Tenses (Past, Present, Continuous)

Which tense is used to express things that are always true, repeated actions and unchanged situations?

• Simple Past

• Past Continuous

• Present Continuous

• Simple Present

You form this tense by using the helping verb (was/were) + main verb + ing

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

This tense is used with 'always' to express that the action is frequently repeated.

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Factual reports should be written in the __________ tense in the passive voice.

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'Are any of your friends entering the competition?'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun.'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'Liam seems to have difficulty learning foreign languages.'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'I think she actually expected me to do the dishes for her.'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'What were you doing when the lights went out?'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous

Identify the tense:

'After I found the wallet full of money, I immediately went to the police and turned it in.'

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Continuous

• Past Continuous