Tenses ( linguistic language )

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Test Your Tenses Knowledge

Are you confident in your understanding of linguistic tenses? This quiz challenges your ability to use various tenses correctly. With 22 questions covering past, present, and future tenses, it's a great way to enhance your grammatical skills.

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22 engaging questions
Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank formats
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She __________ with her parents in London.

Lived

Lives

Living

Live

Last year I (go) _________ to America for my holidays

The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

Was

Should

Aisha's son is __________ (talk) on the phone right now.

Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.

Ran

Runs

Running

Run

When do we use simple present tense?

When an action has happened.

When an action is happening right now.

When an action may happen in the future.

Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

Arriving

Arrive

Arrived

Arrives

The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

Had

Was having

Am having

Will have

The bus__________(arrive) late at the bus stop last night.

Sam ________ (live) in Shatin.

My sister ________ (cook) when the phone rang.

Listen! The children ________ (make) so much noise.

At the moment I______ (revise) English grammar.

Am revising

Revise

Was revising

Revises

When I_______(come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.

Came

Will come

Have come

Come

She __________ (go) into town every week.

Goes

Will go

Is going

While Bill _________basketball, his mother ______home.

Was playing,came

Am playing,will come

Plays,comes

Played,came

The police ______ four thieves last night.

Was catching

Caught

Is catching

Will catch

I _____ food when he came in.

Am cooking

Cooked

Had cooked

Was cooking

It ______ since 9 o' clock

Will rain

Will be raining

Rained

Has been raining

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

Are doing

Were doing

Will be doing

Have done

Tenses ( linguistic language )

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