12 tenses in English Grammar

12 tenses in English Grammar

by Meera Pradhan

Multiple Choice

What tense means already happened?

• present

• past

• future 

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What tense means right now?

• past

• present

• future

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What tense means it will happen later on?

• past

• present

• future

• present perfect

Multiple Choice

What happen with the verbs, in present tense, in third person in singular?

• always ends in "ed"

• change their form

• never change

• always ends in "s"

Multiple Choice

What is the formula to create a sentence in negative form?

• subject + verb in past + complement

• subject + aux. won´t + complement

• subject + aux. don't/doesnt + verb in pres + complement

• subject + aux. was/were + verb in pres. + complement

Multiple Choice

When you ask a question in present tense, you star with...

• auxiliar did

• verb in present

• subject

• auxiliar do/does

Multiple Choice

We add "-es" to the verbs that ends in...

• vowels

• consonants

• ss, x, ch, sh, o

• t, m, e, y

Multiple Choice

We use "Simple Present" to talk about...

• actions in future

• routines and habits

• actions in progress

• actions in past

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence: ___________ you speak English? (Interrogative)

• Are

• Is

• Does

• Do

Multiple Choice

Answer. Do you play soccer? (Short Answers)

• No, you don't.

• No, you do.

• No, you aren't.

• No

Multiple Choice

I _______ (watch) TV right now; I am tidying my room.

• aren't watching

• are watching

• am not watching

• am watching

Multiple Choice

What's the affirmative structure?

• S + V ing + V to be + C

• S + C + V to be + V ing

• S + V to be + V ing + C

• S + V to be + C + V ing

Multiple Choice

_____ it ____ (rain) today? 

• Am, raining

• Is, raining

• Are, raining

• raining

Multiple Choice

The boy _______ (cut) the cake at this moment.

• are cuuting

• is cuting

• cutting

• is cutting

Multiple Choice

What's the negative structure?

• S + V ing + NOT + V to be + C

• S + V to be + NOT + V ing + C

• S + NOT + V to be + V ing + C

• S + V to be + V ing + NOT + C

Multiple Choice

What's the interrogative structure?

• V to be + S + V ing + C + ?

• V to be + C + S + V ing + ?

• V ing + S + V to be + C + ?

• V ing + C + S + V to be + ?

Multiple Choice

He______his homework.

• has did

• has already done

• have done

• hasn't done

Multiple Choice

She ______________ a small flat in İzmir in 2010.

• has bought

• bought

Multiple Choice

The present perfect tense is made:

• have/has + past participle

• had + participle

• be + verb + -ing

• have/has + past tense

Multiple Choice

They __________________ in California ____________ they moved here.

• were / since

• have been / since

• have been / for

• were / for

Multiple Choice

Why ______ you ______so much the guitar today?

• Has - plays

• Have - plays

• Have - played

• Has - play

Multiple Choice

Which one is the correct structure of Present Perfect Continuous tense.

• Subject + have/has + v. -ing

• Subject + have/has + been + v. -ing

• Subject + been + have/has + v. -ing

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• She's been studying English for 6 months

• She is been study English for 6 months.

• She's been studied English for 6 months

• She study English since 6 months.

Multiple Choice

When do we use the present perfect continuous?

• For actions that finished in the past.

• For actions that are happening now.

• For actions that started in the past and still continue in the present.

• For things that haven't happened yet.

Multiple Choice

It __________ all week.

• have been raining

• have been rained

• has been raining

• has been rained

Multiple Choice

she / work here for five years

• she has been working for five years

• she have been working for five years

• she has worked for five years

• we has worked for five years

Multiple Choice

Jenny _____ very late as well.

• sleep

• slep

• slept

• sleeping

Multiple Choice

Todd _____ 10 pounds when he was born.

• is

• was

• being

• were

Multiple Choice

When did you come back?

• I traveled by car

• We ate pizza

• Two days ago

• I bought a new cellphone

Multiple Select

Which verbs are irregular?

• brush

• wear

• eat

• want

• swim

Multiple Choice

Which NEGATIVE sentence is correct:

• She not eat salad

• She didn't eat salad

• She didn't ate salad

Multiple Choice

Which affirmative sentence is correct?

• They goed to the zoo.

• They gone to the zoo.

• They went to the zoo.

Multiple Choice

Which is the interrogative form for this sentence:

Monica wrote a poem.

