8 December 2025 – Spoken English Grammar Quiz

8 December 2025 – Spoken English Grammar Quiz (Tenses & Prepositions)

8 December 2025 – Spoken English Grammar Quiz

Tenses & Prepositions | 10 MCQs | Click “Check My Score” to see correct answers and explanations.

1. Choose the correct tense form.

Ravi _________ to school every day.

Simple present tense “goes” is used for habits and daily routines: “Ravi goes to school every day.” [web:148][web:155]

2. Choose the correct tense form.

They _________ their lunch when I called.

Past continuous “were eating” shows an action in progress in the past when another action (“I called”) happened. [web:148][web:158]

3. Choose the correct tense form.

She _________ this book three times already.

Present perfect “has read” is used for experiences or completed actions with result in the present, often with words like “already”. [web:148][web:155]

4. Choose the correct tense form.

We _________ in this city since 2015.

Present perfect “have lived” is used with “since/for” to show an action that started in the past and continues till now. [web:148][web:158]

5. Choose the correct tense form.

By the time the teacher arrived, the students _________ the test.

Past perfect “had finished” is used when one past action was completed before another past action (“teacher arrived”). [web:148][web:158]

6. Choose the correct preposition.

He is good _________ English grammar.

The usual phrase is “good at (a subject/skill)”: “He is good at English grammar.” [web:150][web:160]

7. Choose the correct preposition.

We will meet _________ 5 p.m. at the library.

“At” is used for exact clock times: “at 5 p.m.”, “at 7:30”, etc. [web:150][web:160]

8. Choose the correct preposition.

She is interested _________ learning spoken English.

The fixed phrase is “interested in (something)”: “interested in learning spoken English.” [web:157][web:160]

9. Choose the correct preposition.

They have lived in Visakhapatnam _________ ten years.

“For” is used with a period of time (for ten years), while “since” is used with a starting point (since 2015). [web:150][web:160]

10. Choose the correct preposition.

Please switch _________ the lights when you leave the room.

The phrasal verb is “switch off” meaning turn off electrical devices like lights, fans, etc. [web:157][web:159]

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