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Verb tenses

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Which tense is used to describe ongoing future actions?

Future Continuous

Which tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths?

Simple Past

What auxiliary is used to form the Simple Future tense?

will

Which tense is formed with 'would' plus the base verb to describe actions under certain conditions?

Conditional Simple

In which tense is 'am/is/are' + verb-ing used to indicate actions currently in progress?

Present Continuous

What forms the Present Perfect tense?

'have/has' + past participle

Which tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present?

Present Perfect Continuous

What verb form is utilized in the Conditional Perfect Continuous tense?

Would have been

Which perfect tense is employed when actions are completed before another action in the past?

Past Perfect Continuous

What type of verbs do not follow a standard pattern of tense conjugation?

Irregular Verbs

In which tense do we use 'Will have been' + verb-ing to denote actions that will continue up to a future point?

Future Perfect Continuous

What combination of words forms the Future Perfect tense?

'Will have'

In the Simple Present tense, how is the base form of regular verbs conjugated for the third person singular?

By adding 's'

Which auxiliary verb is used to form the Future Continuous tense?

Will

How is the Conditional Simple tense formed in English?

By using 'would' + base verb

Which tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past?

Past Continuous

What forms the Present Perfect tense in English?

'have/has' + past participle

Which verb form is utilized in the Conditional Continuous tense to describe ongoing actions under hypothetical conditions?

'Would be' + verb-ing

What distinguishes the Past Continuous tense from the Simple Past tense?

'Was/were' + verb-ing vs. base form + 'ed'

What is the main difference between the Past Perfect and Future Perfect tenses?

Past Perfect describes actions completed before another action in the past, while Future Perfect describes actions to be completed before a specified future time.

Which auxiliary verb is used to form the Conditional Perfect tense?

Would have

In which tense is 'have/has been' + verb-ing used to indicate an action that began in the past and continues to the present?

Present Perfect Continuous

What distinguishes irregular verbs from regular verbs in terms of tense conjugation?

Irregular verbs do not follow a standard pattern of tense conjugation.

What form is used in the Past Perfect Continuous tense to show a continuous action completed before a specific past moment?

'Had been' + verb-ing

Which perfect continuous tense describes continuous actions that would have occurred under certain conditions?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

What is the essential element in forming the Future Perfect Continuous tense?

'Will have been' + verb-ing

When should one use 'Would have' + past participle according to the text?

For actions that would have been completed under certain conditions.

How is the Conditional Simple tense formed in English?

By combining 'would' with the base verb

Which tense is used to describe actions currently in progress?

Future Continuous

What forms the Present Perfect tense in English?

Employing 'have/has' + past participle

What distinguishes irregular verbs from regular verbs in terms of tense conjugation?

Irregular verbs do not follow a standard pattern of tense conjugation

In which tense do we use 'Will have been' + verb-ing to denote actions that will continue up to a future point?

Future Perfect Continuous

What auxiliary verb is used to form the Simple Future tense?

'will'

What combination of words forms the Future Perfect tense?

'Will have' + past participle

Which tense is formed with 'Would have been' + verb-ing to describe continuous actions that would have occurred under certain conditions?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

What auxiliary verb is used to form the Future Perfect Continuous tense?

Will have

Which tense is used to describe actions that began in the past and continue to the present?

Present Perfect Continuous

What distinguishes irregular verbs from regular verbs in terms of tense conjugation?

They have irregular patterns and forms in different tenses.

In which tense is 'Will have' + past participle used to indicate actions completed before a specified future time?

Future Perfect

Which tense employs 'Had been' + verb-ing to show continuous action completed before some past moment?

Past Perfect Continuous

'Would have' + past participle is used in which tense for actions that would have been completed under certain conditions?

Conditional Perfect

'Will have been' + verb-ing is used in which tense for actions that will continue up to a future point?

Future Perfect Continuous

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