Verb tenses are the backbone of clear and effective communication, allowing us to convey when actions occur. This quiz will challenge your understanding of various verb tenses, helping you to sharpen your grammatical skills. Ready to see how well you know your tenses? Let’s get started!
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Verb Tense Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
She has gone to the store.
She had gone to the store before it started raining.
She went to the store.
She is going to the store.
2. Which of the following sentences is in the future continuous tense?
I will be running a marathon next week.
I will run a marathon next week.
I ran a marathon last year.
I have run a marathon.
3. Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?
She is reading a book.
She has read the book.
She reads a book.
She will read a book.
4. Which sentence uses the past continuous tense correctly?
I was watching TV when she called.
I watched TV when she called.
I am watching TV when she called.
I will be watching TV when she calls.
5. Which sentence is in the simple future tense?
I will travel to Japan next year.
I traveled to Japan last year.
I am traveling to Japan.
I have traveled to Japan.
6. Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous tense?
She is cooking dinner right now.
She cooks dinner every day.
She has cooked dinner.
She will cook dinner.
7. Which sentence uses the past simple tense correctly?
He played soccer yesterday.
He is playing soccer.
He has played soccer.
He will play soccer.
8. Which sentence is in the future perfect tense?
By next year, I will have graduated.
I will graduate next year.
I am graduating next year.
I graduated last year.
9. Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense?
She has been studying for three hours.
She studies every day.
She studied yesterday.
She will study tomorrow.
10. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense?
He had been working there for five years before he left.
He is working there.
He has worked there.
He will work there.
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