Tense Quizzes & Trivia

Did you know that it is utterly impossible to completely describe the English system of tenses in less than 100 pages? That is because English, like most human languages, is extremely complex and almost infinitely flexible. And, as you may probably know, nearly every rule about language has at least ten sets of exceptions.

So, why should you bother with questions like “How man tenses are there in total, and what different situations do they describe?”, “What is the actual meaning of the word tense?”, “How do tenses behave in other languages of the world?”

]“What does the grammaticalisation of tenses actually presumes?” Because we don’t want you to feel tense about tenses, we suggest you take the tense quizzes and un-tense.

There are three basic tenses in English Grammar. Clear and pure understanding of these three tenses will help you in maintaining fluency in English. Take up the quiz and find out how good you are in Past, Present, And Future...

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 68959 | Last updated: Jul 23, 2020

Sample Question
John's mom ________ him home from school most days.

Drived

Driving

Drive

Drives

English Grammar Quiz: The Perfect Tenses (Present, Past And Future)

In the study of English grammar, a progressive tense is a form of verb tense which is used in order to express an ongoing action in progress at some point in time – whether that be in the past, present, or future. In this...

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 7922 | Last updated: Jul 9, 2020

Sample Question
When we got acquainted, Irene ___ her novel for five years.

A. has been writing

B. had been writing

An English Grammar Quiz On Future Perfect Tense!

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 12692 | Last updated: Sep 9, 2020

Sample Question
By the time you finish studying , I ---------- dinner

Will have cooked

Will be cooking

Am cooking

Was cooked

English Grammar Quiz: Fill In The Blanks With Present Continuous Tense!

Welcome to yet another English grammar quiz which covers Present Continuous Tense. Here you will be asked 10 questions which are formatted into fill in the blanks pattern. Since there is no time limit, you can take as much as...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 23025 | Last updated: Jul 3, 2020

Grammar Test (Present Simple Tense& Past Tense)

We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now or regularly whereas past tense is used to describe the past or future in a conditional statement. Below is a grammar test on simple and present tense designed...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 7954 | Last updated: Feb 18, 2019

Sample Question
Mark : what does Mack do? Jonh : He's a teacher. He __________ in the junior high school.

Teach

Teaches

Is teaching

Taught

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Tense Questions & Answers

What is the correct tense for the following sentence: Have you read the book yet?

Shouldn't this answer be present perfect tense? Have read is the verb. If it was present progressive it would be are reading.

What is the meaning of past tense (in the English language)?

The perfect tense of a verb describes the perfected action in a sentence. It can be the present perfect, the past perfect, or simply the future perfect, depending on the sentence and the person relating the sentence. Verbs that are changed to the per

What is the correct tense for the following sentence? I was studying all night for that history test.

ChloeThe answer to the question is past progressive

What is the difference between Lay and Lie?

Lay and lie are two action words. You might think they have the same meaning if you do not properly study the two words and know how they are used. The differences between lay and lie at times depend on how they are used in a sentence. Lay simply mea