All Free English MCQs with Answers

2711. The headmaster ________ to speak to you?

• A. wants
• B. is wanting
• C. was wanting
• D. None of these

Explanation: “Want” normally expresses a state and is not used in the continuous form in this sentence. Therefore, the simple present “wants” is correct.

2712. The Sun_________From Behinds The Clouds.

• A. Immerse
• B. Emerged
• C. Imerged
• D. None Of These

Explanation: “Emerged” is the past form of “emerge,” meaning came out, so the sentence means that the sun came out from behind the clouds. “Immerse” means to put something into a liquid, while “imerged” is misspelled.

2713. He will be arriving quite late, so by the time he comes, the play ______ ?

• A. Would have begun
• B. Will begun
• C. Will have begun
• D. Would begun

Explanation: “Will have begun” is the future perfect, used for an action completed before a stated future time: the play will have begun by the time he arrives. “Will begun” lacks the auxiliary “have” and is ungrammatical.

2714. The police _______ for the robber for long but they have failed to find him so far.

• A. Have looked
• B. Have been looking
• C. Has looked
• D. Has been looking

Explanation: “Have been looking” is present perfect continuous, showing an activity that began earlier and is still relevant now. “Police” is treated as a plural noun, so “has” cannot be used.

2715. Correct the sentence: He got up and run to the door.

• A. He get up and run to the door.
• B. He gets up and run to the door.
• C. He got up and will run to the door.
• D. He got up and ran to the door.Fun & Trivia

Explanation: The two past-tense verbs must be parallel: “got up and ran.” “Run” is the base form and does not agree with the past-tense verb “got.”

2716. When I was sleeping, she ________ playing the sitar .

• A. Was
• B. Must be
• C. Were
• D. Is

Explanation: The past continuous is used for two actions happening at the same time in the past: I was sleeping and she was playing. The subject she requires was, not were or is.

2717. Can they go shopping with us ? Sorry, they are busy; I wish they ________ with you now?

• A. Can go
• B. Are going
• C. Could go
• D. Would go

Explanation: After wish, could expresses a present unreal or unavailable possibility: I wish they could go with you now. Would usually refers to willingness or a future result rather than ability.

2718. Early in the morning I _______ feed the cows. After I had finished that, I _______ play with the children in the village.

• A. Used, could
• B. Used, would
• C. Could, should
• D. Could, might

Explanation: Used to describes a past habit, while would can describe a repeated past action in the following clause. Thus, the natural sequence is used to feed and would play.

2719. If you read the questions carefully you ______ them easily.

• A. Answer
• B. Will answer
• C. Might answer
• D. May answer

Explanation: This is the first conditional pattern: present simple in the if-clause followed by will plus the base verb in the result clause. Therefore, read combines with will answer for the expected prediction.

2720. If________the match,I will go to "KPK (Peshawar) to meet the sports board chairperson.

• A. I will win
• B. I win
• C. I wins
• D. I shall win

Explanation: In a first conditional sentence, the if-clause takes the present simple, while the main clause takes will: “If I win, I will go.” “I will win” is not normally used in the if-clause for this meaning.