Verbs and Tenses — TN TET English Questions

5 free practice questions on Verbs and Tenses, out of 25 in this topic, for Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TN TET) aspirants. Each one shows the correct answer and a full explanation.

Q1Easy

Which sentence is in the simple present tense?

  1. a"She walks to school every day."✓ Correct
  2. b"She will walk to school tomorrow."
  3. c"She has walked to school."
  4. d"She walked to school yesterday."

Explanation

The simple present tense describes habitual or general actions, using the base verb form (with -s for third person singular).

Q2Easy

Which sentence is in the simple past tense?

  1. a"He is playing cricket now."
  2. b"He will play cricket tomorrow."
  3. c"He plays cricket every day."
  4. d"He played cricket yesterday."✓ Correct

Explanation

The simple past tense describes a completed action, typically formed with "-ed" for regular verbs (played).

Q3Easy

Which sentence expresses the simple future tense?

  1. a"We visit our grandparents every week."
  2. b"We are visiting our grandparents."
  3. c"We will visit our grandparents next week."✓ Correct
  4. d"We visited our grandparents last week."

Explanation

"Will + base verb" is a standard way to express future actions in English.

Q4Easy

Which sentence is in the present continuous (progressive) tense?

  1. a"She is reading a book right now."✓ Correct
  2. b"She will read a book tomorrow."
  3. c"She read a book yesterday."
  4. d"She reads a book every night."

Explanation

The present continuous tense ("is/am/are + verb-ing") describes an action happening right now.

Q5Easy

Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?

  1. a"I finish my homework."
  2. b"I am finishing my homework."
  3. c"I have finished my homework."✓ Correct
  4. d"I will finish my homework."

Explanation

The present perfect tense ("have/has + past participle") connects a past action to the present moment.

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