Tenses

Which sentence correctly uses the simple present tense?

• She is reading a book every night.

• She reads a book every night.

• She read a book every night

• She will read a book every night.

Choose the sentence that is in the simple past tense.

• They will play soccer tomorrow.

• They are playing soccer now.

• They played soccer yesterday.

• They have played soccer already.

Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous tense?

• He will eat lunch later.

• He eats lunch every day.

• He is eating lunch now

• He has eaten lunch already.

Identify the sentence written in the present perfect tense.

• She has been studying for two hours.

• She has studied for two hours.

• She studies for two hours every evening.

• She studied for two hours yesterday.

Which sentence best demonstrates the past continuous tense?

• I am working on my assignment now.

• I was working on my assignment when the power went out.

• I will be working on my assignment tomorrow.

• I worked on my assignment yesterday.

Choose the correct sentence using the simple future tense.

• They will be visiting their grandparents.

• They visited their grandparents last week.

• They will visit their grandparents next weekend.

• They have visited their grandparents already.

Identify the sentence with correct tense usage.

• She was cooking dinner while her brother watches TV.

• She was cooking dinner while her brother was watching TV.

• She cooks dinner while her brother watched TV.

• She is cooking dinner while her brother was watching TV.

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense appropriately?

• I have seen that movie last week.

• I have seen that movie several times.

• I saw that movie yesterday.

• I see that movie already.

Select the correct past perfect sentence.

• She had left the party before I arrived.

• She has left the party before I arrived.

• She left the party before I had arrived.

• She is leaving the party before I arrive.

Identify the sentence written in the future continuous tense.

• I will write my essay tomorrow.

• I will be writing my essay at this time tomorrow.

• I was writing my essay at this time yesterday.

• I write my essay every evening.