English tenses

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What is the Past Simple tense?

Back

The Past Simple tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. Example: 'I walked to school yesterday.'

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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 Present Simple tense?

Back

The Present Simple tense is used to describe habitual actions or general truths. Example: 'She plays soccer every Saturday.'

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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 Future Simple tense?

Back

The Future Simple tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. Example: 'They will travel to Paris next year.'

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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 Past Perfect tense?

Back

The Past Perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Example: 'I had finished my homework before dinner.'

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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 tense?

Back

The Present Perfect tense is used to describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. Example: 'He has visited London.'

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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 Continuous tense?

Back

The Present Continuous tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening. Example: 'I am reading a book right now.'

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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

How do you form the Past Simple tense for regular verbs?

Back

For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form. Example: 'play' becomes 'played.'

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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

How do you form the Future Simple tense?

Back

The Future Simple tense is formed using 'will' + base form of the verb. Example: 'I will eat dinner later.'

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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 a negative sentence in the Past Simple tense?

Back

The structure is 'subject + did not + base form of the verb.' Example: 'She did not go to the party.'

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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 a question in the Present Simple tense?

Back

The structure is 'Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb?' Example: 'Do you like ice cream?'

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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