Tense Questions


1. She _______ to school by bus every day.
   a) go
   b) goes
   c) is going
   d) has gone

2. The sun _______ in the east.
   a) rise
   b) rises
   c) is rising
   d) has risen

3. They _______ football every Sunday.
   a) play
   b) plays
   c) are playing
   d) played

4. Water _______ at 100 degrees Celsius.
   a) boil
   b) boils
   c) is boiling
   d) has boiled

5. My father _______ in a bank.
   a) work
   b) works
   c) is working
   d) has worked

6. We usually _______ dinner at 8 p.m.
   a) have
   b) has
   c) having
   d) had

7. The shop _______ at 9 o’clock every morning.
   a) open
   b) opens
   c) opened
   d) is opening

8. He never _______ late for class.
   a) arrive
   b) arrives
   c) is arriving
   d) has arrived

9. Birds _______ in the sky.
   a) fly
   b) flies
   c) are flying
   d) has flown

10. The train _______ at 6 p.m. sharp.
    a) leave
    b) leaves
    c) is leaving
    d) left

Present Simple Tense – MCQs
(Fixed actions & Scheduled actions)
1. The school bus ______ at 7:30 a.m. every day.

A. leave
B. is leaving
C. leaves
D. has left

**Answer:** C. leaves

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### 2. The train to Puri ______ at 6:15 in the morning.

A. will depart
B. departs
C. is departing
D. has departed

**Answer:** B. departs

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### 3. The shop ______ at 9 a.m. on weekdays.

A. opens
B. is opening
C. opened
D. will open

**Answer:** A. opens

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### 4. Our English class ______ on Monday and Thursday.

A. is held
B. will be held
C. holds
D. is holding

**Answer:** A. is held

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### 5. The flight from Delhi ______ at 10:45 p.m. tonight.

A. will leave
B. is leaving
C. leaves
D. left

**Answer:** C. leaves

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### 6. The examination ______ on the first Monday of March.

A. will begin
B. is beginning
C. begins
D. has begun

**Answer:** C. begins

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### 7. The movie ______ at 6 p.m. sharp.

A. is starting
B. starts
C. will start
D. has started

**Answer:** B. starts

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### 8. The office ______ at 5:30 in the evening.

A. is closing
B. closed
C. closes
D. will close

**Answer:** C. closes

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### 9. The cricket match ______ at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

A. will start
B. is starting
C. starts
D. has started

**Answer:** C. starts

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### 10. The museum ______ on Sundays.

A. is remaining closed
B. remains closed
C. will remain closed
D. has remained closed

**Answer:** B. remains closed



1. I _______ him several times, but he never replies.
   a) call
   b) called
   c) have called
   d) was calling

2. While I _______ TV, my mother was cooking dinner.
   a) watch
   b) watched
   c) was watching
   d) have watched

3. They _______ to the market when it started raining.
   a) go
   b) went
   c) were going
   d) had gone

4. She _______ a novel right now.
   a) reads
   b) is reading
   c) has read
   d) was reading

5. He _______ the letter before I told him to do so.
   a) wrote
   b) has written
   c) had written
   d) was writing

6. The train _______ before we reached the station.
   a) leaves
   b) had left
   c) has left
   d) was leaving

7. I _______ my mobile phone. I can’t find it anywhere.
   a) lose
   b) lost
   c) have lost
   d) had lost

8. She _______ very hard these days to pass the exam.
   a) studies
   b) is studying
   c) has studied
   d) was studying 

9. When I was young, I _______ swim for hours in the river.
   a) use to
   b) used to
   c) was used to
   d) had used to 

10. I _______ for you since morning.
    a) wait
    b) waited
    c) have waited
    d) have been waiting

1. He _______ his breakfast before he went to school.
   a) eats
   b) ate
   c) has eaten
   d) had eaten

2. They _______ in this town when the earthquake occurred.
   a) live
   b) were living
   c) have lived
   d) had lived

3. She _______ her homework yet.
   a) didn’t finish
   b) hasn’t finished
   c) hadn’t finished
   d) isn’t finishing

4. The baby _______ when I entered the room.
   a) slept
   b) was sleeping
   c) had slept
   d) has slept

5. He _______ the guitar for ten years before he became famous.
   a) plays
   b) played
   c) has played
   d) had played

6. Tomorrow at this time, we _______ on the beach.
   a) will relax
   b) will be relaxing
   c) relax
   d) have relaxed

7. I _______ my friend yesterday after a long time.
   a) meet
   b) met
   c) have met
   d) had met

8. By next year, she _______ her degree.
   a) completes
   b) will complete
   c) will have completed
   d) has completed

