Mastering Present Tense

What is the structure of a simple present tense sentence?

• Subject + Past form of the verb + Object/Complement

• Subject + Base form of the verb + Object/Complement

• Subject + Verb + Adverb + Object

• Object + Subject + Base form of the verb

Identify the correct form of the verb: She (go) to school every day.

• goes to

• goed

• going

• goes

What is the present continuous tense used for?

• To indicate completed actions in the past.

• To describe ongoing actions or future plans.

• To express hypothetical situations.

• To describe general truths or facts.

Convert the following sentence to present continuous: He reads a book.

• He read a book.

• He reads books.

• He was reading a book.

• He is reading a book.

Which of the following sentences is in the present perfect tense?

• I have completed my homework.

• I am completing my homework now.

• I completed my homework yesterday.

• I will complete my homework later.

Fill in the blank: They (have) finished their homework.

• are

• will

• have

• has

What is the difference between present perfect and simple past?

• Present perfect is used for future actions; simple past is for ongoing actions.

• Present perfect indicates actions that will happen; simple past indicates actions that are happening now.

• Present perfect is only used in questions; simple past is used in statements.

• Present perfect indicates relevance to the present; simple past indicates completed actions at a specific past time.

Provide an example of a present perfect continuous sentence.

• I have been studying for three hours.

• I studied for three hours.

• I am studying for three hours.

• I will study for three hours.

How do you form a negative sentence in the present continuous tense?

• Subject + do/does + not + verb.

• Subject + is/am/are + not + verb-ing.

• Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing.

• Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + not.

What are common time expressions used with the present perfect tense?

• tomorrow

• sometimes

• always

• ever, never, just, already, yet, for, since