Sentences in the simple present, past and future tense | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Tick the sentence written in the first person.

• They don't know what to do.

• I'm trying my best!

• You should give up already.

Answer explanation

The first person is used when we're talking from our own perspective, using 'I' or 'we'.

Match each sentence to the tense it is written in.

• simple present

• We sing beautifully.

• simple future

• We sang our hearts out.

• simple past

• We will sing like angels.

Answer explanation

The verb form changes depending on which tense you are using. The simple future tense uses the auxiliary verb 'will'.

Which word in this sentence tells us what the tense is? 'Lucas and Sam waited patiently in the corridor'.

• and

• waited

• patiently

• corridor

Answer explanation

Verbs tell us the tense of a sentence. In this case, the simple past tense has been used.

Which word in this sentence is the auxiliary verb? 'Andeep will try his best today'.

• Andeep

• today

• try

• will

Answer explanation

Auxiliary verbs are 'helping' verbs that link to the main verb in a sentence. Here, the auxiliary verb 'will' makes this a simple future tense sentence.

What is the tense of this sentence: 'You'll have a great time here'.

• simple past tense

• simple present tense

• simple future tense

Answer explanation

The auxiliary verb 'will' in the contraction 'you'll' shows us that this is the future simple tense.

Which verb in this sentence needs to be changed to maintain the tense? 'Jun rushed up the stairs, crashed into Miss Ofoedu and slams into the ground'.

• rushed

• crashed

• slams

Answer explanation

The first two verbs were in the simple past tense. To maintain the tense, the simple present tense verb 'slams' should be changed to 'slammed'.