Mixed Tenses Quiz: Present, Past, and Future

 Question 1
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present simple tense?

a) He walks to the park every day.  
b) He walking to the park every day.  
c) He walked to the park every day.  
d) He will walk to the park every day.  

 Question 2
Identify the verb in the following past simple tense sentence: “They danced at the party.”

a) They  
b) Danced  
c) At  
d) Party  

 Question 3
Which of the following sentences uses the correct future continuous tense form of the verb “to sleep”?

a) She will be sleep at midnight.  
b) She will sleeping at midnight.  
c) She will be sleeping at midnight.  
d) She will slept at midnight.  

 Question 4
What is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “By the time he arrived, we _____ (to finish) dinner”?

a) Have finished  
b) Had finished  
c) Finished  
d) Were finishing  

 Question 5
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the present continuous tense?

a) They will be playing soccer right now.  
b) They play soccer right now.  
c) They are playing soccer right now.  
d) They played soccer right now.  

 Question 6
Identify the verb in the following future simple tense sentence: “She will call you tomorrow.”

a) Call  
b) Will  
c) Will call  
d) Tomorrow  

 Question 7
Which of the following sentences uses the correct present perfect tense form of the verb “to read”?

a) He read the book already.  
b) He reads the book already.  
c) He has read the book already.  
d) He reading the book already.  

 Question 8
What is the correct past continuous tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “I _____ (to clean) the house when she arrived”?

a) Was cleaning  
b) Am cleaning  
c) Clean  
d) Cleans  

 Question 9
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the future perfect tense?

a) By tomorrow, we will has finished the project.  
b) By tomorrow, we will have finish the project.  
c) By tomorrow, we will finish the project.  
d) By tomorrow, we will have finished the project.  

 Question 10
Identify the verb in the following present perfect continuous tense sentence: “She has been learning English for two years.”

a) Learning  
b) Has  
c) Has been  
d) Has been learning  

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 Answers and Explanations

 Question 1
Correct Answer: a) He walks to the park every day.  
– Explanation: “Walks” is the correct present simple tense form of the verb “to walk,” indicating a habitual action.

 Question 2
Correct Answer: b) Danced  
– Explanation: “Danced” is the verb in the past simple tense indicating an action that happened in the past.

 Question 3
Correct Answer: c) She will be sleeping at midnight.  
– Explanation: “Will be sleeping” is the correct future continuous tense form of the verb “to sleep,” indicating an ongoing action that will happen in the future.

 Question 4
Correct Answer: b) Had finished  
– Explanation: “Had finished” is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb “to finish,” indicating an action completed before another action in the past.

 Question 5
Correct Answer: c) They are playing soccer right now.  
– Explanation: “Are playing” is the correct present continuous tense form of the verb “to play,” indicating an ongoing action happening right now.

 Question 6
Correct Answer: c) Will call  
– Explanation: “Will call” is the future simple tense verb phrase indicating an action that will happen in the future.

 Question 7
Correct Answer: c) He has read the book already.  
– Explanation: “Has read” is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb “to read,” indicating an action completed at an unspecified time in the past.

 Question 8
Correct Answer: a) Was cleaning  
– Explanation: “Was cleaning” is the correct past continuous tense form of the verb “to clean,” indicating an ongoing action in the past.

 Question 9
Correct Answer: d) By tomorrow, we will have finished the project.  
– Explanation: “Will have finished” is the correct future perfect tense form of the verb “to finish,” indicating an action that will be completed before a specified time in the future.

 Question 10
Correct Answer: d) Has been learning  
– Explanation: “Has been learning” is the present perfect continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action that started in the past and continues to the present.