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English Grammar: Choosing the Right Tense
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English Grammar: Choosing the Right Tense

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By the time I arrived, they ____________________ their homework.

  • finished
  • had been finishing
  • were finishing
  • had finished (correct)
  • If I ____________________ harder, I would have passed the exam.

  • studied (correct)
  • am studying
  • study
  • have studied
  • By next year, I ____________________ my degree for three years.

  • will finish
  • will have finished (correct)
  • am finishing
  • have finished
  • I ____________________ my homework when my friend called.

    <p>was doing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    I ____________________ to the gym three times this week.

    <p>have gone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the time I got to the party, they ____________________ the cake.

    <p>had eaten</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If it ____________________ snow, we will go skiing.

    <p>will snow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By next month, I ____________________ English for five years.

    <p>will have studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At 8 o'clock, I ____________________ my homework for three hours.

    <p>was doing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the time I arrived, they ____________________ their new house for three months.

    <p>had been living in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    English Tenses Overview

    • There are 12 English tenses in total, used to express different time frames and aspects.

    The 12 English Tenses

    • Past Simple: Used to describe completed actions in the past.
    • Past Continuous: Used to describe ongoing actions in the past.
    • Past Perfect: Used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
    • Past Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that started before another action in the past and continued up to that time.
    • Present Simple: Used to describe frequent, habitual, or true actions.
    • Present Continuous: Used to describe ongoing actions at the moment of speaking.
    • Present Perfect: Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
    • Present Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present with emphasis on the duration.
    • Future Simple: Used to describe future actions that are not planned or scheduled.
    • Future Continuous: Used to describe future ongoing actions at a specific time.
    • Future Perfect: Used to describe an action that will be completed at a specific point in the future.
    • Future Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that will continue up to a specific point in the future with emphasis on the duration.

    English Tenses Overview

    • There are 12 English tenses in total, used to express different time frames and aspects.

    The 12 English Tenses

    • Past Simple: Used to describe completed actions in the past.
    • Past Continuous: Used to describe ongoing actions in the past.
    • Past Perfect: Used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
    • Past Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that started before another action in the past and continued up to that time.
    • Present Simple: Used to describe frequent, habitual, or true actions.
    • Present Continuous: Used to describe ongoing actions at the moment of speaking.
    • Present Perfect: Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.
    • Present Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present with emphasis on the duration.
    • Future Simple: Used to describe future actions that are not planned or scheduled.
    • Future Continuous: Used to describe future ongoing actions at a specific time.
    • Future Perfect: Used to describe an action that will be completed at a specific point in the future.
    • Future Perfect Continuous: Used to describe an action that will continue up to a specific point in the future with emphasis on the duration.

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    Test your knowledge of English grammar by selecting the correct tense for each sentence. From past simple to future perfect continuous, put your skills to the test!

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