Simple Present and Past Tense Quiz

She ___ to school every day.

• go

• goes

• going

• gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'goes' because it agrees with the subject 'She' in the present simple tense. 'Go' is the base form, 'going' is a gerund, and 'gone' is the past participle, which do not fit the sentence structure.

They ___ soccer in the park on Sundays.

• plays

• played

• play

• playing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'play' because it matches the subject 'they' in the present tense. 'Plays' is incorrect for plural subjects, 'played' is past tense, and 'playing' is a gerund, which doesn't fit the sentence structure.

My father ___ coffee every morning.

• drink

• drinks

• drinking

• drank

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'drinks' because it agrees with the subject 'My father' in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual action. 'Drink' is incorrect as it lacks subject-verb agreement, while 'drinking' and 'drank' are not suitable forms.

We ___ TV after dinner.

• watch

• watches

• watching

• watched

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'watch' because it agrees with the plural subject 'we' in the present tense. 'Watches' is singular, 'watching' is a gerund, and 'watched' is past tense, making 'watch' the only suitable option.

___ he like ice cream?

• Do

• Does

• Did

• Doing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Does' because it is used for the third person singular subject 'he'. 'Do' is for plural subjects, 'Did' is past tense, and 'Doing' is not appropriate here.

She never ___ late for school.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is' because the sentence refers to a habitual action in the present tense. 'She never is late for school' indicates that it is not a regular occurrence.

I ___ a cat. Its name is Fluffy.

• has

• have

• having

• had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have' because it agrees with the subject 'I'. 'Has' is used for third-person singular, 'having' is a gerund, and 'had' is past tense. Therefore, 'I have a cat' is the correct form.

The sun ___ in the east.

• rise

• rises

• rising

• risen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'rises' because it is the simple present tense form of the verb that agrees with the singular subject 'the sun'. The sentence correctly states a general fact about the sun's behavior.

We ___ to the market every Saturday.

• goes

• go

• going

• went

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'go' because it matches the subject 'we' in the present tense. 'Goes' is incorrect for plural subjects, 'going' is a gerund, and 'went' is past tense, which does not fit the context.

Tom and Jerry ___ best friends.

• is

• was

• are

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'are' because it indicates a current state of friendship between Tom and Jerry, who are known as best friends in the context of the cartoon.