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Practice Paper on Tenses for CLAT

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Aditya Anand
29 April 20211 min read
Attempt the given questions in this practice paper on tenses for CLAT and match with the given answers to know your preparation.
Read the following sentences and find whether there is any error in any part:
  1. I have come to know that his father has died three days ago.
A                          B              C                            D
  1. The victim tried to tell us what has happened but his words were not audible.
A                                  B                           C                     D
  1. Four and four always made eight cannot be questioned by anyone.
A                        B                      C                    D
  1. He was with me till now, so don’t punish him for delay.
A                     B              C                     D
  1. When I will cross fifty, my wife will cross forty five.
A                  B                       C                   D
Answers: 1 (C) , 2 (B) , 3 (B) , 4 (A) , 5 (A)
Choose the correct option:
A. How many pegs of wine _____ yesterday?
  1. You have drank
  2. Were you drinking
  3. Did you drink
  4. Do you drink
B. She cut her finger while she _____ vegetables.
  1. Cutting
  2. Was cutting
  3. Cut
  4. Had cut
C. Someone _____ away my bike within an hour.
  1. Takes
  2. Took
  3. Has taken
  4. Had taken
D. She has been suffering from malaria since she _____ her job.
  1. Leaves
  2. Had left
  3. Left
  4. Has been leaving
E. The train _____ before we reach the station.
  1. Will have departed
  2. Has departed
  3. Is departing
  4. Was departing
Answers- A(3) , B(1), C(3), D(3), E(1)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb :
  1. They ____ (play) the second match in the morning,
  2. Swami ____ (ring) the bell at 4 P.M. daily.
  3. I _____ (live) here for twenty years by November 2003.
  4. When Seema arrived, they _____ (take) them lunch.
  5. The students _____ (work) on their project next year.
Answers –  1. Have played  2. rings  3. shall have been living 4. Had been taking   5. Will be working
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