English Grammar Test English Grammar Test Verb Tenses 3

Question 1

Which sentence uses "going to" future correctly?

Accepted Answer

Look at those clouds — it is going to rain.

Answer

"Is going to rain" is correct when there is present evidence suggesting a near future event.

Question 2

Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

Accepted Answer

She was sleeping when I called.

Answer

"Was sleeping" is the past continuous, describing an ongoing past action interrupted by another event.

Question 3

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the future continuous tense.

Accepted Answer

This time tomorrow, I will be flying to New York.

Answer

"Will be flying" is future continuous, describing an ongoing action at a specific future time.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

He have been running every day.

Answer

"He have been" is incorrect; "he" requires "has been" in the present perfect continuous.

Question 5

Which tense is used in: "By next year, she will have been teaching for 20 years"?

Accepted Answer

Future perfect continuous

Answer

"Will have been teaching" is future perfect continuous, emphasizing the duration of an action up to a future point.

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