Simple Tenses of Verbs Online Quiz

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Q 1 - When the race was over, the sound of fireworks ... the stadium.

A - Storm

B - Stormed

C - Storms

D - Storming

Answer : B

Explanation

The action happened in the past, so we will use the past tense.

Q 2 - Remind me of the bill-payment when I ... home tonight.

A - Come

B - Came

C - Coming

D - Comes

Answer : A

Explanation

The action may happen in the future; hence we will use the future tense.

Q 3 - I ... music for eight hours daily when I was a kid.

A - Study

B - Studies

C - Studied

D - Studying

Answer : C

Explanation

The action happened in the past, so we will use the past tense.

Q 4 - Gracy thinks she ... the pup she ... at the store yesterday, as a birthday gift.

A - get, sees

B - will get, saw

C - gets, will see

D - got, would see

Answer : B

Explanation

The action may happen in the future; hence we will use the future tense.

Q 5 - Rajesh ... at our home when he ... to town for his conference.

A - were staying, come

B - will stay, came

C - stayed, would come

D - will stay, comes

Answer : D

Explanation

The action happened in the past, so we will use the past tense.

Q 6 - The thief … sure that no one ... before he broke in through the window.

A - made, is watching

B - makes, watches

C - will make, is watching

D - made, was watching

Answer : D

Explanation

The actions happened in the past, so we will use the past tense.

Q 7 - When he ... out of the toilet, make sure that he … to meet the principal.

A - comes, goes

B - is coming, will go

C - came, will be going

D - will come, will go

Answer : A

Explanation

The action may happen in the future; hence we will use the future tense.

Q 8 - Make sure you ... the electricity before you ... the engine.

A - connect, start

B - are connecting, were starting

C - will connect, started

D - connect, start

Answer : D

Explanation

The action may happen in the future; hence we will use the future tense.

Answer : C

Explanation

The action happens regularly in the present, so we will use the present tense.

Q 10 - Mrs. Grant ... the coat that you ... on the cloak stand.

A - was taking, will hang

B - took, hanged

C - is taking, would hang

D - took, was hanging

Answer : B

Explanation

The action happened in the past, so we will use the past tense.

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