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Which tense describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past?
Which tense describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past?
- Simple Past Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
- Future Tense
- Past Continuous Tense (correct)
What is the structure to form a sentence in the Past Continuous Tense?
What is the structure to form a sentence in the Past Continuous Tense?
- Subject + has/have + past participle
- Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing
- Subject + will + verb
- Subject + was/were + verb-ing (correct)
Which sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense?
Which sentence is in the Past Continuous Tense?
- I was going to the store. (correct)
- I am going to the store.
- I will go to the store.
- I have gone to the store.
Which auxiliary verb is used with 'I' in the past continuous tense?
Which auxiliary verb is used with 'I' in the past continuous tense?
Which ending is added to the base form of the verb in the past continuous tense?
Which ending is added to the base form of the verb in the past continuous tense?
In the sentence 'She was ______ a song', what is the correct form of the verb 'sing' to use?
In the sentence 'She was ______ a song', what is the correct form of the verb 'sing' to use?
Which sentence uses the past continuous tense correctly?
Which sentence uses the past continuous tense correctly?
What is the primary function of the present perfect tense?
What is the primary function of the present perfect tense?
What two auxiliary verbs are used to form the present perfect tense?
What two auxiliary verbs are used to form the present perfect tense?
Which is the correct form of present perfect tense?
Which is the correct form of present perfect tense?
Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?
Which sentence is in the present perfect tense?
Which auxiliary verb is used with 'She' in the present perfect tense?
Which auxiliary verb is used with 'She' in the present perfect tense?
What form of the verb is used after 'has' or 'have' in the present perfect tense?
What form of the verb is used after 'has' or 'have' in the present perfect tense?
In the sentence 'They have ______ the match', what is the correct form of the verb 'win' to use?
In the sentence 'They have ______ the match', what is the correct form of the verb 'win' to use?
Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly?
To form a negative sentence in the present perfect, what is added?
To form a negative sentence in the present perfect, what is added?
Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the present perfect tense?
Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the present perfect tense?
When forming a question in the present perfect tense, what comes first?
When forming a question in the present perfect tense, what comes first?
Which is the correct interrogative form of the present perfect tense?
Which is the correct interrogative form of the present perfect tense?
In the sentence 'The children ______ in this school for five years', what is the correct form of verb 'study' to use?
In the sentence 'The children ______ in this school for five years', what is the correct form of verb 'study' to use?
In the sentence 'My mother ______ the dishes', what is the correct form of verb 'wash' to use?
In the sentence 'My mother ______ the dishes', what is the correct form of verb 'wash' to use?
In the sentence 'Have the police caught the hackers?', what could be the negative response use?
In the sentence 'Have the police caught the hackers?', what could be the negative response use?
What is the past participle of the verb 'eat'?
What is the past participle of the verb 'eat'?
Flashcards
Past continuous tense
Past continuous tense
Describes what someone was in the process of doing at a specific time in the past.
Forming past continuous
Forming past continuous
Use 'was' or 'were' + verb ending in '-ing'. Example: I was reading.
Present perfect tense
Present perfect tense
Describes actions completed at an unspecified time in the past, or that have relevance to the present.
Forming present perfect
Forming present perfect
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Regular past participle
Regular past participle
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Irregular past participle
Irregular past participle
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Past participle of 'be'
Past participle of 'be'
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Present perfect usage
Present perfect usage
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Recent action perfect tense
Recent action perfect tense
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Negative Sentences
Negative Sentences
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Study Notes
Past Continuous Tense
- Used to describe actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
- Example of past action: "I was walking back home at 4:00 pm yesterday."
- Used to indicate an action that was ongoing when another action occurred.
- Example of action: "My brother was playing video games when I returned home."
- Can describe two long actions happening simultaneously in the past.
- Example: "I was reading a novel while Jane was watching the news on TV."
Forming Negative Sentences
- Formed using "was/were + not + -ing form of a verb".
- Example: If the statement is "George cooking ribs at 9:30 pm last night?", then the answer is "No, George was not cooking ribs at 9:30 pm last night./No, he wasn't."
Correcting Mistakes
- Incorrect: "I were chitchatting when the teacher entered the room".
- Correct: "I was chitchatting when the teacher entered the room".
Present Perfect Tense
- This tense uses "HAS/HAVE + past participle
- Example: cleaned, broken, taken
- Regular verbs form the past participle by adding -ed.
- Example: talk - talked - talked
- Irregular verbs do not end in -ed and need to be memorized.
- Example: eat - ate - eaten; ran - run; sing - sang - sung
- The past participle of "be" (is/am/are) is "been."
- Example: "I have been to Korea twice."
- Used to describe something that happened in the past that relates to or continues into the present.
- Example: "Penny has had a bottle of water but she still feels thirsty."
- Describes something that happened a short time ago.
- Example: "Laura has written a book called 'My childhood' recently."
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