This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Verb Conjugation – Eat”.
1. He eats eggs for breakfast every day. Convert this sentence to past perfect.
a) He ate eggs for breakfast every day.
b) He has eaten eggs for breakfast every day.
c) He had eaten eggs for breakfast every day.
d) He was eating eggs for breakfast every day.
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Explanation: The past perfect conjugation of eat is “had eaten”. Hence, the correct answer is: He had eaten eggs for breakfast every day.
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct present continuous tense.
The children __________ birthday cake.
a) eating
b) are eating
c) is eating
d) were eating
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Explanation: Using “were eating” is definitely wrong because “were” isn’t a present tense word, it’s a past tense word. The correct sentence is: The children are eating birthday cake. “Is eating” is also present continuous tense, but is used for singular nouns. Children is a plural word, so “are eating” is correct.
3. What is the verb conjugation of the word eat used in the given sentence?
The hermit hadn’t eaten a morsel of food in weeks.
a) Past Perfect
b) Past Continuous
c) Present Continuous
d) Present Perfect
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Explanation: The verb conjugation of the word eat in the question is past perfect. Had eaten and hadn’t eaten are both past perfect tense.
4. The following sentence is in simple past tense.
Omnivores are animals that eat both meat as well as plant parts.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The statement is false. This sentence is in simple present tense, not simple past. Also, it should be noted that scientific facts such as this one are always conveyed in simple present tense.
5. What are the two verb conjugations of the word Love given in the following sentence (in order)?
The hungry man ate like he had never eaten before.
a) Simple Past, Present Perfect
b) Simple Past, Simple Past
c) Past Perfect, Past Continuous
d) Simple Past, Past Perfect
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Explanation: The first part of the sentence uses the conjugation “ate”, which is simple past. The second part of the sentence uses the past perfect tense of eat in a negative voice, that is, “had never eaten”. Hence, the verb conjugations displayed in the sentence in question, in order is: Simple Past, Past Perfect.
6. What conjugation of eat is seen in the following sentence?
You will be eating only sugar free foods for the next three weeks.
a) Future Continuous – Active Voice
b) Future Continuous – Passive Voice
c) Simple Future – Active Voice
d) Simple Future – Passive Voice
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Explanation: This sentence is definitely in active voice, because the main subject is performing the action that the verb is implying. The conjugation of eat seen in this sentence is “will be eating”. “Will be” implies that it’s a future tense. This, combined with the fact that the –ing form of eat is being used, tell us that the tense is future continuous. Hence, this sentence is in active voice and future continuous tense.
7. Complete the following sentence using Past Perfect Continuous tense.
The child ____________ green vegetables without creating a fuss.
a) will eat
b) will be eating
c) has eaten
d) has been eating
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Explanation: Continuous tense implies that the –ing form of the verb (eating) has to be used. The past perfect continuous form of eat is “has been eating”. Hence, the correct answer: The child has been eating green vegetables without creating a fuss.
8. What is the verb conjugation of eat in the given sentence?
You say that I can’t win the tournament, but you will soon eat your own words.
a) Simple Present
b) Past Perfect
c) Future Continuous
d) Simple Future
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Explanation: The simple future tense of eat is “will eat”. So the sentence in question is in simple future tense. “To eat one’s own words” means to regret saying something that one had said earlier.
9. What is the present perfect, passive voice form of the following sentence?
The cow eats grass.
a) The cow has eaten grass.
b) The cows are eating grass.
c) Grass has been eaten by the cow.
d) Grass have been eaten by the cow.
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Explanation: The original sentence is in active voice, and the cow is the main subject. So, while converting it to passive voice, the main subject has to change to the grass. The present perfect tense of eat is “has eaten” or “have eaten” depending on whether the subject is singular or plural. Grass is a singular noun, so “has eaten” is used. Hence, the correct answer is: Grass has been eaten by the cow.
10. What is the verb conjugation of eat in the given sentence?
You won’t be eating in front of the TV from now onwards.
a) Future Continuous
b) Simple Future
c) Future Perfect
d) Future Perfect Continuous
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Explanation: This sentence uses the –ing form of eat, so it’s a continuous form. But there’s no usage of had/have/has, so it’s not a perfect tense. Hence, this sentence is in Future Continuous tense.
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