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Which sentence demonstrates the correct usage of the present continuous tense?

  • They played chess yesterday.
  • They play chess every day.
  • They will play chess tomorrow.
  • They are playing chess. (correct)

Identify the sentence that is not in the present continuous tense.

  • They are watching a movie.
  • We are eating dinner.
  • She is reading a book.
  • He reads a book every day. (correct)

What is the correctly structured negative form of the sentence: "We are going to the park?"

  • We not are going to the park.
  • We are not go to the park.
  • We are not going to the park. (correct)
  • We do not going to the park.

Choose the properly structured question form of the following sentence: "She is cooking dinner."

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Which of the following sentences is correctly written in the future tense?

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How would you correctly express the negative form of the sentence: "He will eat lunch."

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Identify the sentence that is not written in the future tense.

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What is the proper question format for, "They will watch a movie?"

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Which sentence correctly uses the past simple tense?

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Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of the past simple tense?

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Select the sentence that uses the past simple correctly.

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Which of the following is the correct past continuous form?

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Choose the correct form to complete the sentence: While Sarah __________, her brother was playing video games.

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What is the correct past continuous tense form to complete the sentence: They __________ football when it started to rain.

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The chef __________ the sauce when the waiter spilled the drinks.

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Which option correctly completes the sentence with the past continuous tense: I __________ dinner when the phone rang.

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The children __________ in the garden while their parents were talking.

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What __________ you __________ at 7 a.m. this morning?

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Which sentence appropriately uses the word 'had' to show past tense.

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While I __________ to work, I saw an accident.

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She __________ her homework when her friend called.

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank: She ______ her homework already.

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Which option correctly completes the sentence? I ______ never ______ to Japan.

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Which of the following options is the correct form of the present perfect tense? They ______ just ______ the movie.

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Which of these sentences demonstrates the correct usage of the present continuous tense?

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Consider the sentence: 'The students (study) for their exams in the library.' Which form of the verb correctly completes the sentence in present continuous tense?

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Which of the following sentences is NOT in the present continuous tense?

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What is the correct question form of: 'They are watching a movie.'?

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Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present continuous tense to describe a future arrangement.

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What is the correct negative form of: 'He is eating lunch.'?

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Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence: 'I __________ (write) an email at the moment.' in the present continuous tense?

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Identify the sentence that demonstrates the correct subject-verb agreement in the present tense when describing a habitual action.

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'By the time we arrived at the station, the train ______.'?

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'She ______ the book before she watched the movie.'?

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'They _____\ dinner by the time I got home.'?

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'He ______ never ______ to Paris before last year.'?

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'After I ______ my homework, I went out to play.'?

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Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'The movie ______ already ______ when we reached the cinema.'?

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They said they ________ finished the project by the time the client arrived.

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Before he became a chef, he ________ never ________ cooked a five-course meal.

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Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense to show that one action was completed before another in the past?

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Which of the following sentences demonstrates the appropriate use of the past perfect tense?

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Consider the following scenario: The rain started at 6 PM. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense to describe an action completed before the rain?

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Which sentence uses the past perfect tense to correctly express that one event happened before another in the past?

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Given that a storm hit at midnight, select the sentence that accurately uses the past perfect tense to describe a prior action.

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Flashcards

Verb form with plural subjects (present)

Use the base form of the verb for plural subjects

Correct negative sentence structure (present)

Uses "does not" + base form of the verb

Yes/No question form (present)

Use 'Do' + subject + base form of the verb

Present Continuous Tense Formula

Subject + "is/am/are" + verb + -ing

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Present Continuous Tense Use

Describes action happening now.

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Negative Present Continuous

"is/am/are" + 'not' + verb-ing

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Question form (present continuous)

"Is/Are" + subject + verb-ing?

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Present Continuous - Negative

"am/is/are not" + verb + -ing

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Present Continuous Tense

Describes an action happening now, using 'is/am/are + verb-ing'.

