Test: Tenses - Class 4 MCQ

• The verb "eat" is an irregular verb, meaning its past tense does not follow the standard pattern of adding "-ed."
• In the simple past tense, "eat" changes to "ate."
• Other forms of the verb include "eats" (present) and "eaten" (past participle), but these are not the simple past tense.
• Therefore, the correct answer is "ate," which indicates the action of eating that has already occurred.

In the present tense, third-person singular form of "go" is "goes."

The future tense is formed by using "will" followed by the base form of the verb.

The simple past tense of 'have' is 'had.' Therefore, the correct sentence is:

'They had a great time at the party.'

- A: "He will visit us next week." - Future tense.
- B: "They are visiting us now." - Present continuous tense, indicating an action happening at this moment.
- C: "She visited us yesterday." - Past tense.
- D: "I shall visit them every month." - Future tense.
- Correct Sentence: B is in present tense, describing an ongoing action.

The verb 'rises' is the correct third person singular present tense form of 'rise', agreeing with the subject 'the sun.'

This construction correctly expresses a habitual action, fitting the universal truth about where the sun rises daily.

The future tense is formed by using "will" followed by the base form of the verb.

The simple past tense of 'run' is 'ran.' This is because 'run' is an irregular verb. Its past tense form does not end with '-ed.' Instead, it changes to 'ran' in the past tense.

The verb form 'buy' is the correct present tense for plural subjects like 'they.'

It correctly follows subject-verb agreement, as it:

• Does not add 's' or 'es'
• Is appropriate for the sentence structure provided

The future tense is formed by using "will" followed by the base form of the verb.