Tense Grammar Quiz Question for FREE Practice | Grammar Tense MCQ [SET: 7]

Tense Quiz
The first Harry Potter book...........in 1995.
was published
is published
had published
will be published
✅ 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.'
I ........... a book of Shakespeare now.
am reading
will read
read
was reading
✅ PRESENT CONTINUOUS (S+is/am/are+V4+O) is used for a temporary action.'
You rarely ........ shooting stars in the night sky.
see
sees
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. '
Benjamin .......... a celebrity, and he even got their autograph.
has met
have met
met
meet
✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to express interesting incidents or experiences.'
I ........ a cup of coffee at this moment yesterday.
was enjoying
is enjoying
has been enjoying
had been enjoying
✅ PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (S+was/were+V4+O) is used with 'all day yesterday', 'all last night' , 'all Sunday', 'at this time yesterday', 'at this moment yesterday', etc.'
By the time they arrive, we .......... a delicious meal for them.
will have prepared
will prepare
prepared
prepare
✅ FUTURE PERFECT TENSE (S+will have+V3+O) is used to express 'particular time in the future''
My mom often .......... cookies on weekends.
bakes
bake
will bake
is baking
✅ 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 occasionally ........... my grandparents during the summer vacation.
visit
visits
will visit
have visited
✅ .................... '
He ......... his homework, so he can go play with his friends.
has finished
have finished
finished
finishes
✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used to denote recent past actions which have results in the present. '
The American Revolution ........... with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
ended
ends
has ended
had ended
✅ SIMPLE PAST TENSE (S+V2+O) is used to express the historic events.'
Tomorrow morning, he ........... for a jog.
will go
go
went
will have gone
✅ 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.'
At this time tomorrow, he .......... a presentation to the board of directors.
will be delivering
will deliver
will have been delivering
✅ FUTURE CONTINUOUS (S+will be+ V4+ O) is used with the adverbials: at this time tomorrow, at this moment tomorrow, etc.'
This is the first time I .......... computer classes.
have joined
has joined
had joined
WrongOption
✅ PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (S+has/have+V3+O) is used with the expression 'This is the first time, it is the first time''
He couldn't find his keys because he .......... them earlier.
had misplaced
has misplaced
misplaced
misplaces
✅ PAST PERFECT TENSE (S+had+V3+O) is used to denote actions completed before a certain moment in the past'
People............ to the library once a week to borrow books.
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. '
All evening, she ........... for the big party tonight.
has been preparing
have been preparing
were preparing
will be preparing
✅ 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'
By the time they reached the airport, their flight .....already ..... .
had, departed
has, departed
will have, departed
✅ PAST PERFECT TENSE (S+had+V3+O) is used to denote actions completed before a certain moment in the past'
Listen! The birds ........... in the garden.
are singing
is singing
will sing
listened
✅ PRESENT CONTINUOUS (S+is/am/are+V4+O) is used after short expressions that draw attention like: Stop! Listen! Look! Don’t disturb! Don’t cross the road! After ‘but today, but now’, etc'
Sometimes, they .......... to read books before bedtime.
like
likes
will like
have liked
✅ 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 ......... Paris last week.
visited
visit
have visited
will visit
✅ 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.'
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