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Select The Correct Tense – Tnpsc General English Questions

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1. A) Candy taste sweet.

B) Candy tastes sweet.

C) Candy tastes sweets.

D) Candy taste sweets.

Answer : B) Candy tastes sweet.

2. A) I gonna get a new cat.

B) I am going to get a new cat.

C) I go to get a new cat.

D) I go get new cat.

Answer : B) I am going to get a new cat.

3. A) She like dogs.

B) She likes dog.

C) She likes dogs.

D) She like dog.

Answer : C) She likes dogs.

4. A) Me favorite color was red.

B) Me favorite color is red.

C) My favorite color is red.

D) My favrite color is red.

Answer : C) My favorite color is red.

5. A) I am happy then.

B) I happy now.

C) I am happy all time.

D) I am happy now.

Answer : D) I am happy now.

6. A) What time is it?

B) What time it is?

C) What time is?

D) What time was it?

Answer : A) What time is it?

7. A) My head hurts.

B) My heads hurt.

C) My heads hurts.

D) My head hurt.

Answer : A) My head hurts.

8. A) When we gonna eat?

B) When we wanna eat?

C) When are we going to eat?

D) When we want to eat?

Answer : C) When are we going to eat?

9. A) He don’t like vegetables.

B) He does not like vegetables.

C) He didn’t like vegetables.

D) He did not like vegetable.

Answer : B) He does not like vegetables.

10. A) Me favorite color are blue.

B) Me favorite color were blue.

C) My favorite color are blue.

D) My favorite color is blue.

Answer : D) My favorite color is blue.

11. A) She did her homework every night.

B) She done her homework every night.

C) She does her homework every night.

D) She does her homework last night.

Answer : C) She does her homework every night.

12. A) I am leaving now.

B) I will leave now.

C) I will leaving now.

D) I leaving now.

Answer : A) I am leaving now.

13. A) I go now.

B) I am going now.

C) I will going now.

D) I will go now.

Answer : B) I am going now.

14. A) I want three eggs.

B) I want three egg.

C) I wanted three egg.

D) I wants three egg.

Answer : A) I want three eggs.

15. A) We was learning English.

B) We are learnt English.

C) We are learning English.

D) We are learned English.

Answer : C) We are learning English.

16. A) I have too cats.

B) I have two cats.

C) I has two cats.

D) I had two cats.

Answer : B) I have two cats.

17. A) You chair is red.

B) Your chair is red.

C) Me chair is red.

D) You chair are red.

Answer : B) Your chair is red.

18. A) I do not have time.

B) I no have time.

C) I did not have time.

D) I not have time.

Answer : A) I do not have time.

19. A) Kisha is nice.

B) Kisha has nice.

C) Kisha am nice.

D) Kisha are nice.

Answer : A) Kisha is nice.

20. A) I did like coffee.

B) I not like coffee.

C) I no like coffee.

D) I do not like coffee.

Answer : D) I do not like coffee.

21. A) I from EI Salvador.

B) I are from EI Salvador.

C) I am from EI Salvador.

D) I was from EI Salvador.

Answer : C) I am from EI Salvador.

22. A) Yuki loves her mom.

B) Yuki love her mom.

C) Yuki loves her moms.

D) Yuki loved her mom.

Answer : A) Yuki loves her mom.

23. A) I need to get new job.

B) I need to get a new job.

C) I need get new job.

D) I need to get jobs.

Answer : B) I need to get a new job.

24. A) I am going buy three orange.

B) I going to buy three orange.

C) I am going to buy three oranges.

D) I am going to bought three oranges.

Answer : C) I am going to buy three oranges.

25. A) You see the game last night?

B) You saw the game last night?

C) Is you see the game last night?

D) Did you see the game last night?

Answer : D) Did you see the game last night?

26. A) I am going to eat at 8:30.

B) I gonna eat at 8:30.

C) I going to eat 8:30.

D) I am going eat 8:30.

Answer : A) I am going to eat at 8:30.

27. A) When we leaving?

B) When are we leaving?

C) When we leave?

D) When did we leave?

Answer : B) When are we leaving?

28. A) Daniel need to go to the store.

B) Daniel need go to the store.

C) Daniel needs to go to the store.

D) Daniel need to go the stores.

Answer : C) Daniel needs to go to the store.

29. A) Luigi is me friend.

B) Luigi is my friends.

C) Luigi of my friend.

D) Luigi is my friend.

Answer : D) Luigi is my friend.

30. A) You coming too?

B) Was you coming too?

C) Are you coming too?

D) You come too?

Answer : C) Are you coming too?

31. A) The television is on.

B) The television are on.

C) The television is ons.

D) A television is on.

Answer : A) The television is on.

32. A) I dunno if I can do it.

B) I do not know if I can do it.

C) I donno if I can do it.

