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The 12 English tenses

Authored by Colin Conway

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The 12 English tenses
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + was/were verb.

Examples: She was late, I walked, it rained

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + had + been verb + ing.

Examples: I had been living, it had been raining.

Past Perfect

Past continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + verb (+s).

Examples: I am 48 years old, They run, She walks.

Present Simple

Present Perfect

Past simple

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + have/has + been + verb + ing.

Examples: They have been walking. It has been raining.

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Present Continuous

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + will + be + verb + ing.

Examples: It will be raining. Will it be snowing? I will be working.

Future Perfect

Future Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + will + have + been + verb +ing.

Subject + am/is/are + be going to = have + been verb+ing.

Examples: It will have been raining. · She is going to have been working at that company for three years when it finally closes.

Future Continuous

Past perfect

Future Perfect Continuous

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing.

Examples: I am not sleeping, He is not listening. It is raining.

Present Continuous

Present simple

Present Perfect Continuous

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