Tenses Exercises
Simple Present Tense Exercise 5 Questions
Test your knowledge of Simple Present Tense with these 5 questions.
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She .............. to school every day.
Explanation: Simple Present Tense is used for daily habits. "Goes" is correct because "She" is third person singular, so we add "s" to the verb.
2
The sun .............. in the east.
Explanation: Simple Present is used for universal facts. "Rises" is correct because it is a scientific fact. "Sun" is third person singular so verb takes "s".
3
They .............. football every Sunday.
Explanation: "Play" is correct because "They" is plural. No "s" is added to the verb when subject is plural.
4
Water .............. at 100 degrees Celsius.
Explanation: Scientific fact = Simple Present Tense. "Boils" is correct because "water" is third person singular.
5
I .............. English grammar every morning.
Explanation: "Study" is correct because subject "I" does not take "s" on the verb in Simple Present Tense.
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Past Perfect Tense Exercise 5 Questions
Practice Past Perfect Tense MCQ questions with answers and explanation.
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By the time the doctor arrived, the patient .............. .
Explanation: Past Perfect is used when one past action happened before another. Patient dying happened before the doctor arriving.
2
She .............. the novel before she watched the movie.
Explanation: Reading the novel happened first before watching the movie. So Past Perfect "had read" is used for the earlier action.
3
When I reached the station, the train .............. .
Explanation: Train leaving happened before I reached. Both are past events but one happened earlier so Past Perfect is used.
4
He told me that he .............. the report already
Explanation: In Indirect Speech with past reporting verb "told", the tense shifts back. "Has submitted" becomes "had submitted".
5
They .............. dinner before the guests arrived.
Explanation: Finishing dinner happened before guests arrived. Past Perfect is used for the action that was completed first.
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