WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-present tense-practice

 

The Present Tense: 10 Practice MCQs

1. Fortune _______ the brave.

A. is favoring

B. favors

C. has favored

D. has been favoring

2. I _______ my work just now.

A. finish

B. am finishing

C. have finished

D. have been finishing

3. Don’t disturb him; he _______ his homework.

A. does

B. is doing

C. has done

D. has been doing

4. It _______ since early morning.

A. rains

B. is raining

C. has rained

D. has been raining

5. The sun _______ in the east.

A. rise

B. is rising

C. rises

D. has risen

6. I _______ him for a long time.

A. know

B. am knowing

C. have known

D. have been knowing

7. "Where is John?" "He _______ in the garden."

A. plays

B. is playing

C. has played

D. has been playing

8. She _______ her finger; it is bleeding.

A. cuts

B. is cutting

C. has cut

D. has been cutting

9. We _______ in this house since 1995.

A. live

B. are living

C. have lived

D. have been living

10. I _______ what you mean.

A. am understanding

B. understand

C. have understood

D. have been understanding

Answer Key

QuestionAnswerTense UsedExplanation
1BSimple PresentUsed for proverbs and permanent truths.
2CPresent PerfectUsed for a recently completed action (hint: "just now").
3BPresent ContinuousUsed for an action going on at the time of speaking.
4DPresent Perfect ContinuousAction began in the past and is still continuing.
5CSimple PresentUsed for a universal truth or geographical fact.
6CPresent Perfect"Know" is a stative verb; we don't usually use it in the continuous form.
7BPresent ContinuousDescribes an action happening right now.
8CPresent PerfectAn action finished in the past whose effect is felt in the present.
9DPresent Perfect ContinuousEmphasizes the duration of an action starting in the past.
10BSimple Present"Understand" is a verb of mental activity, used in the simple form.

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