English Verb Tenses

What are verb tenses used to express?

• Actions in the past, present, and future

• Actions in the present only

• Actions in the future only

• Actions in the past only

Which tense is used to talk about an action that already happened?

• Simple Past

• Simple Present

• Simple Future

• Present Continuous

Which tense is used to show repetitive or habitual actions and general truths?

• Simple Past

• Simple Present

• Simple Future

• Present Continuous

Which tense is used to indicate an action that is bound to happen?

• Simple Past

• Simple Present

• Simple Future

• Present Continuous

Which tense is used to describe continuing or ongoing actions?

• Past Progressive

• Present Progressive

• Future Progressive

• Simple Tense

Which tense is used to talk about an action that lasted a specific time duration in the past?

• Past Progressive

• Present Progressive

• Future Progressive

• Simple Tense

Which tense is used to convey events that are happening now or in progress?

• Past Progressive

• Present Progressive

• Future Progressive

• Simple Tense

Which tense is used to indicate events that will be happening sometime in the future?

• Past Progressive

• Present Progressive

• Future Progressive

• Simple Tense

Which tense expresses completed actions and uses auxiliary verbs?

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Future Perfect

• Perfect Progressive

Which tense describes an event that has already been completed before another event in the past?

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Future Perfect

• Perfect Progressive