English Test: Verb Tenses | English Course Malta

Test your VERB TENSES in English with this quiz.

Review the active form of the simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous tenses verb tenses in the present, past and future.

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Created on January 28, 2021

English Test: Verb Tenses

Multiple-Choice VERB

Choose the correct verb tense to complete the gaps in the sentences.

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I had a shower while the baby _______ (sleep).

was sleeping

had slept

have sleep

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He _______ (made) some pasta. If you want some, it's in the kitchen. It's still hot.

was making

had made

has made

3 / 40

I can't go out now. I am busy because I _________ (study) for my English test tomorrow.

am studying

study

will study

4 / 40

It's too late to go to the supermarket now. By the time we arrive, it ________ (close) already.

will be closing already

will have already closed

is already closing

5 / 40

How long _______ (you study) at university?.

you did study

did you study

you studied

6 / 40

Is Mark here? No, he _______ to the supermarket.

has been

was going

has gone

7 / 40

The teacher ______ (tell) the students about the test a month before she gave it to them.

had told

was telling

had been telling

8 / 40

His clothes were filthy because he _______ (wear) them every day for the last two weeks.

has worn

had been wearing

were wearing

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After he ________ (fix) his bike, he went for a cycle.

was fixing

did fix

had fixed

10 / 40

Look at the clouds! It _______ (go) rain. Let's go inside.

will be raining

is going to

will rain

11 / 40

Does your mother speak English? ______

Yes, she does.

Yes, she is.

Yes, she is speaking.

12 / 40

_________ (you ever be) to New York? Yes, in 1990.

Were you ever being

Have you ever been

Had you ever been

13 / 40

What _______ (you do) tomorrow?

you are doing

are you doing

you are do

14 / 40

What time shall we go? 6pm. I ________ (finish) working by then.

will have finished

will be finishing

will finishing

15 / 40

At 5 o'clock this morning, I ________ (sleep).

was sleeping

were sleeping

had slept

16 / 40

He hands were covered in paint because he __________ (paint).

had painted

painted

had been painting

17 / 40

He ______ (believe) in God.

believes

believe

is believing

18 / 40

Has Mark finished all his work? _____.

Yes, he have.

Yes, he does.

Yes, he has.

19 / 40

Are you doing an English grammar exercise? _________.

Yes, I am.

Yes, I am doing.

Yes, I do.

20 / 40

Parents _________ (look after) their children every day.

are looking after

are look after

look after

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Here's my homework! I __________ (just finish) it.

just have finished

was just finishing

have just finished

22 / 40

Life _______ (be) hard in 1454.

had been

was

was being

23 / 40

Do you think, you __________ (work) in the same job in 20 years?

will have worked

are working

will be working

24 / 40

This evening, I ______ (see) Kim at the party.

see

will have seen

will be seeing / will see

25 / 40

He _________ (try) but he couldn't pass the English exam.

tries

has tried

tried

26 / 40

At this time tomorrow, I __________ (relax) in the sun on the beach.

am relaxing

will be relaxing

will have relaxed

27 / 40

Who _______ (you talk) to when I ______ (buy) the vegetables?

you were talking to / was buying

talked to / bought

were you talking to / was buying

28 / 40

Her eyes were red because she _________ (cry).

has cried

had cried

had been crying

29 / 40

Tomorrow, we ________ (fly) to Australia. We leave at 10a.m.

do fly

will have flown

are flying

30 / 40

Have you seen the film 'Psycho'? _____.

No, I weren't.

No, I aren't.

No, I haven't.

31 / 40

My back is hurting right now because I _______ (work) in the garden all morning.

have been working

had worked

work

32 / 40

They ________ (complete) the project by the end of month.

will to complete

complete

will have completed

33 / 40

How long _______ (he know) about it?

does he know

has he been knowing

has he known

34 / 40

Where _______ (you buy) that shirt?

were you buying

you bought

did you buy

35 / 40

She couldn't answer the question because she ________ (not know) the answer.

didn't know

hasn't known

wasn't knowing

36 / 40

He phoned when I __________ (make) dinner. That's why I burnt the chicken!

had made

was making

made

37 / 40

Mark is very lucky. He _________ (travel) since the start of the year. He's been to 10 countries so far.

is travelling

have travelling

has been travelling

38 / 40

The earth _______ (go) around the sun.

has gone

goes

is going

39 / 40

He _____ (crash) the car because he ____ (not see) the red light.

was crashing / wasn't seeing

crashed / wasn't seeing

crashed / didn't see

40 / 40

She ________ (be) ill for 2 weeks now.

has been

was

is being

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