Verb Tense | MCQs

Explanation

I found out that I had mistaken the car.

مجھے پتہ چلا کہ میں نے گاڑی کو غلط کر دیا تھا۔

Here 'had' indicates past perfect tense. 

We generally use third form (mistaken) of verb in this tense.  

First form: Mistake

Second form: Mistook

Third form: Mistaken

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Explanation

The verb "is crying" shows an action that is happening right now, which is the hallmark of present continuous tense.

Present continuous is formed with is/am/are + verb-ing (e.g., is crying).

Explanation

The correct expression is "kept me waiting", where "waiting" is the present participle, indicating an ongoing action.

It means he made me wait for a period of time.

Explanation

She wished she had bought the new car.

اس کی خواہش تھی کہ اس نے نئی کار خریدی ہو۔

"She wished" refers to a past regret, so the past perfect "had bought" is correct.

Explanation

In formal English, after verbs like "suggest," "recommend," "insist," we use the subjunctive mood.

The subjunctive uses the base form of the verb (without "to") regardless of the subject.

Explanation

The verb "sets" is present tense, but the sentence begins with "Last night," requiring past tense.

The past tense of "set" is also "set", so the correct form is "she set."

Explanation

Ten year ago, I had worked in Lahore.

دس سال پہلے میں نے لاہور میں کام کیا تھا۔

The past perfect tense "had worked" is used here to indicate an action that was completed before another point in time, in this case, ten years ago.

Explanation

He goes to college daily in time.

The subject "He" is third person singular, so in the present simple tense, we add -s to the verb. 

The sentence describes a habitual action, so the present simple tense is appropriate.

Explanation

Here three years indicate that this sentence belongs to Present Continuous Tense. 

We use has been + ing form of verb with singular subject in this tense.

She has been nursing her youngest child for three years

Explanation

The sentence should read: "We missed the bus. Now we'll have to walk."

This indicates that the bus has departed and you were not able to board it, so you will need to walk instead.