D) I can’t if I can do it.

Answer : B) I do not know if I can do it.

33. A) She drive to work.

B) She drives to work.

C) She drove to works.

D) She drve to work.

Answer : B) She drives to work.

34. A) John washed the cars yesterday.

B) John washd the cars yesterdae.

C) John washd the car yesterdae.

D) John washd the cars yesterday.

Answer : A) John washed the cars yesterday.

35. A) My better friend is here!

B) The better friend is here!

C) My best friend is here!

D) My beset friend is here!

Answer : C) My best friend is here!

36. A) They are going two help us.

B) They are going too help us.

C) They are go to help us.

D) They are going to help us.

Answer : D) They are going to help us.

37. A) The cat food is old.

B) The cat food am old.

C) The cat foot is old.

D) The cat food os hold.

Answer : A) The cat food is old.

38. A) Michael ready four college.

B) Michael got ready four college.

C) Michael is ready for college.

D) Michael ready four colleges.

Answer : C) Michael is ready for college.

39. A) The camera no work.

B) The camera did no work.

C) The camera does not work.

D) The camera no works.

Answer : C) The camera does not work.

40. A) Can’t no one past this test.

B) No one pasts this test.

C) Can’t no one pass this test.

D) No one can pass this test.

Answer : D) No one can pass this test.

41. A) The train is twenty minute late.

B) The train is twenty minutes lates.

C) The trains twenty minutes late.

D) The train is twenty minutes late.

Answer : D) The train is twenty minutes late.

42. A) The boat is blue.

B) The boat are blew.

C) The boat is blow.

D) The boat is blowing.

Answer : A) The boat is blue.

43. A) The dancers had green socks.

B) The dancers has green sacks.

C) The dancer has green socks.

D) The dancers have green socks.

Answer : D) The dancers have green socks.

44. A) When we going outside.

B) Are we going outside?

C) When we go outsides.

D) When are we going outside?

Answer : D) When are we going outside?

45. A) She boyfriend is next door.

B) She friend is next door.

C) Her boyfriend is next door.

D) Her boyfriend is next doors.

Answer : C) Her boyfriend is next door.

46. A) The rose is over now.

B) The race is over now.

C) The rouse is over now.

D) The rise is over now.

Answer : B) The race is over now.

47. A) Susan has a lot of homework.

B) Susan has lot of homework.

C) Susan has a lots of homework.

D) Susan has lot of homeworks.

Answer : A) Susan has a lot of homework.

48. A) The fish be colorful.

B) The fishes is colorful.

C) The fishes are colorful.

D) The fish been colorful.

Answer : C) The fishes are colorful.

49. A) The soop are hot.

B) The soap are hot.

C) The soup is hot.

D) The soup are hot.

Answer : C) The soup is hot.

50. A) All the children was good.

B) All the children were good.

C) All the child was good.

D) Children was good

Answer : B) All the children were good.

51. A) I am wear two blue sock.

B) I am wearing two blue socks.

C) I were two blue sock.

D) I am wear two blue sack.

Answer : B) I am wearing two blue socks.

52. A) Julia is nice.

B) Julia are niece.

C) Julia or nice.

D) Julia are nices.

Answer : A) Julia is nice.

53. A) What’s your phone’s number?

B) What’s your phone numbers?

C) What’s your phone number.

D) What’s your phone number?

Answer : D) What’s your phone number?

54. A) These lights are bright.

B) This lights are brite.

C) This lights are brites.

D) This lights are brite.

Answer : A) These lights are bright.

55. A) The move is funny.

B) The movie was funnie.

C) The movie was funny.

D) The moviee was funny.

Answer : C) The movie was funny.

56. A) Tom like khetchup.

B) Tom likes ketchup.

C) Tome like ketchup.

D) Tom likes ketchups.

Answer : B) Tom likes ketchup.

57. A) They are going to class.

B) Their going to class.

C) Their go to class.

D) Their going to glass.

Answer : A) They are going to class.

58. A) Are paintings is done.

B) Hour paintings are done.

C) Our painting are done.

D) Our paintings are done.

Answer : D) Our paintings are done.

59. A) The weather is sunny.

B) The whether are sunny.

C) The whaether are sunny.

D) The whether are sunne.

Answer : A) The weather is sunny.

60. A) There is not nothing in the box.

B) Nothing is in the box.

C) Is not nothing in the box.

D) There was nothing in the box.

Answer : D) There was nothing in the box.

61. A) My pen belongs to me.

B) My pen belong too me.

C) My pen belong two me.

D) Me pen belong too me.

Answer : A) My pen belongs to me.

62. A) My shoes are orange.

B) My shoes oranges.

C) My shoes is orange.

D) My shoes orange.

Answer : A) My shoes are orange.

63. A) Where you?

B) Where you are

C) Where are you?

