Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I wish I _____ harder for yesterday's test.
A. studied
B. had studied
C. study
D. would study now
Correct Answer: B
A regret about the past uses 'wish + past perfect'.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I wish I _____ the answer.
A. know
B. knew
C. had known tomorrow
D. will know yesterday
Correct Answer: B
For a present unreal wish, English commonly uses a past form: 'I wish I knew...'.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
Which sentence best expresses a past state?
A. I would be very shy as a child.
B. I used to be very shy as a child.
C. I am used to be shy.
D. I use to being shy.
Correct Answer: B
'Used to' can describe both past habits and past states; habitual 'would' is less suitable for states.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
Every summer, we _____ visit our grandparents.
A. would
B. will
C. have
D. are
Correct Answer: A
'Would' can describe repeated past actions, though not usually past states.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
He used to _____ in Lahore.
A. lived
B. live
C. living
D. has lived
Correct Answer: B
'Used to' is followed by the base form of the verb.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
He is used to _____ early.
A. wake
B. waking
C. woke
D. have woken
Correct Answer: B
'Be used to' means 'be accustomed to' and is followed by a noun or gerund.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
When I was young, I _____ walk five kilometres to school every day.
A. used to
B. am used to
C. use to
D. have used to
Correct Answer: A
'Used to + base verb' expresses a past habit or state that no longer holds.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
The road is wet because it _____.
A. has rained once in 1990
B. has been raining
C. rains yesterday
D. had rain tomorrow
Correct Answer: B
A visible present result caused by a recent ongoing activity favors the present perfect continuous.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
She _____ reports since morning and is still working.
A. has written three
B. has been writing
C. wrote tomorrow
D. is write
Correct Answer: B
Ongoing activity with duration and no completed quantity favors the present perfect continuous.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
She _____ three reports since morning.
A. has written
B. has been writing three reports
C. wrote tomorrow
D. is wrote
Correct Answer: A
A completed quantity ('three reports') favors the present perfect simple.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I _____ all morning and need a break.
A. have read
B. have been reading
C. read tomorrow
D. am read
Correct Answer: B
The sentence emphasizes duration/activity rather than a completed quantity.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I _____ five chapters today.
A. have been reading
B. have read
C. read tomorrow
D. am read
Correct Answer: B
The number 'five chapters' emphasizes completed results, so present perfect simple is better.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
She _____ to Dubai twice and returned both times.
A. has gone
B. has been
C. is going yesterday
D. had go
Correct Answer: B
'Has been to' describes completed visits followed by return.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
She _____ to Dubai, so she is not in the office now.
A. has gone
B. has been
C. went yesterday and returned
D. goes
Correct Answer: A
'Has gone to' indicates she went and has not yet returned.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
She _____ to Dubai last week.
A. has gone
B. went
C. has been
D. goes
Correct Answer: B
'Last week' is a finished time expression requiring the simple past.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I _____ him several times this month.
A. met last year
B. have met
C. had met yesterday only
D. am meet
Correct Answer: B
If 'this month' is still unfinished, present perfect is appropriate for repeated experience up to now.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
I _____ him in 2021.
A. have met
B. met
C. have been meeting
D. had met now
Correct Answer: B
A definite finished past time ('in 2021') requires the simple past.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
Which sentence is correct when 'have' means an activity?
A. I have dinner now.
B. I am having dinner now.
C. I am possessing dinner now.
D. I having dinner now.
Correct Answer: B
When 'have' means 'eat/experience', it can be dynamic and used in the continuous.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
Which sentence is correct when 'have' means possession?
A. I am having a car.
B. I have a car.
C. I have been having a car.
D. I am have a car.
Correct Answer: B
When 'have' means possession, it is normally stative and not used in the continuous form.
Precis & Composition
English Tenses
Choose the best option: 'I _____ what you mean.'
A. am seeing
B. see
C. have seeing
D. was see
Correct Answer: B
Here 'see' means 'understand', a stative meaning normally expressed in the simple present.