QC English Time: Tenses!!

"I am going to school every day."

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

correct sentence: I go to school everyday

"As a member of the QC Team, Ella regularly check 30 videos every day".

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

• Yes! :D

• Nooo :(

Answer explanation

correct sentence: "... Ella regularly checks 30 videos every day."

"In 2018, Rai taught English and Coding every monday."

Is this sentence grammatically correct?

• Yes! :D

• Noo :(

Answer explanation

"taught" is the correct word to use because the event happened in the past, in 2018

The chart ... how many hours people spent on several activities between 2002 and 2007

• describe

• illustrates

• show

• described

Answer explanation

it is actually free to use either the word show, illustrate, or describe as long as it is written in the correct tense.

as this graph always shows data permanently, the correct tense to use is the simple present tense. Thus, the correct answer is illustrates.

The most popular activity during the period given ..... watching tv.

• are

• was

• is

• described

Answer explanation

we need to use past tense because the activity (watching tv) happened in the past

Teenagers ... 10 hours doing homework in 2002.

• occupy

• occupies

• occupied

• will occupy

Answer explanation

hint: 2002

"I think I do my homework later".

Which is the best word we can use to replace the underlined word?

• want

• will be

• wanted

• will do

Answer explanation

hint: "later"

I walk to the store and I bought milk.

This sentence is grammatically incorrect. Which sentence is correct?

• I walk to the store and I buy milk

• I walked to the store and I buy milk

• I walked to the store and I will buy milk

• I will walk to the store and I bought milk

Answer explanation

it is correct whether we want to write both words in present tense ("walk" and "buy") or in past tense ("walked" and "bought") as long as they are written consistently.

"The table will give information about population in 3 different years."

Which word is best to replace the bold word?

• gave

• gives

• give

• There is a year 2030 (future). So the sentence is already correct!

Answer explanation

As this graph always shows data permanently, the correct tense to use is the simple present tense. Thus, the correct answer is gives.

By 2030, it is predicted that the population ... by approximately 5.5% in all three countries.

• will increase

• increase

• is increased

• is increasing

Answer explanation

the data presented in the graph for the year 2030 is only a prediction. It is not happened yet.