tense
quest!
(Past Perfect Edition)
Start game
Story
© 2025 A game by 'Adventure ESL'
Your adventures bring you to the village of Nounia. The local people tell you of a dragon called Dave living in a cave that has been terrorizing them for years. They say that it can be defeated by using the sacred Tense Stones along with the mystical weapon: The Sword that Diced A Million Melons.
Start game
Thank goodness you’ve come! We need your help! You need to find the 4 Tense Stones so that the sword has enough power to help you defeat the fearsome dragon, Dave that is terrorizing our people…
Please help us. Only you can do it! I totally would but bingo starts at 6 and I KNOW tonight's my night!
Bingo?! I'm there!
Of course!
Oh erm... you have to erm.. book a seat for bingo and it's too late now... erm...
Relax, it was a joke. Of course I’ll help!
I knew you would not fail me! Here is the 'Sword That Diced A Million Melons'. Now go forth, gather the Tense Stones and defeat Dread Dragon Dave (living in a cave)!
LEVEL 1 - green tense stone
The Green Tense stone
Watch out, a skeleton has wandered in from the next room! Get the first tense stone by passing his quiz. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
ENTER :)
EXCUSE ME! Where do you think YOU'RE going, mortal?! You'll get the stone when you answer all 5 of my questions correctly. Let's see if you're worthy to wield that sword!
By the time she arrived, the movie ___.
starts
started
has started
had started
He ___ his homework before his friend arrived.
had finished
done
finishing
has done
They ___ dinner when we got to the restaurant.
had already eaten
ate
eats
have eaten
She was tired because she ___ all night.
had studied
studies
has studies
studied
We ___ to London before we went to Paris.
are
have been
had been
was
Well, look who just knows it ALL! I COULD give you the stone or.. you could go again. Win: I'll throw in the Brooklyn Bridge!! Lose: You buy me dinner and drinkies??
OR, NO.
Wrong, my friend. Simply...wrong.
Urgh. Give me another chance and I'll smash it!
LEVEL 2 - grey tense stone
the grey tense stone
Choose whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. for a correct sentence and for an incorrect sentence.
ENTER :/
They have skated to school!
When the police arrived, the thief had escaped!
The thief had escaped when the police arrived.
By the time I called, they started the meeting.
SURELY NOT, THIS MUST BE FICTION!!! You got the Grey Tense Stone!
see ya.
Try Again
Exit
LEVEL 3 - blue tense stone
the blue tense stone
Drag the light to find the answer and earn the third Tense Stone. Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
ENTER :(
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Kept
Play
Keep't
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Paddle
Paddled
Flew
Woke
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Cleaned
Wrote
Burrowing
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Screamed
Rips
Drank
Yelled
Shouted
YAAAS! However, the water is rising fast. Time to find the stone!
Can it be possible?! Turns out it can - you got the Blue Tense Stone!
GAME OVER
(i hope you're thirsty)
Try Again
Exit
LEVEL 4 - red tense stone
the red tense stone
Choose the correct word (past participle). Hover over the tiles to find 3 hidden letters from the correct word.
ENTER :P
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Flown
Simone
Blown
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Melt
Left
Felt
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Done
Been
Gone
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Thought
Sausage
Brought
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Made
Arcade
Delayed
I can't believe it! Fried reindeer feet are half price at the village inn again! Oh, and you got the final Tense Stone!
bye.
Try Again
Exit
FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON
Defeat dragon Dave (in this silly little cave)!
Forget Dave, sneak out the back door and go sell the stones. They are probably worth a fortune!
GOING SOMEWHERE?!?! Yes I've been waiting behind this door in case this happened. AGAIN! Bingo?? Oh yeah bingo haha, it was...erm.. it was cancelled because.. look, forget that! Go deal with Dave!
FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON
You know what to do.
Oh look. Yet another adventurer here to destroy me. No, no, pleeease not the Melon Dicer! Aaaaahahahaha!
Feeling tense are we?! Haha..
THE END
You defeated the Dread Dragon Dave (living in a cave) and the village lived in peace. Your name went down in history with all of the great adventurers! Most people called you a hero. One person called you a 'fake friend' who changed as soon as he got rich. Don't worry, he's just upset because he was thrown out of bingo for stealing an old lady's dabber.
You... are a legend.
© 2025 A game by 'Adventure ESL'
What will become of us!
SURE YOU WANT TO go out?!
Stay
Exit
Tense Quest! (Past Perfect)
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Transcript
tense
quest!
