English verb tenses review

What time is the following sentence in?

Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco

• Present simple

• Present continuous

• Past simple

• Future continuous

Answer explanation

We use present simple to talk about permanent actions or states

What is the verbal time in the following text?

First you smash the potatoes, then you add the milk

• Present continuous

• Past simple

• Present simple

• Past continuous

Answer explanation

One of the uses of present simple is to give instructions, for example in a recipe.

Conjugate the verb in present simple:

My sister ____ (go) to the bank

• goes

• went

• going

• will go

Answer explanation

For second person conjugations in the present simple, we add -s/-es after the infinitive form of the verb:

GO -> GOES

RUN -> RUNS

Conjugate the following sentence in present simple:

My sister and I __ (do) our homework

• do

• does

• did

• doing

Answer explanation

Most conjugations in present simple keep the verb in its infinitive form:

we do this

they run there

I dance here

Conjugate the following sentence in present simple negative:

My friends __ ___ ____ (not eat) vegetables

• will not eat

• eatn't

• do not eat

• don't eat

Answer explanation

We use do not/ does not to express a negative in the present simple:

I do not like eggplant

He does not play football

What auxiliary do we use to ask questions in present simple?

For example:

____ my friend know where to go?

__ we have any homework?

(a)  

Answer explanation

The auxiliary for present simple is do/does, for example:

Do we have any homework?

Do you have a pencil?

Does he dance often?

Write a sentence in present simple using one of the following verbs:

fight/jump / play/run / make / cook

For example:

I take a break from my homework.

What time is the following sentence in?

My dog played with his ball

• Future simple

• Past continuous

• Past simple

• Future continuous

Answer explanation

We use past simple to talk about actions that happened in the past and have already ended. Usually, the verbs will end with -ed.

Conjugate the verb in past simple:

My sister ___ (eat) at home

• ate

• eated

• eating

• eats

Answer explanation

EAT is one of many irregular verbs. This means its conjugation is not "eatED", but rather a variation, in this case ATE.

Other irregular verbs include:

See -> Saw

Have -> Had

Take -> Took

Conjugate the following sentence in past simple:

My mom and I _______ (stay) up all night

• stayed

• staying

• stood

• did stayed

Answer explanation

Most conjugations in past simple only need to add -ed to the infinitive form of the verb:

I danced alone

We played all-day

He cooked up a storm