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Tenses in English Grammar

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Simple Past Tense express?

a)

Actions that will happen in the future

b)

Actions that are happening now

c)

Actions that have happened in the past

d)

Actions that are hypothetical

2.

Which word is used to express the time in the past in Simple Past Tense?

a)

today

b)

tomorrow

c)

During

d)

yesterday

3.

How do verbs change in the Simple Past Tense in affirmative sentences?

a)

By adding 'ing'

b)

By using 'did'

c)

By changing to past form

d)

By adding 's'

4.

What auxiliary verb is used in negative and interrogative sentences in the Simple Past Tense?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Does

d)

Have

5.

What does the Past Continuous Tense express?

a)

Actions that will happen in the future

b)

Actions that are happening now

c)

Actions that were ongoing in the past

d)

Actions that are hypothetical

6.

Which is the right construction as far as the interrogative sentence in Past Perfect is concerned?

a)

Is he coming today?

b)

Was he coming yesterday?

c)

Had he come before you did?

d)

Had he been coming to meet us for last three months?

7.

With which tense does a story generally start?

a)

Simple Past

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Past Continuous

d)

Future Perfect

8.

What does the Past Perfect Tense indicate?

a)

Actions that will happen in the future

b)

Actions that are happening now

c)

Actions that happened before another action in the past

d)

Actions that are hypothetical

9.

What does the Past Perfect Continuous Tense express?

a)

Actions that will happen in the future

b)

Actions that are happening now

c)

Actions that continued and ended in the past

d)

Actions that are hypothetical

10.

What does the Past Perfect Continuous Tense tell us?

a)

How often

b)

How long

c)

How many

d)

How much

11.

Which tense is used to express actions that were in progress at a distinct time in the past?

a)

Simple Past

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Future Continuous

12.

What is the function of the Past Perfect Tense?

a)

To show future actions

b)

To show present actions

c)

To show actions that happened before another past action

d)

To show hypothetical actions

13.

Which of the following sentences is / are true acc. to the tense structure?

a)

I did not wanted to come today.

b)

I did not want ot come today.

c)

I did not wanting to come today.

d)

I did not have been wanted to come today.

14.

What is the role of 'when' in the context of past tenses?

a)

To indicate future actions

b)

To indicate present actions

c)

To indicate short actions in the past

d)

To indicate hypothetical actions

15.

What is the role of 'while' in the context of past tenses?

a)

To indicate future actions

b)

To indicate present actions

c)

To indicate long actions in the past

d)

To indicate hypothetical actions