English Grammar Quiz: Simple Present, Present Continuous Or Simple Past!

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    It ......................................... (be) a wonderful day yesterday.

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Take this English grammar quiz about the simple present, present continuous, or simple past tenses and test your knowledge! It's pretty simple to differentiate between these three tenses, but some extra exercise will always benefit you in your English grammar test, writing, or anywhere it is required. It's a short quiz consisting of ten questions on Simple Present, Present Continuous, and Simple past tense. Fill the blanks with the correct form of the given verb.

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  • 2. 

    David .................................... (start) school ten years ago.

    Explanation
    "Ago" = past time reference.

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  • 3. 

    Sarah usually ............................ (walk) to school.

    Explanation
    It is a habitual action

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  • 4. 

    Mike and Jane are in the living room. They ........................ (watch) a film on DVD.

    Explanation
    It's action "NOW"

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  • 5. 

    I ............................. (be) born in 1992.

    Explanation
    It's a past action.

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  • 6. 

    It ........................... (rain) all day last Sunday.

    Explanation
    "Last Sunday" = past event.

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  • 7. 

    Where did you .............................. (go) last weekend?

    Explanation
    "last weekend" = past time reference.

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  • 8. 

    My friend ........................... (get) good tests results always. 

    Explanation
    In this sentence, the present simple tense is used. When talking about habits, routines, or general truths, the present simple tense is appropriate. The base form of the verb "get" is used for the third-person singular subject "friend," and the adverb "always" emphasizes the regularity of the action.

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  • 9. 

    I .............................. (not understand) it.

    Explanation
    "Understand" is never used in present-continuous. 

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  • 10. 

    ........................ (do) Ian like painting?

    Explanation
    The correct form of the sentence is "Does Ian like painting?" because in English, when forming a question in the present simple tense for subjects like "he," "she," or "it," we use the auxiliary verb "does." The main verb "like" remains in its base form without any changes. So, the structure of the question is:


    Does (auxiliary verb) + subject ("Ian") + main verb in base form ("like") + object ("painting").


    This follows the standard grammar rule for questions in the present simple tense.

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