English Verb Tenses - Find the right formation

Present Simple

• Past Simple - Base Form

• Future Simple - Base Form

• Base form of the verb

• Present Continuous - Base Form

Answer explanation

The correct answer is the base form of the verb, which is the root form of the verb without any tense or aspect markers.

Present Continuous

• am/is/are + Verb-ing

• is + Verb-ing

• am + Verb-ing

• are + Verb

Answer explanation

The correct form for Present Continuous tense is 'am/is/are + Verb-ing'. This structure is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking.

Present Perfect Simple

• Present Perfect - have/has + Infinitive

• Present Perfect - have/has + Gerund

• Present Perfect - have/has + Simple Past

• Present Perfect - have/has + Past Participle

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Present Perfect - have/has + Past Participle. In the Present Perfect Simple tense, we use 'have' or 'has' followed by the past participle form of the verb.

Present Perfect Continuous

• have/has been + Verb-ing

• have/has + Verb-ed

• has been + Verb-ing

• have been + Verb-ing

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'have/has been + Verb-ing' for Present Perfect Continuous tense. This structure indicates an action that started in the past, is still ongoing, and may continue into the future.

Past Simple

• Verb-s

• Verb-d

• Verb-ed

• Verb-ied

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Verb-ed' because in the Past Simple tense, regular verbs are formed by adding '-ed' to the base form of the verb.

Past Continuous

• Past Continuous - am + Verb-ing

• Past Continuous - is + Verb-ing

• Past Continuous - was/were + Verb-ing

• Past Continuous - will + Verb-ing

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Past Continuous - was/were + Verb-ing. This tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past at a specific time.

Past Perfect Simple

• has + Past Participle

• had + Present Participle

• have + Past Participle

• had + Past Participle

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'had + Past Participle' because the Past Perfect Simple tense is formed by using 'had' followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Past Perfect Continuous

• had been + Verb

• had been + Verb-ing

• had been + Verb-s

• had been + Verb-ed

Answer explanation

The correct form for Past Perfect Continuous is 'had been + Verb-ing', indicating an action that was ongoing in the past before another action took place.

Future Simple

• Future Simple - going to + Base Form

• Future Simple - will + Base Form

• Future Simple - can + Base Form

• Future Simple - would + Base Form

Answer explanation

Future Simple is formed using 'will' + Base Form of the verb. Therefore, the correct answer is 'Future Simple - will + Base Form'.

Future Continuous

• Future Continuous - is + Verb-ing

• Future Continuous - will be + Verb-ing

• Future Continuous - will + Verb-ing

• Future Continuous - would be + Verb-ing

Answer explanation

Future Continuous tense is formed using 'will be' + Verb-ing. Therefore, the correct form is 'will be + Verb-ing' for Future Continuous tense.