Tenses Review

In what tense is the following sentence written?

"I had just gotten to the store when it closed."

• Past Simple

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

Answer explanation

Past Perfect Structure:

Subject + had + Verb(Past Participle) + Predicate(Object,Time,Place)

In what tense is the following sentence written?

"When does spring start?"

• Simple present

• Future present

• Present simple Continuous

• Simple perfect

Answer explanation

Simple present is used when speaking about processes that cannot be altered.

The answer to the question could be:

"Spring starts in March 20th."

True or False:

"Past continuous is used when talking about something that happened when something else was happening."

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Examples:

I was walking my dog when it started raining.

In the example above, the subject was already walking their dog when it suddenly started raining.

Fill in the blanks:

"He ____ already _____ when I arrived at the restaurant." (have/leave)

Which of the following present continuous sentences uses the tense correctly?

• Mario was driving his truck.

• Mario drives his truck.

• Mario is driven by his truck.

• Mario is driving his truck.

Answer explanation

Present Continuous Sentence Structure:

Subject + am/is/are + Verb(-ing) + Predicate(Object,Time,Place)

In what tense is the following sentence written?

"I couldn't go to the party because I had not gotten permission from my parents."

• Simple perfect

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Simple Past

Answer explanation

"I couldn't go to the party because I had not gotten permission from my parents." actually uses 2 tenses:

The simple past tense in "I couldn't go to the party", and the past perfect tense in "I had not gotten permission from my parents."

Which tense is used to talk about an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future?

• Future Continuous

• Future Perfect

• Simple Future

• Pefect Future Continuous

Answer explanation

Example:

"They will have returned home by 6 p.m."

Structure: Subject + will have + Verb(Past Participle) + Predicate(Object,Time,Place)

Which tense is used when speaking about events that will happen in the future.

Answer explanation

Simple future is used when speaking about something that will happen in the future.

Order the following words to write a present perfect sentence:

"printing" "has/have" "the document" "finished"

What tense is the following sentence using?:

"He is going to drive home from school."

• Simple Future

• Future Continuous

• Present Continuous

• Simple Present

• Future Perfect

Answer explanation

This sentence uses the present continuous to talk about definite future events.

Tip: Future continuous sentences use the word "will".