Revisiting the Tenses of the Verb: Headstart

Next August, Kyle and Kristie _______ for 10 years.

• Are married

• Have been married

• Will have been married

• Will marry

He _______ in the hospital since last Thursday.

• was

• has been

• is

• had been

Will he still be travelling this evening?

What tense does the verb in the sentence take?

• future perfect

• future continuous

• future simple

• future perfect continuous

The train had already left.

What is the tense of the verb in the sentence?

• past simple

• past continuous

• past perfect

• past perfect continuous

She ___________ her letter when he called.

• was writing

• is writing

• had written

• had been writing

Anselmer ___________ for 2 hours now.

• Was reading

• Is reading

• Had been reading

• has been reading

Jeanette __________ for 3 hours by the time her friends come over.

• will have been sleeping

• Will be sleeping

• Is sleeping

• Was sleeping

I _________ to the market regularly.

• Am going

• Go

• Has been going

• Has gone

I __________ the bell six times but no one opened the door.

• was ringing

• have rung

• rang

• have been ringing

He has recently completed the employee performance reviews.

What tense of the verb is used?

• Present perfect

• Present progressive

• Present perfect progressive

• Simple present