Verb Tenses Review

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What is a verb tense?

Back

A verb tense indicates the time of action or state of being expressed by the verb, showing whether it is in the past, present, or future.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

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What is the present continuous tense?

Back

The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently happening or ongoing. It is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing (e.g., 'I am running').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the simple past tense?

Back

The simple past tense describes actions that were completed in the past. It is often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs (e.g., 'I walked').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the future tense?

Back

The future tense describes actions that will happen later. It is often formed using 'will' + base form of the verb (e.g., 'I will eat').

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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

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What is the present perfect tense?

Back

The present perfect tense describes actions that occurred at an unspecified time before now. It is formed using 'has/have' + past participle (e.g., 'I have eaten').

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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

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What is the past continuous tense?

Back

The past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing (e.g., 'I was eating').

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the difference between 'has made' and 'made'?

Back

'Has made' is present perfect tense indicating a completed action with relevance to the present, while 'made' is simple past tense indicating a completed action in the past.

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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

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When do we use 'am going to'?

Back

'Am going to' is used to express future intentions or plans that have already been decided (e.g., 'I am going to study tonight').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the structure of a question in the present simple tense?

Back

In the present simple tense, questions are formed using 'do/does' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'Do you like pizza?').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What is the structure of a question in the past simple tense?

Back

In the past simple tense, questions are formed using 'did' + subject + base form of the verb (e.g., 'Did you see that movie?').

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D