Tenses and Conclusions Quiz
Preview:
Identify the tense in the sentence: ‘They were playing soccer.’
A. Present Continuous Tense
B. Future Continuous Tense
C. Past Simple Tense
D. Past Continuous Tense
Which sentence uses the simple present tense correctly to describe a habitual action?
A. She will visit her grandparents every week.
B. He walks to school on most days.
C. They are visiting the museum every month.
D. He walked to school every day last year.
Differentiate between the sentences: ‘I read a book’ and ‘I am reading a book.’
A. ‘I read a book’ refers to a past action, while ‘I am reading a book’ refers to a present ongoing action.
B. ‘I read a book’ is a question, while ‘I am reading a book’ is a statement.
C. ‘I read a book’ indicates a habitual action, while ‘I am reading a book’ indicates a completed action.
D. ‘I read a book’ refers to a future action, while ‘I am reading a book’ refers to a past action.
Which sentence is in the past progressive tense and indicates an ongoing action interrupted by another event?
A. He will be reading when you arrive.
B. They were watching a movie when the power went out.
C. She reads every night before bed.
D. We will watch a movie later.
Identify the tense in the sentence: ‘I have finished my homework.’
A. Future tense
B. Present perfect tense
C. Past tense
D. Present continuous tense
What conclusion can you make from: ‘All mammals are warm-blooded. A whale is a mammal.’?
A. A whale is warm-blooded.
B. Whales do not belong to the mammal category.
C. All whales are cold-blooded.
D. A whale is a fish.
What can you conclude from the following sentence: “The trees were swaying, and leaves were blowing across the yard.”?
A. It’s a calm and sunny day.
B. There is likely a strong wind blowing.
C. The trees are about to fall down.
D. It is raining heavily.
Formulate a conclusion based on this information: ‘All birds have feathers. A sparrow is a bird.’
A. A sparrow has feathers.
B. Sparrows do not have feathers.
C. A sparrow is a mammal.
D. All birds can fly.
Which of these sentences uses the present progressive tense to describe an action currently in progress?
A. The train will arrive at the station soon.
B. They are discussing the new project at this moment.
C. She discusses the project with her team often.
D. They will be discussing the new project later today.
Select the sentence that uses the future progressive tense to show a continuous action in the future:
A. We will have completed the project by next Friday.
B. They were hiking in the mountains when it rained.
C. I will be preparing dinner when you arrive at 7.
D. She will preparing dinner now.
Construct a sentence in the future tense using the verb ‘to play’.
A. I will play soccer tomorrow.
B. I played soccer yesterday.
C. I am playing soccer now.
D. I play soccer every weekend.
Which of the following sentences is in the future progressive tense and describes an action that will happen at a specific time in the future?
A. We will be traveling to Europe this time next week.
B. I will finish my homework tonight.
C. He is going to study after school.
D. She will have been studying by the time you arrive.
Which sentence is in the present progressive tense? a) She is dancing, b) She danced, c) She dances
A. She is dance
B. She was dancing
C. She is dancing
D. She will dance
Construct a sentence using the simple future tense.
A. I will go to the store.
B. I will have gone to the store.
C. I went to the store.
D. I am going to the store.
Differentiate the tenses in the sentences: ‘I will go to the store’ and ‘I went to the store.’
A. Both sentences are in past tense.
B. The first sentence is past tense, and the second sentence is present tense.
C. The first sentence is present tense, and the second sentence is future tense.
D. The first sentence is future tense, and the second sentence is past tense.