Tenses Overview Quiz

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What is the structure of the Simple Present tense?

Subject + (verb base form) + complement

What is the structure of the Present Continuous tense?

Subject + am/is/are + (verb present participle) + complement

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense?

Subject + have/has + (verb past participle) + complement

What is the structure of the Past Perfect Continuous tense?

Subject + had been + (verb present participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Future tense?

Subject + will + (verb base form) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future: be going to tense?

Subject + am/is/are + going to + (verb base form) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Continuous tense?

Subject + will be + (verb present participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Perfect tense?

Subject + will have + (verb past participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Perfect Continuous tense?

Subject + will have been + (verb present participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Present tense when applied to the sentence "Robert works as a police officer in Atlanta."?

Subject (Robert) + (verb base form - works) + complement (as a police officer in Atlanta) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Today, Abby is visiting her grandparents in London."?

Subject (Abby) + is + (verb present participle - visiting) + complement (her grandparents in London) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Lego company has spent lots of money on educational games in the last few years."?

Subject (Lego company) + has + (verb past participle - spent) + complement (lots of money on educational games in the last few years) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Most of the workers have been sleeping during their break this week."?

Subject (Most of the workers) + have + been + (verb present participle - sleeping) + complement (during their break this week) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Past tense when applied to the sentence "Last winter we had five inches of snow."?

Subject (we) + (verb past form - had) + complement (five inches of snow) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "All passengers were yelling as the plane lost altitude."?

Subject (All Passengers) + were + (verb present participle - yelling) + complement (as the plane lost altitude) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "The Smith brothers had written many letters to complain about the accident."?

Subject (The Smith Brothers) + had + (verb past participle - written) + complement (many letters to complain about the accident) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Robert's teacher had been feeling sick for three weeks straight before his vacation."?

Subject (Robert's teacher) + had + been + (verb present participle - feeling) + complement (sick for three weeks straight before his vacation) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Future tense when applied to the sentence "The weather will stay the same for the next few days."?

Subject (The weather) + will + (verb base form - stay) + complement (the same for the next few days) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "The weather man will be speaking about the storm later tonight."?

Subject (The weather man) + will + be + (verb present participle - speaking) + complement (about the storm later tonight) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Andy has spent all his money on video games and forgot to pay his bill."?

Subject (Andy) + has + (verb past participle - spent) + complement (all his money on video games and forgot to pay his bill) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "In November, I will have been working at my company for three years."?

Subject (I) + will + have + been + (verb present participle - working) + complement (at my company for three years) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Georgia Tech has invested a lot of money on their campus this year."?

Subject (Georgia Tech) + has + (verb past participle - invested) + complement (a lot of money on their campus this year) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Peter has worked for three different companies since he graduated two years ago."?

Subject (Peter) + has + (verb past participle - worked) + complement (for three different companies since he graduated two years ago) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "I have never been to France."?

Subject (I) + have + (verb past participle - been) + complement (never been to France) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Have you gone to Europe?"

Subject (you) + have + (verb past participle - gone) + complement (to Europe) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Future tense when applied to the sentence "Will you give me money for lunch tomorrow?"

Subject (you) + will + (verb base form - give) + complement (me money for lunch tomorrow) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Will they have closed the bakery by the time we get there?"

Subject (they) + will + have + (verb past participle - closed) + complement (the bakery by the time we get there) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Mrs Brown had washed someone else's laundry."?

Subject (Mrs. Brown) + had + (verb past participle - washed) + complement (someone else's laundry) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "I had been working too hard so I decided to have a holiday."?

Subject (I) + had + been + (verb present participle - working) + complement (too hard so I decided to have a holiday) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Will Nike be selling a new shoe design this month?"

Subject (Nike) + will + be + (verb present participle - selling) + complement (a new shoe design this month) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Many manufacturers have been changing their politics."?

Subject (Many manufacturers) + have + been + (verb present participle - changing) + complement (their politics) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Had all manufacturers sold their leather when the stock market crashed?"

Subject (All manufacturers) + had + (verb past participle - sold) + complement (their leather when the stock market crashed) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Had I been speaking too loud during the meeting?"

Subject (I) + had + been + (verb present participle - speaking) + complement (too loud during the meeting) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Past tense when applied to the sentence "Did you like the show?"

