Grammar Tenses and Verb Forms

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Which tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past?

  • Past Continuous (correct)
  • Present Perfect
  • Past Perfect
  • Simple Past

Which verb form is used in all continuous tenses?

  • Base form
  • Past participle
  • Past form
  • Present participle (correct)

What is the form of the Future Perfect tense?

  • will have been + present participle
  • will be + present participle
  • will + base verb
  • will have + past participle (correct)

Which tense is used to express an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future?

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What auxiliary verb is used to form perfect tenses?

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Which sentence is in the passive voice?

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Which of the following describes a habitual action?

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In a first conditional sentence, which tense typically follows 'if'?

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What is the correct form of the past participle of the irregular verb 'eat'?

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Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

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Which tense best completes the following sentence: 'By next year, I ______ my degree.'?

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Which sentence uses the Present Perfect Continuous tense correctly?

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In a third conditional sentence, what verb tense follows 'would have'?

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Which of the following is an example of the simple past tense?

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Which auxiliary verb is used to form questions in the simple past tense?

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What is the base form of the verb?

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Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the future continuous tense.

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Which option uses the past perfect continuous tense?

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Which of the following forms is used in passive voice?

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Which sentence correctly uses the zero conditional?

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Flashcards

English Tenses

Verbs change form to show when an action happens.

Simple Past Tense

Describes completed actions in the past. (verb + -ed, or irregular form)

Simple Present Tense

Describes habits, truths, or facts. (base verb, with -s/-es for third-person)

Simple Future Tense

Expresses future actions. (will + base verb or be going to + base verb)

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Past Continuous Tense

Describes actions in progress at a specific past time. (was/were + present participle)

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Present Continuous Tense

Describes actions in progress now. (am/is/are + present participle)

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Future Continuous Tense

Describes actions that will be in progress in the future. (will be + present participle)

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Past Perfect Tense

Describes actions completed before a specific time in the past. (had + past participle)

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Present Perfect Tense

Actions started in past, continue to present or affect present. (have/has + past participle)

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Future Perfect Tense

Describes actions that will be completed before a specific future time. (will have + past participle)

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Past Perfect Continuous

Actions in progress before a specific time in the past. (had been + present participle)

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Present Perfect Continuous

Actions started in the past, still in progress or recently stopped. (have/has been + present participle)

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Future Perfect Continuous

Actions in progress for a period before a specific time in the future. (will have been + present participle)

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Base Form

Infinitive form of verb without 'to'.

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Past Form

Used in simple past tense. Regular verbs add -ed, irregular verbs vary.

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Past Participle

Used in perfect tenses and passive voice. Regular verbs add -ed, irregular verbs vary.

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Present Participle

Used in continuous tenses. (base verb + -ing)

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Irregular Verbs

They don't follow the -ed pattern for past/past participle.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

Singular subjects use singular verbs; plural subjects use plural verbs.

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Active Voice

The subject performs the action.

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