WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Changing Past Tense into Present Tense
10 MCQs on Changing Past Tense into Present Tense
1. Past tense: "She wrote a letter to her friend every week without fail." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) She is writing a letter to her friend every week without fail.
- B) She has written a letter to her friend every week without fail.
- C) She writes a letter to her friend every week without fail.
- D) She had written a letter to her friend every week without fail.
Answer: C) She writes a letter to her friend every week without fail. (The simple past tense "wrote" is changed to the simple present tense "writes" — the sentence describes a habitual action that regularly takes place in the present and the adverb "every week" is retained to show the frequency of the present habit.)
2. Past tense: "He was playing cricket with his friends in the park every evening." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) He played cricket with his friends in the park every evening.
- B) He is playing cricket with his friends in the park every evening.
- C) He has been playing cricket with his friends in the park every evening.
- D) He had played cricket with his friends in the park every evening.
Answer: B) He is playing cricket with his friends in the park every evening. (The past continuous tense "was playing" is changed to the present continuous tense "is playing" — the sentence describes an action that is currently in progress and the auxiliary "was" is changed to "is" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
3. Past tense: "They had completed all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) They were completing all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher.
- B) They completed all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher.
- C) They have completed all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher.
- D) They are completing all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher.
Answer: C) They have completed all the assignments before the deadline given by the teacher. (The past perfect tense "had completed" is changed to the present perfect tense "have completed" — the sentence describes an action that has been fully completed at some point before the present and the auxiliary "had" is changed to "have.")
4. Past tense: "She had been working on the research project for several months before its completion." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) She was working on the research project for several months before its completion.
- B) She has been working on the research project for several months.
- C) She worked on the research project for several months before its completion.
- D) She is working on the research project for several months before its completion.
Answer: B) She has been working on the research project for several months. (The past perfect continuous tense "had been working" is changed to the present perfect continuous tense "has been working" — the sentence describes an action that has been continuously in progress up to the present moment and the phrase "before its completion" is removed as it is no longer appropriate in a present context.)
5. Past tense: "The children played in the garden every afternoon after returning from school." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) The children were playing in the garden every afternoon after returning from school.
- B) The children have played in the garden every afternoon after returning from school.
- C) The children play in the garden every afternoon after returning from school.
- D) The children had been playing in the garden every afternoon after returning from school.
Answer: C) The children play in the garden every afternoon after returning from school. (The simple past tense "played" is changed to the simple present tense "play" — the sentence describes a habitual action that regularly takes place in the present and the time expression "every afternoon" is retained to indicate the regularity of the present habit.)
6. Past tense: "The manager was conducting an important meeting with all the senior members of the team." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) The manager conducted an important meeting with all the senior members of the team.
- B) The manager had conducted an important meeting with all the senior members of the team.
- C) The manager has been conducting an important meeting with all the senior members of the team.
- D) The manager is conducting an important meeting with all the senior members of the team.
Answer: D) The manager is conducting an important meeting with all the senior members of the team. (The past continuous tense "was conducting" is changed to the present continuous tense "is conducting" — the sentence describes an action that is currently in progress at this moment and the auxiliary "was" is changed to "is" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
7. Past tense: "She spoke French fluently and taught it at the local language institute for many years." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) She was speaking French fluently and was teaching it at the local language institute.
- B) She has spoken French fluently and has taught it at the local language institute.
- C) She speaks French fluently and teaches it at the local language institute.
- D) She had spoken French fluently and had taught it at the local language institute.
Answer: C) She speaks French fluently and teaches it at the local language institute. (Both simple past tense verbs "spoke" and "taught" are changed to their simple present tense forms "speaks" and "teaches" — the sentence describes two habitual actions that regularly take place in the present and both verbs must be consistently changed to maintain grammatical accuracy.)
8. Past tense: "He had never visited the famous historical monuments of his own city before that trip." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) He was never visiting the famous historical monuments of his own city.
- B) He never visited the famous historical monuments of his own city.
- C) He has never visited the famous historical monuments of his own city.
- D) He never visits the famous historical monuments of his own city.
Answer: C) He has never visited the famous historical monuments of his own city. (The past perfect tense "had never visited" is changed to the present perfect tense "has never visited" — the sentence describes something that has not been experienced up to the present moment and the auxiliary "had" is changed to "has" while "never" is retained.)
9. Past tense: "The students were preparing enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) The students prepared enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition.
- B) The students have been preparing enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition.
- C) The students are preparing enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition.
- D) The students had prepared enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition.
Answer: C) The students are preparing enthusiastically for their annual cultural programme and competition. (The past continuous tense "were preparing" is changed to the present continuous tense "are preparing" — the sentence describes an action that is currently in progress and the auxiliary "were" is changed to "are" while the main verb retains its "-ing" form.)
10. Past tense: "She had been learning classical music since she was a very young child." Which of the following correctly changes the sentence into the present tense?
- A) She was learning classical music since she was a very young child.
- B) She learned classical music since she was a very young child.
- C) She is learning classical music since she was a very young child.
- D) She has been learning classical music since she was a very young child.
Answer: D) She has been learning classical music since she was a very young child. (The past perfect continuous tense "had been learning" is changed to the present perfect continuous tense "has been learning" — the sentence describes an action that began in the past and has been continuously in progress up to the present moment and the auxiliary "had" is changed to "has.")
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