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 - Many strange incidents ... place in this city daily.

A - Takes

B - Took

C - Take

D - Taken

Answer : C

Explanation

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

Q 3 - Feeling drowsy at work ... a major problem for employees when they are bored.

A - Becomes

B - Becoming

C - Became

D - Becames

Answer : A

Explanation

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

Q 4 - I ... golf tomorrow if the weather is not cloudy.

A - Will play

B - Plays

C - Playing

D - Played

Answer : A

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 - Psephology ... a branch of political science which with the scientific analysis of elections.

A - is, would deal

B - was, is dealing

C - will be, dealt

D - is, deals

Answer : D

Explanation

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

Q 8 - She to keep it a secret till her parents ... home.

A - wants, come

B - wanted, comes

C - would want, will come

D - wanted, came

Answer : A

Explanation

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

Q 9 - We ... applying the sunscreen lotion as soon as we reach the beach.

A - begin

B - began

C - are beginning

D - will begin

Answer : D

Explanation

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

Answer : D

Explanation

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

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