Present Tense Exercises

What is the present tense in English?Choose the correct answer:

A verb form used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb form used to describe an action that will happen in the future
A verb form used to describe an action that happened a long time ago

What is the present simple tense?Choose the correct answer:

A verb form used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb form used to describe an action that will happen in the future
A verb form used to describe an action that happened a long time ago

What is the present continuous tense?Choose the correct answer:

A verb form used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb form used to describe an action that will happen in the future
A verb form used to describe an action that happened a long time ago

What is the present perfect tense?Choose the correct answer:

A verb form used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb form used to describe an action that will happen in the future
A verb form used to describe an action that happened a long time ago

What is the present perfect continuous tense?Choose the correct answer:

A verb form used to describe an action that is happening now
A verb form used to describe an action that happened in the past
A verb form used to describe an action that will happen in the future
A verb form used to describe an action that happened a long time ago

Which of the following is in the present simple tense?Choose the correct answer:

I am writing
I wrote
I will write
I have written

Which of the following is an example of the present continuous tense?Choose the correct answer:

I am writing
I wrote
I will write
I have written

Which of the following is in the present perfect tense?Choose the correct answer:

I am writing
I wrote
I will write
I have written

Which of the following is in the present perfect continuous tense?Choose the correct answer:

I am writing
I wrote
I will write
I have been writing

What is the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses?Choose the correct answer:

The present simple describes an action that is happening now, while the present continuous describes an action that happened in the past
The present simple is used to describe an action that happened in the past, while the present continuous describes an action that will happen in the future
The present simple describes an action that will happen in the future, while the present continuous describes an action that is happening now
The present simple describes an action that is happening now, while the present continuous describes an action that will take place in the future