Present Perect vs. Past Simple

Present Perect vs. Past Simple

10th Grade

9 Qs

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Present Perect vs. Past Simple

Present Perect vs. Past Simple

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English

10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct form of the present perfect?

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct form of the simple past?

The correct form of the simple past is to use the ending '-a' for verbs ending in '-ar', and '-e' for verbs ending in '-er' and '-ir'.

The correct form of the simple past is to use the ending '-ó' for verbs ending in '-ar', and '-ú' for verbs ending in '-er' and '-ir'.

The correct form of the simple past is to use the ending '-é' for verbs ending in '-ar', and '-í' for verbs ending in '-er' and '-ir'.

The correct form of the simple past is to use the ending '-í' for verbs ending in '-ar', and '-é' for verbs ending in '-er' and '-ir'.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the use of the present perfect in the following sentence: 'He has lived in this city for five years.'

I have lived

I used to live

I will live

I had lived

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between present perfect and simple past in the following pair of sentences: 'He has eaten pizza.' and 'He ate pizza.'

He ate pizza.

He has eaten a hamburger.

I ate a pizza.

The sentence 'He has eaten pizza.' uses the present perfect to indicate an action that occurred at an unspecified time or is relevant in the present. The sentence 'I ate pizza.' uses the simple past to indicate an action that occurred at a specific time in the past.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the grammatical structure of the present perfect?

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'to be' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'to have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'to have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

The present perfect is formed with the verb 'to have' in present and the past participle of the main verb.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the grammatical structure of the simple past?

Subject + Verb in simple past

Verb + Subject in simple past

Subject + Verb in simple future

Subject + Verb in simple present

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Find the mistake in the following sentence: 'She has gone to the store yesterday.'

The incorrect use of the verb tense. It should be 'She went to the store yesterday'.

The incorrect use of the pronoun. It should be 'She has gone to the store he yesterday'.

The error of the article. It should be 'She has gone to the store the yesterday'.

The use of punctuation. It should be 'She has gone to the store, yesterday'.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete the following sentence with the correct verb tense: 'When I arrived home, my brother had already eaten all the pizza.'

will eat

was eating

will eat

ate

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the correct option: 'He studied / I studied' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

I was studying

Study

I will study

I have studied