ETEA Certificate Teacher (CT) English: Tenses MCQs

ETEA Certificate Teacher (CT) 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.