Subject (you) + (verb past form - liked) + complement (the show) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Present tense when applied to the sentence "Do they prepare fresh food?"

Subject (They) + (verb base form - prepare) + complement (fresh food) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Is Ana dancing Rock or Rap?"

Subject (Ana) + is + (verb present participle - dancing) + complement (Rock or Rap) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Who has been eating my food?"

Subject (Who) + has + been + (verb present participle - eating) + complement (my food) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "How often have you done this?"

Subject (you) + have + (verb past participle - done) + complement (this) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Past tense when applied to the sentence "What happened?"

Subject (What) + (verb past form - happened) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Simple Past tense when applied to the sentence "Tom didn't do his homework."?

Subject (Tom) + did + not + (verb base form - do) + complement (his homework) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Will they be going to school today?"

Subject (they) + will + be + (verb present participle - going) + complement (to school today) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Subject + have/has been + (verb present participle)+ complement"?

Subject + have/has + been + (verb present participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Subject + had + (verb past participle)+ complement"?

Subject + had + (verb past participle) + complement Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Past Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "The New York times had published a new article on gun control."?

Subject (The New York Times) + had + (verb past participle - published) + complement (a new article on gun control) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Future Perfect Continuous tense when applied to the sentence "Many people will have been traumatized by the airplane crash."?

Subject (Many people) + will + have + been + (verb present participle - traumatized) + complement (by the airplane crash) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense when applied to the sentence "Sony Corporation has fired many people in the last 2 years."?

Subject (Sony Corporation) + has + (verb past participle - fired) + complement (many people in the last 2 years) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Tenses Overview

Simple Present: Subject + verb base form + complement. Used for habitual actions, general truths, schedules, and present states. Example: Robert works as a police officer in Atlanta.
Simple Past: Subject + verb past form + complement. Used for completed actions in the past. Example: Last winter we had five inches of snow.
Present Continuous: Subject + am/is/are + verb present participle + complement. Used for actions happening now, temporary situations, or arrangements. Example: Today, Abby is visiting her grandparents in London.
Present Perfect: Subject + have/has + verb past participle + complement. Used for actions that began in the past and continue to affect the present, or actions completed at an unspecified time in the past. Example: Lego company has spent lots of money on educational games in the last few years.
Present Perfect Continuous: Subject + have/has been + verb present participle + complement. Used for actions that started in the past and are still ongoing. Example: Most of the workers have been sleeping during their break this week.
Past Continuous: Subject + was/were + verb present participle + complement. Used for actions happening at a specific time in the past. Example: All passengers were yelling as the plane lost altitude.
Past Perfect: Subject + had + verb past participle + complement. Used for actions that were completed before another action in the past. Example: The Smith brothers had written many letters to complain about the accident.
Past Perfect Continuous: Subject + had been + verb present participle + complement. Used for actions that had been in progress before another action in the past. Example: Robert's teacher had been feeling sick for three weeks straight before his vacation.
Simple Future: Subject + will + verb base form + complement. Used for predictions, promises, or decisions made at the moment of speaking. Example: The weather will stay the same for the next few days.
Future (be going to): Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb base form + complement. Used for intentions or plans. Example: Will Nike be selling a new shoe design this month?
Future Continuous: Subject + will be + verb present participle + complement.. Used to describe an action in progress at a future time. Example: The weather man will be speaking about the storm later tonight.
Future Perfect: Subject + will have + verb past participle + complement. Used for actions that will be completed by a specific time in the future. Example: Will they have closed the bakery by the time we get there?
Future Perfect Continuous: Subject + will have been + verb present participle + complement.. Used to describe an action that will have been in progress for a period of time by a certain point in the future. Example: In November, I will have been working at my company for three years.

Examples of Tense Use

Present Perfect: Highlights completed actions with present relevance, showing ongoing effects.
Emphasis: Demonstrating how the time frame affects the meaning of each tense; emphasizing the difference between the present perfect and simple past tense, how present perfect connects past actions to now, whereas simple past tense is a stand-alone past action
Emphasis on time: Demonstrates the relevance of past actions to the present.

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Test your knowledge on English verb tenses with this overview quiz. Explore the uses and structures of Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous tenses. Challenge yourself with examples to solidify your understanding of each tense.