Tense Quiz

She ____ to the store every Saturday.

• goes

• go

• going

• gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'goes' because it agrees with the singular subject 'She' and the present simple tense used in the sentence.

They ____ to the museum tomorrow.

• goes

• go

• are going

• going

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are going' because it indicates a future action planned by the subject 'They'. This form of the verb 'to be' (are) followed by 'going' is the appropriate structure for expressing future plans.

She ____ already finished her homework.

• have

• has

• having

• had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, and 'has' is the correct auxiliary verb to use with 'already finished.'

They ____ dinner when I arrived.

• have

• having

• were having

• had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were having' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past, which fits the context of the sentence describing an action in progress when the speaker arrived.

I ____ my homework when the lights went out.

• did

• was doing

• am doing

• do

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was doing' because the past continuous tense is used to describe an action that was interrupted by another event in the past.

She ____ in London since 2010.

• live

• lives

• lived

• has lived

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has lived' because the sentence indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, requiring the present perfect tense.

She ____ tennis every Sunday.

• play

• plays

• playing

• played

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'plays' because it agrees with the subject 'She' and the present simple tense used for habitual actions.

I ____ to the gym three times this week.

• go

• went

• have gone

• going

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'went' because the sentence is in the past tense, indicating that the action of going to the gym happened in the past.

I ____ him last week.

• see

• seen

• seeing

• saw

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'saw' because it is the simple past tense of the verb 'see' and fits the sentence structure 'I ____ him last week.'

They ____ to the concert tonight.

• goes

• go

• are going

• went

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are going' because it indicates a future action of attending the concert tonight. 'goes' is incorrect as it is singular, 'go' is present tense, and 'went' is past tense.