Basic tenses REVIEW

Question 1

What do we use the Past Simple for?

Accepted Answer

Talk about an action that was started and completed in the past.

Question 2

Which tense do we use to talk about habits and routines?

Accepted Answer

Present Simple

Question 3

Every Monday, Sally _____________ her kids to football training.

Accepted Answer

drives

Question 4

Matt called while we ________________ dinner.

Accepted Answer

were having

Question 5

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

I am currently studying for my test.

Question 6

Is the past continuous used to talk about past actions that were interrupted by another one?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Most people ________ (not like) to visit the doctor.

Accepted Answer

do not like / don't like

Question 8

I _________________ the newspaper when he called me.

Accepted Answer

was reading

Question 9

The girls ____________ (wear) fancy dresses to the party.

Accepted Answer

Wore

Question 10

He _______________ (eat) an apple at the moment.

Accepted Answer

Is eating

Question 11

Which sentence is not a progressive sentence?

Accepted Answer

My cat likes to sleep on his belly.

Question 12

The phone ___________ (ring) and Sally ___________ (answer) it.

Accepted Answer

rang, answered

Question 13

Don't talk too loud, she ________________ (sleep) right now.

Accepted Answer

Is sleeping

Question 14

________ it ____________ when you arrived to New York City?

Accepted Answer

Was it snowing

Question 15

Which sentence is in the Present Simple tense?

Accepted Answer

We always clean up after dinner.

Question 16

Martin _____________ drama TV shows.

Accepted Answer

doesn't enjoy

Question 17

Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

We had a cat when I was young.

Question 18

The Present Continuous tense talks about what's happening at the moment of speaking.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

The actor was listening carefully while the director __________________.

Accepted Answer

was talking

Question 20

"Did she buy a new watch?" Is this a past simple question?

Accepted Answer

True

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