• Did he write a poem?

• Did she writed a poem?

• Did she write a poem?

Multiple Choice

Nicky ______ at the zoo yesterday.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Polly and Ken ______ at the cinema last night.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

• rained

• was raining

Multiple Choice

Past Continuous formation:

• was/ were + V-ing

• had + V-ing

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct one:

• Harry were rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.

• Harry was rushing to Maths class when I saw him in the morning.

Multiple Choice

Dad ................................. the car when he ...........................himself. 

• was fixing / hurted

• was fixing / hurt

• was  fixing / was hurting

Multiple Choice

Use Past continuous to....

• to talk about actions in the past.

• to talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the past

• to talk about completed actions.

• to talk about actions in the present

Multiple Choice

Alice said that she _____ (eat) her breakfast.

• eaten

• have eaten

• had eaten

• has eaten

Multiple Choice

After leaving my house, I suddenly _____ (remember) that I _____ (forget) to lock the front door.

• remembered, forgot

• had remembered, forgot

• remembered, have forgotten

• remembered, had forgotten

Multiple Choice

We use Past Perfect for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Positive sentence structure...

• Subj + had + verb in past participle.

• Subj + hadn´t + verb in past participle.

• Had + subj + verb in past participle?

Multiple Choice

We use Past Perfect to talk about future situations.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Question structure ...

• Subj + had + verb in past participle.

• Subj + hadn´t + verb in past participle.

• Had + subj + verb in past participle?

Multiple Choice

What ... your brother going to do tomorrow?

• are

• is

• does

Multiple Choice

 (A)… you going to see the movie? (B) Yes, I ….

• Do / am

• Are / are

• Are / am

Multiple Choice

What time are you going to … for the airport?

• leaving

• leave

•  leaves

Multiple Choice

^{What is the use of will in the next sentence?}

It is raining. I will take out my umbrella.

• Prediction (things that may or may not happen in the future)

• On-the-spot-decisions (decisions made at the moment of speaking)

• Promise

• Offer (help)

Multiple Choice

I'll think people won't live on the Moon

• promise

• prediction

• on-spot decision

Multiple Choice

^{What is the use of will in the next sentence?}

In the future, we will have friends from other planets.

• Prediction (things that may or may not happen in the future)

• On-the-spot-decisions (decisions made at the moment of speaking)

• Promise

• Offer (help)

Multiple Choice

Simple Future means...

• going to + verb

• will + verb

• doing something right now

• did something (past)

Multiple Choice

When do we use Future Continuous?

• An action that will finish in the future

• A continuous action in the present

• An action that finished

• An action that will continue in the future

Multiple Choice

In 2025 I______________in France

• Will be traveling

• Will have traveled

• Will be traveled

• Will be not traveling

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct form of future continuous?

• S + will + V1

• S + will + be + V-ing

• S + will + V-ing

• S + be + going to + V1

Open Ended

What will you be doing tomorrow at 7 p.m?

Multiple Choice

How the future perfect is formed

• Do + have + past participle

• Will be + verb + ing

• Will + have + past participle

• Have + past participle

Multiple Choice

by the time I finish this course, I ............. ten test

• take

• took

• have taken

• will have taken

Multiple Choice

By this afternoon, I … the lawn with a push mower.

• Will have saw

• Will have seen

• Will have been mowed

• Will have mowed

Multiple Choice

Which is the AFFIRMATIVE sentences structure?

• Subject + wil have been + verb -ing + complement

• Subject + will had been + verb -ing + complement

• Subject + have been + verb -ing + complement

• Subject + will have been + verb

Multiple Choice

Which is the NEGATIVE sentences structure?

• Subject + will have been + verb -ing + complement

• Subject + won't have been + verb -ing + complement

• Subject + won't has been + verb -ing

• Subject + will not be + verb -ing + complement

Multiple Choice

Which is the QUESTIONS structure?

• Subject + will have been + verb -ing + complement?

• Will have been + subject + verb -ing + complement?

• Will + subject + have been + verb -ing + complement?

Multiple Choice

She _______ all of the glasses by the end of the party.

• 'll have broken

• 'll be breaking

Multiple Choice

When do we use the Future Perfect Contiuous?

• When an action will have started, will have continued for some time and will still be in progress in the future either.

• To talk about a finished event or state in the very recent past.

• To discuss an event that will happen in the future for a specific amount of time

• Is used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future