Simple Tenses of Verbs Online Quiz

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Q 1 - The meeting ... at 10 o clock sharp and you were not there.

A - Start

B - Starts

C - Starting

D - Started

Answer : D

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 - My teacher ... recently about black holes and space-time continuum.

A - Explain

B - Explained

C - Explains

D - Explaining

Answer : B

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 - She ... annoyed when she ... that she has not won the first prize.

A - will be, will determine

B - was, determines

C - would be, will determine

D - was, determined

Answer : A

Explanation

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

Q 6 - A person ... many ways of expressing his feelings, hence understanding him ... some time and patience.

A - has, will require

B - will have, was requiring

C - has, requires

D - had, will be requiring

Answer : A

Explanation

The first action happens regularly in the present, and the second one may happen in the future.

Q 7 - We ... to the beach and fun if the day stays this sunny.

A - was going, have

B - would go, were having

C - went, had

D - will go, have

Answer : D

Explanation

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

Q 8 - A band ... a group of musicians that ... together in synchronization.

A - was, would play music

B - will be, play music

C - is, plays music

D - would be, was playing music

Answer : C

Explanation

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

Q 9 -There ... a much improved system of education if teachers involved in designing the curriculum.

A - was, are

B - is, are

C - will be, are

D - would be, are

Answer : C

Explanation

The actions may happen in the future; hence we will use the future 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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