Past perfect, Present perfect and Present perfect continuous

The _______ tense expresses an action that happened before some other past event. Example: Meetings had always been in person before COVID hit.

• Past perfect

• Present perfect continuous

• Present perfect

• Past perfect continuous

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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

Which of the following conjugated verbs is appropriate in this situation: Since the beginning of 2020, toilet paper ______ the new essential in every household. 

• had become

• became

• has become

• had became

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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

Using the present perfect continuous tense, which sentence construction would be accurate?  

• Subject + has/have been + present participle

• Subject + have/has + past participle

• Subject + had + past participle

• Have + subject + been + present participle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

True or false - The past perfect tense is the best verb tense to describe this situation : Tulum had had so much attention from the entire world during the new year that even Jimmy Fallon talked about it in his Late Night Show.

• True

• False

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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

Using the present perfect tense in the negative form, which sentence would be accurate?

• Everyone has not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone had not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone has not been following strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone not followen strictly the public health recommendations. 

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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

Which sentence is correctly written in the present perfect continuous? (The following statement is not valid anymore)

• Mr. Arruda has worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

•  Mr. Arruda had been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

• Mr. Arruda had worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

• Mr. Arruda has been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb tenses are used in this sentence? Our concentration had been so preoccupied by our pantry that when online school stopped, let’s say homework became harder.

• Simple Past and Present Perfect

• Past Perfect and Simple Past

• Present Perfect Continuous and Simple Past

• Present Perfect and Simple Present

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the right way to construct a Yes/No question using the Present Perfect Continuous?

• Had + subject + Past Participle

• Had + subject + been + (verb-ing)

• Have/Has + subject + Past Participle

• Have/has + subject + been + (verb + ing)

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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

True or False - The structure in a negative sentence in the present perfect continuous has “not” after the auxiliary "been”.

• True

• False

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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

True or False – A sentence using the present perfect continuous in affirmative form should follow this structure: Have/Has + Subject + Been + (Verb + ing)

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D