Olympiad Test: Tenses - Class 5 MCQ

Simple present tense is used for habits, general truths, or facts. "He plays the piano every day" describes a regular action. Fun fact: The simple present tense is one of the most commonly used tenses in English!

Past continuous tense describes an action that was happening at a specific moment in the past. "We were studying" tells us what was happening when another action (power went out) occurred.

Present perfect tense is used for actions that happened recently or have relevance to the present. "She has finished her homework" shows that the action is complete and affects the present situation.

The simple present tense "runs" is used here because it describes a habitual action. Fun fact: Simple Present is often used with words like "every day" or "usually" to indicate habits!

Future continuous describes actions that will be happening at a certain time in the future. "We will be traveling" is an action expected to be ongoing at 6 PM tomorrow.

Future perfect tense ("will have finished") is used here because it describes an action that will be completed by a specific time in the future. Fun fact: The Future Perfect tense helps us discuss events that happen before a future moment.

The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. "They had left before I arrived" shows that leaving happened first.

The future perfect tense "will have written" is used to describe an action that will be completed by a certain future time. Fun fact: Future Perfect is often used to talk about deadlines!

Past continuous tense ("were watching") is used here to describe an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. The action was interrupted by the power outage.

The future perfect continuous tense describes actions that will continue up to a certain point in the future. "He will have been working" indicates that the work started in the past and continues into the future.