TENG Tenses Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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)
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 or statements that are generally true.
The answer to the question could be:
"Spring starts on March 20th."
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1D
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks:
"He ____ already _____ when I arrived at the restaurant." (have/leave)
(a)
Answer explanation
Past perfect is used to refer to an action in the past before another action.
action 1 - "had already left" - Past perfect
action 2 - "I arrived" - Past Simple
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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)
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.3.1E
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
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 TWO 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."
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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)
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1B
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