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Tenses Multiple Choice Questions

Tenses

Tenses Multiple Choice Questions

Tenses are grammatical forms that indicate the time of an action or event. In English, there are three primary tenses: past, present, and future. Each tense can be further divided into various forms and aspects. Here’s an overview of the basic tenses:

  1. Present Tense:
    • Simple Present: Used for general truths, habits, and regular actions. Example: “I play tennis every Sunday.”
    • Present Continuous/Progressive: Used for actions happening at the moment of speaking or ongoing actions. Example: “She is studying for her exam.”
    • Present Perfect: Used for actions completed in the past with a connection to the present. Example: “They have visited Paris several times.”
  2. Past Tense:
    • Simple Past: Used for completed actions in the past. Example: “He walked to school yesterday.”
    • Past Continuous/Progressive: Used for ongoing actions in the past or interrupted actions. Example: “We were watching a movie when the power went out.”
    • Past Perfect: Used for actions completed before a certain point in the past. Example: “She had already left when I arrived.”
  3. Future Tense:
    • Simple Future: Used for actions that will happen in the future. Example: “I will call you tomorrow.”
    • Future Continuous/Progressive: Used for actions that will be in progress at a certain time in the future. Example: “They will be traveling to Europe next month.”
    • Future Perfect: Used for actions that will be completed before a certain point in the future. Example: “By next year, I will have finished my degree.”

It’s important to note that these are just the basic tenses, and English also has additional aspects and variations within each tense. Additionally, there are other verb forms like the present participle, past participle, and infinitive, which are used in various constructions and tenses. Mastering tenses is crucial for constructing grammatically correct and coherent sentences in English.

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

   I _______ to the store yesterday.

   a) go

   b) went

   c) am going

   d) have gone

Answer
b) went

2. Which sentence uses the correct tense?

   a) She will visited her friend tomorrow.

   b) They are eating dinner right now.

   c) We will seeing a movie last night.

   d) I am write a letter yesterday.

Answer
b) They are eating dinner right now.

3. Select the sentence with the correct verb tense:

   a) She has studying for the exam yesterday.

   b) He has been studying for the exam yesterday.

   c) She had studied for the exam yesterday.

   d) He have been studying for the exam yesterday.

Answer
c) She had studied for the exam yesterday.

4. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

   a) I will going to the party last night.

   b) I went to the party last night.

   c) I go to the party last night.

   d) I have gone to the party last night.

Answer
b) I went to the party last night.

5. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

   She _______ her favorite book several times.

   a) reads

   b) is reading

   c) read

   d) has read

Answer
d) has read

6. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

   They _______ to the concert last week.

   a) are going

   b) went

   c) go

   d) have gone

Answer
b) went

7. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

   a) I will be studying for the test tomorrow.

   b) I am studied for the test tomorrow.

   c) I have studying for the test tomorrow.

   d) I am study for the test tomorrow.

Answer
d) I am study for the test tomorrow.

8. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

   We _______ for over an hour.

   a) have waited

   b) waited

   c) are waiting

   d) had waited

Answer
a) have waited

9. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

   She _______ to the party last night.

   a) goes

   b) went

   c) is going

   d) had gone

Answer
b) went

10. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) They are will go on vacation next week.

    b) They went on vacation next week.

    c) They will go on vacation next week.

    d) They go on vacation next week.

Answer
c) They will go on vacation next week.

11. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    He _______ all day yesterday.

    a) worked

    b) is working

    c) works

    d) has worked

Answer
a) worked

12. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    I _______ the movie last night.

    a) am watching

    b) watch

    c) watched

    d) have watched

Answer
c) watched

13. Select the sentence with the correct verb tense:

    a) We have been studying for the test tomorrow.

    b) We have studying for the test tomorrow.

    c) We had been studying for the test tomorrow.

    d) We are studied for the test tomorrow.

Answer
c) We had been studying for the test tomorrow.

14. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will sings at the concert tonight.

    b) She sang at the concert tonight.

    c) She sings at the concert tonight.

    d) She has sung at the concert tonight.

