This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Tenses And Verb Forms – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Tenses And Verb Forms Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "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. 2. Sam ..... a picture of me while I ..... A) Took, looked. B) Had taken, looked. C) Took, wasn't looking. D) Had taken, had looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took, wasn't looking. 3. " ..... the post office employees are a bunch crooks ." Why did Lencho say this? A) Lencho envied them. B) Lencho liked them. C) Lencho didn't like them. D) Lencho didn't trust them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lencho didn't trust them. 4. "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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. "ed" is pronounced differently A) Claimed. B) Missed. C) Showed. D) Agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Missed. 8. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE7.She ..... English every week. A) Teacher. B) Teached. C) Teach. D) Teaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teaches. 9. 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. 10. Which sentence shows the past progressive tense? A) She had danced on stage. B) She will dance on stage. C) She dances on stage. D) She was dancing on stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was dancing on stage. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. "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) Encouraged. C) Warned. D) Promised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advised. 15. "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 warmed Lan against staying at home during that time. C) He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time. D) He advised Lan to stay at home during that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He advised Lan to stay at home during that time. 16. Would you like to come to my 18 birthday party? He asked me. A) He invited me to come to his 18 birthday party. B) He ordered to come to his 18 birthday party. C) He advised me to come to his 18 birthday party. D) He suggested coming to his 18 birthday party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He invited me to come to his 18 birthday party. 17. What is the past tense of the verb "begin" ? A) Begins. B) Begun. C) Began. D) Beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Began. 18. "We will not leave until we see the manager, "said the customers. A) The customers agreed to leave before they saw the manager. B) The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager. C) The customers decided to leave because they did not see the manager. D) The customers promised to leave before they saw the manager. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The customers refused to leave until they saw the manager. 19. What is the irony in this story? A) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him. B) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange for money for 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: A) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him. 20. Peter apologised ..... A) Not for phoning me earlier. B) For not phoning me earlier. C) Me for phoning not earlier. D) Not to phone me earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For not phoning me earlier. 21. "It's me. I made your dress dirty, " Jane said to Ann. A) Jane accused Ann of making her dress dirty. B) Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty. C) Ann prevented Jane from making her dress dirty. D) Jane denied making Ann's dress dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty. 22. 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. 23. I would rather ..... my birthday party in a restaurant. A) Not having. B) Not to have. C) Not have. D) Not to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not have. 24. . "Why don't we go out for dinner tonight?" said Jim. A) Jim promised to go out for dinner that night. B) Jim refused 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. 25. The film ..... at 11.00 A) Startes. B) Starts. C) Will start. D) Start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starts. 26. "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. 27. 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. 28. I ..... that movie twenty times. A) Had seen. B) Have seen. C) Saw. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have seen. 29. Most adjectives + A) To V. B) Ving. C) V. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To V. 30. '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. 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