Tense, in grammar, a verbal category relating the time of a narrated event to the time of the speech event. In many languages the concept of time is expressed not by the verb but by other parts of speech (temporal adverbials or even nouns, for example).

TENSE EXERCISE FOR SSC CGL,CPO,CHSL

Directions : Find out the error in each of the following sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is 'E'. 

1. (a)/ When you will find out (b)/ any solution to this problem (c)/ you will become able (d)/ to finalise the project. (e)/No Error. 

2. (a)/ Whenever (b)/ you are coming here (c)/ you bring a lot of (d)/ sweets for me. (e)/ No Error

 3. (a)/ It is appearing to me (b)/ that you are plotting (c)/ against your (d)/ friends and their parents. (e)/ No Error

 4. (a)/ The old man who is sitting in that room (b)/ lived here for more than (c)/ a month but he has never created (d)/ any problem. (e)/ No Error. 

5. (a)/ A mysogynist is a person (b)/ who is hating woman (c)/ but a philogynist is a person (d)/ who loves woman. (e)/ No Error.

6. (a)/ The secret of his good (b)/ health lies in the fact that (c)/ he is getting up before sunrise (d)/ and has a two-mile walk every morning. (e)/ No Error. 

7. (a)/ Now-a-days he leaches physics (b)/ because the teacher of physics (c)/ has been absenting himself (d)/ for a month. (e)/ No Error 

8. (a)/ He seems to be happy (b)/ because his parents (c)/ had come from London (d)/ to live with him. (e)/ No Error. 

9. (a)/ 'It is high time (b)/ you are starting (c)/ this work. my friend said to me. (d)/ No Error 

10. (a)/ I have come (b)/ to know that your (c)/ father has died (d)/ last week. (e)/ No Error. 

11. (a)/ Many of my friends (b)/ wished to come here (c)/ today but (d)/ none of them arrived yet. (e)/ No Error 

12. (a)/ She says (b)/ that she will take (c)/ her umbrella (d)/ in case it will rain. (e)/ No Error 

13. (a)/ I will let you know (b)/ as soon as I will get (c)/ any information (d)/ about your promotion. (e)/ No Error 

14. (a)/ When I will be thirty (b)/ most of my friends (c)/ willbe above thirty five, be sure. (d)/ No Error 15. (a)/ This is, indeed (b)/ the first time in my life that (c)/ 1 hear (d)/ such an interesting story (b)/ No Error. 

16. (a)/ Before the alarm (b)/ had stopped ringing (c)/ Veera had pulled up (d)/ the shade. (e)/ No Error. 17. (a)/ I have been knowing (b)/ him for ten years (c)/ but I don't know (d)/ where he lives. (e)/ No Error 

18. (a)/ He uses to study (b)/ at least till ten O'clock (c)/ at night and then (d)/ he goes to bed. (e)/ No Error. 

19. (a)/ If he had (b)/ a few hours to spare, (c)/ he would spend (d)/ them in a public library. (e)/ No Error 

20. (a)/ All the flowers (b)/ in his garden will surely die (c)/ before the rains (d)/ will fall. (e)/ No Error. 

21. (a)/ If I would have done this, (b)/ I would have done wrong (c)/ and would have disappointed (d)/ many of my friends. (e)/ No Error.

22. (a)/ If she had told me that (b)/ her husband never lived (c)/ within his means, I would not (d)/ have lent him the money. (e)/ No Error. 

23. (a)/ I wish (b)/ he saw you (c)/ when you were (d)/ living in England (e)/ No Error. 

24. (a)/ The judge had not given (b)/ any decision (c)/ until he had (d)/ studied the case. (e)/ No Error. 

25. (a)/ I lived (b)/ here since 1980, (c)/ therefore I know everything (d)/ about this city./No Error. 

26. (a)/ I have been (b)/ working for this (c)/ organisation for (d)/ the last ten years: (e)/ No Error. 

27. (a)/ If we had Mohan (b)/ in our team, we (c)/ would have won the match (d)/ against your team. (e)/ No Error. 

28. (a)/ Radha came (b)/ to the meeting (c)/ much later (d)/ than I expect. (e)/ No Error. 

29. (a)/ If I was you (b)/ I would have told (c)/ the Chairman to keep (d)/ his mouth shut. (e)/ No Error. 

30. (a)/ I want you to (b)/ pick up the box (c)/ of eggs gently and (d)/ kept it in the comer carefully. (e)/ No Error. 

31. (a)/ The victim tried to tell us (b)/ what has happened (c)/ but his Words (d)/ were not audible. (e)/ No Error 

32. (a)/ We got (b)/ everything ready for all (c)/ of them long (d)/ before they arrived. (e)/ No Error. 

33. (a)/ She was with (b)/ me uptill now. (c)/ so don't rebuke her (d)/ for getting late. (e)/ No Error.

34. (a)/ I have been adoring (b)/ her for (c)/ the voice with (d)/ which she is gifted. (e)/ No Error 

35. (a)/ Had he come (b)/ even a moment earlier, (c)/ he would have (d)/ found me there. (e)/ No Error 

36. (a)/ Many observations indicate (b)/ that the number of the drug addicts is grew (c)/ day by day. (d)/ No Error 

37. (a)/ Newspapers told (b)/ us about the events (c)/ that happen (d)/ all over the world./No Error. 

38. (a)/ 'Here is coming (b)/ my friend!' (c)/ said Manju when (d)/ she was anxious. (e)/ No Error. 

39. (a)/ He advised me (b)/ to do as he did (c)/ but I did not pay any attention (d)/ to his advice. (e)/ No Error. 

40. (a)/ By this time next year he (b)/ has had (c)/ settled himself (d)/ in London. (e)/ No Error.