The English Tenses

What tenses describe the future of intension?

• The simple future tense

• The present simple tense

• The present continuous tense

• All are correct

How many English tenses express a past action?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What tense denotes an action which has not happed yet, but will be finished before a definite time?

(a)  

What tense denotes a past action which lasted continuously for a period of time?

• The present continuous tense

• The present perfect continuous tense

• The past perfect continuous tense

• The past continuous tense

What is the name of the English tenses that expresses an action which happened from the past before a definite time, it continued up to that moment and might be still going on after that?

(a)  

What tense describes an action which happened from the past and it will continue in the future?

• The present perfect tense

• The past continuous tense

• The past perfect continuous tense

• Both present perfect and present perfect continuous tense

How many English tenses can we use to denote a future action?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What tense describes an action which will be finished before a time in the future and may be still going on after that?

(a)  

Which tense do we use to indicate someone's knowledge?

(a)  

Which tense is used to denote an unreal wish at present?

• The simple future

• The past perfect tense

• The simple past tense

• The simple present tense