ESOL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
- She has lived here since 2010. (Correct answer)
- She is living here since 2010.
- She lived here since 2010.
- She was living here since 2010.
Correct answer: She has lived here since 2010.
The present perfect 'has lived' is used with 'since' to show an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
Question 2: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
- The news are shocking.
- The committee have decided.
- Neither of the boys were ready.
- Each of the students has a textbook. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Each of the students has a textbook.
'Each' is always singular, so it takes the singular verb 'has.'
Question 3: Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect?
- By the time she arrived, we ate dinner.
- By the time she arrived, we had eaten dinner. (Correct answer)
- By the time she arrived, we have eaten dinner.
- By the time she arrived, we were eating dinner.
Correct answer: By the time she arrived, we had eaten dinner.
The past perfect 'had eaten' shows an action completed before another past event ('arrived').
Question 4: Select the correct future form: 'Don't call me at 8 p.m. — I ______ the game.'
- will watch
- watch
- will be watching (Correct answer)
- am watching
Correct answer: will be watching
'Will be watching' (future continuous) describes an action in progress at a specific future time.
Question 5: Which verb is a stative verb and should NOT normally be used in the continuous form?
- run
- know (Correct answer)
- speak
- write
Correct answer: know
'Know' is a stative verb expressing a mental state and is not typically used in continuous tenses.
Question 6: Choose the sentence where a gerund is used correctly.
- She enjoys to swim every morning.
- She enjoys swim every morning.
- She enjoys swimming every morning. (Correct answer)
- She enjoys swam every morning.
Correct answer: She enjoys swimming every morning.
After 'enjoy,' a gerund (verb + -ing) must be used as the object.
Question 7: Which sentence shows correct use of the simple past versus the present perfect?
- I have seen that film yesterday.
- I saw that film yesterday. (Correct answer)
- I have saw that film yesterday.
- I have seen that film in 2020.
Correct answer: I saw that film yesterday.
With a specific past time word like 'yesterday,' the simple past ('saw') is required, not the present perfect.
ESOL Grammar and Sentence Structure 2
Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?