20 Questions
Which term is used interchangeably with the continuous aspect in English?
Progressive
What do the continuous and progressive aspects express?
Incomplete action
Which language distinguishes between progressive and continuous aspects?
Chinese
What does the progressive aspect denote in Chinese?
Current action
How do the semantics of the aspects vary?
From language to language and from grammarian to grammarian
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Simple present
What is the most commonly used verb form in English, accounting for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
Simple present
Which verb form has a basic form consisting of a single word, in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive and present perfect?
Simple present
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Simple present
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Simple present
Which verb form is commonly referred to as a tense, although it encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time?
Present simple
What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
Base form
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Simple present
Which verb form accounts for more than half of verbs in spoken English?
Simple present
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Simple present
Which verb form is associated with the present tense in modern English?
Simple present
What is the basic form of the simple present tense for nearly all English verbs?
Base form
Which verb form is the most commonly used in English?
Simple present
Which verb form adds the ending -(e)s when the subject is third-person singular?
Simple present
Which verb form has irregular forms for the copula be, including am, is, and are?
Simple present
Test your understanding of the continuous and progressive aspects in English grammar. Learn how to express incomplete action or state in progress with this quiz.
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