D) Where you is?

Answer : C) Where are you?

64. A) I works hard.

B) I work hard.

C) I works hards.

D) I works hard.

Answer : B) I work hard.

65. A) The earrings are lost.

B) The earrings is lost.

C) The earring are lost.

D) The earrings is losts.

Answer : A) The earrings are lost.

66. A) My sereal cost four dollars.

B) My serial cost four dollars.

C) My cereal costs four dollars.

D) My cereal cost four dollars.

Answer : D) My cereal cost four dollars.

67. A) The party are five o’clock.

B) The party are at five o’clocks.

C) The partie are at five o’clock.

D) The party is at five o’clock.

Answer : D) The party is at five o’clock.

68. A) My mothers like candy cane.

B) My mother like candy canes.

C) My mother likes candy canes.

D) Me mother likes candy cane.

Answer : C) My mother likes candy canes.

69. A) The family has a new car.

B) The family has new cars.

C) The familie as new car.

D) The family has news car.

Answer : A) The family has a new car.

70. A) The water no turn off.

B) The water not turn offs.

C) The water does not / will not turn off.

D) The water did not / will not turns off.

Answer : C) The water does not / will not turn off.

71. A) Mary’s friends gone to the fair.

B) Mary’s friends went to the fair.

C) Mary friends gone to the fairs.

D) Mary’s friend went to the fair.

Answer : B) Mary’s friends went to the fair.

72. A) The computer class be across the halls.

B) The computer class is across the hall.

C) The computer classes be across the all.

D) The computer class across the hall.

Answer : B) The computer class is across the hall.

73. A) My name is Larry.

B) My name are Larry.

C) My name are Lory.

D) Me name are Larry.

Answer : A) My name is Larry.

74. A) The car outside.

B) The car’s outside.

C) The car is outside.

D) The car outsides.

Answer : C) The car is outside.

75. A) The games are fun.

B) The game are fun.

C) The games is fun.

D) The games are funs.

Answer : A) The games are fun.

76. A) The candy are free.

B) The candy is free.

C) The candy are freeze.

D) The candies is free.

Answer : B) The candy is free.

77. A) That is not fair.

B) That no fair.

C) That is no fairs.

D) That no fare.

Answer : A) That is not fair.

78. A) The cook book’s be big.

B) The cook books is big.

C) The cook’s book be big.

D) The cook book is big.

Answer : D) The cook book is big.

79. A) I are very happy.

B) I is very happy.

C) I very happy.

D) I am very happy.

Answer : D) I am very happy.

80. A) She is downstair.

B) She is downstairs.

C) Was she is downstair.

D) Is she is downstairs.

Answer : B) She is downstairs.

81. A) The cars is red.

B) The car are red.

C) The cars are red.

D) The cars is read.

Answer : C) The cars are red.

82. A) Where it be?

B) Were it is?

C) Where is it?

D) Were it was?

Answer : C) Where is it?

83. A) The picture are prety.

B) The picture is pretty.

C) The pictture are pretty.

D) The picture our petty.

Answer : B) The picture is pretty.

84. A) Cows is black and white.

B) The Cow are black and white.

C) Cows are black and white.

D) Cows is blacks and whites.

Answer : C) Cows are black and white.

85. A) My boss hate me.

B) My bosses hate me.

C) My boss hates me.

D) My boss hate my.

Answer : C) My boss hates me.

86. A) I have a dog.

B) I has dog.

C) I had a dog.

D) I have have a dog.

Answer : A) I have a dog.

87. A) He are my friend.

B) He is my friend.

C) He are my frend.

D) He for my friend.

Answer : B) He is my friend.

88. A) The trick is today.

B) The trip is too day.

C) The trip is today.

D) The trip is two day.

Answer : C) The trip is today.

89. A) The carnival today.

B) The carnival today.

C) The carnival at today.

D) The carnival is today.

Answer : D) The carnival is today.

90. A) Today is Tuesday.

B) Today was Tuesday.

C) Today will be Tuesday.

D) To day was Tuesday.

Answer : A) Today is Tuesday.

91. A) She talk to we.

B) She talks to us.

C) She talks to we.

D) She talk to us.

Answer : B) She talks to us.

92. A) Where are the new books?

B) Were are the new books.

C) Where is the new books?

D0 Where ware the new books?

Answer : A) Where are the new books?

93. A) I no like the new car.

B) I no like do the new car.

C) I do not like the new car.

D) I no like the new cars.

Answer : C) I do not like the new car.

94. A) shara feel sick.

B) shara feel sicks.

C) Shara feels sick.

D) Shara feel six.

Answer : C) Shara feels sick.

95. A) Monday is day before Tuesday.

B) Monday is the day before Tuesday.

C) Monday is the day after Tuesday.

D) Monday is the day before Tuseday.

