when the police arrived.

4. She had written a suicide note before she committed suicide.

5. The movie had begun when we went to theatre.

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 CLUE WORDS:
V2 + Before/when/after/ that.

EXERCISE – Fill In the Blanks

1. He ____ a job before he completed his course.
A) got B) has got C) had got D) will get

2. When I reached the station the train _____ (so I couldn’t get into the train.)
A) started B) was started
C) has started D) had started

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 3. The manager ____ the building when the fire started.

A) just left B) has just left

C) had just left D) is just leaving

4. The telephone ____ several times before I answered it.

A) rang B) had rung

C) has rung D) was ringing

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 EXERCISE - Spotting Errors

5. He loved her (A)/ before (B)/ he married her. (C)/ No error (D)

6. Just before (A)/ he died (B)/ ANR acted in the movie Manam. (C)/ No
error (D)

7. By the time the (A)/ fire engine arrived (B)/ at the scene, (C)/ the
building had already collapsing. (D)/ No error(E)

8. I finished my household chores (A)/ before he reached (B)/ to my place

after so long. (C)/ No error (D) [SSC CGL TIERI 2017]

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 EXERCISE - Spotting Errors

9. When we got to the train station, the Rajdhani Express had already been
leaving. [SSC CHSL-2021]

A) When we got

B) had already been leaving

C) the Rajdhani Express

D) to the train station

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 EXERCISE - Spotting Errors

10.When I reached there she have already started eating. [MTS-2021]

A) When I reached

B) No error

C) there she have

D) already started eating

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 EXERCISE – Sentence Improvement

11. They told me that they already sold out all their belongings.

A) has sold already B) have already been sold

C) had already sold D) No improvement

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 PINNI

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 9. FUTURE PERFECT:
S+ will/shall + have+V3+ O
USE:
It is used to express an action which will be completed before certain
time in the future.
Eg:
1. I will have seen that movie by 10 pm tonight.
2. They will have reached Hyderabad by 7 am tomorrow.
3. He will have bought a car by this time next week.
4. She will have gone to U.S by this time next month.
5. She will have got a job by this time next year.
6. He will
EVEREST have completed
COACHING medicine
POINT for SSC by 2025.
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 CLUE WORDS:

By +tomorrow/next week/next month/next year/2025/2030/

6 o’ clock/ 2 pm etc.

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 PINNI

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