CDA Junior Clerk / LDC Islamabad (BS-9) English: Tenses MCQs

CDA Junior Clerk / LDC Islamabad (BS-9) English: Tenses MCQs — sample questions

1. Question 1

   Q1. Change voice: People are spending less money on shopping.

   • A) Less money is being spent on shopping by people.
   • B) Less money is spent on shopping by people.
   • C) Less money is being spend on shopping by people.
   • D) Less money has been spent on shopping by people.

   Answer: Less money is being spent on shopping by people.

   Explanation: "Are spending" (present continuous active) becomes "is being spent" (present continuous passive), as "money" is singular.

2. Question 2

   Q2. Change to Passive: He has shown good performance.

   • A) Good performance has shown by him.
   • B) Good performance has been shown by him.
   • C) Good performance had been shown by him.
   • D) Good performance has be shown by him.

   Answer: Good performance has been shown by him.

   Explanation: "Has shown" (present perfect active) converts to "has been shown" in present perfect passive voice.

3. Question 3

   Q3. There has been a complete break____ of law and order in the country.

   • A) up
   • B) off
   • C) down
   • D) of

   Answer: down

   Explanation: "Breakdown" is the correct compound noun meaning a complete failure or collapse of a system.

4. Question 4

   Q4. If Ashraf ____ earlier, he would always be on time.

   • A) get up
   • B) got up
   • C) had to get up
   • D) had got up

   Answer: got up

   Explanation: Second conditional (unreal/habitual present) uses "If + past simple, would + base verb"; "got up" is the correct past simple form here.

5. Question 5

   Q5. Fill in the blank: There has been a fall __________ prices.

   • A) on
   • B) to
   • C) with
   • D) in

   Answer: in

   Explanation: "A fall in prices" is the fixed collocation; "in" is used with changes in levels, rates, or quantities.

6. Question 6

   Q6. The situation __________ for itself.

   • A) will speak to myself
   • B) speaks for itself
   • C) has been speaking
   • D) None of these

   Answer: speaks for itself

   Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'speaks for itself' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

7. Question 7

   Q7. Complete the sentence: She ____ unconscious since four o'clock.

   • A) is
   • B) was
   • C) has been
   • D) had been

   Answer: has been

   Explanation: "Since four o'clock" signals a continuous state from a past time until now, requiring the present perfect continuous "has been."

8. Question 8

   Q8. Najma is in the hospital. She _______ ill for the last few weeks.

   • A) Has been
   • B) Have been
   • C) Had been
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Has been

   Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'Has been' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Choose the Voice: People speak English all over the world.

   • A) English is spoken by the people all over the world.
   • B) English has been spoken by the people all over the world.
   • C) English is spoken all over the world by the people.
   • D) None of these

   Answer: English is spoken by the people all over the world.

   Explanation: 'English is spoken by the people all over the world.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

10. Question 10

    Q10. Change the voice of the following sentence: "I will have finished that book."

    • A) That book has been finished by me
    • B) That book will be finished by me
    • C) That book will have been finished by me
    • D) None of these

    Answer: That book will have been finished by me

    Explanation: 'That book will have been finished by me' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

11. Question 11

    Q11. Fill in the blank by choosing the appropriate modals from the alternatives given below each sentence. Would that I ______ a king.

    • A) has been
    • B) were
    • C) am
    • D) have

    Answer: were

    Explanation: "Would that I were a king" is a subjunctive wish construction; "were" is the correct subjunctive form for all persons in hypothetical clauses.

12. Question 12

    Q12. As there were no buses, she ______ home last night.

    • A) Had to walk
    • B) had to walked
    • C) has to walk
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Had to walk

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'Had to walk' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

13. Question 13

    Q13. Change of voice: : She is singing the song.

    • A) The song is sung by her.
    • B) The song has been sung by her.
    • C) The song is being sung by her.
    • D) The song was being sung by her.

    Answer: The song is being sung by her.

    Explanation: "She is singing the song" is in the present continuous tense; its passive form requires "is being + past participle": "is being sung."

14. Question 14

    Q14. Change the voice: Jack may solve this problem.

    • A) This problem might be solved by Jack.
    • B) This problem may be solved by Jack.
    • C) This problem has been solved by Jack.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: This problem may be solved by Jack.

    Explanation: 'This problem may be solved by Jack.' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

15. Question 15

    Q15. Change the voice: These mills grind corn.

    • A) Corn was ground by those mills.
    • B) Corn is ground by these mills.
    • C) Corn has been ground by this mill.
    • D) None of these.

    Answer: Corn is ground by these mills.

    Explanation: To convert simple present active to passive, the object becomes the subject and the verb takes "is + past participle": "Corn is ground by these mills."

16. Question 16

    Q16. She ____ in Faisalabad since 1998.

    • A) is living
    • B) has living
    • C) has been living
    • D) None of these

    Answer: has been living

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'has been living' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

17. Question 17

    Q17. Change voice The company has fired some workers.

    • A) Some workers has been fired by the company
    • B) Some workers have been fired by the company
    • C) Some workers has fired by the company
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Some workers have been fired by the company

    Explanation: 'Some workers have been fired by the company' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

18. Question 18

    Q18. In a jiffy means:

    • A) A long time
    • B) A very short time
    • C) A tensed situation
    • D) On the horns of a dilemma

    Answer: A very short time

    Explanation: "In a jiffy" is an idiom meaning in a very short time, or almost instantly.

19. Question 19

    Q19. He has been suffering from fever _____ the last three days?

    • A) For
    • B) About
    • C) Since
    • D) None of these

    Answer: For

    Explanation: The blank is correctly filled with 'For' because this is the standard preposition or word choice in formal English for this construction.

20. Question 20

    Q20. Correct the below sentence by picking up a suitable option (where required). He has ten heads of cattle.

    • A) Has been
    • B) Heads
    • C) Cattle
    • D) None of these

    Answer: None of these

    Explanation: Options A, B, and C do not form a standard English collocation for this sentence