Verb Tenses Quiz
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Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
About Verb Tenses Quiz
Test your knowledge of past, present, future, and perfect verb tenses in English. Verb Tenses Quiz packs 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty into a relaxed session of roughly 7 minutes — no sign-up, no timer pressure. An explanation appears after every answer, and finishing once a day keeps your streak alive.
A few sample questions
1. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
Answer: She had eaten lunch before he arrived.
2. What is the future perfect tense of 'to write'?
Answer: I will have written
3. Which sentence is in the present continuous tense?
Answer: I am walking to the store.
4. Choose the correct past tense form: 'Yesterday, she ___ to the library.'
Answer: went
5. Which verb form completes this sentence? 'By next year, they ___ married for 50 years.'
Answer: will have been
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