This document contains a 12 question quiz on verb tenses in English. Each question provides 3 answer options for completing a sentence in a certain tense. The correct answers are then provided at the end, explaining the appropriate tense to use in each context.
2. Tenses Quiz
1.This time tomorrow, I.......... on
the beach.
A.am lying
B.will lie
C.will be lying
3. Tenses Quiz
1.This time tomorrow, I.......... on
the beach.
A.am lying
B.will lie
C.will be lying
4. Tenses Quiz
2. She said that she .......... help
me.
A. will
B. shall
C. would
5. Tenses Quiz
2. She said that she .......... help
me.
A. will
B. shall
C. would
6. Tenses Quiz
3. Phone me when you ....... time.
A. have
B. would have
C. will have
7. Tenses Quiz
3. Phone me when you ....... time.
A. have
B. would have
C. will have
8. Tenses Quiz
4. I will follow you wherever you
...........................
A. go
B. goes
C. will go
9. Tenses Quiz
4. I will follow you wherever you
...........................
A. go
B. goes
C. will go
10. Tenses Quiz
5. You .............. an accident if you
go on driving like that.
A. are having
B. will have
C. would have
11. Tenses Quiz
5. You .............. an accident if you
go on driving like that.
A. are having
B. will have
C. would have
12. Tenses Quiz
6. When you phoned, I......... in the
garage.
A. worked
B. am working
C. was working
13. Tenses Quiz
6. When you phoned, I......... in the
garage.
A. worked
B. am working
C. was working
14. Tenses Quiz
7. I ............ all my childhood in
South India.
A. was spending
B. spend
C. spent
15. Tenses Quiz
7. I ............ all my childhood in
South India.
A. was spending
B. spend
C. spent
16. Tenses Quiz
8. The phone .......... while I was
having a bath.
A. rings
B. rang
C. was ringing
17. Tenses Quiz
8. The phone .......... while I was
having a bath.
A. rings
B. rang
C. was ringing
18. Tenses Quiz
9. I tried a little of the soup to
see how it ..................
A. tastes
B. is tasting
C. tasted
19. Tenses Quiz
9. I tried a little of the soup to
see how it ..................
A. tastes
B. is tasting
C. tasted
20. Tenses Quiz
10. When we were children we
.............. our own toys.
A. were making
B. made
C. had made
21. Tenses Quiz
10. When we were children we
.............. our own toys.
A. were making
B. made
C. had made
22. Tenses Quiz
11. I can't dance because I ......... my
leg.
A. have broken
B. broke
C. had broken
23. Tenses Quiz
11. I can't dance because I ......... my
leg.
A. have broken
B. broke
C. had broken
24. Tenses Quiz
12. I ............ the bell six times but
no one opened the door.
A. was ringing
B. have rung
C. rang
25. Tenses Quiz
12. I ............ the bell six times but
no one opened the door.
A. was ringing
B. have rung
C. rang
26. Answers
1. This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
2. She said that she would help me.
3. Phone me when you have time.
4. I will follow you wherever you go.
5. You will have an accident if you go on driving like
that.
6. When you phoned, I was working in the garage.
7. I spent all my childhood in South India.
8. The phone rang while I was having a bath.
9. I tried a little of the soup to see how it tasted.
10.When we were children we made our own toys.
11. I can’t dance because I have broken my leg.
12. I rang the bell six times but no one opened the door.