This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Tense Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tense Errors Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer. A) Had been writting. B) Wrote. C) Had written. D) Was writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had written. 2. A student wrote sentences about her family. One sentence has a verb tense error. Click on the sentence that has an incorrect shift in verb tense. A) During the school year, everyone in our family is busy. B) Carol has soccer practice, and Mike has softball practice. C) I am in junior band, and we practice twice a week. D) Everyone gets home at a different time, and we're all hungry. E) However, we never have dinner before mom got home from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) However, we never have dinner before mom got home from work. 3. He ..... his family next weekend. A) Saw. B) See. C) Will see. D) Seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will see. 4. We seen the fireworks on New Year's Eve. A) We saw the fireworks on New Year's Eve. B) We have seen the fireworks on New Year's Eve. C) We watched the fireworks on New Year's Eve. D) We seen the fireworks last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We saw the fireworks on New Year's Eve. 5. She is reading a book. (Identify the tense) A) Simple present tense. B) Future tense. C) Present continuous tense. D) Past perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present continuous tense. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb.He ..... (play) the guitar since six this morning. A) Has played. B) Will have been playing. C) Plays. D) Has been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been playing. 7. The children (help, helps) water the plants in the garden. A) Help. B) Helps. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help. 8. They have visited the museum last month. A) They are visiting the museum last month. B) They have gone to the museum last month. C) They visited the museum last month. D) They will visit the museum last month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They visited the museum last month. 9. This is the second time I ..... Japanese food. A) Have eaten. B) Had eaten. C) Was eating. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have eaten. 10. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.Travelling ..... (become) much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years. A) Will become. B) Becomes. C) Have become. D) Has become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has become. 11. Which sentence contains a verb tense error? A) We were watching TV last night. B) They has finished their homework. C) She will go to the party tomorrow. D) He is eating dinner now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They has finished their homework. 12. She go to the store yesterday. A) She going to the store yesterday. B) She gone to the store yesterday. C) She goes to the store yesterday. D) She went to the store yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She went to the store yesterday. 13. My brother and sister ..... playing tennis at 11am yesterday. A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 14. They were playing in the park. (Identify the tense) A) Past perfect tense. B) Present perfect tense. C) Past continuous tense. D) Future tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past continuous tense. 15. They are ..... to the playground. A) Go. B) Going. C) Goes. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 16. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb.I ..... (not finish) my report because I had a problem with my computer. A) Did not finish. B) Do not finish. C) Will not finish. D) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not finish. 17. I drawed a picture in art class. A) I drawed a picture in art class. B) I drew a picture in art class. C) I draw a picture in art class. D) I drawn a picture in art class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I drew a picture in art class. 18. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs.He ..... (read) the newspaper when his wife ..... (come) home. A) Have read, came. B) Reads, comes. C) Will read, come. D) Was reading, came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reading, came. 19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb ..... (read) a book at the moment? A) Were you reading. B) Will you be reading. C) Are you reading. D) Did you read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are you reading. 20. He don't like chocolate ice cream. A) He doesn't likes chocolate ice cream. B) He doesn't like chocolate ice cream. C) He doesn't like the chocolate ice cream. D) He don't likes chocolate ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He doesn't like chocolate ice cream. 21. He (a) disappointed when he couldn't find an indoor sport. A) A. was. B) Is. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. was. 22. Which of the following is an example of present perfect tense? A) She works for three different companies. B) She has been working for three different companies. C) She has worked for three different countries. D) She is working for three different companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has worked for three different countries. 23. The teacher is ..... his book now. A) Given. B) Giving. C) Gave. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving. 24. Select the sentence that correctly uses past tense verbs. A) I am going to the store. B) She eats breakfast every morning. C) They played soccer yesterday. D) He will call you later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They played soccer yesterday. 25. I always go to school by bus. However, this week ..... by car with my dad. A) I've gone. B) I go. C) I'm going. D) I'll go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm going. 26. He runned fast in the race. A) He running fast in the race. B) He runs fast in the race. C) He ran fast in the race. D) He run fast in the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He ran fast in the race. 27. She will be singing at the concert. (Identify the tense) A) Present simple tense. B) Past continuous tense. C) Future continuous tense. D) Past perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future continuous tense. 28. Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word? We will spend a lot of time at the park today. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 29. They have gone to the beach. (Identify the tense) A) Present perfect tense. B) Future perfect tense. C) Past continuous tense. D) Simple present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present perfect tense. 30. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.While we ..... (talk), someone ..... (break) into the house and left us this note. A) Will talk, breaks. B) Were talking, broke. C) Talk, broke. D) Have been talking, will break. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking, broke. 31. She ..... writing a letter now. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 32. She was cooking dinner when I arrived. (Identify the tense) A) Present perfect tense. B) Simple past tense. C) Future tense. D) Past continuous tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past continuous tense. 33. Devin give me a menu from the new downtown restaurant. A) Correct. B) Gave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave. 34. She didn't went to the party last night. A) She didn't go to the party last night. B) She didn't went to the party tonight. C) She didn't go to the party last week. D) She didn't went to the party yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She didn't go to the party last night. 35. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.When I saw him he ..... (paint) a picture. A) Is painting. B) Were painting. C) Will be painting. D) Was painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was painting. 36. I am going to feed the fishes later. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 37. My grandmother will cook spaghetti for my birthday celebration. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 38. They was excited for the trip. A) They are excited for the trip. B) They were thrilling for the trip. C) They were excited for the trip. D) They was thrilled for the journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were excited for the trip. 39. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.He ..... (live) in Oxford for two years before he graduated and moved to London. A) Is living. B) Has been living. C) Lives. D) Had been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been living. 40. What is the correct future tense form of the verb in the sentence:'She ..... (to travel) to Paris next summer.' A) Will travel. B) Travels. C) Traveling. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will travel. 41. You ..... standing on your chair now. A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are. 42. I seen that movie last week. A) I saw that movie last week. B) I watched that film last week. C) I looked that film last week. D) I viewed that movie last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I saw that movie last week. 43. My dog and I (look, looks) for a piece of bread on the table. A) Look. B) Looks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look. 44. How long ..... you ..... here? A) Did be. B) Were being. C) Have been being. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been. 45. Bea drinks her favorite orange juice. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 46. PRESENT TENSECarl (clean, cleans) his room every weekends. A) Clean. B) Cleans. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleans. 47. He taked the wrong bus yesterday. A) He take the wrong bus yesterday. B) He taken the wrong bus yesterday. C) He took the wrong bus yesterday. D) He takes the wrong bus yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He took the wrong bus yesterday. 48. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:'By next year, I ..... (complete) my degree.' A) Complete. B) Will complete. C) Will have completed. D) Completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have completed. 49. Choose the option which identifies the error in the sentence and rectifies it.Hint-Use future perfect tense.When we reach Land's End we will have walking 1500 km. A) Error-have, Correction-has. B) Error-have, Correction-had. C) Error-walking, Correction-walked. D) Error-walking, Correction-walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Error-walking, Correction-walked. 50. We was playing soccer last Saturday. A) We were playing soccer last Saturday. B) We play soccer last Saturday. C) We are playing soccer last Saturday. D) We was playing soccer last Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We were playing soccer last Saturday. 51. They have been waiting for an hour. (Identify the tense) A) Present perfect continuous. B) Future perfect continuous. C) Simple past. D) Past perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present perfect continuous. 52. I buyed a new book last week. A) I buy a new book last week. B) I bought a new books last week. C) I buyed new book last week. D) I bought a new book last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I bought a new book last week. 53. Identify the sentence with a verb tense error. A) I will walk to the store tomorrow. B) I have walked to the store many times. C) I walk to the store when I saw a friend. D) I was walking to the store when I saw a friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I walk to the store when I saw a friend. 54. Identify the verb tense error in the following sentence:'She go to the market yesterday.' A) Going. B) Goes. C) Go. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 55. Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.We had almost reached the restaurant when Jose hit a curb. A) Correct. B) Reach. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 56. He eats breakfast every morning. (Identify the tense) A) Future perfect tense. B) Past continuous tense. C) Present simple tense. D) Present perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present simple tense. 57. Amir and Haikal ..... watching movies. A) Is. B) Are. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 58. Choose the sentence that has correct use of verb tense. A) She said she finishes her homework before dinner. B) She said she will finish her homework before dinner. C) She said she would finish her homework before dinner. D) She said she finished her homework before dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She said she would finish her homework before dinner. 59. Correct the verb tense error in the sentence:'If he will come to the party, he would have a great time.' A) If he comes to the party. B) If he came to the party. C) No correction needed. D) If he will comes to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If he comes to the party. 60. Select the sentence with the correct verb tense: A) He will went to the store yesterday. B) They have finished their homework before dinner. C) She is eating dinner when the phone rang. D) I will be going to the concert tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will be going to the concert tomorrow. 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