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Verbs (Present and Past Tenses) 01

"The swimmer is gasping for breath" is an example of present tense. "The swimmer gasped for breath" is an example of past tense.

Verbs (Present and Past Tenses) 01

Verbs, 'doing words', use tenses to show us the time of their action. The present tense is happening now and the past tense has already happened. In this English quiz on verbs, choose the correct tenses to fill the gaps in the following sentences.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. The athletes ....... fast; they each ....... to ....... the record.

  2. Each competitor ....... to ....... the record he ....... last year.

  3. The swimmer ....... to ....... a second off the record she .......

  4. The runners ....... round the track now; the crowd .......

  5. The winners ....... on a podium and ....... their medals.

  6. The crowd ....... the winners as they ....... medals yesterday.

  7. The competition ....... yesterday; it ....... for ten days.

  8. The spectators ....... the athletes and ....... them for autographs.

  9. The athletes ....... autographs and ....... them to people.

  10. The people ....... their cars and ....... home.

Quiz written by Sue Daish

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