Scegli il Tempo Corretto Quiz

Every Easter, my family (go / goes) to church.

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'goes' because the subject 'my family' is singular. In present simple tense, we use 'goes' for third-person singular subjects, while 'go' is used for first and second person.

Watch out! The children (look / are looking) at the eggs in the garden.

• look

• are looking

• looking

• looked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are looking' because it indicates an ongoing action. The children are currently observing the eggs, which requires the present continuous tense to convey that they are in the act of looking.

Usually (eat / they are eating) lamb for lunch.

• they eat

• they are eating

• eating

• eaten

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'they eat' because it indicates a habitual action. The phrase 'usually' suggests a regular occurrence, making the simple present tense appropriate, while 'they are eating' implies a current action.

This year, (have / are having) Easter dinner at grandma's house.

• we have

• we are having

• having

• had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'we are having' because it indicates a planned event happening this year. 'Have' suggests a general state, while 'are having' emphasizes the ongoing nature of the dinner at grandma's house.

Anna (is wearing / wears) a bunny costume today!

• to wear

• is wearing

• wearing

• worn

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is wearing' because it indicates an action happening right now. 'Wears' suggests a habitual action, while 'wearing' and 'worn' do not fit the sentence structure.

While we __________ (search) for the eggs, __________ (start) to rain.

• searched / started

• were searching / started

• were searching / was starting

• search / starts

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were searching / started' because it uses the past continuous tense 'were searching' to indicate an ongoing action when the sudden action 'started' occurred.

My father __________ (hide) the eggs before the children arrived.

• hid

• was hiding

• hides

• hiding

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'hid' because it is the simple past tense, indicating the action of hiding the eggs was completed before the children arrived. 'Was hiding' suggests an ongoing action, which is not appropriate here.

I __________ (find) a golden egg yesterday!

• found

• was finding

• finds

• finding

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'found' because it is the simple past tense of 'find', which is appropriate for an action completed yesterday. The other options do not fit the past context of the sentence.

The children __________ (run) around the garden when the bell __________ (ring).

• were running / rang

• were running / was ringing

• run / rings

• were running / rang

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were running / rang' because it indicates an ongoing action (children running) interrupted by a specific event (the bell ringing) in the past.

We __________ (eat) chocolate when grandma __________ (tell) a funny story.

• eaten / told

• were eating / told

• were eating / was telling

• eat / tells

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were eating / told' because it indicates an ongoing action (eating) in the past when another action (telling) occurred. 'Were eating' shows the continuous aspect, while 'told' is a simple past action.