Mrs Gem's Verb Tenses Game

Multiple Choice

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

• lived

• lives

• living

• live

Multiple Choice

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

9. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

• had

• was having

• am having

• will have

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:
It ... all day! Why can’t it stop!

• is raining
• rains
• has been raining
• have been raining

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:
1.  Joe ... for a new job all week since Friday.

• has been looking
• is looking
• looks
• has looked

Multiple Choice

I'm afraid the books you ordered.............. by Friday.

• won't have arrived

• won't have been arriving

• will have arrived

• will have been arriving

Multiple Choice

Select the correct sentence on future perfect

• I will be reading this book

• I will have read this book by tomorrow

• I go to read the book tomorrow

• I won’t Reading the book tomorrow

Multiple Choice

The Perfect Continuous Tenses are also known as _____.

• Perfect Simple Tenses

• Perfect Tenses

• Perfect Progressive Tenses

• Present, Past and Future Perfect

Multiple Choice

I've been _____since 5 o'clock in the morning.

• study

• studies

• studied

• studying

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of present continuous?

• I've not been feeling well recently

• I will go to the bank tomorrow

• She's writing a novel

• It'll all work out in the end

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of the past simple?

• I shouldn't have asked him

• We were watching him all night long

• I am awake now

• I could not believe my eyes

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of past continuous?

• My wife sleeps silently yet I have a habit of snoring

• I haven't had chance to look at it yet

• She wasn't looking where she was going and fell into a huge puddle

• We didn't bring the car today

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of present perfect?

• I couldn't have done it, I was in bed!

• I wouldn't have eaten it had I known

• I have a lot of experience with animals

• I haven't visited Monas, have you?

Poll

Which of these tenses is the most tricky?

• Simple present

• Simple past

• Present continuous

• Past continuous

• Present perfect

Multiple Choice

The past perfect verb tense uses which helping verb?

• has

• have

• had

• will have

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The bypass construction take several months to complete (past perfect).

• takes

• has taken

• taked

• had taken

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The tree fall more than 60 feet onto the rocks below.

• had fell

• falled

• have fallen

• had fallen

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

By Thursday evening, the men lose the trail.

• had lost

• losed

• will have lost

• had lose

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past perfect tense verb to complete the sentence.

Our teacher _____ each of us different parts of the project.

• had assigns

• had assign

• had assigned

• have assigned

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The bypass construction take several months to complete (past perfect).

• takes

• has taken

• taked

• had taken

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The tree fall more than 60 feet onto the rocks below.

• had fell

• falled

• have fallen

• had fallen

Multiple Choice

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

By Thursday evening, the men lose the trail.

• had lost

• losed

• will have lost

• had lose

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past perfect tense verb to complete the sentence.

Our teacher _____ each of us different parts of the project.

• had assigns

• had assign

• had assigned

• have assigned

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct past perfect verb tense to complete the sentence below.

I _____ very hard for tomorrow's test, so I decided to go and get an ice cream.

• had studied

• has studied

• had study

• had studying

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a past perfect verb tense correctly?

• Before the dog came to live with us, he had belonged to my grandmother.

• When he entered the house, Carlos has removed his hat.

• She will have enjoyed her lunch before the waiter brought the bill.

• Alice had return to the house by the time her cousins arrived.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a present perfect verb tense correctly?

• Maria has saved all of her pennies and nickels.

• Jami had made muffins to give to the bake sale.

• Tammy will have run three miles by the time she finishes.

• Joe have saved all of the papers.

Multiple Choice

Present perfect verb tenses use the helping verbs ________ or _________.

• had, have

• has, have

• has, had

• will have, have

Multiple Choice

Which present perfect verb correctly completes the following sentence?

Since Rick ___________ the dog, you will have to brush her.

• had washed

• has washed

• have washed

• will have washed

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a present perfect verb tense correctly?

• Mamie has apologized to Mark twice, but he is still mad at her.

• Caleb have lived here for three years.

• Mick had never been to the fair before.

• Augusta will have seen this movie 3 times.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct present perfect verb tense to complete the following sentence.

The ice ___________ a lot since last night.

• had thawed

• has thawed

• will have thawed

• have thawed