Grammar Gameshow Concepts and Tenses

The Grammar Gameshow, hosted by Will and Leslie, challenges contestants Mya and Mike with questions about the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. The show explores the similarities and differences between these tenses, particularly their use with state verbs. Mya wins the game, earning a toothbrush as a prize, while Mike faces a humorous defeat. The show concludes with a promise of more fun in the next episode.

What is the main topic of today's Grammar Gameshow?

• Past perfect tense

• Past simple tense

• Future continuous tense

• Present perfect simple and continuous tenses

Who is the host of the Grammar Gameshow?

• Mike

• Mya

• Will

• Leslie

True or False: The present perfect continuous can have the same use as the present perfect simple.

• Never

• True

• False

• Sometimes

Which of the following sentences is an example of the present perfect continuous?

• I worked here for five years.

• I will work here for five years.

• I have been working here for five years.

• I have worked here for five years.

Why can't the present perfect continuous be used with state verbs?

• Because it is a trick question

• Because state verbs are always in the future tense

• Because state verbs do not describe continuous actions

• Because state verbs are always in the past tense

Which of the following is a state verb?

• Write

• Run

• Jump

• Know

What is the present perfect simple form of the sentence: 'He’s been writing letters for an hour'?

• He wrote letters.

• He writes letters.

• He’s written a number of letters.

• He will write letters.

What does the present perfect simple tense often focus on?

• The future actions

• The completion and quantity of actions

• The duration of an action

• The past actions

Who won the Grammar Gameshow?

• Leslie

• Mya

• Will

• Mike

What was the prize for the winner?

• A book

• A toothbrush

• A trophy

• A pen