Present
Past
Future
Identify the tense
Mystery
100

Correct or incorrect

He never works in the evening. 

Correct

100

Correct or incorrect

I eat a great burger yesterday.

Incorrect 

I ate a great burger yesterday.

100

Correct or incorrect

In a hundred years robots will rule the Earth.

Correct

100

My brother lives in Chicago.

Simple Present  

100

True or false

The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was fought between the countries of Zanzibar and Great Britain in 1896.

True

200

Correct or Incorrect

I am cook dinner, it will be ready in ten minutes.

Incorrect

I am cooking dinner, it will be ready in ten minutes.

200

Correct or incorrect

Peter played football when he got the call. 

Incorrect

Peter was playing football when he got the call.

200

Correct or incorrect

I am going to eat all of this pizza yesterday.

Incorrect

I am going to eat all of this pizza.

(yesterday is impossible to use in future)

200

The chef is tasting the sauce to see if it needs more seasoning.

Present Continuous

200

True or false

Dolphins use toxic pufferfish to ‘get high’. Dolphins deliberately handle pufferfish causing them to release toxins as a defense mechanism. These toxins can be deadly in high doses, but also have a narcotic effect – and are a powerful hallucinogenic, which dolphins appear to enjoy.

True

300

It's only Tuesday and I ______ already _______ three movies. (see)

A) I have already seen

B) I had already seen

C) I would have seen

A) I have already seen

It's only Tuesday and I have already seen three movies.


300

When I _______ (look) out of the window, I ________ (see) that zombies ______________. (attack)

A) Looked / saw / attacking 

B) Was looking / see / attacked

C) Look / saw / attacking

A) Looked / saw / attacking

When I looked out of the window, I saw that zombies were attacking.

300

Jeff ___________ (travel) around the world in March.

A) Will have travelling 

B) Is going to travel 

C) Will be travelling

B) Is going to travel 

C) Will be travelling

Jeff will be traveling / is going to travel around the world in March.

300

They didn't get married until last year.

Simple Past

300
Do deaf people speak in their dreams or use sign language?

Deaf people are known to use sign language in their sleep. A case study of a 71-year-old man with rapid eye movement disorder and a severe hearing impairment showed him using fluent sign language in his sleep, with researchers able to get an idea of what he was dreaming about thanks to those signs.

400

What ___________?! You are all blue!! (do)

A) Has you been doing 

B) Have you done 

C) Have you been doing

C) Have you been doing

What have you been doing?! You are all blue!!

400

They ______ already _______ (be) in Germany for several days when we _________. (arrive)

A) have / be / arrived 

B) Had /been / arrived

C) had / be/ arriving

B) Had /been / arrived

They had already been in Germany for several days when we arrived.

400

I _________ (eat) all of the cake by the time you get here. 

A) Will eaten

B) Will have eaten

C) Going to eaten

B) Will have eaten

I will have eaten all of the cake by the time you get here.

400

I have loved Chinese food since I went to Beijing.

Past Perfect

400

Which was the highest-grossing movie of all time?

A) Avatar

B) Titanic

C) Avengers Endgame

A) Avatar

The highest-grossing movie of all time is “Avatar” (2009), which grossed over $2.8 billion worldwide

500

Present perfect continuous - Simple Present

He ________________ (talk) for an hour already. I _______ (hope) he stops soon because I _______ (want) to go home. 

He has been talking for an hour already. I hope he stops soon because I want to go home.

500

Past perfect continuous - Simple past 

She _______________ (run) from the zombies for several days now, it was lucky that she _________ (find) the shotgun. In the distance she __________ (see) an empty house...or was it?  

She had been running from the zombies for several days now, it was lucky that she found the shotgun. In the distance she saw an empty house...or was it?  

500

Future continuous - Future perfect - Simple future

In the future, after the aliens have invaded Earth, humans ____________ (live) underground. We _________ (fight) guerilla style as we _________ (lose) our armies in the invasion. 

In the future, after the aliens have invaded/invade Earth, humans will be living underground. We will fight guerilla style as we will have lost our armies in the invasion.

500

I will have been eating breakfast for an hour by 8 am tomorrow

Future Perfect Continous

500
How tall is benito juarez?

1.37 meters