Verb Tense

Front

What is verb tense?

Back

Verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by a verb, 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 past perfect tense?

Back

The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed using 'had' + past participle (e.g., 'had written').

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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 perfect progressive tense?

Back

The present perfect progressive tense describes an action that began in the past and continues to the present, formed using 'has/have been' + present participle (e.g., 'has been laying').

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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 progressive tense?

Back

The present progressive tense describes an ongoing action happening right now, formed using 'am/is/are' + present participle (e.g., 'are working').

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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 perfect tense?

Back

The perfect tense indicates that an action has been completed at some point in time, formed using 'have/has/had' + past participle.

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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 progressive tense?

Back

The past progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past, formed using 'was/were' + present participle (e.g., 'were looking').

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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 a past participle?

Back

A past participle is a verb form used in perfect tenses, typically ending in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'walked').

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Front

What is a present participle?

Back

A present participle is a verb form used in progressive tenses, typically ending in -ing (e.g., 'running').

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Front

What is the difference between simple past and past perfect?

Back

Simple past describes an action completed in the past (e.g., 'wrote'), while past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action (e.g., 'had written').

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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 structure of the perfect tense?

Back

The structure of the perfect tense is 'have/has/had' + past participle.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D