English Grammar Quiz: Mastering the 12 Tenses - Part 1

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By the time I realized, they ______ (finish) their homework.

  • finish
  • had finished (correct)
  • were finishing
  • have finished

If I ______ (not waste) so much time, I would have finished my project by now.

  • haven't wasted
  • wasn't wasting
  • don't waste
  • hadn't wasted (correct)

By next year, I ______ (learn) three languages.

  • will have learned (correct)
  • learn
  • am learning
  • have learned

My parents ______ (never allow) me to watch TV after 10 PM when I was a kid.

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If it ______ (not snow), we would have gone skiing last weekend.

<p>hadn't snowed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

By the time I arrived, they ______ (just/finish) their project.

<p>had just finished (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

I ______ (never/travel) to Europe before I met my wife.

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By next month, I ______ (study) English for six years.

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If I ______ (not/be) so tired, I would have gone to the party.

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Which tense is used to express an action that started before a specific time in the past and continued up to that time?

<p>Past perfect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the past perfect tense?

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How do you form the future perfect tense?

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What is the difference between the present perfect and the past simple tenses?

<p>The present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue up to the present, while the past simple is used for actions that started and finished in the past (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the future perfect continuous tense?

<p>To show an action that started in the past and will continue up to a specific time in the future (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences is in the correct form of the future perfect tense?

<p>By next year, I will have attended this university for five years (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following sentences is in the correct form of the past perfect tense?

<p>My parents had never let me drive their car when I was in high school (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If I ______ (not be) so tired, I would have gone to the gym.

<p>were</p> Signup and view all the answers

By next year, I ______ (learn) how to play the guitar for five years.

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

By the time I graduate, I ______ (attend) this university for four years.

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

If I ______ (study) harder, I would have passed the exam.

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

By the time I arrived, they ______ their project.

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

If I ______ so much money, I would have enough to travel.

<p>didn't spend</p> Signup and view all the answers

My parents ______ me stay out past midnight when I was in high school.

<p>never let</p> Signup and view all the answers

If it ____, we would have gone to the beach.

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Flashcards

Present Perfect Tense

Describes an action starting in the past and continuing to the present.

Past Simple Tense

Describes a completed action in the past.

Future Perfect Tense

Describes an action that will be completed by a specific future time.

Past Perfect Tense

Describes an action completed before another past action.

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Describes an action starting in the past and continuing to the present.

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Future Continuous Tense

Describes an action in progress at a specific future time.

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Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Describes an action ongoing up to a future point.

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Present Perfect Continuous Formation

Form with 'have/has been' + verb-ing.

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Past Perfect Formation

Form with 'had' + past participle.

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Future Perfect Continuous Formation

Form with 'will have been' + verb-ing.

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Past Simple Error 1

'Has' is incorrect in past perfect.

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Conditional Error 1

'Would have' conditional requires 'had' not 'would have'.

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Future Perfect Error 1

Future perfect requires appropriate tense matching.

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Use of Verb 'Let'

'Lets' is 3rd person singular, but should be replaced with 'let' in incorrect sentences. 'Let' is correct for plural.

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Past Simple

Expresses a completed action in the past

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Present Perfect

Describes an action starting in the past that continues up to the present.

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Future Continuous Tense

Used to express an action that will be happening at a specific future time.

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Essay Writing

Organize thoughts, choose tenses appropriately in a paragraph.

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Study Notes

Grammar Tenses

  • The present perfect tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.
  • The past simple tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past.
  • The future perfect tense is used to talk about an action that will be completed at a specific point in the future.
  • The past perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
  • The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.
  • The future continuous tense is used to talk about an action that will be in progress at a specific point in the future.

Forming Tenses

  • The future perfect continuous tense is formed using "will have been" + Verb-ing (e.g. "I will have been studying English for five years by next year").
  • The present perfect continuous tense is formed using "has/have been" + Verb-ing (e.g. "I have been studying English for three years").
  • The past perfect tense is formed using "had" + past participle (e.g. "I had studied English for three years before I moved to Paris").

Error Identification

  • Error in sentence: "By the time I arrived, they has finished their project." -> correct sentence: "By the time I arrived, they had finished their project."
  • Error in sentence: "If I would have studied harder, I would have passed the exam." -> correct sentence: "If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam."
  • Error in sentence: "By next year, I will have attended this university for five years, but I am not sure if I will graduate." -> correct sentence: "By next year, I will have attended this university for five years, but I am not sure if I will graduate on time."
  • Error in sentence: "My parents never lets me stay out past midnight when I was in high school." -> correct sentence: "My parents never let me stay out past midnight when I was in high school."

Essay Question

  • Write a paragraph using at least three different tenses (e.g. present simple, past perfect, future continuous) on the topic "My Favorite Hobby."

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