Bunat Alghad Academy

Second Semester
For the Scholastic Year 2023/2024

Student’s Name:
Grade: 11 National
Focus: Present Tenses Quiz
Teacher’s Name: Nadia Balquis & Alaa Omarn
Date: Monday 18\9\2023

Question1: What is the function of the present simple tense?

A) describing ongoing actions

B) describing habitual actions and general truths

D) describing actions that happened in the past

Question 2: Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous tense?

A) She sings beautifully.

B) They will eat dinner at 7 PM.

C) I am writing a letter right now.

D) He ate lunch an hour ago.

Question 3: Which spelling rule applies to the present continuous tense when forming verbs
ending in -e?

A) add -ing directly to the verb.

B) double the final consonant and add -ing.

C) remove the -e and add -ing.

Question 4: Which spelling rule applies to verbs ending in -y when forming the present simple
tense?

A) add -s directly to the verb.

B) change the -y to -ies.*

C) remove the -y and add -ing.

D) double the final consonant and add -ing.

Question 5: Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Jane’s hands are dirty. She _______________________________ with mud all day.
A) is playing
B) has been playing
C) has played
D) plays

Question 6: Choose the correct answer.

I _________________________ my keys. I can’t find them anywhere.
A) will lose
B) am losing
C) have lost
D) has lost

Question 7:
She has gone to Paris several times.
The function of the present perfect is this sentence is:
A) an action that happened in the past and its effect is in the present.
B) an action that occurred at some point in the past, but the time is unstated.
C) an action that will happen in the future.
Question 8: Choose the correct answer.
He looks tired because he __________________ all morning.
A) worked
B) has worked
C) have been working
D) has been working

Question 9: Complete the following sentences with the correct Present form.

1. Ali ……………………………………… (go) shopping already.

2. Sarah …………………………………………… ( not, like) spicy food.

3. The children…………………………….. (play) in the backyard now.

4. He looks exhausted. He (paint)…………………………………. his room all day.

5. They (eat)……………………….. at 6 PM every day.

6. Look! Our dog (chase) …………………………………….. your cat!

7. The secretary (type) …………………………………. the letter at the moment.