Grade 5 Grammar Quiz - Aug 2023

True or false? We use the present simple to talk about something that is happening now.

• True

• False

Which of these sentences is in the present continuous tense?

• I rode my bike to the shops.

• I am riding my bike to the shops.

• I often ride my bike to the shops.

• I have ridden my bike to the shops twice this week.

Choose the correct verb form to complete this past simple sentence.

I _______ at Cambridge University.

• study

• studied

• am studying

• studies

• was studying

Is the word swim a regular or irregular verb?

• regular

• irregular

When we use the past simple and past continuous together to talk about an action that happened while another action was in progress...

• ...we use the past continuous for the long action, the action that was in progress.

• ...we use the past simple for the long action, the action that was in progress.

This sentence has two clauses. Which clause is in the past simple tense?

He was ironing his shirt when the phone rang.

• he was ironing his shirt

• the phone rang

Choose the correct word/words to complete this sentence:

I __________ my guitar when I heard a knock at the door.

• played

• plays

• was playing

• were playing

Which verb form do we use to form the present perfect?

• infinitive

• past simple

• past participle

What is the past participle form of the verb know?

• knew

• known

• knowed

• know (no change)

Choose the correct word/words to complete this present perfect sentence sentence:

Alex __________ 10 slices of pizza!

• ate

• is eating

• has eaten

• eats