English Verb Tenses Quiz

Indicates an action took place before the present moment and that has no real connection with the present time. What kind of tense is this?

• simple past tense

• simple present tense

• simple future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What kind of tenses that indicates an action going on at some time in the past or an action in the past that is longer in duration than another action in the past?

• past progressive tense

• present progressive tense

• future progressive tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It indicates an action in the past that took place before another time or event in the past and continued during the second event/time point in the past. What tense is this?

• future perfect progressive

• past perfect progressive

• future perfect progressive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Indicates an action that is taking place at the moment of speaking. What tense is this?

• past perfect tense

• simple future tense

• present progressive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Indicates an action that will take place after the present time and that has no real connection with the present time. What tense is this?

• simple past tense

• simple future tense

• present perfect tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What kind of tenses that indicates an action in the future that will have been completed before another time or event in the future?

• Simple Future tense

• Future Perfect Progressive

• Future Perfect Tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Indicates an action in the future that will have been continuing until another time or event in the future. What tense is this?

• Simple Past

• Future Perfect Progressive

• Perfect Progressive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What kind of tenses that indicates an action that started in the past and is continuing at the present time?

• Present Perfect Progressive

• Future Perfect Progressive

• Simple Future tense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What kind of tenses that indicates an action that has been completed sometime before the present moment, with a result that affects the present situation?

• Present Perfect

• Future Perfect

• Past Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What kind of tenses that indicates an action in the future that will have been continuing until another time or event in the future?

• Future Perfect Progressive

• Past Perfect Progressive

• Future Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D