BABAK 1: TENSE BATTLE (15 Soal)

I ... my English assignment.

• finish

• finished

• am finishing

• have finished

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'am finishing' because it indicates an ongoing action. The sentence suggests that the assignment is currently in progress, making the present continuous tense appropriate.

The students ... the historical museum last week.

• visit

• visited

• have visited

• are visiting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'visited' because it indicates a completed action in the past, which aligns with 'last week' in the sentence. The other options do not fit the past context.

Look! The cat ... on your laptop.

• is sleeping

• sleeps

• has slept

• slept

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'is sleeping' because it describes an ongoing action happening right now, which fits the context of the sentence. The other options indicate different tenses that do not match the present situation.

I ... that movie three times, so I know the ending.

• see

• saw

• have seen

• am seeing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have seen' because it indicates a completed action relevant to the present. The speaker has watched the movie multiple times, which affects their current knowledge of the ending.

She ... her keys. She can't enter the house now.

• lose

• lost

• has lost

• is losing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'has lost' because it indicates a completed action relevant to the present situation. She cannot enter the house now because she has lost her keys.

Did you ... the announcement on the board?

• see

• saw

• seen

• seeing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'see' because it is the base form of the verb, which is needed after 'did you' in the question. 'Saw' is the past tense, 'seen' is the past participle, and 'seeing' is the present participle.

They ... in Rengat for ten years.

• live

• are living

• have lived

• lives

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have lived' because it indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, fitting the context of living in Rengat for ten years.

My mother ... lunch when I arrived home.

• cooks

• was cooking

• has cooked

• cook

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was cooking' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past that was happening when the speaker arrived home. The other options do not convey this continuous aspect.

We ... each other since we were in junior high school.

• know

• knew

• have known

• are knowing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have known' because it indicates an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present, fitting the context of knowing each other since junior high school.

While they ... football, it started to rain.

• play

• were playing

• have played

• played

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were playing' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past when the rain started. The other options do not convey this continuous aspect of the action.