All Tenses

I _____ anything about the night of the accident.

• don't remember

• 'm not remembering

• wasn't remembering

Answer explanation

➪ Remember is a non-action verb and cannot be used in continuous verb forms.➪ We use the present simple and not progressive with stative or non-action verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.

• give

• was giving

• had given

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past perfect simple to talk about single actions completed earlier in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We _____ our website.

• recently renewed

• are recently renewing

• have recently renewed

Answer explanation

➪ We can use the present perfect with expressions like recently to talk about recent past events that are relevant now. We don't say when the action happened.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.

• were jumping

• had jumped

• jumped

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order; i.e. the main events of a story. ➪ First we took off his clothes, and then we jumped into the river.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

A: You look fitter!

B: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.

• 'm working out

• have been working out

• work out

Answer explanation

➪ We use the present perfect continuous with action verbs (dynamic verbs) to talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I'm pretty sure printed books _____ one day.

• are disappearing

• are going to disappear

• will disappear

Answer explanation

➪ We use will to predict  future events that we think will happen.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

____ your room yet?

• Have you cleaned up

• Did you clean up

• Do you clean up

Answer explanation

➪ We often the present perfect with just, already and yet to talk about recent past actions.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.

• followed

• was following

• had followed

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past.

➪ When I looked in the rearview mirror, the action of following was in progress.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I'm unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.

• am looking

• have looked

• look

Answer explanation

➪ We use the present continuous for actions in progress now or 'around now'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

It was cold, but I didn't have my coat because it to my nephew.

• I had given

• gave

• have given

Answer explanation

➪ We use the past perfect simple to talk about single actions completed earlier in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D