Tenses & Verbs

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Q1.Choose the correct form: "She ___ tea every morning."

Easy
A drink
B drinks
C drank
D drunk
Present Tense PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Simple present with third person singular requires "drinks".

Q2."I am writing a letter" is in which tense?

Easy
A Simple Present
B Present Continuous
C Present Perfect
D Past Continuous
Present Tense FPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Am writing" is present continuous tense.

Q3."She has lived here for ten years" is in:

Easy
A Simple Present
B Present Perfect
C Present Continuous
D Past Perfect
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Has lived" is present perfect tense.

Q4."He has been working since morning" is in:

Medium
A Present Continuous
B Present Perfect
C Present Perfect Continuous
D Simple Present
Present Tense PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"Has been working" is present perfect continuous.

Q5.Choose correct: "The sun ___ in the east."

Easy
A rises
B rise
C risen
D rose
Present Tense PMS

Correct Answer: A

Simple present facts: "The sun rises".

Q6.Present perfect is formed with:

Easy
A was/were + V1
B had + V3
C have/has + V3
D am/is/are + V4
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: C

Present perfect = have/has + past participle (V3).

Q7."They play cricket every Sunday" shows:

Easy
A Habit
B Completed action
C Future plan
D Past action
Present Tense PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Simple present is used for habitual actions.

Q8.Choose correct: "I ___ not understand this."

Easy
A do
B does
C did
D had
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: A

"Do" is used for I/we/you/they in present negation.

Q9."Water boils at 100°C" is an example of:

Easy
A Command
B Universal truth
C Past habit
D Conditional
Present Tense PMS

Correct Answer: B

Simple present is used for scientific facts and universal truths.

Q10.Which is correct present continuous?

Easy
A She is eat lunch.
B She eating lunch.
C She is eating lunch.
D She are eating lunch.
Present Tense PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"Is eating" is correct present continuous.

Q11."Since" introducing time clause uses:

Medium
A Simple Past
B Present Perfect
C Past Perfect
D Future
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Since" clauses typically use present perfect in main clause.

Q12.Choose correct: "I ___ him since we were at university."

Medium
A know
B knew
C have known
D had known
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: C

Present perfect with "since" for a state continuing to now.

Q13.Choose correct: "It is the best film I ___."

Medium
A see
B saw
C have seen
D had seen
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: C

"It is the best...I have ever seen" uses present perfect.

Q14.Choose correct: "This is the first time I ___ sushi."

Hard
A eat
B ate
C have eaten
D had eaten
Present Tense PPSC

Correct Answer: C

"This is the first/second time" uses present perfect.

Q15.What tense is: "She is always losing her keys."?

Medium
A Simple Present
B Present Continuous
C Present Perfect
D Past Continuous
Present Tense CSS

Correct Answer: B

Present continuous with "always" expresses habitual or annoying behavior.

Q16.Replace the underlined phrase with a suitable option: Hush! I am hearing some voice in the next room.

Medium
A heard
B hear
C was hearing
D None of these
Present Tense PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: B

Verbs of perception like 'hear' are typically used in simple present, not continuous, form.