English SATs SPAG

What is simple past tense?

• Describing events which happened at a specific time and are now completed.

• Describes something that happens regularly, to give an instruction, describe something that has been arranged.

What is simple present tense?

• Describing events which happened at a specific time and are now completed.

• Describes something that happens regularly, to give an instruction, describe something that has been arranged.

Which examples use simple past tense?

• I played, we played, you played, he played

• I play, we play, you play, he plays

Which example uses simple present tense?

• I played, we played, you played, he played

• I play, we play, you play, he plays

What is past perfect tense?

• Describes completed events of the past which happened before another action took place.

• Describes something that happened in the past and is continuing today

What is past present tense?

• Describes completed events of the past which happened before another action took place.

• Describes something that happened in the past and is continuing today

Which example uses the past perfect tense?

• I play, we play, you play, they play

• I have played, we have played, they have played.

• I played, we played, you played, he played.

• I had played, we had played, he played, she had played.

Which example uses the present perfect tense?

• I play, we play, you play, they play

• I have played, we have played, they have played.

• I played, we played, you played, he played.

• I had played, we had played, he played, she had played.

What is a verb?

• Work with another verb to describe the possibility of something happening, i.e. must, shall, should, can, may, and might.

• A word that describes an action (doing) i.e. singing, reading.

What is a modal verb?

• Work with another verb to describe the possibility of something happening, i.e. must, shall, should, can, may, and might.

• A word that describes an action (doing) i.e. singing, reading.