This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Tenses And Verb Forms – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tenses And Verb Forms Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the hailstorm was over, Lencho said to his sons: "A plague of ..... would have left more than this." A) Locusts. B) Cockroaches. C) Insects. D) Grasshoppers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locusts. 2. Would you mind ..... me your pocket calculator? A) Lent. B) To lend. C) Lending. D) Lend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lending. 3. "I haven't seen Julie"He told me that he ..... Julie. A) Hasn't seen. B) Hadn't seen. C) Didn't see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't seen. 4. "You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up, " she said to me. A) She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up. B) She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up. C) She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up. D) She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up. 5. She ..... her homework and went out. A) Does. B) Did. C) Made. D) Didn't did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 6. Thank somebody + ..... A) For Ving. B) About Ving. C) With Ving. D) Of Ving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For Ving. 7. How much money was the postmaster able to arrange? A) 70 pesos. B) 1000 pesos. C) Nil. D) 100 pesos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70 pesos. 8. "The postmaster was a fat, amiable man." What is the meaning of amiable? A) Thoughtful. B) Enthusiastic. C) Rude. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendly. 9. Which sentence is in the future tense? A) They played soccer. B) They are playing soccer. C) They play soccer. D) They will play soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will play soccer. 10. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE8.The workers ..... resting under a tree now. A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 11. Why did Lencho step out into the rain at the beginning of the story? A) To compare the rain to new coins. B) To bathe in the rain. C) To collect his crop. D) To have the pleasure of the rain on his body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have the pleasure of the rain on his body. 12. In the sentence "They were playing, " the word "were" is a: A) Main verb. B) Adjective. C) Helping verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping verb. 13. When we finally found his house, everyone ..... for a club in town. A) Already had left. B) Had left. C) Left. D) Had already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had already left. 14. Question words:how, what, where + A) To V. B) Ving. C) V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To V. 15. The first/ the last/ the only ..... + A) To V. B) Ving. C) V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To V. 16. How much money did Lencho ask God for? A) 70 pesos. B) 70 rubles. C) 100 pesos. D) 100 rubles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 pesos. 17. "es" is pronounced differently A) Reaches. B) Principles. C) Introduces. D) Practises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principles. 18. ** "I'll pay back the money, Gloria" said Peter. => Peter ..... to pay the money back to Gloria. A) Advised. B) Apollogized. C) Promised. D) Offered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promised. 19. I (13) ..... (know) it was difficult to be able to swim freely in the deep water but I (14) ..... (decide) to try anyway. A) 13.know14.had decided. B) 13.had known14.would decide. C) 13.knew14.decided. D) 13.know14.decided. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13.knew14.decided. 20. Which form is the present progressive of "eat" ? A) Eat. B) Has eaten. C) Ate. D) Is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is eating. 21. "I have seen that movie" .He told me that he ..... that movie. A) Had seen. B) Will have seen. C) Has seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 22. Jack ..... you his sister couldn't swim. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 23. What destroyed Lencho's fields? A) Heavy rainfall. B) Hailstorm. C) Landslide. D) Flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hailstorm. 24. She ..... in this company over the past 3 years. A) Worked. B) Has worked. C) Is working. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has worked. 25. "Let's have a picnic next Saturday, " Julia said. A) Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday. B) Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday. C) Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday. D) Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday. 26. Instead of ..... out with Janet, we decided ..... home. A) To go / staying. B) Going / staying. C) To go / to stay. D) Going / to stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going / to stay. 27. What did Lencho ask for in his second letter? A) More money. B) The remaining amount and to not send it by mail. C) The remaining amount and to send it by mail. D) A punishment for the crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The remaining amount and to not send it by mail. 28. How did Lencho decide to contact his last resort, God? A) By complaining postmaster. B) By contacting postmaster. C) By using other media. D) By writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By writing a letter. 29. Agree/ disagree + A) To V. B) Ving. C) V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To V. 30. What is meant by '' Lencho was an ox of a man" ? A) He was lazy. B) He was hard working. C) He was calm. D) He was careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was hard working. 31. "The police are appealing for witnesses" she said. A) She said that the Police was appealing for witnesses. B) She said that the police appealed for witnesses. C) She said that the police are appealing for witnesses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She said that the Police was appealing for witnesses. 