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While I was working on my project last night, I suddenly ______ that I ______ to call my mother earlier that day.
While I was working on my project last night, I suddenly ______ that I ______ to call my mother earlier that day.
realized / had forgotten
By the time we arrive at the party next week, most guests ______ already, but we hope that some of our friends ______ still be there.
By the time we arrive at the party next week, most guests ______ already, but we hope that some of our friends ______ still be there.
will have left / will
If I had known earlier that you were coming to town, I ______ a better welcome. Now I ______ quite unprepared.
If I had known earlier that you were coming to town, I ______ a better welcome. Now I ______ quite unprepared.
would have prepared / feel
She has been studying for her exams for weeks now, and by the time the results are announced, she ______ most of what she ______.
She has been studying for her exams for weeks now, and by the time the results are announced, she ______ most of what she ______.
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Before the accident occurred, witnesses say the driver ______ on his phone while he ______ to navigate through heavy traffic.
Before the accident occurred, witnesses say the driver ______ on his phone while he ______ to navigate through heavy traffic.
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By the time we finish this project next month, we ______ on it for over a year, and I hope that our efforts ______ off.
By the time we finish this project next month, we ______ on it for over a year, and I hope that our efforts ______ off.
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I haven't seen Sarah since last summer, but I ______ that she ______ to visit next week.
I haven't seen Sarah since last summer, but I ______ that she ______ to visit next week.
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If the weather improves by tomorrow, we ______ hiking as we have been planning for weeks. Otherwise, we ______ postpone it again.
If the weather improves by tomorrow, we ______ hiking as we have been planning for weeks. Otherwise, we ______ postpone it again.
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The professor has explained the concept three times already, but many students still don't understand it. He ______ that he ______ to try a different approach.
The professor has explained the concept three times already, but many students still don't understand it. He ______ that he ______ to try a different approach.
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By the time the rescue team reached the hikers, they ______ stranded for two days. The hikers ______ of food and had begun to worry about their safety.
By the time the rescue team reached the hikers, they ______ stranded for two days. The hikers ______ of food and had begun to worry about their safety.
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Study Notes
Tenses in English - Practice Quiz
- Simple present tense: Used for habitual actions, general truths, and unchanging situations.
- Present continuous tense: Used for actions happening now, temporary actions, or arrangements.
- Present perfect tense: Used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
- Present perfect continuous tense: Used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, emphasizing the duration of the action.
- Simple past tense: Used for completed actions in the past.
- Past continuous tense: Used for actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
- Past perfect tense: Used for actions that were completed before another past action.
- Past perfect continuous tense: Used for actions in progress before another past action, emphasizing duration.
- Future forms (will & be going to): Used to express future plans or predictions.
- Future continuous tense: Used for actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
- Future perfect tense: Used for actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
Complex Tenses Practice
- Question 1: Correct answer is (A) realized / had forgotten - uses past perfect to describe forgetting before working on the project.
- Question 2: Correct answer is (A) will have left / will - uses future perfect to describe actions before leaving.
- Question 3: Correct answer is (A) would have prepared / feel - uses conditional perfect to show that preparation was affected by the knowledge.
- Question 4: Correct answer is (A) will have probably forgotten / has learned - uses future perfect and present perfect to describe actions.
- Question 5: Correct answer is (A) had been talking / was trying - uses past perfect continuous to show an action in progress.
- Question 6: Correct answer is (A) will have been working / will pay off - uses future perfect continuous to showcase duration of effort.
- Question 7: Correct answer is (A) have heard / is planning - uses present perfect and present participle for expressing a plan.
- Question 8: Correct answer is (A) will go / will have to - uses future to describe eventual happenings, if the weather allows.
- Question 9: Correct answer is (A) has decided / needs - uses present perfect and current needs for decision making.
- Question 10: Correct answer is (A) had been / had run out - uses past perfect and past perfect to describe actions before a specific point in time.
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Test your knowledge of English tenses with this practice quiz. The quiz covers various tenses, including simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms in both present and past, as well as future constructions. Challenge yourself and improve your understanding of how to use tenses correctly in English.
