Tenses: Test Your Basic Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

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Tenses: Test Your Basic Knowledge! Trivia Quiz - Quiz

This trivia quiz is designed to Test Your Basic Knowledge on tenses! There different types of tenses used in the English language; each of them represents activities and when they take place. In this quiz, you will be expected to come up with the correct tenses to complete the sentences. How about you test yourself by giving it a try!

Questions and Answers

1.

Do you like .......?
- A.
  
  Her
- B.
  
  He
- C.
  
  Their
- D.
  
  My
Correct Answer
A. Her

Explanation
The correct answer is "her" because the question is asking about someone's liking towards a female person. "Her" is the objective form of the pronoun used to refer to a female person.

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2.

Where ..... your mother live?
- A.
  
  Does
- B.
  
  Have
- C.
  
  Do
- D.
  
  Did
Correct Answer
A. Does

Explanation
The correct answer is "does." In this question, we are asking about the location of the subject's mother. The word "does" is used to form questions in the present tense for third person singular subjects, such as "she," "he," or in this case, "your mother."

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3.

You and I ...... hungry.
- A.
  
  Is
- B.
  
  Am
- C.
  
  Are
- D.
  
  Was
Correct Answer
C. Are

Explanation
The correct answer is "are" because when using the pronouns "you" and "I" as the subject of a sentence, the verb that follows should be in the plural form. In this case, "are" is the correct form of the verb "to be" to match the subject "you and I."

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4.

Which one is correct?
- A.
  
  She likes he
- B.
  
  She like him
- C.
  
  She liked him
- D.
  
  She like he
Correct Answer
C. She liked him

Explanation
The correct answer is "She liked him." This is the correct sentence because it uses the past tense "liked" to indicate an action that happened in the past. Additionally, it uses the correct pronouns "she" and "him" to show the subject and object of the sentence.

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5.

My mother's friends ..... very kind of me.
- A.
  
  Is
- B.
  
  Are
- C.
  
  Were
- D.
  
  Was
Correct Answer
B. Are

Explanation
The correct answer is "are" because the subject "my mother's friends" is plural, so the verb should also be in the plural form.

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6.

Shella ....... some books in rudy's store two days ago.
- A.
  
  Buy
- B.
  
  Buys
- C.
  
  Bought
- D.
  
  Buying
Correct Answer
C. Bought

Explanation
The correct answer is "bought" because it is the past tense form of the verb "buy." This indicates that Shella completed the action of purchasing some books in Rudy's store two days ago.

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7.

..... they sold your drink?
- A.
  
  Have
- B.
  
  Has
- C.
  
  Did
- D.
  
  Do
Correct Answer
A. Have

Explanation
The correct answer is "have". This is because "they" is a plural pronoun, and when using the present perfect tense, we use "have" with plural subjects.

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8.

No one ..... my name.
- A.
  
  Knew
- B.
  
  Known
- C.
  
  Knows
- D.
  
  Know
Correct Answer
C. Knows

Explanation
The correct answer is "knows." This is the present tense form of the verb "know" that matches with the subject "no one." It indicates that there is nobody who has knowledge of the speaker's name.

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9.

He ..... much money.
- A.
  
  Have
- B.
  
  Has
- C.
  
  Had
- D.
  
  Having
Correct Answer
B. Has

Explanation
The correct answer is "has". In this sentence, the subject "he" is singular, so we need to use the third person singular form of the verb. "Has" is the correct form of the verb "to have" for the subject "he".

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10.

I ...... there when they were there.
- A.
  
  Am
- B.
  
  Was
- C.
  
  Do
- D.
  
  Did
Correct Answer
B. Was

Explanation
The correct answer is "was." This is because the sentence is in the past tense and requires a past tense verb. "Was" is the past tense form of the verb "to be" which is appropriate in this context.

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Tenses: Test Your Basic Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

Do you like .......?

Where ..... your mother live?

You and I ...... hungry.

Which one is correct?

My mother's friends ..... very kind of me.

Shella ....... some books in rudy's store two days ago.

..... they sold your drink?

No one ..... my name.

He ..... much money.

I ...... there when they were there.