English Verb Forms and Tenses

Practice choosing the correct verb form (past, present perfect, etc.) in various sentence contexts for elementary level English.

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the appropriate verb form and fill in the blank.

The show has ----.

  1. began
  2. begin
  3. begun
  4. start
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The boys have ----- a lot.

  1. drink
  2. drank
  3. eat
  4. drunk
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tom doesn't ---- about the accident.

  1. know
  2. recalled
  3. known
  4. knew
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The lady ---- to the Chief Minister about the issue.

  1. report
  2. wrote
  3. written
  4. write
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The thief had ---- the necklace before the police arrived.

  1. steal
  2. take
  3. stolen
  4. stole
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The baby had just ---- from a deep sleep.

  1. wake
  2. get
  3. woken
  4. woke
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The bell ---- before she could reach the school.

  1. ring
  2. rang
  3. rung
  4. go
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Don't ______ me, I mean what I say.

  1. mistake
  2. mistook
  3. misunderstood
  4. mistaken
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

She didn't ----much at the meeting.

  1. spoke
  2. speak
  3. spoken
  4. talked
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

All your sins have been ----. said the priest.

  1. forgive
  2. forgave
  3. forgiven
  4. bury
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The bird --- out of the cage.

  1. fly
  2. flew
  3. flown
  4. move
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Her Aunt didn't --- to buy chocolates for her.

  1. forget
  2. forgot
  3. forgotten
  4. missed
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Doesn't she --- at home?

  1. eat
  2. ate
  3. eaten
  4. eating
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The maid --- to the market with the baby.

  1. go
  2. went
  3. gone
  4. run
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hasn't he --- the keys with him?

  1. take
  2. took
  3. taken
  4. carry
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The little boy didn't --- the letter.

  1. write
  2. wrote
  3. written
  4. writing
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Has she ---- the same song in five different languages?

  1. sing
  2. sang
  3. sung
  4. singing
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Have they --- home?, asked the teacher.

  1. go
  2. went
  3. gone
  4. reach
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Kevin doesn't ---- meat, does he?

  1. eat
  2. ate
  3. eaten
  4. liked
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I haven't --- many films this year

  1. see
  2. saw
  3. seen
  4. view
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I didn't --- he was a doctor.

  1. know
  2. knew
  3. known
  4. remembered
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mike has --- a great job.

  1. do
  2. perform
  3. done
  4. did
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Those have ---- the best days of my life.

  1. be
  2. was
  3. were
  4. been
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He didn't ---anything to the beggar.

  1. give
  2. gave
  3. provided
  4. given
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

She ---- a red dress for the party.

  1. wear
  2. wore
  3. have
  4. worn