Tenses Quiz: Simple Present, Simple past, Simple future tense
I. Identify the tense of following
sentences
1. I met Mr.
Paul yesterday.
2. He will
come on next Monday.
3. He goes
to singing class daily.
4. The bank
opens at 10 o clock morning.
5. Rocky
sings only pop songs.
6. We will
buy our school books tomorrow evening.
7. They paid
their rent last week.
8. They
shall buy snacks next week.
9. We
watched this movie yesterday.
10. Sam will
reach tomorrow early morning.
11. Gautam
Buddha was very fond of peace.
12. I am
sorry.
13. He will
take his two buffaloes.
14. A little
dwarf came running up.
15. A
wealthy merchant lost his purse.
16. I want
an apple and a glass of juice.
17. The
farmer bought an axe.
18. The car
needs petrol to run.
19. I will
tell you more afterwards
20. The
monitor distributes the book.
Answers:
1. Simple
past 2. Simple future 3. Simple present 4. Simple present 5.
Simple present 6. Simple future 7. Simple past 8. Simple future 9. Simple past 10. Simple Future 11. Simple past tense. 12. Simple present
tense. 13. Simple future tense 14. Simple past tense. 15. Simple past tense.16.
Simple present tense.17. simple past tense. 18. Simple present tense 19. Simple
future tense 20. Simple present tense.
II. Fill in each lank with the
correct or more suitable verb form. Choose from the brackets.
1. I usually
____ at 6o’clock. [ get up / gets up]
2. My father
____ fifty-five tomorrow. [ will be/ was]
3. She ___
me last Sunday. [ calls/ called ]
4. She ___
for piano class on every Sunday. [ gone/ goes]
5. They ____
yesterday evening. [ will arrive/ arrived]
6. I _____
this book last year. [ bought/ buy]
7. The sun ___ in the east. [ rises/ rose]
8. They ___
well in last match. [plays/ played]
9. We ___
____ the house next year. [ shifted/ will shift]
10. Fish ___
in water. [live/ lived]
Answers:
1. get
up 2. Will be 3. Called
4. Goes 5. Arrived 6. Bought
7. Rises 8. played 9. Will
shift 10. Live
III. Use Simple Present Tense of the
verbs in the box below to fill in the blanks.
[use v1 or
v1+s/es according to the subject]
|
Boil, walk, play, set, do, live, eat,
fall, build, read |
1. The sun
__--- in the west.
2. Water
____ at 100 degree Celsius.
3. I ___ 2
kilometer daily.
4. Anand ___
newspaper daily.
5. Birds ___
nest on the tree.
6. My grandparents
___ in Nagpur.
7. He ____
his home work regularly.
8. Lion ___
meats.
9. Rain ____
from the clouds.
10. Children
___ cricket daily in the evening.
Answers:
1. Sets 2. Boils 3. Walk 4. Reads
5. Build 6. Live 7. Does
8. Eats 9. Falls 10. Play
IV. Use Simple Past Tense of verb
from the following bracket and complete the sentences.
|
Visit, spend, lose, eat, Break, borrow,
wash, walk, bat, pass, see, drive, enjoy bring, sleep, turn, bake, win, call, come, bark |
1. I ___ the
party last night.
2. My
grand-father ____ me yesterday night.
3. They
_____ the window yesterday while playing the football.
4. For my
last year birthday my mother ___ cake.
5. I ___ a tiger near my town last night.
6. We ____ the zoo last week.
7. They ____ the match last year.
8. My father ____ grapes yesterday.
9. He ____
Seven mile in the morning.
10. The dog ____ at the cat.
11. Mr.
Ronald ______ back home an hour ago.
12. Sehvag
___ very well.
13. She ____
the driving test two months ago.
14. I _____
up the vessels after dinner.
15. Tom and
Kitty ____ to Marina Road last weekend.
16. We ____
our last vacation in Irland.
17. They _____ ice cream after movie.
18. She ____
nine yesterday.
19. I _____ these
book from library last month.
20. He ____
his keys yesterday.
Answers
1. enjoyed
2. Called 3. Broke 4. Baked 5. Saw 6. Visited 7. Won 8. Walked 9. Brought 10.
Barked 11. Came 12 batted 13. Passed 14. Washed 15. Drove 16. Spent 17.
Ate 18. Turned 19. Borrowed 20. Lost
V. Use Simple Future tense of verbs
from the following bracket and complete the sentences below.
|
arrive, fight, get, perform, meet,
prepare, gift, entertain, buy, miss, come, rain, receive, fly, phone, go, do, give, sing,
finish, exercise |
1. She _____
us in the party.
2. We ____ our work till tomorrow night.
3. Reena ___
a song in the annual function.
4. I ____ for check up to the hospital today
evening.
5. Doctor
___ reports tomorrow.
6. I ___ him
within an hour.
7. My aunt _____ on next Monday.
8. We ____
this together later.
9. She ____ her son for picnic next year.
10. I ___
for an hour from tomorrow.
11. It ___ tomorrow as per weather forecast.
12. Mrs. Jenny
_____ you in the afternoon.
13. They
___ skit on next annual function.
14. My
father ____ a new car next year.
15. You __ your results on next Saturday.
16. Go fast
otherwise you ____ the train.
17. They _____ the letter next month.
18. Young
birds ____ after grown up.
19. I ___ a
Purse to my mother on coming birthday.
20. He ___ for
his right.