32. Sam ..... a picture of me while I ..... A) Had taken, looked. B) Took, wasn't looking. C) Had taken, had looked. D) Took, looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took, wasn't looking. 33. " ..... the post office employees are a bunch crooks ." Why did Lencho say this? A) Lencho didn't trust them. B) Lencho envied them. C) Lencho liked them. D) Lencho didn't like them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lencho didn't trust them. 34. "I see the clouds." . He told me that she ..... the clouds. A) Sees. B) Is seeing. C) Saw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saw. 35. Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho's letter? A) He was a good man. B) He felt empathetic. C) To preserve Lencho's faith in God. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To preserve Lencho's faith in God. 36. Was Lencho surprised to see the money? A) A little. B) Not at all. C) Very much. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not at all. 37. "ed" is pronounced differently A) Agreed. B) Showed. C) Missed. D) Claimed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missed. 38. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE7.She ..... English every week. A) Teached. B) Teach. C) Teacher. D) Teaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teaches. 39. Which sentence uses a helping verb and main verb together? A) We swim every weekend. B) We are swimming now. C) We swam at the beach. D) We swimmed all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are swimming now. 40. "Samobody stole my wallet" said James.James said A) Somebody stole my walet. B) Somebody stole his wallet. C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somebody had stolen his wallet. 41. Evie ..... the teacher that she had finished the exercise. A) Told. B) Said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told. 42. What did the Postmaster do to help Lencho? A) Donated a part of his salary. B) Asked friends to donate. C) Asked employees to donate. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 43. "You should stop working and take a rest, " said the doctor. =>The doctor ..... him to stop working and to take a rest. A) Advised. B) Warned. C) Promised. D) Encouraged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised. 44. "You'd better stay at home during this time" he said to Lan. A) He thanked Lan for staying at home during that time. B) He advised Lan to stay at home during that time. C) He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time. D) He warmed Lan against staying at home during that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He advised Lan to stay at home during that time. 45. Would you like to come to my 18 birthday party? He asked me. A) He advised me to come to his 18 birthday party. B) He ordered to come to his 18 birthday party. C) He suggested coming to his 18 birthday party. D) He invited me to come to his 18 birthday party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He invited me to come to his 18 birthday party. 46. What is the past tense of the verb "begin" ? A) Began. B) Begun. C) Beginning. D) Begins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Began. 47. "We will not leave until we see the manager, "said the customers. A) The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager. B) The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager. C) The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager. D) The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager. 48. What is the irony in this story? A) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange for money for him. B) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him. C) Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting for a shower. D) There is no irony in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him. 49. Peter apologised ..... A) Me for phoning not earlier. B) Not for phoning me earlier. C) Not to phone me earlier. D) For not phoning me earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For not phoning me earlier. 50. "It's me. I made your dress dirty, " Jane said to Ann. A) Jane accused Ann of making her dress dirty. B) Ann prevented Jane from making her dress dirty. C) Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty. D) Jane denied making Ann's dress dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty. 51. Max ..... everyone that he had met a famous actor. A) Said. B) Told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 52. I would rather ..... my birthday party in a restaurant. A) Not have. B) Not to have. C) Not to have. D) Not having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not have. 53. . "Why don't we go out for dinner tonight?" said Jim. A) Jim refused to go out for dinner that night. B) Jim promised to go out for dinner that night. C) Jim denied going out for dinner that night. D) Jim suggested going out for dinner that night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jim suggested going out for dinner that night. 54. The film ..... at 11.00 A) Starts. B) Will start. C) Start. D) Startes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starts. 55. "These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." This is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 56. Why did Lencho need money? A) To save his family from hunger. B) To repay loans incurred by the field. C) To save his land. D) To buy a shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To save his family from hunger. 57. I ..... that movie twenty times. A) Saw. B) See. C) Had seen. D) Have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have seen. 58. Most adjectives + A) To V. B) Ving. C) V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To V. 59. 'A Letter to God' was written by: A) Ruskin Bond. B) James Herriot. C) G.L. Fuentes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.L. Fuentes. 60. "Would you like to go to the show with me?" Anna said to Bella. A) Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her. B) Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her. C) Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her. D) Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her. 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