English Verb Tenses Quiz

Sri and Rahman are having a blast studying Math together! They .... studying Math together

• are

• is

• am

• be

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are' because it agrees with the plural subject 'They'. 'Is' is singular, 'am' is used with 'I', and 'be' is not a correct form in this context.

She ... cooking when her friends came to her house.

• is

• am

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was' because it indicates a past action. The sentence describes an event that occurred when her friends arrived, so the past tense 'was cooking' is appropriate.

My brothers ... football while my parents were watching TV.

• is play

• are play

• was playing

• were playing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were playing' because it matches the plural subject 'brothers' and indicates an ongoing action in the past, fitting the context of the sentence.

Next semester, Dian and Rizal have decided to hit the books! I ... harder.

• will be study

• will be studies

• will be studying

• will studying

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will be studying' because it uses the future continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the future. The other options are grammatically incorrect or do not fit the context.

My uncle will be ... tomorrow at 10 a.m.

• coming

• come

• comes

• came

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'coming' because it indicates a future action planned for tomorrow at 10 a.m. The other options do not fit the future context of the sentence.

Hey Ina, Nita, and Lina! I ... talking about our exciting study tour planning right now.

• was

• am

• is

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'am' because the sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action currently happening. 'I am talking' shows that the speaker is actively engaged in planning with friends right now.

We ... waiting for our teacher at this time yesterday.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were' because the sentence refers to a past action ('waiting') that involved multiple people ('we'). 'Were' is the past tense of 'are' for plural subjects, making it the appropriate verb here.

The students will be ... a final test next month.

• have

• had

• having

• has

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'having' because it indicates an ongoing action in the future. The sentence implies that the students will be in the process of taking the final test next month.

Lisa .... when someone knocked the door.

• was sleep

• were sleeping

• is sleeping

• was sleeping

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was sleeping' because it indicates a past continuous action. The sentence describes Lisa's state when the door was knocked, which requires the past tense form 'was sleeping'.

Rangga is on mission. He ... cleaning the classroom now.

• is

• was

• were

• are

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is' because it indicates a present action. The sentence describes someone currently engaged in cleaning the classroom, which requires the present continuous tense.