Tenses Quiz

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Which tense is used in each of these sentences?

1. Why do you live in France?

present perfect
present continuous
present simple
a) present perfect b) present continuous c) present simple

2. You are visiting EnglishClub.

present perfect
present continuous
present simple
a) present perfect b) present continuous c) present simple

3. I haven't had breakfast yet.

present perfect
present continuous
present simple
a) present perfect b) present continuous c) present simple

4. Would you like a coffee?

conditional
present simple
future simple
a) conditional b) present simple c) future simple

5. Were you working at 9 o'clock?

past simple
past continuous
past perfect
a) past simple b) past continuous c) past perfect

6. Did Tara phone you yesterday?

past simple
past continuous
past perfect
a) past simple b) past continuous c) past perfect

7. The train had already left.

past simple
past continuous
past perfect
a) past simple b) past continuous c) past perfect

8. We'll have finished by 6pm.

future perfect
future continuous
future simple
a) future perfect b) future continuous c) future simple

9. Will he still be travelling this evening?

future perfect
future continuous
future simple
a) future perfect b) future continuous c) future simple

10. Will you be in Bangkok tomorrow?

future perfect
future continuous
future simple
a) future perfect b) future continuous c) future simple

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Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.