(Past Perfect Edition)
Start game
Story
© 2025 A game by 'Adventure ESL'
Your adventures bring you to the village of Nounia. The local people tell you of a dragon called Dave living in a cave that has been terrorizing them for years. They say that it can be defeated by using the sacred Tense Stones along with the mystical weapon: The Sword that Diced A Million Melons.
Start game
Thank goodness you’ve come! We need your help! You need to find the 4 Tense Stones so that the sword has enough power to help you defeat the fearsome dragon, Dave that is terrorizing our people…
Please help us. Only you can do it! I totally would but bingo starts at 6 and I KNOW tonight's my night!
Bingo?! I'm there!
Of course!
Oh erm... you have to erm.. book a seat for bingo and it's too late now... erm...
Relax, it was a joke. Of course I’ll help!
I knew you would not fail me! Here is the 'Sword That Diced A Million Melons'. Now go forth, gather the Tense Stones and defeat Dread Dragon Dave (living in a cave)!
LEVEL 1 - green tense stone
The Green Tense stone
Watch out, a skeleton has wandered in from the next room! Get the first tense stone by passing his quiz. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
ENTER :)
EXCUSE ME! Where do you think YOU'RE going, mortal?! You'll get the stone when you answer all 5 of my questions correctly. Let's see if you're worthy to wield that sword!
By the time she arrived, the movie ___.
starts
started
has started
had started
He ___ his homework before his friend arrived.
had finished
done
finishing
has done
They ___ dinner when we got to the restaurant.
had already eaten
ate
eats
have eaten
She was tired because she ___ all night.
had studied
studies
has studies
studied
We ___ to London before we went to Paris.
are
have been
had been
was
Well, look who just knows it ALL! I COULD give you the stone or.. you could go again. Win: I'll throw in the Brooklyn Bridge!! Lose: You buy me dinner and drinkies??
OR, NO.
Wrong, my friend. Simply...wrong.
Urgh. Give me another chance and I'll smash it!
LEVEL 2 - grey tense stone
the grey tense stone
Choose whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. for a correct sentence and for an incorrect sentence.
ENTER :/
They have skated to school!
When the police arrived, the thief had escaped!
The thief had escaped when the police arrived.
By the time I called, they started the meeting.
SURELY NOT, THIS MUST BE FICTION!!! You got the Grey Tense Stone!
see ya.
Try Again
Exit
LEVEL 3 - blue tense stone
the blue tense stone
Drag the light to find the answer and earn the third Tense Stone. Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
ENTER :(
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Kept
Play
Keep't
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Paddle
Paddled
Flew
Woke
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Cleaned
Wrote
Burrowing
Search for the word that IS NOT in the past tense!
Screamed
Rips
Drank
Yelled
Shouted
YAAAS! However, the water is rising fast. Time to find the stone!
Can it be possible?! Turns out it can - you got the Blue Tense Stone!
GAME OVER
(i hope you're thirsty)
Try Again
Exit
LEVEL 4 - red tense stone
the red tense stone
Choose the correct word (past participle). Hover over the tiles to find 3 hidden letters from the correct word.
ENTER :P
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Flown
Simone
Blown
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Melt
Left
Felt
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Done
Been
Gone
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Thought
Sausage
Brought
Choose the correct word from the clues in the tiles.
Made
Arcade
Delayed
I can't believe it! Fried reindeer feet are half price at the village inn again! Oh, and you got the final Tense Stone!
bye.
Try Again
Exit
FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON
Defeat dragon Dave (in this silly little cave)!
Forget Dave, sneak out the back door and go sell the stones. They are probably worth a fortune!
GOING SOMEWHERE?!?! Yes I've been waiting behind this door in case this happened. AGAIN! Bingo?? Oh yeah bingo haha, it was...erm.. it was cancelled because.. look, forget that! Go deal with Dave!
FINAL LEVEL - DRAGON
You know what to do.
Oh look. Yet another adventurer here to destroy me. No, no, pleeease not the Melon Dicer! Aaaaahahahaha!
Feeling tense are we?! Haha..
THE END
You defeated the Dread Dragon Dave (living in a cave) and the village lived in peace. Your name went down in history with all of the great adventurers! Most people called you a hero. One person called you a 'fake friend' who changed as soon as he got rich. Don't worry, he's just upset because he was thrown out of bingo for stealing an old lady's dabber.
You... are a legend.
© 2025 A game by 'Adventure ESL'
What will become of us!
SURE YOU WANT TO go out?!
Stay
Exit