Verb Tenses Quiz! Trivia Questions! Exam
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Do you think you know all the verb tenses? There are so many verb tenses to consider when constructing a sentence. Present, present perfect, present continuous, past, past perfect, past continuous, future, future perfect, and future continuous. A verb's tense can tell us things like whether the action is routine, constant, or completed. If you intend to know more about verb tenses, this is the quiz for you.
- 1.What verb tense is used in the following sentence: Charlie had been packing his suitcase when his mother called him downstairs.
- A.
Past Perfect
- B.
Present Perfect Progressive
- C.
Past Perfect Progressive
- D.
Past Progressive
- 2.What verb tense is used in the following sentence: Greg coached football for fifteen years and enjoyed the experience.
- A.
Simple Past
- B.
Simple Present
- C.
Past Perfect
- D.
Past Progressive
- 3.Which tense allows for the sequencing of two or more noncontinuous events that occur in the same time period?
- A.
Progressive
- B.
Perfect Progressive
- C.
Perfect
- D.
Simple
- 4."The view of the world I display in my drawings excludes the sleazy and hideous." What verb tense is used in the quote?
- A.
Simple Present
- B.
Present Perfect
- C.
Simple Past
- D.
Present Progressive
- 5.What tense is used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time?
- A.
Past Perfect
- B.
Past Progressive
- C.
Simple Past
- D.
Past Perfect Progressive
- 6.Which verb form is used to indicate the present perfect progressive tense?
- A.
Had+been+main verb+ing
- B.
Have/has+been+main verb+ing
- C.
Had+main verb+past participle (-ed)
- D.
"to be"+main verb+ing
- 7.Which tense is used for an event that started in the past and is continuing in the present?
- A.
Simple
- B.
Progressive
- C.
Perfect
- D.
Perfect Progressive
- 8.Which tense is used for an event that is predicted to occur?
- A.
Future Simple
- B.
Future Perfect
- C.
Future Progressive
- D.
Future Perfect Progressive
- 9.Which tense allows two or more continuous events to occur during the same time period?
- A.
Perfect
- B.
Simple
- C.
Progressive
- D.
Perfect Progressive
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