Home of English Grammar

Free Guide (Updated for 2023)

  • Home
  • Download Lessons
  • Grammar Rules
  • Online Exercises
  • Online Tools
    • Grammar Checker
    • Word Counter
  • Guides
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Exercises / Tenses Quiz

Tenses Quiz

September 21, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. The cars …………………….. in a freak accident.

Correct! Wrong!

2. The Russian serfs and American slaves ……………………… free at about the same time.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past to talk about finished events in the past.

3. The expedition ………………………. with danger.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Soldiers …………………….. to fraternize with local people.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He …………………….. with fraud for selling deeds to non-existent land.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Several countries ………………………… in the dispute.

Correct! Wrong!

7. He jumped out of the closet and ………………………… the daylights out of me.

Correct! Wrong!

8. The child turned and ………………………. in fright from the growling dog.

Correct! Wrong!

9. A friend and I ………………….. through Europe last summer.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past with past time expressions.

10. When she …………………….. her annoyance was apparent to us all.

Correct! Wrong!

When the main verb is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.

11. Friction with the air …………………… damage to planes flying at high speeds.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple present to talk about facts.

12. She ……………………. to her room for being meddlesome.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. The cars were involved in a freak accident.
  2. The Russian serfs and American slaves became free at about the same time.
  3. The expedition was fraught with danger.
  4. Soldiers were forbidden to fraternize with local people.
  5. He was charged with fraud for selling deeds to non-existent land.
  6. Several countries were involved in the dispute.
  7. He jumped out of the closet and frightened the daylights out of me.
  8. The child turned and ran in fright from the growling dog.
  9. A friend and I hitchhiked through Europe last summer.
  10. When she spoke her annoyance was apparent to us all.
  11. Friction with the air causes damage to planes flying at high speeds.
  12. She was sent to her room for being meddlesome.
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
1,190,757 
548,936 

Check Your Grammar

GrammarCheck.net - Try online
Hint → Bookmark GrammarCheck for future use.

Latest Exercises

  • Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Tense January 27, 2023
  • Degrees Of Comparison Exercise January 26, 2023
  • Because vs. Because Of January 24, 2023
  • Mixed Grammar Exercise January 24, 2023
  • Both, Either, Neither January 23, 2023
  • Determiners Exercise January 23, 2023
  • Conjunctions Exercise January 22, 2023
  • Wish, Would Rather, Had Better | Grammar Exercise January 20, 2023
  • Each vs. Every January 20, 2023

Topics

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Business Writing
  • Commas
  • Conjunctions
  • Creative Writing
  • Difference
  • Essay Writing
  • Exercises
  • Learning
  • Lessons
  • Nouns
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Proofreading
  • Punctuation
  • Quiz
  • Spelling
  • Style Guide
  • Teaching
  • Terms
  • Verbs
  • Words
  • Writing

Quiz

  • Can you correct these 14 basic grammar mistakes?
  • What kind of writer are you?

Copyright © 2023 · EnglishGrammar.org
Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap