Exploring Perfect Tenses in English

How many basic tenses are there in English?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is the correct structure for the present perfect tense?

• subject + had + past participle

• subject + is + past participle

• subject + will have + past participle

• subject + have/has + past participle

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the past participle form of the verb 'eat'?

• eating

• ate

• eat

• eaten

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

Which tense is used to describe an action that happened before now but the specific time is not important?

• Past Perfect

• Future Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Past Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Why is the present perfect tense commonly used in interviews?

• To describe future plans

• To talk about ongoing actions

• To describe actions that will happen

• To focus on past experiences without specifying when they happened

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• I have eaten at Rosario's.

• I had eaten at Rosario's before I left.

• I will have eaten at Rosario's.

• I eat at Rosario's.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the past perfect structure?

• subject + will have + past participle

• subject + have/has + past participle

• subject + is + past participle

• subject + had + past participle

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which tense describes an action completed before another past action?

• Past Perfect

• Future Perfect

• Past Simple

• Present 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 is the future perfect structure?

• subject + is + past participle

• subject + have/has + past participle

• subject + will have + past participle

• subject + had + past participle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the future perfect tense?

• I will have eaten at Rosario's by tomorrow.

• I had eaten at Rosario's before I left.

• I have eaten at Rosario's.

• I eat at Rosario's.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D