Perfect vs Simple Tenses Exercises

1. What does the "perfect" tense express?

Future actions
Ongoing actions
Present actions
Actions that have already been completed

2. How is the "past perfect" tense formed?

had + past participle
have/has + past participle
was/were + base verb
will have + past participle

3. Which of the following sentences is in the "past perfect" tense?

She ran to the store.
She has run to the store.
She had run to the store.
She is running to the store.

4. What does the "simple" tense typically describe?

Actions that have already been completed
Actions that are currently happening or happen regularly
Actions that will happen in the future
Actions that were happening

5. How is the "present perfect" tense formed?

was/were + base verb
have/has + past participle
had + past participle
will have + past participle

6. Which of the following sentences is in the "present perfect" tense?

She has been running.
She runs every day.
She ran yesterday.
She will run tomorrow.

7. Which sentence uses both "past simple" and "present perfect" tenses correctly?

I have been running, but I stopped to rest.
I had run when she called me.
I run while she was calling me.
She has run while it rained.

8. Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

She has seen that movie.
They was studying for hours.
He has been working on the project.
We talked about our plans.

9. Which tense is used to express something which started and finished in the past?

Present perfect
Past simple
Present continuous
Future simple

10. Which tense is used to express actions that have recently happened or have a connection to the present?

Present perfect
Past simple
Present continuous
Future simple