Introduction to English Verb Tenses

Test your knowledge of English verb tenses by selecting the correct form of the verb for each sentence. Covers simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses in past, present, and future.

12 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Future Perfect Continuous verb: The girls _____ outside for 3 hours by the time dinner is ready

  1. Will been playing
  2. Will have been playing
  3. Will have been played
  4. Will had been playing
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Future Perfect verb: You _____ 5 games of football by the end of the season

  1. Will been playing
  2. Will have been playing
  3. Will have played
  4. Will had played
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Future Continuous verb: I ______ soccer tomorrow at the park.

  1. Will play
  2. Will playing
  3. Will be played
  4. Will be playing
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Simple Future verb: The children _____ outside after lunch.

  1. Will play
  2. Will played
  3. Will plays
  4. Will playing
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Past Perfect Continuous verb: Beth _____ French for at least a year before she traveled to France

  1. Had been speaking
  2. Has been speaking
  3. Had been spoken
  4. Had been speak
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Past Perfect verb: Josh _____ to all the team members by the time the food arrived.

  1. Spoke
  2. Was spoken
  3. Had spoken
  4. Has spoken
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Past Continuous verb: He _____ to the teacher after class.

  1. Were speaking
  2. Was speaking
  3. Is speaking
  4. Are Speaking
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Simple Past verb: We _____ at the party last night.

  1. Spoke
  2. Speak
  3. Speaks
  4. Spokes
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Present Perfect Continuous verb: They ______ to the park, alone, all summer.

  1. have been walked
  2. has walked
  3. has been walking
  4. have been walking
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Present Perfect verb: She ______ too far ahead. I can't keep up.

  1. Have walked
  2. Has walk
  3. Has walked
  4. Have walking
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Present Continuous verb: You _____ too fast.

  1. Walks
  2. Are walking
  3. Walked
  4. Is walking
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the Simple Present verb: I _____ to school every day.

  1. Walks
  2. Walking
  3. Walk
  4. Walked

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