Verb Tenses Practice

Front

What is a verb tense?

Back

A verb tense indicates the time of an action or state of being, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the present tense?

Back

The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or are habitual.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the past tense?

Back

The past tense describes actions that have already happened.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the future tense?

Back

The future tense describes actions that will happen later.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the present continuous tense?

Back

The present continuous tense describes actions that are happening right now, using 'is/am/are + verb-ing'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the past continuous tense?

Back

The past continuous tense describes actions that were happening at a specific time in the past, using 'was/were + verb-ing'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the future continuous tense?

Back

The future continuous tense describes actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future, using 'will be + verb-ing'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the present perfect tense?

Back

The present perfect tense describes actions that happened at an unspecified time before now, using 'has/have + past participle'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the past perfect tense?

Back

The past perfect tense describes actions that were completed before another action in the past, using 'had + past participle'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the future perfect tense?

Back

The future perfect tense describes actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future, using 'will have + past participle'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D