Answer
d) She has sung at the concert tonight.

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15. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other since childhood.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

16. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    He _______ his homework last night.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) has done

Answer
b) did

17. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be working late tomorrow.

    b) I am worked late tomorrow.

    c) I will be working late tomorrow.

    d) I am work late tomorrow.

Answer
c) I will be working late tomorrow.

18. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ to the party for two hours.

    a) have danced

    b) danced

    c) are dancing

    d) had danced

Answer
a) have danced

19. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    They _______ on vacation last month.

    a) are going

    b) went

    c) go

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

20. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) I am will travel to Europe next week.

    b) I will travel to Europe next week.

    c) I am traveled to Europe next week.

    d) I traveled to Europe next week.

Answer
b) I will travel to Europe next week.

21. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ at this company for five years.

    a) works

    b) is working

    c) worked

    d) has worked

Answer
d) has worked

22. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ to the beach every summer.

    a) go

    b) went

    c) are going

    d) have gone

Answer
a) go

23. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) He had been studying for the exam yesterday.

    b) He has studying for the exam yesterday.

    c) He has been studying for the exam yesterday.

    d) He had studied for the exam yesterday.

Answer
c) He has been studying for the exam yesterday.

24. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) They will eating dinner now.

    b) They ate dinner now.

    c) They are eating dinner now.

    d) They eat dinner now.

Answer
c) They are eating dinner now.

25. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    I _______ my keys this morning.

    a) lose

    b) lost

    c) am losing

    d) have lost

Answer
b) lost

26. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    We _______ a great time at the party.

    a) have

    b) had

    c) are having

    d) have had

Answer
b) had

27. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be going on vacation next month.

    b) I will be going on vacation next month.

    c) I will go on vacation next month.

    d) I go on vacation next month.

Answer
c) I will go on vacation next month.

28. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ French for three years.

    a) learns

    b) learned

    c) is learning

    d) has learned

Answer
d) has learned

29. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    He _______ his car last week.

    a) fix

    b) fixed

    c) fixes

    d) has fixed

Answer
b) fixed

30. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will sing at the concert tomorrow.

    b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

    c) She sings at the concert tomorrow.

    d) She has sung at the concert tomorrow.

Answer
a) She will sing at the concert tomorrow.

31. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other since they were kids.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

32. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    I _______ my work on time.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) have done

Answer
b) did

33. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb

 tense:

    a) We have been studying for the test today.

    b) We have studying for the test today.

    c) We had been studying for the test today.

    d) We are studied for the test today.

Answer
a) We have been studying for the test today.

34. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will be sings at the concert tonight.

    b) She sang at the concert tonight.

    c) She sings at the concert tonight.

    d) She has sung at the concert tonight.

Answer
c) She sings at the concert tonight.

35. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ in this city for five years.

    a) live

    b) lived

    c) are living

    d) have lived

Answer
d) have lived

36. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    He _______ his favorite TV show yesterday.

    a) is watching

    b) watches

    c) watched

    d) has watched

Answer
c) watched

37. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be leaving for the conference tomorrow.

    b) I will be leaving for the conference tomorrow.

    c) I will leave for the conference tomorrow.

    d) I am leave for the conference tomorrow.

Answer
c) I will leave for the conference tomorrow.

38. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ the party all night.

    a) have enjoyed

    b) enjoyed

    c) are enjoying

    d) had enjoyed

Answer
b) enjoyed

39. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    She _______ to the gym every day.

    a) goes

    b) went

    c) is going

    d) has gone

Answer
a) goes

40. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) I am will be studying for the exam tomorrow.

    b) I am studied for the exam tomorrow.

    c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

    d) I am study for the exam tomorrow.

Answer
c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

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41. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    He _______ his job last month.

    a) quits

    b) quit

    c) is quitting

    d) has quit

Answer
b) quit

42. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ our friends at the restaurant yesterday.

    a) meet

    b) met

    c) meet

    d) have met

Answer
b) met

43. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) He had been working all day yesterday.

    b) He has been working all day yesterday.

    c) He has worked all day yesterday.

    d) He had worked all day yesterday.

