Past & Present Tense Mixed Quiz

MCQ quiz , 10 questions , 4 options each , correct answers & explanations at the end of quiz . Subject : past & present tense mixed

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

a) She works at the store last year.  
b) She worked at the store last year.  
c) She is working at the store last year.  
d) She work at the store last year.  

 Question 2
Identify the verb in the following present continuous tense sentence: “They are playing basketball.”

a) Playing  
b) Are playing  
c) Are  
d) Basketball  

 Question 3
Which of the following sentences uses the correct present perfect tense form of the verb “to see”?

a) He has seen the movie.  
b) He sees the movie.  
c) He saw the movie.  
d) He is seeing the movie.  

 Question 4
What is the correct past simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “I _____ (to go) to the park yesterday”?

a) Go  
b) Gone  
c) Went  
d) Going  

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

a) She has been study for hours.  
b) She have been studying for hours.  
c) She has been studying for hours.  
d) She is studying for hours.  

 Question 6
Identify the verb in the following past continuous tense sentence: “We were watching TV when the power went out.”

a) Watching  
b) Were watching  
c) TV  
d) Power  

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

a) They had finishing the project before the deadline.  
b) They has finished the project before the deadline.  
c) They had finished the project before the deadline.  
d) They finished the project before the deadline.  

 Question 8
What is the correct present simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “She _____ (to like) ice cream”?

a) Like  
b) Liking  
c) Likes  
d) Liked  

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

a) He had been running for an hour when it started to rain.  
b) He has been running for an hour when it started to rain.  
c) He had running for an hour when it started to rain.  
d) He is been running for an hour when it started to rain.  

 Question 10
Identify the verb in the following present continuous tense sentence: “I am reading a book right now.”

a) Reading  
b) Am  
c) Am reading  
d) Book  

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 Answers and Explanations

 Question 1
Correct Answer: b) She worked at the store last year.  
– Explanation: “Worked” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to work,” indicating an action completed in the past.

 Question 2
Correct Answer: b) Are playing  
– Explanation: “Are playing” is the present continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action.

 Question 3
Correct Answer: a) He has seen the movie.  
– Explanation: “Has seen” is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb “to see,” indicating an action completed at an unspecified time in the past.

 Question 4
Correct Answer: c) Went  
– Explanation: “Went” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to go.”

 Question 5
Correct Answer: c) She has been studying for hours.  
– Explanation: “Has been studying” is the correct present perfect continuous tense form of the verb “to study,” indicating an action that started in the past and is still ongoing.

 Question 6
Correct Answer: b) Were watching  
– Explanation: “Were watching” is the past continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action in the past.

 Question 7
Correct Answer: c) They had finished the project before the deadline.  
– 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 8
Correct Answer: c) Likes  
– Explanation: “Likes” is the correct present simple tense form of the verb “to like” for the third person singular subject “she.”

 Question 9
Correct Answer: a) He had been running for an hour when it started to rain.  
– Explanation: “Had been running” is the correct past perfect continuous tense form of the verb “to run,” indicating an action that started in the past and continued up to a point in the past.

 Question 10
Correct Answer: c) Am reading  
– Explanation: “Am reading” is the present continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action right now.