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Tense SET – 3

 Q1. After you will return (A)/ from Mumbai (B) / I will come to meet you. (C) / No error.(D)


Q2. My father (A)/ has left (B) /for Bombay last Saturday. (C) /No error.(D)


Q3. I used to study (A) /till 10 pm and (B) /and then I go to bed.   (C) /No error. (D)


Q4. Air pollution caused by industrial fumes has been studied (A)/ for years, but only recently has (B)/ the harmful effects of noise pollution become known(C)/. No error.(D)


Q5. The judge asked the man (A)/ if the bag he had lost(B)/ contain five thousand rupees (C)/No error (D)


Q6.  As you can see(A)/ by my visiting card (B)/that now I am in Mumbai.(C)/No error (D)


Q7.  The ministry was considered several proposals (A)/ for the development of small and medium enterprises (B)/during Budget discussions. (C)/No error (D)


Q8. Having work(A)/ in both public and private sector banks(B)/she is the most suitable person to take over the post of the chairman.(C)/No error(D)


Q9. He started a very small business two years ago (A)/ but it grew very fast (B)/as the country is experiencing a boom at that time.(C)/No error(D)


Q10.  Keeping in mind the current market conditions (A)/ it has better for us (B)/ to invest in the infrastructure structure. (C)/No error(D)


Q11. Since I had lived there for many years(A)/the villagers were very comfortable(B)/ talked to me about all their problems.(C)/No error(D)


Q12.  Our equipment gets (A)/ damage very often in summer (B)/ because there are too many power cuts. (C)/No error (D)


Q13.  Most children liked to rest in the afternoon (A)/ after they returned from school (B)/but my son seems to have an inexhaustible source of energy. (C)/No error (D)


Q14. The cutting down on costs (A)/was the main reason for the firm to survive (B)/even during a very difficult period. (C)/No error (D)


Q15.  I will go (A)/ for the swimming classes tomorrow (B)/ if I have recovered from fever. (C)/No error. (D)


Answers with explanations.

1     Answer a

Explanation – Remove will. Do not use will after time clause.


2      Answer b

Explanation –It is clearly mentioned that the activity is of last Saturday use simple past in part b. So remove has.


3      Answer c

Explanation – ‘Used to’ is used for past habitual action. In part c change go to went.


4     Answer b

Explanation-use have instead of has as harmful effects of noise pollution is plural.


5     Answer c

Explanation- Replace contain by contained as the sentence is in past tense.


6     Answer d (no error)


7     Answer A

Explanation – Use simple past tense. (The ministry considered several proposals)


8     Answer A

Explanation- Replace work by worked as the sentence is of past tense.


9     Answer c

Explanation-The sentence is of past tense. So use was experiencing.


10     Answer B

Explanation-Replace it has better for us by it is better for us. The sentence is in present tense.


11     Answer C

Explanation-Use talking instead of talked as the latter part of the sentence is in past continuous tense.


12     Answer B


Explanation-Use damaged instead of damage as the sentence is in passive voice. Third form of the verb is used in passive voice.


13     Answer C

Explanation- replace seems by seemed as the sentence is in past tense.


14 Answer D (No error)

15     Answer c



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