Grammatically, the tense tells us when something occurred. Verb forms, especially their conjugation patterns, determine the tenses of a sentence. Present, past, and future tenses serve as the basis for an expression in each situation. There are four main types of tenses in English: simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive), and perfect continuous. When using verbs in different tenses, you can create a variety of meanings that anchor the listener to your story and allow them to better understand its meaning. Try this trivia quiz and mark the highest score!
1. I ____ working all afternoon and have just finished the assignment.
shall be
A. am
B. had been
C. have been
D. shall be
2. The Council ____ made its decision.
A. had
B. has
C. have
D. have been
3. ‘Why do you live in France?’ Which tense is used in each of these sentences?
A. Present Perfect
B. Present continuous
C. Present simple
D. Past perfect
4. According to the prevailing rate, two dozen ____ rupees one hundred.
A. cost
B. costs
C. costing
D. costed
5. Which tense is used to express general truths and facts?
A. Present continuous tense
B. Present indefinite tense
C. Present perfect tense
D. Past perfect tense
6. I ____ this book since morning.
A. has been reading
B. had been reading
C. have had read
D. has been exercising
7. He ____ daily for a year now.
A. exercises
B. have been exercising
C. was exercising
D. has been exercising
8. Every boy and girl ____ in the class today.
A. are present
B. have present
C. had present
D. is present
9. He ____ in the United States but he still does not have a command of the English language.
A. have been living
B. has been living
C. have lived
D. living
10. Rohan ____ the movie before he read the review.
A. had watched
B. watches
C. have watched
D. was watching
11. Which tense is used to express an action taking place in the future?
A. Future perfect tense
B. Future indefinite tense
C. Future perfect continuous tense
D. Future continuous tense
12. My friends and I ____ stuck there.
A. was
B. had been
C. has been
D. have had been
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