Verb Tenses QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of verb tenses with this quiz! Can you choose the correct verb tense for each sentence? by Cambridge College 1 What is the past simple form of the verb 'go'? a goed b went c gone d goed 2 Which tense is used to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past? a present continuous b present perfect c past continuous d past simple 3 What is the past continuous form of the verb 'eat'? a is eating b eaten c ate d was eating 4 Which sentence is in the past simple tense? a I will visit my grandparents. b I have visited my grandparents. c I am visiting my grandparents next weekend. d I visited my grandparents last weekend. 5 What is the past simple form of the verb 'buy'? a bought b buyen c buyed d buyed 6 Which tense is used to describe a completed action in the past? a present continuous b past continuous c present simple d past simple 7 What is the past continuous form of the verb 'run'? a is running b ran c was running d runned 8 Which sentence is in the past continuous tense? a She will study tomorrow. b She was studying when the phone rang. c She studies every day. d She has studied for hours. 9 What is the past simple form of the verb 'see'? a seen b saw c sawed d seed 10 Which tense is used to describe a past habit or a repeated action? a past continuous b past simple c present simple d present continuous 11 What is the past perfect tense of the verb 'eat'? a has eaten b had eaten c ate d eaten 12 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a I had saw that movie last night. b She had already finished her homework before she went to bed. c He had went to the store before he realized he forgot his wallet. d They had already left when we arrived. 13 What is the past perfect tense of the verb 'go'? a had gone b has gone c went d gone 14 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a He had already ate dinner when I arrived. b I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before. c She had went to the party last night. d They had already arrived when the concert started. 15 What is the past perfect tense of the verb 'write'? a wrote b had written c written d has written 16 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a They had already left before I arrived. b I had saw that movie before. c He had went to the beach yesterday. d She had already finished her work after lunch. 17 What is the past perfect tense of the verb 'see'? a seen b has seen c had seen d saw 18 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a I had saw that movie yesterday. b He had went to the store after work. c She had already left when I called her. d They had already arrived before the train left. 19 What is the past perfect tense of the verb 'do'? a done b has done c had done d did 20 Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly? a They had already left when we arrived. b I had never been to Europe before. c She had already finished her homework after school. d He had went to the party last night. 21 Which tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and is still happening? a Past Perfect b Present Perfect Continuous c Simple Past d Present Perfect 22 Which tense is used to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time before now? a Past Perfect b Present Perfect c Present Perfect Continuous d Simple Present 23 Which tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action? a Present Perfect Continuous b Simple Past c Past Perfect d Present Perfect 24 Which tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and has a result in the present? a Past Perfect b Simple Present c Present Perfect Continuous d Present Perfect 25 Which tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past, is still happening, and may continue in the future? a Past Perfect b Present Perfect Continuous c Simple Past d Present Perfect 26 Which tense is used to talk about an action that happened at a specific time in the past? a Present Perfect Continuous b Simple Past c Past Perfect d Present Perfect 27 Which tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action? a Present Perfect b Simple Past c Past Perfect d Present Perfect Continuous 28 Which tense is used to talk about an action that is happening now? a Present Perfect b Present Perfect Continuous c Present Continuous d Simple Present 29 Which tense is used to talk about an action that will be completed before a future time? a Present Perfect b Simple Future c Present Perfect Continuous d Future Perfect 30 Which tense is used to talk about an action that will be in progress at a future time? a Simple Future b Future Continuous c Present Perfect Continuous d Present Perfect
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