Simple Tenses of Verbs Online Quiz



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Q 1 - As a zoologist, he ... strange animals in forests.

A - Encounter

B - Encounters

C - Encountered

D - Encountering

Answer : B

Explanation

The action happens regularly in the present, so we will use the present 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 - 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 - She ... very well as her mother some excellent dishes.

A - is cooking, know

B - was cooking, know

C - cooked, would know

D - cooks, knew

Answer : D

Explanation

The first action happens regularly in present, and the second one happened in past.

Q 6 - All of us ... that he can be a great marathon-runner if he his stamina.

A - believe, increased

B - will believe, would increase

C - believe, increases

D - believed, would increase

Answer : C

Explanation

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

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 - I ... write a note to your parents as soon as you underperforming.

A - Is, is starting

B - Am, would start

C - Would, start

D - Will, start

Answer : D

Explanation

The actions 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 - All pilots ... speak English so that every passenger ... them.

A - have to, understands

B - had to, will understand

C - have to, would understand

D - will have to, understand

Answer : A

Explanation

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

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