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ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
Are you an English whiz? Take the verb tenses quiz and find out how well you perform.
It is believed that the real test in English grammar is to ace the use of verb tenses.
A tense is defined as a "category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place."
Do you know the difference between past participle, present participle and future perfect?
Do you know when to use 'had been', 'has been', and 'will be' in a sentence?
Well then, take this quiz and find out how well you score!
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ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
1) worked
2) was working
3) have worked
The correct answer is worked
Maria worked with Sam Motors for 12 years before she joined our organisation.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
2. ________ your homework yet?
1) Are you finishing
2) Were you finishing
3) Haven't you finished
The correct answer is Haven't you finished
Haven't you finished your homework yet?
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
3. My uncle ________ a nice saree for my mother.
1) have bought
2) will have bought
3) bought
The correct answer is bought
My uncle bought a nice saree for my mother.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
4. They ______ cards while I cooked dinner for them.
1) had played
2) had been playing
3) played
The correct answer is played
They played cards while I cooked dinner for them.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
5. On Sunday, I ______ to Bangalore with my parents.
1) have been
2) had been
2) had went
The correct answer is had been
On Sunday, I had been to Bangalore with my parents.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
6. How long _______ in Mumbai before you moved to Delhi?
1) have you lived
2) did you live
3) are you been
The correct answer is did you live
How long did you live in Mumbai before you moved to Delhi?
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
7. My grandmother _____ e-mails but doesn't know how to reply to them.
1) had read
2) have read
3) reads
The correct answer is reads
My grandmother reads e-mails but doesn't know how to reply to them.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
8. When I returned home, the box was empty. I think my brother _____ the chocolates.
1) was eating
2) must have eaten
3) had ate
The correct answer is must have eaten
When I returned home, the box was empty. I think my brother must have eaten the chocolates.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
9. If the teacher had come in earlier, she _______ us cheating.
1) would catch
2) would have caught
3) will catch
The correct answer is would have
If the teacher had come in earlier, she would have caught us cheating.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
10. Sachin ________ unwell otherwise he would not have missed yesterday's final match.
1) will be unwell
2) had to be
3) must have been
The correct answer is must have been
Sachin must have been unwell otherwise he would not have missed yesterday's final match.
ENGLISH QUIZ: How perfect are your tenses?
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