English Grammar Review

Fill in the blank with the correct gerund form: "I enjoy _______ (swim) in the ocean."

Fill in the blank with the correct gerund form: "She is interested in _______ (dance)."

Fill in the blank with the correct gerund form: "He is good at _______ (cook)."

Match the following sentences with their correct verb tense: 1. "I will be traveling to Paris next week." 2. "They were playing soccer when it started to rain." 3. "She has been studying for her exams." 4. "He finished his work before the deadline."

• Past Simple

• Future Progressive

• Present Perfect

• Past Progressive

Answer explanation

1. Future Progressive: "will be traveling". 2. Past Progressive: "were playing". 3. Present Perfect: "has been studying". 4. Past Simple: "finished". Each sentence matches its respective tense correctly.

Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: "They played soccer last weekend."

• played

• play

• playing

• will play

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence "They played soccer last weekend" is "played." It indicates an action that has already occurred, distinguishing it from the present "play" or the future "will play."

Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: "We visited the museum last summer."

• visited

• visit

• visiting

• will visit

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence "We visited the museum last summer" is "visited." It indicates an action that has already occurred, distinguishing it from the other options which are either present or future forms.

Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: "She walked to the store yesterday."

• walked

• walk

• walking

• will walk

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence "She walked to the store yesterday" is "walked." It indicates an action that has already occurred, distinguishing it from the present "walk" or the future "will walk."

Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: "He saw a movie last night."

• saw

• see

• seeing

• will see

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence "He saw a movie last night" is "saw." It indicates an action that has already occurred, distinguishing it from the present "see" or the future "will see."

Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb "to write."

• I wrote a letter.

• I was writing a letter.

• I will write a letter.

• I have written a letter.

Answer explanation

The past progressive tense describes an ongoing action in the past. "I was writing a letter" indicates that the action of writing was in progress at a specific time in the past, making it the correct choice.

Differentiate the verb tenses in the following sentence: "She had finished her homework before dinner."

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

• Future Simple

• Past Simple

Answer explanation

The verb "had finished" is in the Past Perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past event (dinner). The other options do not apply to this context.