Mr Culling's Verb Tenses (definitions)

What do you call the tense that is continuing in the past? (1 word)

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Name the tense of the verb "jumped".

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What do you call the tense that communicates a completed past action? (1 word)

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What is another name for the imperfect tense?

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What is another name for the perfect tense?

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Which of these is future tense?

• I eat cake.

• I will eat cake.

• I have eaten cake.

• I ate cake.

How many tenses communicate a past action?

• 7

• 5

• 3

• 1

Identify the tense: "Sally says something".

• Present

• Past

• Future

• Perfect

Identify the tense: "John ate all of his food".

• Perfect

• Past

• Imperfect

• Present

Identify the tense: "Simon was saying that..."

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Imperfect

Answer explanation

The correct tense for the phrase 'Simon was saying that...' is Imperfect, indicating an ongoing or incomplete action in the past. The use of 'was saying' points to an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.