Tense Consistency MCQs – Sentence Structuring (English)

1. Choose the sentence with correct tense consistency.
(A) She was cooking when the phone rings.
(B) She cooked when the phone was ringing.
(C) She was cooking when the phone rang.
(D) She cooks when the phone was ringing.

2. Choose the correctly structured sentence.
(A) He said he will come tomorrow.
(B) He says he would come tomorrow.
(C) He said he would come tomorrow.
(D) He says he will came tomorrow.

3. Identify the sentence with correct tense consistency.
(A) They were playing when the rain starts.
(B) They are playing when the rain started.
(C) They played when the rain was starting.
(D) They were playing when the rain started.

4. Select the correct sentence.
(A) She told me she is tired.
(B) She tells me she was tired.
(C) She told me she was tired.
(D) She tells me she will was tired.

5. Choose the correct tense consistency.
(A) I will call you when I arrived.
(B) I will call you when I arrive.
(C) I call you when I will arrive.
(D) I called you when I will arrive.

6. Pick the correct sentence.
(A) She had left before I arrive.
(B) She leaves before I arrived.
(C) She had left before I arrived.
(D) She left before I had arrived.

7. Choose the correct structure.
(A) He was happy because he wins the match.
(B) He is happy because he won the match.
(C) He was happy because he won the match.
(D) He won the match because he is happy.

8. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) She will go after she finished work.
(B) She goes after she will finish work.
(C) She will go after she finishes work.
(D) She goes after she finished work.

9. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) He said he is leaving soon.
(B) He says he left soon.
(C) He said he was leaving soon.
(D) He says he was leaving soon.

10. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) They were arriving when I reached.
(B) They arrived when I was reaching.
(C) They were arriving when I was reach.
(D) They arrived when I reached.

11. Choose the correct version.
(A) I knew he will be late.
(B) I knew he would be late.
(C) I know he would be late.
(D) I know he will was late.

12. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) If it rains, we would stay home.
(B) If it rained, we will stay home.
(C) If it rains, we will stay home.
(D) If it will rain, we stay home.

13. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) She thought he is honest.
(B) She thinks he was honest.
(C) She thought he was honest.
(D) She was thinking he is honest.

14. Identify the correct structure.
(A) I was sleep when he called.
(B) I sleep when he was calling.
(C) I was sleeping when he called.
(D) I slept when he was calling.

15. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) He will leave after he finished packing.
(B) He leaves after he will finish packing.
(C) He will leave after he finishes packing.
(D) He was leaving after he finishes packing.

16. Pick the correct tense consistency.
(A) She says she will went.
(B) She said she will go.
(C) She said she would go.
(D) She says she would go.

17. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) They will eat when the food was ready.
(B) They eat when the food will be ready.
(C) They will eat when the food is ready.
(D) They ate when the food will ready.

18. Identify the correct structure.
(A) He was crying because he lose.
(B) He cried because he loses.
(C) He was crying because he lost.
(D) He loses because he cried.

19. Choose the correct tense consistency.
(A) She asked if I am okay.
(B) She asks if I was okay.
(C) She asked if I was okay.
(D) She asks if I am was okay.

20. Select the correct sentence.
(A) When I will reach, call me.
(B) When I reach, call me.
(C) When I reached, call me.
(D) When I am reach, call me.

21. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I thought she is at home.
(B) I think she was at home.
(C) I thought she was at home.
(D) I was thinking she is at home.

22. Pick the correct consistency.
(A) She will come after she had eaten.
(B) She comes after she will eat.
(C) She will come after she eats.
(D) She comes after she had eaten.

23. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) He promised he will help.
(B) He promises he would help.
(C) He promised he would help.
(D) He promises he will helped.

24. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) They were talking while I write.
(B) They talk while I was writing.
(C) They were talking while I was writing.
(D) They talk while I write yesterday.

25. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) She knew he is lying.
(B) She knows he was lying.
(C) She knew he was lying.
(D) She is knowing he was lying.

26. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) He said he is feeling sick.
(B) He said he was feeling sick.
(C) He says he was feeling sick.
(D) He says he will was sick.

27. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) She met him before he arrives.
(B) She meets him before he arrived.
(C) She had met him before he arrived.
(D) She met him before he had arrive.

28. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) I know he would come yesterday.
(B) I knew he comes yesterday.
(C) I knew he would come yesterday.
(D) I know he comes yesterday.

29. Identify the correct structure.
(A) She will talked if you ask.
(B) She talks if you will ask.
(C) She will talk if you ask.
(D) She talked if you asks.

30. Pick the correct tense consistency.
(A) When he arrived, I am leaving.
(B) When he arrives, I will leave.
(C) When he will arrive, I leave.
(D) When he arrive, I was leave.

31. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) He was tired because he works all day.
(B) He is tired because he worked all day.
(C) He was tired because he worked all day.
(D) He worked all day because he is tired.

32. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) She says she was finish soon.
(B) She said she is finishing soon.
(C) She said she was finishing soon.
(D) She says she would finishing soon.

33. Pick the correct structure.
(A) If you will study, you passed.
(B) If you studied, you will pass.
(C) If you study, you will pass.
(D) If you study, you passed.

34. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) They were laugh when he enters.
(B) They laughed when he was entering.
(C) They were laughing when he entered.
(D) They laugh when he was entered.

35. Select the correct tense consistency.
(A) She noticed he cries.
(B) She noticed he was crying.
(C) She notices he cried.
(D) She noticing he was cry.

36. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) He will leaves before you arrived.
(B) He leaves before you will arrive.
(C) He will leave before you arrive.
(D) He leave before you will arrived.

37. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) I thought she is coming.
(B) I think she was coming.
(C) I thought she was coming.
(D) I was thinking she is coming.

38. Select the correct structure.
(A) She cried because she loses the game.
(B) She was crying because she lost the game.
(C) She loses the game because she cried.
(D) She crying because she was lose.

39. Choose the correct tense consistency.
(A) He promised he will goes.
(B) He promised he would go.
(C) He promises he would went.
(D) He promises he will went.

40. Pick the correct sentence.
(A) They finish when I will came.
(B) They were finishing when I come.
(C) They were finishing when I came.
(D) They finish when I was came.

41. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) She knows he was lying yesterday.
(B) She knew he lies yesterday.
(C) She knew he was lying yesterday.
(D) She knowing he was lie yesterday.

42. Select the correct consistency.
(A) When I arrived, he is sleeping.
(B) When I arrive, he was sleeping.
(C) When I arrived, he was sleeping.
(D) When I will arrive, he sleep.

43. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) If he will run, he won.
(B) If he runs, he will win.
(C) If he run, he will won.
(D) If he will ran, he win.

44. Pick the correct tense consistency.
(A) She tells me she was happy.
(B) She told me she was happy.
(C) She told me she is happy yesterday.
(D) She tells me she was happy yesterday.

45. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) They were walk when it rains.
(B) They walk when it was raining.
(C) They were walking when it rained.
(D) They walked when it was rains.

46. Select the correct structure.
(A) He said he would coming.
(B) He says he would came.
(C) He said he would come.
(D) He said he will came.

47. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) She was reading when I enter.
(B) She reads when I entered.
(C) She was reading when I entered.
(D) She reading when I was entered.

48. Identify the correct tense consistency.
(A) He knows she was sick yesterday.
(B) He knew she is sick yesterday.
(C) He knew she was sick yesterday.
(D) He knowing she was sick yesterday.

49. Choose the correct structure.
(A) She will call me when she finished.
(B) She calls me when she will finish.
(C) She will call me when she finishes.
(D) She calling me when she finish.

50. Select the correct sentence.
(A) He left before I am arriving.
(B) He leaves before I was arrived.
(C) He left before I arrived.
(D) He was leave before I arrived.