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.

Created on January 28, 2021

English Test: Verb Tenses

Multiple-Choice VERB

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

1 / 40

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

am studying

will study

study

2 / 40

He ______ (believe) in God.

believe

believes

is believing

3 / 40

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

was crashing / wasn't seeing

crashed / didn't see

crashed / wasn't seeing

4 / 40

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

had been wearing

were wearing

has worn

5 / 40

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

was making

had made

has made

6 / 40

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

had made

was making

made

7 / 40

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

have sleep

was sleeping

had slept

8 / 40

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

just have finished

was just finishing

have just finished

9 / 40

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

did fix

was fixing

had fixed

10 / 40

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

had told

had been telling

was telling

11 / 40

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

talked to / bought

you were talking to / was buying

were you talking to / was buying

12 / 40

Her eyes were red because she _________ (cry).

has cried

had cried

had been crying

13 / 40

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

will have worked

are working

will be working

14 / 40

The earth _______ (go) around the sun.

goes

is going

has gone

15 / 40

How long _______ (you study) at university?.

you studied

you did study

did you study

16 / 40

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

had painted

had been painting

painted

17 / 40

Parents _________ (look after) their children every day.

are looking after

are look after

look after

18 / 40

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

has tried

tried

tries

19 / 40

Life _______ (be) hard in 1454.

was being

had been

was

20 / 40

What _______ (you do) tomorrow?

you are do

are you doing

you are doing

21 / 40

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

is already closing

will be closing already

will have already closed

22 / 40

Are you doing an English grammar exercise? _________.

Yes, I am.

Yes, I do.

Yes, I am doing.

23 / 40

Where _______ (you buy) that shirt?

did you buy

you bought

were you buying

24 / 40

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

has gone

has been

was going

25 / 40

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

will have relaxed

will be relaxing

am relaxing

26 / 40

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

will have flown

do fly

are flying

27 / 40

She ________ (be) ill for 2 weeks now.

is being

was

has been

28 / 40

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

will have seen

see

will be seeing / will see

29 / 40

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

were sleeping

had slept

was sleeping

30 / 40

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

have been working

work

had worked

31 / 40

Does your mother speak English? ______

Yes, she is.

Yes, she does.

Yes, she is speaking.

32 / 40

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

is travelling

has been travelling

have travelling

33 / 40

Have you seen the film 'Psycho'? _____.

No, I weren't.

No, I aren't.

No, I haven't.

34 / 40

Has Mark finished all his work? _____.

Yes, he have.

Yes, he has.

Yes, he does.

35 / 40

How long _______ (he know) about it?

has he been knowing

has he known

does he know

36 / 40

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

will be finishing

will finishing

will have finished

37 / 40

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

Have you ever been

Were you ever being

Had you ever been

38 / 40

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

is going to

will rain

will be raining

39 / 40

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

hasn't known

didn't know

wasn't knowing

40 / 40

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

complete

will have completed

will to complete

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