Understanding Verb Tenses

How many main categories of verb tenses are there?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

Which structure is used for the past simple tense?

• Subject + verb in past form

• Subject + will + verb

• Subject + have/has + verb

• Subject + is/am/are + verb

What is the structure for the past perfect tense?

• Subject + have/has + verb

• Subject + will have + verb

• Subject + was/were + verb

• Subject + had + verb past participle

Which tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past?

• Future continuous

• Past perfect

• Past continuous

• Present continuous

What is the structure for present simple tense when using 'he/she/it'?

• Subject + verb

• Subject + verb + s

• Subject + is/am/are + verb

• Subject + have/has + verb

Which tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing?

• Present simple

• Future perfect

• Past perfect

• Present perfect continuous

What is the structure for future simple tense using 'will'?

• Subject + will have + verb

• Subject + will + verb

• Subject + will have been + verb

• Subject + will be + verb

Which tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future?

• Future perfect continuous

• Future simple

• Future perfect

• Future continuous

What is the structure for future continuous tense?

• Subject + will be + verb ending in ing

• Subject + will have been + verb

• Subject + will have + verb

• Subject + will + verb

Which tense describes an action that will continue until a point in the future?

• Future simple

• Future perfect continuous

• Future perfect

• Future continuous