Senior High School · English

Verb tense and aspect: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 2 written questions with worked solutions. All on Verb tense and aspect.

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Question 1

1 mark

While I _____ for the bus, I met an old friend from my primary school.

Question 2

1 mark

Hardly _____ the stage when the audience began to cheer enthusiastically.

Question 3

1 mark

The Earth _____ around the Sun, which is a scientific fact we learned in primary school.

Question 4

1 mark

I realized I _____ my umbrella on the train only after I stepped out into the pouring rain.

Question 5

1 mark

Look at those dark clouds! I think it _____ to rain very soon.

Question 6

2 marks

Complete the following sentence by putting the verb in the brackets into the correct tense:
"She ________ (study) for her exam since eight o'clock this morning."

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Question 7

3 marks

Identify the error in the following sentence and rewrite it using the correct tense:
"By the time the movie ended, we already ate all the popcorn."

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