Simple Tenses of Verbs Online Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Q 1 - The restaurant that we ... about earlier is my favorite.

A - Spoke

B - Speak

C - Spoken

D - Speaks

Answer : A

Explanation

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

Q 2 - Poverty ... a problem that ... with population-control failures.

A - Be, increase

B - Is, increased

C - Is, increases

D - Was, increased

Answer : C

Explanation

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

Q 3 - Nothing ... so strong to break this glass.

A - Be

B - Is

C - Was

D - Were

Answer : B

Explanation

The action happens regularly in the present, so we will use the present 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 - Some people still ... that the world is flat.

A - are thinking

B - may think

C - think

D - are thought

Answer : C

Explanation

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

Q 7 - When the doctor ... into the room the nurse ... him the medical report.

A - was coming, will hand

B - will come, was handing

C - is coming, will be handing

D - came, handed

Answer : D

Explanation

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

Q 9 - Jatin ... to the station even when all modes of transport were ...

A - ride, is stopping

B - rode, stopped

C - were riding, will stop

D - will ride, will stop

Answer : B

Explanation

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

Answer : D

Explanation

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

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