Understanding English Tenses

Identify the verb tense: 'I have lived here for five years.'

• Present perfect tense

• Future perfect tense

• Past simple tense

• Present continuous tense

Choose the correct time marker: 'She _____ (finish) her homework yesterday.'

• finishes

• finish

• finished

• finishing

Differentiate completed actions: 'He has seen that movie three times.' vs 'He saw that movie last week.'

• Both sentences refer to actions that happened in the past without any present relevance.

• The first sentence describes a future action, while the second is about a past event.

• The first sentence indicates an action that will happen again, while the second is about a repeated action.

• The first sentence indicates an action relevant to the present, while the second specifies a completed action at a definite past time.

Recognize ongoing actions: 'They _____ (play) soccer since 2 PM.'

• played

• was playing

• have been playing

• are playing

Formulate a question: 'You _____ (ever/visit) Paris?'

• have you ever visited Paris?

• you have ever visited Paris?

• did you ever visit Paris?

• have you visited Paris ever?

Construct a negative sentence: 'I _____ (not/see) him last night.'

• I have not seen him last night.

• I did not saw him last night.

• I do not see him last night.

• I did not see him last night.

Identify the verb tense: 'We have been studying for the exam.'

• Past perfect tense

• Future continuous tense

• Present perfect continuous tense

• Present simple tense

Differentiate completed actions: 'She has written three books.' vs 'She wrote a book last year.'

• The first sentence is about a single completed action; the second is about multiple actions.

• Both sentences describe actions that are still ongoing.

• The first sentence indicates ongoing relevance; the second specifies a completed action at a past time.

• The first sentence refers to a future action; the second is about a past event.

Recognize ongoing actions: 'He _____ (work) on this project for two months.'

• has been working

• is working

• was working

• worked

Construct a negative sentence: 'They _____ (not/finish) their homework yet.'

• They have not finish their homework yet.

• They did not finish their homework yet.

• They have not finished their homework yet.

• They are not finishing their homework yet.