NEW QUESTIONS FROM GRADE 12 Entrance Exam (2012EC): English: Tense Questions+ Answers + Explanation UPDATED: November 2022

English Questions Taken from Grade 12 Entrance Exam (2012EC: Ethiopia)

 Challenge 6

1. Italians ____ at the Battle of Adwa in 1896 by Ethiopians.

Ethiopians ____ the Victory since then.
A. had defeated/have been celebrating
B. defeated/have celebrated
C. had been defeated/have been celebrated
D. were defeated/have been celebrating

2. Ethiopians _____ the Adwa Victory for the last 125 years.

A. celebrated 

B. have been celebrating
C. have been celebrated 

D. had celebrated

3. White People didn't believe that Blacks were able to defeat

Whites ____ the Battle of Adwa in 1896.
A. until    B. since   C. for   D. ago

4. Ethiopians began to celebrate Victory of Adwa as one

Nationally Celebrated Days 125 years _______.

A. until    B. since     C. for    D. ago

5. My sister is used to ___ for a long time now; she was not

when she was a first year student.
A. studying      B studied  
C study            D studies

6. It was the most interesting play that I _______ in my life.

A. have ever attended     

B. had ever attended
C. had never attended    

D. have never attended

7. My younger sister Jane really hates ham and she

has______ eaten meat like that  in her life.
A. still     B. ever    C. never    D. always

8. Let’s get going: I have ___ heard such nonsense. (G12: NE)

A. ever   B. wherever  C.  forever   D. never

9. I _______ any good films for the last six months. (G12: NE)

A. had not seen     B. I don’t see  

C. did not see        D. have not seen

10. The meeting had not begun __________ when we arrived.

(G12: NE)

A. yet     B. since     C. for   D. already     

11. I have never been dependent on anyone____ I was ten.

(G12: NE)
A. until     B. since    C. while   D. when

12. I have been dependent on my parent ____ I was ten. 

A. until    B. since   C. while   D. when

13. He has not been dependent on his parent ____ he was 20.

A. until B. since C. ago D. for

14. I’m wet; I ______ clothes since morning. (G12: NE) 

A. washed             B. was washing 

C. I am washing   D. have been washing

15 He has improved a lot since he _________ her. (G12: NE) 

A. married             B. is married  

C. was married    D. has married

16. They ________ St. Gabriel Church, Dire Dawa, for the last

ten years. It seems they are going to do the same this year too. (G12: NE)
A. did visit             B. visited 

C. have visited     D. had visited

17. I __ in a small town since I was born and planned to stay

there until I was fifty. (G12: NE)

A. lived                        B. had lived 

C. have been living   D. will have lived

18. We _____ a romantic flowers during spring for pleasure.

(G10: NE) 

A. are smelling    B. were smelling
C. smell               D. have smelt

19. This is my friend Urago. He_________ base ball. (G10: NE)

A. loving    B. loves    C. loved   D. is loving

20. I did not know the rules of the game very well last year,

but now I ___ them a little better. (G10: NE)

A. will understand          B. have understood 

C. am understanding    D. understand

21. I now know you have no money. Don’t worry! I _____ lend

you some. (G12: NE) 

A. will           B. would 

C. might      D. am going to  

22. He has secured his visa and everything necessary for his

travel. They say he ____ move to the USA. (G12: NE)

A. may               B. might 

C. is going to    D. will

23. We practice speaking and writing English ___ six hours in

a week. (G10: NE) 

A. in     B. about    C. for   D. from  

24. Have you ___visited the Awash and the Semen Nation

Parks? (G10: NE) 

A. never      B. ever     C. hardly   D. even  

25. My sister graduated from a famous college in February

last year but she has not got a job ____. (G10: NE) 

A. still    B. ever  C. yet   D. ever since 

Challenge 5

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1. The committee _______ the issue thoroughly at the meeting

yesterday. (G-12: NE: 2012)

A. discusses             B. is discussed  
C. was discussed    D. discussed

2. The exam __________ at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. is started           B. starts  
C. is starting          D. starting

3. The hens ________ plenty of eggs in three weeks' time.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. have laid              B. have been laid
C. have been lied    D. have lied

4. I will raise your case ______________ I see the manager.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. immediately      B. for    

C. when                  D. since

5. The whole store ____________ by the kids in a few days.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. had forgotten       B. was forgotten  
C. forgets                  D. forgot

6. I finished work, ________ to the beach and found a nice

place to swim. (G-12: NE: 2012)
A. was walking       B. is walking  
C. walked                D. walks

7. ________ telephones first appeared they were called talking

telegraphs. (G-12: NE: 2012)
A. When        B. Next  

C. Then         D. Later on

8. ________ she ________ that soup without reading a recipe.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. Has/taste        B. Has/made
C. Has/tasted     D. Has/make

9. I went shopping; _______ , my sister cleaned the house.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. during               B. the time being  
C. meanwhile      D. in a while

10. Ten years have passed ____________ my mother died.

(G-12: NE: 2012)
A. when    B. since    C. during    D. for

11. Sleeping is not her friend ______ the day. (G-12: NE: 2012)

A. since     B. as     C. during    D. while

12. I will ________ a decision next week about whether or not

to buy a ring. (G-12: NE: 2012)
A. be done      B. be made 

C. do               D. make

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