Verbs in Time

Identify the tense of the underlined verb in the following sentence.

The children badly hurt themselves in yesterday's competition.

• Simple present

• Simple past

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

Identify the tense of the underlined verb in the following sentence.

I will not be responsible for your mistakes next time.

• Simple future

• Simple present

• Present perfect

• Simple past

Which one of these sentences includes a verb used in the past perfect tense?

• The Sun rises in the east.

• My friends and I visited the Pyramids of Giza last year.

• I have gone to jazz festivals many times.

• I had never considered a different route.

Which one of these sentences includes a verb used in the present perfect tense?

• We will stay at the lodge during the summer vacation.

• Before leaving the house, I had switched off all the lights.

• The players have practiced everyday after school.

• We completed our English projects two days ago.

Choose the best verb tense to complete the following sentence.

That musician _____________ at our school last month.

• has performed

• performed

• had performed

• have performed

Choose the best verb tense to complete the following sentence.

Next week the principal ______________ the students about the plans for the new gym.

• tells

• have told

• will tell

• had told

Choose the best verb tense to complete the following sentence.

Yesterday I _____________ my homework before I ____________ football with my friends.

• finished - had played

• had finished - played

• finished - played

• had finished - had played

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

Lionel Messi played football for Barcelona since 2001.

• Change played to has played.

• Change played to have played.

• Change played to had played.

• Make no change.

How can the following sentence be revised so that it has correct verb usage?

I always woke up at 7:00 a.m. to do my morning exercises.

• Change woke up to had woken up.

• Change woke up to have woken up.

• Change woke up to will wake up.

• Change woke up to wake up.