Simple Present, Continuous, Perfect and Simple Past

The _______ tense expresses an action that happened before some other past event. Example: Meetings had always been in person before COVID hit.

• Past perfect

• Present perfect continuous

• Present perfect

• Past perfect continuous

Which of the following conjugated verbs is appropriate in this situation: Since the beginning of 2020, toilet paper ______ the new essential in every household. 

• had become

• became

• has become

• had became

Using the present perfect continuous tense, which sentence construction would be accurate?  

• Subject + has/have been + present participle

• Subject + have/has + past participle

• Subject + had + past participle

• Have + subject + been + present participle

True or false - The past perfect tense is the best verb tense to describe this situation : Tulum had had so much attention from the entire world during the new year that even Jimmy Fallon talked about it in his Late Night Show.

• True

• False

Using the present perfect tense in the negative form, which sentence would be accurate?

• Everyone has not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone had not followed strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone has not been following strictly the public health recommendations.

• Everyone not followen strictly the public health recommendations. 

Which sentence is correctly written in the present perfect continuous? (The following statement is not valid anymore)

• Mr. Arruda has worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

•  Mr. Arruda had been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

• Mr. Arruda had worked with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

• Mr. Arruda has been working with the government since the beginning of the Pandemic.

Which verb tenses are used in this sentence? Our concentration had been so preoccupied by our pantry that when online school stopped, let’s say homework became harder.

• Simple Past and Present Perfect

• Past Perfect and Simple Past

• Present Perfect Continuous and Simple Past

• Present Perfect and Simple Present

What is the right way to construct a Yes/No question using the Present Perfect Continuous?

• Had + subject + Past Participle

• Had + subject + been + (verb-ing)

• Have/Has + subject + Past Participle

• Have/has + subject + been + (verb + ing)

True or False - The structure in a negative sentence in the present perfect continuous has “not” after the auxiliary "been”.

• True

• False

True or False – A sentence using the present perfect continuous in affirmative form should follow this structure: Have/Has + Subject + Been + (Verb + ing)

• True

• False