9. When he called, I _______ dinner.
   a) cook
   b) cooked
   c) was cooking
   d) have cooked

10. They _______ to London last summer.
    a) go
    b) went
    c) have gone
    d) were going

1. She _______ in Delhi for five years before she moved to Mumbai.
   a) lives
   b) has lived
   c) had lived
   d) is living

2. When I reached the station, the train _______.
   a) left
   b) had left
   c) leaves
   d) has left

3. I _______ my homework before dinner every day.
   a) finish
   b) finished
   c) have finished
   d) am finishing

4. He _______ to the gym regularly these days.
   a) goes
   b) has gone
   c) is going
   d) was going

5. By the time you arrive, I _______ my work.
   a) will finish
   b) will have finished
   c) finish
   d) have finished

6. She said that she _______ the movie the previous night.
   a) saw
   b) has seen
   c) had seen
   d) was seeing

7. I _______ English since I was ten years old.
   a) learn
   b) learned
   c) have learned
   d) have been learning

8. The sun _______ in the east.
   a) rises
   b) rose
   c) is rising
   d) has risen

9. When I was a child, I _______ to play football every evening.
   a) use
   b) used
   c) was used
   d) had used

10. If it _______ tomorrow, we will stay at home.
    a) rains
    b) rained
    c) has rained
    d) is raining

Present Simple Tense

### MCQs: *Choose the correct interrogative form*

**1.** He plays football every evening.
A. Does he plays football every evening?
B. Do he play football every evening?
C. Does he play football every evening?
D. Is he play football every evening?

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**2.** She likes classical music.
A. Does she likes classical music?
B. Do she like classical music?
C. Does she like classical music?
D. Is she like classical music?

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**3.** They go to school on foot.
A. Do they goes to school on foot?
B. Does they go to school on foot?
C. Do they go to school on foot?
D. Are they go to school on foot?

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**4.** Ramesh works in a factory.
A. Do Ramesh work in a factory?
B. Does Ramesh work in a factory?
C. Does Ramesh works in a factory?
D. Is Ramesh work in a factory?

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**5.** The sun rises in the east.
A. Does the sun rises in the east?
B. Do the sun rise in the east?
C. Does the sun rise in the east?
D. Is the sun rise in the east?

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**6.** My sister teaches English.
A. Do my sister teach English?
B. Does my sister teaches English?
C. Does my sister teach English?
D. Is my sister teach English?

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**7.** Children like chocolates.
A. Does children like chocolates?
B. Do children likes chocolates?
C. Do children like chocolates?
D. Are children like chocolates?

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**8.** He has a car.
A. Does he has a car?
B. Do he have a car?
C. Does he have a car?
D. Is he have a car?

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**9.** She speaks three languages.
A. Does she speaks three languages?
B. Do she speak three languages?
C. Does she speak three languages?
D. Is she speak three languages?

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**10.** The shop opens at 9 a.m.
A. Do the shop open at 9 a.m.?
B. Does the shop opens at 9 a.m.?
C. Does the shop open at 9 a.m.?
D. Is the shop open at 9 a.m.?

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## ✅ Answer Key

1. C
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. C

Here are **tricky MCQs on Present Simple Tense (Interrogative form)**—exam-oriented and suitable for **Class IX CBSE / DAV standard**.

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## Present Simple Tense – Interrogative (MCQs)

**1.** _____ she usually _____ to school by bus?
A. Do, go
B. Does, goes
C. Does, go
D. Do, goes

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**2.** _____ they _____ cricket every evening?
A. Do, plays
B. Does, play
C. Do, play
D. Does, plays

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**3.** _____ your brother _____ in a bank?
A. Do, work
B. Does, works
C. Does, work
D. Do, works

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**4.** _____ Ravi and Mohan _____ the truth?
A. Do, knows
B. Does, know
C. Do, know
D. Does, knows

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**5.** _____ she _____ coffee or tea in the morning?
A. Do, prefer
B. Does, prefers
C. Does, prefer
D. Do, prefers

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**6.** _____ anyone _____ the answer to this question?
A. Do, know
B. Does, know
C. Does, knows
D. Do, knows

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**7.** _____ your parents _____ you to use the phone at night?
A. Do, allows
B. Does, allow
C. Do, allow
D. Does, allows

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**8.** _____ the train _____ at 6 a.m. daily?
A. Do, arrive
B. Does, arrive
C. Does, arrives
D. Do, arrives

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**9.** _____ he always _____ excuses for being late?
A. Do, make
B. Does, makes
C. Does, make
D. Do, makes

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**10.** _____ there _____ any reason to worry?
A. Do, be
B. Does, be
C. Is, there
D. Are, there

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## ✅ Answer Key

1. C
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. C
10. C



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