Tense MCQ
21. Nipun has lost her passport again. It's the second time this -
happened
has happened
happens
had happened
22. What is the past form of the word 'lie'?
Lied
Lay
Lain
Laid
ব্যাখ্যা: [Note: Lie (মিথ্যা কথা বলা)-এর past form এবং past participle হলো lied আবার lie (শয়ন করা; শোয়া)-এর past form lay আর past participle form হলো lain। সুতরাং lie- এর past form হিসেবে lied এবং lay দুটিই সঠিক।।
23. What you (to do) last night?
What did you do last night?
What you did last night?
What had you done last night?
What have you done last night?
ব্যাখ্যা: বাক্যে past indefinite tense indicator last night থাকাতে বাক্যটির সঠিক structure হবে: Wh question + did + sub + verb-এর base form + question mark / সুতরাং সঠিক বাক্যটি হলো What did you do last night?
24. Why they (to go) there yesterday?
Why did they went there yesterday?
Why they went there yesterday?
Why did they go there yesterday?
Why did they goes there yesterday?
25. - by air because the cost of flying is very high.
I don't often travel
I'II not often travelling
I'm not often travelling
I didn't often travel
26. The past participle of 'bear' is -
bore
borne
bored
borned
ব্যাখ্যা: Bear শব্দটির অর্থ-বহন করা। শব্দটির past form এবং past participle form হলো যথাক্রমে bore এবং borne। সুতরাং borne হলো সঠিক উত্তর।
27. Tim was very upset yesterday because he - that he - his wallet.
realized/will lose
had realized/lost
realized/had lost
realizes/loses
28. The train left after I (reach) the station.
reached
had reached
reach
was reached
29. They reached the airport after the flight -.
left
has left
has been left
had left
ব্যাখ্যা: After যুক্ত দুটি clause-এর একটি past indefinite আর পূর্বে সংগঠিত clause টি past perfect tense-এ হয়। তাই past perfect tense অনুযায়ী সঠিক expression had left.
30. The past form of 'seek' is -
seeked
searched
sorted
sought
ব্যাখ্যা: Seek (খোঁজা, অন্বেষণ করা)-এর past form এবং past participle হলো sought।
31. Somebody - my book last day.
stealed
stolen
steals
stole
32. At the end of this month, I - in this university for five years.
shall study
shall have studied
have studied
have been studying
33. Nothing - since he was on leave.
is done
was done
will be done
has been done
ব্যাখ্যা: নির্দিষ্ট সময় উল্লেখ থাকলে বা নির্দিষ্ট সময় থেকে চলতে থাকা বাক্যটি present perfect বা present perfect continuous tense-এ হয়। আর কাজটি passive voice-এ হবে, কারণ কাজটি কোনো না কোনো ব্যক্তি করেছে। সুতরাং সঠিক expression হলো has been done!
34. Where when you met him?
does he live
was he living
was he live
is he living
35. . I have never - Tangail.
been
been to
being
run
36. Many years have passed since -.
I met you last
I meet you last
I would meet you last
I had met you last
37. I shall come home after the rain -
stopped
has stopped
will stop
stops
38. It-raining since the moring.
has been
had been raining
was
were
ব্যাখ্যা: কোনো কাজ অতীতের কোনো সময় থেকে শুরু হয়ে এখনো চলছে বুঝালে তা present perfect continuous tense-এ হয়। এ sentence-এ নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের পূর্বে since এবং ব্যাপ্তি সময়ের পূর্বে for বসে।
39. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors - a party
have been having
are having
had been having
were having.
40. When I saw the vase in the shop window, I knew I was exactly what I-.
have looked for
looked for
look for
had been looking for
ব্যাখ্যা: What পরবর্তী clause টি past perfect continuous tense-এ হবে। কারণ একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময় ধরে কাজটি চলছিল। তাই সঠিক বাক্যাংশ হলো had been looking for .