Answer
c) He has worked all day yesterday.

44. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) They will will go on vacation next month.

    b) They went on vacation next month.

    c) They will go on vacation next month.

    d) They go on vacation next month.

Answer
c) They will go on vacation next month.

45. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ her goals for this year.

    a) achieves

    b) achieved

    c) is achieving

    d) has achieved

Answer
d) has achieved

46. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    They _______ their homework before dinner.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) have done

Answer
b) did

47. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be playing soccer tomorrow.

    b) I am played soccer tomorrow.

    c) I will be playing soccer tomorrow.

    d) I am play soccer tomorrow.

Answer
c) I will be playing soccer tomorrow.

48. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ at this company since last year.

    a) work

    b) worked

    c) are working

    d) have worked

Answer
d) have worked

49. Choose the correct verb tense for

 the sentence:

    He _______ the news yesterday.

    a) hear

    b) heard

    c) hears

    d) has heard

Answer
b) heard

50. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will be sing at the concert next week.

    b) She sang at the concert next week.

    c) She sings at the concert next week.

    d) She has sung at the concert next week.

Answer
c) She sings at the concert next week.

51. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other for a long time.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

52. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    I _______ to the beach last summer.

    a) go

    b) went

    c) am going

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

53. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) We have studying for the exam tomorrow.

    b) We have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

    c) We had studied for the exam tomorrow.

    d) We are studied for the exam tomorrow.

Answer
b) We have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

54. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) He is will be sleeping late tonight.

    b) He slept late tonight.

    c) He will sleep late tonight.

    d) He is sleeping late tonight.

Answer
d) He is sleeping late tonight.

55. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ to this city three years ago.

    a) move

    b) moved

    c) are moving

    d) have moved

Answer
b) moved

56. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    She _______ the movie last weekend.

    a) is watching

    b) watches

    c) watched

    d) has watched

Answer
c) watched

57. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be working on the project tomorrow.

    b) I am worked on the project tomorrow.

    c) I will be working on the project tomorrow.

    d) I am work on the project tomorrow.

Answer
c) I will be working on the project tomorrow.

58. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    He _______ for that company for five years.

    a) works

    b) is working

    c) worked

    d) has worked

Answer
d) has worked

59. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ to the party last night.

    a) go

    b) went

    c) are going

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

60. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) They will eating dinner later.

    b) They ate dinner later.

    c) They are eating dinner later.

    d) They eat dinner later.

Answer
c) They are eating dinner later.

61. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other since they were teenagers.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

62. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    I _______ my work on time every day.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) have done

Answer
c) does

63. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be going to the party tomorrow.

    b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

    c) I will go to the party tomorrow.

    d) I go to the party tomorrow.

Answer
b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

64. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ this book many times.

    a) reads

    b) is reading

    c) read

    d) has read

Answer
d) has read

65. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    They _______ to the concert last month.

    a) are going

    b) went

    c) go

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

66. Identify the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) He had been studying for the exam today.

    b) He has studying for the exam today.

    c) He has been studying for the exam today.

    d) He had studied for the exam today.

Answer
c) He has been studying for the exam today.

67. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ for over two hours.

    a) have waited

    b) waited

    c) are waiting

    d) had waited

Answer
a) have waited

68. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    She _______ to the party last weekend.

    a) goes

    b) went

    c) is going

    d) had gone

Answer
b) went

69. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) They are will go on vacation next month.

    b) They went on vacation next month.

    c) They will go on vacation next month.

    d) They go on vacation next month.

Answer
c) They will go on vacation next month.

70. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    I _______ my keys this morning.

    a) lose

    b) lost

    c) am losing

    d) have lost

Answer
b) lost

71. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ a great time at the party last night.

    a) have

    b) had

    c) are having

    d) have had

Answer
b) had

72. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be studying for the exam tomorrow.

    b) I am studied for the exam tomorrow.

    c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

    d) I am study for the exam tomorrow.

