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Narrative tenses

Quiz by Karla Golja Milevoj

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  • Q1
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
    She had finished her homework before dinner.
    She was finishing her homework before dinner.
    She has finished her homework before dinner.
    She finished her homework before dinner.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which sentence is an example of the past simple tense?
    They watched a movie last night.
    They had watched a movie last night.
    They are watching a movie last night.
    They have watched a movie last night.
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following sentences uses the past continuous tense correctly?
    I was reading a book when he called.
    I had read a book when he called.
    I have been reading a book when he called.
    I read a book when he called.
    30s
  • Q4
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?
    They were waiting for hours before the bus arrived.
    They waited for hours before the bus arrived.
    They had been waiting for hours before the bus arrived.
    They have been waiting for hours before the bus arrived.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?
    She has visited her grandmother yesterday.
    She is visiting her grandmother yesterday.
    She was visiting her grandmother yesterday.
    She visited her grandmother yesterday.
    30s
  • Q6
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
    They had finished the project before the deadline.
    They have finished the project before the deadline.
    They were finishing the project before the deadline.
    They finished the project before the deadline.
    30s
  • Q7
    Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?
    She was finishing her homework before she went to the party.
    She finished her homework before she goes to the party.
    She has finished her homework before she went to the party.
    She had finished her homework before she went to the party.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which sentence is an example of the present perfect tense?
    They are traveling to three different countries this year.
    They have traveled to three different countries this year.
    They traveled to three different countries this year.
    They travel to three different countries this year.
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?
    They were waiting for two hours when the bus finally arrived.
    They have been waiting for two hours when the bus finally arrived.
    They waited for two hours when the bus finally arrived.
    They had been waiting for two hours when the bus finally arrived.
    30s
  • Q10
    Which sentence is the best example of the past continuous tense?
    I will read a book when the phone rang.
    I read a book when the phone rang.
    I am reading a book when the phone rang.
    I was reading a book when the phone rang.
    30s

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