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Present Continuous Structure

The correct form is "is/am/are + verb-ing" . Example:'She is dancing'.

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Future Tense

Describes an action that will happen in the future; uses 'will + verb' or 'going to + verb'.

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Future Tense Structure

The correct form is "will + verb". Example: 'She will visit'.

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Negative Future Tense

To negate the future tense, add 'not' after 'will'. Example: 'He will not eat'.

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Question Form (Future Tense)

Form a question by inverting 'will' with the subject. Example: 'Will they watch?'

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Past Simple Tense

Used for actions completed at a specific time in the past.

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Forming Past Simple

Use the past form of the verb.

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Irregular Verb in Past Simple

An example is 'went'.

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Regular Verb in Past Simple

An example is 'finished'.

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Past Continuous Tense

An example is 'I was watching'.

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Forming Past Continuous

formed using 'was/were + verb-ing'

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Past Continuous Use

Describes an action that was happening when another action interrupted it.

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Past Continuous Examples

Example: While I was studying, she was cooking.

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Past Perfect Tense

Used for actions completed before another point in the past.

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Forming Past Perfect

Uses 'had' + past participle of the verb.

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Past Perfect Example

The train departed before we got there.

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Past Perfect: Reading First

She finished reading before watching.

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Past Perfect: Dinner Time

They ate before I arrived.

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Past Perfect: Paris Visit

He hadn't been to Paris until last year.

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Past Perfect: Homework First

Completing homework before playing.

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Past Perfect: Movie Start

The movie started before our arrival.

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Present Perfect Tense

Action started in the past and continues to the present or has a result in the present.

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Background Action (Past Continuous)

Use past continuous when describing an ongoing scene or background action at a specific time in the past.

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Interrupting Action (Past Simple)

Use the past simple to describe the main event that interrupts the background action.

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'Already' and 'Just'

Adverbs such as 'already' and 'just' indicate that an action is completed within the present perfect timeframe.

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Present perfect relevance

The action in the past has relevance to the present.

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Example: By the time the teacher arrived, the students _____ the classroom.

Correct: 'had cleaned'. The students cleaned before the teacher arrived.

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Example: I _____ never _____ such a beautiful sunset before that day.

Correct: 'had, seen'. I had never seen before that day.

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Example: She _____ the letter before she realized it was a mistake.

Correct: 'had sent'. She had sent before realizing the mistake.

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Example: We _____ the tickets before the concert was canceled.

Correct: 'had bought'. We had bought before cancellation.

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Study Notes

Simple Present Tense

  • The simple present tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and facts.
  • To form questions in the simple present, use "do" or "does"
  • For negative sentences, use "don't" or "doesn't" before the base form of the verb.

Present Continuous Tense

  • The present continuous tense describes actions happening now or around now.
  • The present continuous tense form uses "is," "am," or "are" plus the verb's -ing form.
  • To form questions in the present continuous tense, invert "is," "am," or "are" with the subject.
  • To form the negative use "is not", "are not", or "am not" before the verb's -ing form.

Future Tense

  • The future tense indicates actions that will happen in the future.
  • The future tense is formed using "will" plus the base form of the verb.
  • To form questions in the future tense, invert will with the subject.
  • To form the negative, "will not" is used before the base form of the verb.

Past Tense

  • The past tense describes actions that have already happened.
  • For regular verbs form the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form.

Past Continuous Tense

  • The past continuous tense describes actions happening in the past at a specific time.
  • The past continuous tense uses "was" or "were" plus the verb's -ing form.
  • To form questions in the past continuous tense, invert "was" or "were" with the subject.

Present Perfect Tense

  • Refers to an action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past or began in the past and continues to the present.
  • Formed using "has" or "have" plus the past participle of the verb

Past Perfect Tense

  • Refers to action completed before another action in the past.
  • Formed using "had" plus the past participle of the verb.

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