Answer
c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

73. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will sings at the concert tomorrow.

    b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

    c) She sings at the concert tomorrow.

    d) She has sung at the concert tomorrow.

Answer
c) She sings at the concert tomorrow.

74. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other for a long time.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

75. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    I _______ my work on time every day.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) have done

Answer
a) do

76. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be going to the party tomorrow.

    b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

    c) I will go to the party tomorrow.

    d) I go to the party tomorrow.

Answer
b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

77. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ this book many times.

    a) reads

    b) is reading

    c) read

    d) has read

Answer
d) has read

78. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    They _______ to the concert last month.

    a) are going

    b) went

    c) go

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

79. Identify the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) He had been studying for the exam today.

    b) He has studying for the exam today.

    c) He has been studying for the exam today.

    d) He had studied for the exam today.

Answer
c) He has been studying for the exam today.

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80. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ for over two hours.

    a) have waited

    b) waited

    c) are waiting

    d) had waited

Answer
a) have waited

81. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    She _______ to the party last weekend.

 a) goes

    b) went

    c) is going

    d) had gone

Answer
b) went

82. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) They are will go on vacation next month.

    b) They went on vacation next month.

    c) They will go on vacation next month.

    d) They go on vacation next month.

Answer
c) They will go on vacation next month.

83. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    I _______ my keys this morning.

    a) lose

    b) lost

    c) am losing

    d) have lost

Answer
b) lost

84. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ a great time at the party last night.

    a) have

    b) had

    c) are having

    d) have had

Answer
b) had

85. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be studying for the exam tomorrow.

    b) I am studied for the exam tomorrow.

    c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

    d) I am study for the exam tomorrow.

Answer
c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

86. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will sings at the concert tomorrow.

    b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

    c) She sings at the concert tomorrow.

    d) She has sung at the concert tomorrow.

Answer
b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

87. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    They _______ each other for a long time.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

88. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    I _______ my work on time every day.

    a) do

    b) did

    c) does

    d) have done

Answer
d) have done

89. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be going to the party tomorrow.

    b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

    c) I will go to the party tomorrow.

    d) I go to the party tomorrow.

Answer
b) I will be going to the party tomorrow.

90. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    She _______ this book many times.

    a) reads

    b) is reading

    c) read

    d) has read

Answer
d) has read

91. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    They _______ to the concert last month.

    a) are going

    b) went

    c) go

    d) have gone

Answer
b) went

92. Identify the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) He had been studying for the exam today.

    b) He has studying for the exam today.

    c) He has been studying for the exam today.

    d) He had studied for the exam today.

Answer
c) He has been studying for the exam today.

93. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    We _______ for over two hours.

    a) have waited

    b) waited

    c) are waiting

    d) had waited

Answer
a) have waited

94. Choose the correct tense for the verb in the following sentence:

    She _______ to the party last weekend.

    a) goes

    b) went

    c) is going

    d) had gone

Answer
b) went

95. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) They are will go on vacation next month.

    b) They went on vacation next month.

    c) They will go on vacation next month.

    d) They go on vacation next month.

Answer
c) They will go on vacation next month.

96. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

    I _______ my keys this morning.

    a) lose

    b) lost

    c) am losing

    d) have lost

Answer
lost

97. Choose the correct verb tense for the sentence:

    We _______ a great time at the party last night.

 a) have

    b) had

    c) are having

    d) have had

Answer
b) had

98. Select the sentence that uses the correct verb tense:

    a) I am will be studying for the exam tomorrow.

    b) I am studied for the exam tomorrow.

    c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

    d) I am study for the exam tomorrow.

Answer
c) I have been studying for the exam tomorrow.

99. Identify the sentence that uses the correct tense:

    a) She will sings at the concert tomorrow.

    b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

    c) She sings at the concert tomorrow.

    d) She has sung at the concert tomorrow.

Answer
b) She sang at the concert tomorrow.

100. Which option correctly completes the sentence?

     They _______ each other for a long time.

    a) know

    b) knew

    c) have known

    d) are knowing

Answer
c) have known

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