Answer : B) Monday is the day before Tuesday.

96. A) The cake burned yesterday.

B) The cake burned yesteerday.

C) The cake burnt yesterday.

D) The cake burn sterday.

Answer : A) The cake burned yesterday.

97. A) The game are over.

B) The game is too over.

C) The game ar over.

D) The game is over.

Answer : D) The game is over.

98. A) This is the best of three.

B) This is the better of two.

C) This was the good of all.

D) This is the beste of three.

Answer : B) This is the better of two.

99. A) I saw a herd of cttles.

B) I saw herd of cattle.

C) I saw a herd of cattle.

D) I see a herd of cattle.

Answer : C) I saw a herd of cattle.

100. A) I feel very sad to sing.

B) I feels very sad to sing.

C) I feel very sad to sung.

D) I feel too sad to sing.

Answer : D) I feel too sad to sing.

101. A) Water flows from the hill.

B) Water flows down the hill.

C) Water flows beside the hill.

D) Water flows for the hill.

Answer : B) Water flows down the hill.

102. A) Raja is so lazy as Ravi.

B) Raja is as lazy as Ravi.

C) Raja is more lazy as Ravi.

D) Raja is more lazier as Ravi.

Answer : B) Raja is as lazy as Ravi.

103. A) All rivers flow towards East.

B) All rivers flow into East.

C) All rivers flow to East.

D) All rivers flow for East.

Answer : A) All rivers flow towards East.

104. A) Students must write with ink.

B) Students must write in ink.

C) Students must write by ink.

D) Students must write on ink.

Answer : B) Students must write in ink.

105. A) I prefer coffee for tea.

B) I prefer coffee over tea.

C) I prefer coffee to tea.

D) I prefer coffee against tea.

Answer : C) I prefer coffee to tea.

106. A) I want to improve my knowledge in English.

B) I want to improve my knowledge for English.

C) I want to improve my knowledge on English.

D) I want to improve my knowledge of English.

Answer : D) I want to improve my knowledge of English.

107. A) It is chemistry in that I am interested.

B) It is chemistry that I am interested in.

C) It is chemistry that in I am interested.

D) It is chemistry that I am interested for.

Answer : B) It is chemistry that I am interested in.

108. A) The prize amount was divided among the two.

B) The prize amount was divided in between the two.

C) The prize amount was divided for the two.

D) The prize amount was divided between the two.

Answer : D) The prize amount was divided between the two.

109. A) I am awaiting my turn.

B) I am awaiting for my turn.

C) I am awaiting to my turn.

D) I am awaiting by my turn.

Answer : A) I am awaiting my turn.

110. A) People must vote for elections compulsorily.

B) People must vote in elections compulsorily.

C) People must vote from elections compulsorily.

D) People must vote elections compulsorily.

Answer : B) People must vote in elections compulsorily.

111. A) Smoking is dangerous for health.

B) Smoking is dangerous of health.

C) Smoking is dangerous into health.

D) Smoking is dangerous to health.

Answer : D) Smoking is dangerous to health.

112. A) Listening for music is highly enjoyable.

B) Listening to music is highly enjoyable.

C) Listening of music is highly enjoyable.

D) Listening music is highly enjoyable.

Answer : B) Listening to music is highly enjoyable.

113. A) The government wants cutting on minister’s tour expenses.

B) The government wants cutting minister’s tour expenses.

C) The government wants cutting down on minister’s tour expenses.

D) The government wants cutting up the minister’s tour expenses.

Answer : C) The government wants cutting down on minister’s tour expenses.

114. A) Drinking is a bad habit.

B) Drinking is the bad habit.

C) Drinking is the worse habit.

D) Drinking is to a bad habit.

Answer : A) Drinking is a bad habit.

115. A) All that glitters is not gold.

B) All that glitters are not the gold.

C) All that glitters are no gold.

D) All that glitters are nothing gold.

Answer : A) All that glitters is not gold.

116. A) I rang up him.

B) I rang up to him.

C) I range him up to him.

D) I range ti him up.

Answer : A) I rang up him.

117. A) He put on a coat.

B) He put a coat on him.

C) He put in a coat.

D) He put out on a coat.

Answer : A) He put on a coat.

118. A) The tears ran down the cheeks.

B) The tears ran the cheeks down.

C) The tears ran cheeks down.

D) The tears ran into the cheeks.

Answer : A) The tears ran down the cheeks.

119. A) Please carry into my order.

B) Please carry out my orders.

C) Please carry into the orders.

D) Please carry my orders.

Answer : B) Please carry out my orders.

120. A) My efforts to pacify him cuts no ice.

B) My efforts to pacify him cut nothing.

C) My efforts to pacify him cut no ice.

D) My efforts to pacify him cut no ices.

Answer : C) My efforts to pacify him cut no ice.

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