Tense Grammar Quiz Question for FREE Practice | Grammar Tense MCQ [SET: 5]

The earth ............ round the sun.

moves

move

will move

moved

✅ The sentence expresses universal truth. '

Emma and James ........... teachers since 2010.

have been

has been

was

is

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used with ‘SINCE + POINT OF TIME or FOR + PERIOD OF TIME’ to denote an action beginning at sometime in the past and continuing up to the present moment.'

The student frequently ........... my guitar to get better.

practices

practice

practiced

will practice

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used with the adverbs always, seldom, daily, usually, occasionally, hardly, now-a-days, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, frequently, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, once a week, twice......, three times......, whenever, after, every time, etc. '

I .......... the document yet.

have not written

has not written

had not written

will not write

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used with the adverbs 'ALREADY', 'RECENTLY', 'JUST', 'NOT+YET''

The boy rarely ........ shooting stars in the night sky.

sees

see

saw

will see

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used with the adverbs always, seldom, daily, usually, occasionally, hardly, now-a-days, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, frequently, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, once a week, twice......, three times......, whenever, after, every time, etc. '

He ........... with his boss for a presentation this evening.

is meeting

are meeting

will meet

has met

✅ PRESENT CONTINUOUS (S+is/am/are+V4+O) is used with the adverbs: now, still, at present, at the moment, at this time, this morning, afternoon, evening, nextday, week, month, year, soon, in the near future, tomorrow morning, etc.'

For several months now, the construction worker .......... the old building.

has been renovating

have been renovating

were renovating

are renovating

✅ Present perfect continuous (Sub+has/have+been+V4+Obj) tense is used with ‘Since +point of time’, ‘for +period of time + now’, ‘all +present time: all this morning, afternoon, evening, all this week, month, years etc'

I ........... 5 o’clock plane tomorrow.

take

took

takes

will take

✅ The sentence express scheduled future actions. So, SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used '

I ......... the house, and now it looks spotless.

have cleaned

has cleaned

cleaned

clean

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to denote recent past actions which have results in the present. '

We usually ........... to the park on Saturdays to play.

go

goes

went

will go

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used with the adverbs always, seldom, daily, usually, occasionally, hardly, now-a-days, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, frequently, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, once a week, twice......, three times......, whenever, after, every time, etc. '

Henry ............ the room. It looks so much brighter.

has painted

have painted

will paint

painted

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to denote recent past actions which have results in the present. '

By the time they arrive, I .......... on this project for three hours.

will have been working

will be working

will have worked

will work

✅ FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS (S+will be+V4+O) is used with ‘By, before + future time’ and ‘for+ period of time’.'

Here ........... the bus.

comes

will come

came

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used in the sentence beginning with ‘here’ and ‘there’. '

She ....... just ...... from London.

has, come

have, come

had, come

wii, come

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to denote a completed action in the recent past.'

I ........... to the beach yesterday.

went

go

have gone

had gone

✅ SIMPLE PAST TENSE (S+V2+O) is used to denote an action completed in the past. This tense is usually used with the PAST TIME ADVERB like: Yesterday, Last+...(week/month)......, In 1995, ...(three hours/two months)....+ago, During my childhood etc.'

By this time next year, they ............ around the world.

will be traveling

will travel

are travelling

travell

✅ FUTURE CONTINUOUS (S+will be+ V4+ O) is used to express an ongoing action at a certain point in the future '

We hardly ever .......... to do our homework.

forget

forgets

WrongOption

will forget

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used with the adverbs always, seldom, daily, usually, occasionally, hardly, now-a-days, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, frequently, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, once a week, twice......, three times......, whenever, after, every time, etc. '

She seldom ........... ice cream because it's not very healthy.

eats

eat

will eat

was eating

✅ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (S+V1/V5+O) is used with the adverbs always, seldom, daily, usually, occasionally, hardly, now-a-days, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, frequently, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, once a week, twice......, three times......, whenever, after, every time, etc. '

They ......... their homework, so they can go play with their friends.

have finished

has finished

finished

finishes

✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to denote recent past actions which have results in the present. '

Coming summer, they ........... on a family vacation.

will go

went

will have gone

WrongOption

✅ SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (S+will+V1+O) is used with the FUTURE time ADVERB like: Tomorrow, Next month, Coming Saturday, Next year, Tomorrow morning, Next week, Coming summer.'