Answers
1. will
entertain 2. Will finish 3. Will sing 4. shall go 5. Will give 6. Shall meet 7. Will arrive 8. Shall do
9. Will send 10 shall exercise 11. Will
rain 12. Will meet 13. Will perform 14. Will buy 15. Will get 16. Will miss 17. Will receive
18. Will fly 19. shall gift 20. Will fight
VI. Transform the sentences below as
per the instructions in the bracket.
1. They play
cricket every day.(change to simple future tense)
2. Simon
helped the poor boy near his house. (Simple present tense)
3. Victor
likes to listen to songs while doing his chores.
(Change to
Simple past tense.)
4. He writes
a letter to his friend. (Change to simple past tense)
5. Dina sold
this ancient pot. (Change to simple future tense)
6. My father
brought five dozen mangoes. (Change to simple present tense)
7. She cooks
delicious food daily. (Change to simple future tense.
8. The
magician will enter with musical background. (Change to simple present tense.)
9. They
lived in this huge mansion. (Change to simple present tense.)
10. I told
him to leave this room. (Change to simple future tense)
11. We plucked the flowers from your garden.
(Change to simple future tense.)
12. He ate
his snacks. (Change to simple future tense)
13. She
called me to invite. (Change to future tense.)
14. They
will come to meet you. (Change to simple past tense)
They came to
meet you.
15. My
sister will bake cake for me. (Change to simple present tense)
16. She
wears sunglasses on the beach. (Change to simple future tense)
17. He spent his holidays in London. (Change to
simple present tense)
18. He buys
his favorite book in this shop. (Change
to simple past tense)
19. I meet
my best friend in the restaurant. (Change to simple future tense)
20. Tom odes
his homework on own. (Change to simple past tense)
Answers:
1. They will
play cricket. [As it is a simple future tense it is necessary to remove
everyday.]
2. Simon
helps the poor boy near his house.
3. Victor
liked to listen to songs while doing his chores.
4. He wrote
a letter to his friend.
5. Dina will
sell this ancient pot.
6. My father
brings five dozen mangoes.
7. She will
cook delicious food daily.
8. The
magician enters with musical background.
9. The
magician enters with musical background.
10. I shall
tell him to leave this room
11. We will
pluck the flowers from your garden.
12. He will
eat his snacks.
13. She will
call me to invite.
14 They came
to meet you
15. My
sister bakes cake for me.
16. She will
wear sunglasses on the beach.
17 He spends
his holidays in London.
18. He
bought his favorite book in this shop.
19. I shall
meet my best friend in the restaurant.
20. Tom did
his homework on his own.
VII. Below is a small paragraph. Fill
the blanks with the verbs in the box. Use simple past Tense.
|
Buy, ride, make, go, scare, eat, enjoy, paint, enter, play,
jump. |
Last
Saturday, my sister, brother and I __ to
the circus with my uncle. We ___our
tickets and ____a big tent. First five elephants ___football. Then two lions ____
through the fire rings. We all ___ to
see the lions. Next, five monkeys ____small tricycles around the ring. Some
clowns with funny ____faces and multi-colored clothes ____ us to laugh. We ____
the show. We ___ popcorn and ice-cream while coming back.
Answer
Last
Saturday, My sister, brother and I went to the circus with my uncle. We bought
our tickets and entered a big tent. First five elephants played football. Then
two lions jumped through the fire rings. We all scared to see the lions. Next,
five monkeys rode small tricycles around the ring. Some clowns with funny
panted faces and multi-colored clothes made us to laugh. We enjoyed the show.
We ate popcorn and ice-cream while coming back.
VIII. Fill in the blanks with the
help of verbs in the bracket. Use the simple future tense to complete the
paragraph.
Tomorrow there
is a school picnic. We all friends ___ (do) lot of fun for full day. We all _____(spend) a whole day together. I ___ (get up) early in
the morning. I ___ (get ready) before 6 o’clock. i ___ (pack) my bag in the
night. My friends ____ (come) at school at 6 o’clock. So I have to get ready
fast. I ____(keep0 alarm of 5 o’clock. I___
(take) lots of snacks to enjoy the trip. We ___(sing) songs on the way.
We ___ (enjoy) the whole day. We ___ (play) some games with our teachers also.
So I think tomorrow’s picnic will be unforgettable for us.
Answers
Tomorrow there
is a school picnic. We all friends will do lot of fun for full day. We all will spend a whole day together. I
shall get up early in the morning. I shall get ready before 6 o’clock. I shall
pack my bag in the night. My friends will come at school at 6 o’clock. So I
have to get ready fast. I will keep alarm of 5 o’clock. I will take lots of
snacks to enjoy the trip. We will sing songs on the way. We will enjoy the
whole day. We will play some games with our teachers also. So I think
tomorrow’s picnic will be unforgettable for us.
IX. Rewrite the following paragraph
in simple future tense.
I and my
mother went for shopping yesterday. We went by bus at 4 pm. We got down at the
market stop. Then we walked some distance. Then we went to the shop to buy some
jewelry. I took various kinds of jewelry for me and my little sister. Then we
went to buy some cloths. After completing the shopping we ate some snacks on
the way. Then we enjoyed the ice-cream too. Afterwards we come back by the auto.
We returned by 8 pm in the evening. Then we had our dinner.
Answer
I and my
mother will go for shopping tomorrow. We will go by bus at 4 pm. We will
get down at the market stop. Then we will
walk some distance. Then we will go
to the shop to buy some jewelry. I shall
take various kinds of jewelry for me and my little sister. Then we will go to buy some cloths. After
completing the shopping we will eat
some snacks on the way. Then we will
enjoy the ice-cream too. Afterwards we will
come back by the auto. We well
return by 8 pm in the evening. Then we will
have our dinner.