The English language is one of rules and conventions. Rules help the language to be as systematic as possible while conventions help the language to be more colourful and inventive. Grammar is paramount, and for people to understand language grammar has to be followed by all practitioners. English comprises different parts of speech, and verbs, along with nouns, are essential parts of any English communication. This High English quiz on tenses is all about the relationship between verbs and time.
Since verbs describe actions, and actions are dynamic and can relate to past actions, present actions or future actions, we have to understand the relationship between verb forms and time. Verbs take on three basic forms in relation to time in the past, present or future. Variations of these verb forms are possible, such as simple past, past continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous. These forms are necessary to relate to actions in different points in time.
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In addition to these verb forms the verb ’to have’ can be used to denote possession. The verbs ‘would’ and ‘used to’ can be used to convey our actions in the past or to convey actions that were done in the past but are discontinued now.
Numerous verbs are available in English that describe a variety of actions and these verbs take on different forms in different tenses. For instance, in the sentence ‘it HAS BEEN SNOWING since morning’ the verbs (in capitals) are in the present perfect continuous tense in terms of tense and, in terms of time, represent the present.
The quiz on tenses that follows exposes us to the relationship between the different verb forms and the time they represent.
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"We ARE PLANNING to go to America next month."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense and time in the future. |
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Present tense and time in the present. |
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Present tense and time in the past. |
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Present continuous tense and time in the future. |
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"All incomplete entries WILL BE REJECTED."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the future. |
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Future tense, time in the past. |
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Future tense, time in the present. |
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Future tense and time in the future. |
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"He WON the Inter-class tennis championship last year."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the past. |
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Past tense, time in the future. |
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Present tense, time in the past. |
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"She WAS SINGING here two hours ago."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the past. |
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Past tense, time in the past. |
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Past Continuous tense, time in the past. |
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Past Continuous tense, time in the future. |
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"India and China HAVE MADE tremendous economic progress."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the future |
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Past tense, time in the future |
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Present Perfect tense, time in the future |
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Present Perfect tense, time in the present |
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"It HAS BEEN RAINING since morning."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Present tense, time in the present. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the past. |
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"COULD you please send the document as soon as possible?"
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the future. |
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Future tense, time in the future. |
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Present tense, time in the future. |
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Past tense, time in the future. |
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"The plane MUST HAVE LANDED by now."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Past tense, time in present. |
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Present tense, time in present. |
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Future tense, time in present. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in present. |
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"It always RAINS here at this time of year."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in past. |
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Present tense, time in future. |
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Future tense, time in past. |
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Present tense, time in present. |
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"My boyfriend HAS BEEN COMING to see me for a few days."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the present. |
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Present tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Future tense, time in the present. |
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"We ARE PLANNING to go to America next month."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense and time in the future. |
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Present tense and time in the present. |
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Present tense and time in the past. |
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Present continuous tense and time in the future. |
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"All incomplete entries WILL BE REJECTED."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the future. |
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Future tense, time in the past. |
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Future tense, time in the present. |
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Future tense and time in the future. |
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"He WON the Inter-class tennis championship last year."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the past. |
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Past tense, time in the future. |
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Present tense, time in the past. |
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"She WAS SINGING here two hours ago."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the past. |
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Past tense, time in the past. |
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Past Continuous tense, time in the past. |
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Past Continuous tense, time in the future. |
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"India and China HAVE MADE tremendous economic progress."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in the future |
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Past tense, time in the future |
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Present Perfect tense, time in the future |
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Present Perfect tense, time in the present |
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"It HAS BEEN RAINING since morning."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Present tense, time in the present. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the past. |
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"COULD you please send the document as soon as possible?"
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the future. |
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Future tense, time in the future. |
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Present tense, time in the future. |
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Past tense, time in the future. |
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"The plane MUST HAVE LANDED by now."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Past tense, time in present. |
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Present tense, time in present. |
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Future tense, time in present. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in present. |
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"It always RAINS here at this time of year."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verb in capitals. |
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Present tense, time in past. |
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Present tense, time in future. |
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Future tense, time in past. |
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Present tense, time in present. |
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10.
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"My boyfriend HAS BEEN COMING to see me for a few days."
Choose the correct tense and time of the verbs in capitals. |
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Present Perfect Continuous tense, time in the present. |
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Present tense, time in the present. |
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Past tense, time in the present. |
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Future tense, time in the present. |
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