Tenses | MCQs

Explanation

The sentence "Life becomes miserable in big cities" expresses a general truth or habitual action.

It is conveyed using the present indefinite (or simple present) tense.

Explanation

The sentence "Ali had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg" is in the past perfect continuous tense.

It showing an action (walking) that was ongoing before another past event (breaking her leg).

Explanation

The sentence "The patient had died before the doctor arrived" uses the past perfect tense.

مریض ڈاکٹر کے آنے سے پہلے ہی دم توڑ چکا تھا۔

It to indicate that one action (the patient dying) happened before another past action (the doctor arriving).

Explanation

The complete sentence would be: "After she had climbed the stairs, her heart almost gave out from exhaustion."

This uses the past perfect tense,

Indicating that the action of climbing the stairs was completed before the subsequent action (her heart almost giving out)

Explanation

The correct verb form is "bought," as the sentence is in the past tense,

indicated by the phrase "last week." "Bought" is the past tense of "buy."

"Buy" is the base form of the verb.

"Buying" is the present participle/gerund form.

"Buys" is the third-person singular present tense form.

Explanation

 Future continuous tense: Subject + will be/shall be + first form of a verb + object. 

Explanation

• Shazia had opened the door before we arrived
• شازیہ ہمارے پہنچنے سے پہلے دروازہ کھول چکی تھی۔
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• Arrived is best to keep the meaning of the original sentence.
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• past tense and past participle form is had, so we use the second form of the verb "arrived"
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• he/she/it         arrives
• present participle  arriving
• past tense         arrived
• past participle arrived
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Explanation

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For = period of time

For example: I have been studying for three months میں تین ماہ سے مطالعہ کررہا ہوں

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Explanation

Last year my family traveled to Mardana.

"Travelled" is the simple past tense

It is used to describe an action that happened and was completed in the past (in this case, last year).