Tenses - (Test 2)

The structure of the present continuous is: subject+ . . .

am/is/are+verb+ing

What tense is the following sentence? She was acting like a crazy person.

past continuous

Think of a few sentences with have, has or had directly followed by another verb. What form does the verb take?

past participle

What tense is the following sentence? I had been skiing all weekend.

past perfect continuous

Past perfect simple (I had gone to sleep before that) and past perfect continuous (She had been sleeping for 6 hours before I fell asleep) both deal with two past events. Which of the following are true? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

past perfect continuous can be used to establish duration before another past event, past perfect simple shows which of two past events comes first

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are parts of the structure of the present simple?

present form, subject

What tense is the following sentence? I've waited for this my whole life.

present perfect simple

What tense is the following sentence? I eat everyday.

present simple

The difference between the present perfect simple (I've eaten this kind of sushi before) and the past simple (I ate sushi once) is . . .

that present perfect simple is connected to now and past simple is not.

The most important difference between the sentences "I'll do the dishes after dinner." and "I'm going to do the dishes after dinner." is . . .

(future) going to was planned before

The following are continuous sentences: I'm studying biology. We were sleeping. You have been eating healthier lately. He is having lunch. Which of the following are true? Click all that apply.

Continuous tenses use verb+ing (present participle), Continuous forms use some form of the verb "to be", Continuous tenses emphasize a process occurring at, or a duration around, a specific time

Click all that apply. Which of the following are continuous tenses?

I am eating healthy these days., I'll be waiting for you there.

Which of the following sentences is NOT a perfect tense?

I have to sleep soon.

There are 12 tenses in the English language, many more than some languages. Here are a few simple rules to help you along your way. 1) There are multiple PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE tenses 2) All tenses are either SIMPLE or CONTINUOUS 3) CONTINUOUS tenses have a 'verb+ing' 4) PERFECT tenses have a 'past participle' Based on these rules, which of the following are the names of real tenses? Click all that apply.

Past Perfect Continuous, Present Simple

Based on what you have learned about verb forms and tenses, what tense is the following sentence? She won the game.

Past Simple

The present perfect simple has three functions, illustrated by the following sentences: I've skydived 12 times. Thanks, but I've already eaten. She has been a vegetarian for a while now. Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of the present perfect simple?

Past events unrelated to now

If a sentence is not continuous, it is simple. Based on what you have learned about verb forms and tenses, what tense is the following sentence? We had been swimming that day.

Past perfect continuous

Which rule is NOT true?

Perfect tenses use bare infinitives

He has seen Star Wars 42 times. Which of the following is NOT true?

The sentence is a continuous tense

The tense "future-going to" is a simple tense.

True

Which of the following sentences is a perfect tense?

We have danced there many times.

When a form of the verb "have" is followed by a past participle, have/has/had + past participle, it is an example of what?

a perfect tense

What tense is the following sentence? I'm going to eat 12 cheeseburgers.

future going to (simple)

What tense is the following sentence? I'll have been dancing for hours by the time he arrives.

future perfect continuous

The structure of the past perfect continuous is: subject+ . . .

had+been+verb+ing

Begun, flown, thrown, sung, eaten, worn, been and broken are all past participles. Think of sentences that have these words in them. What verb(s) (in the form of the 'infinitive without to' - i.e., eat, be, etc.) can come directly before them? Click all that apply.

have

The structure of the future going to (simple) is: subject+ . . .

is/am/are+going to+bare infinitive

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. Perfect tenses have these features in common:

they are more common in British English, they use a form of the verb "have", they use past participles, they typically connect two times

The following sentences are examples of all 5 future tenses: I'll take out the trash. He'll be taking an exam then. You'll have run your first marathon by then. I'm going to see her on Friday. She'll have been working here for three years in May. Which of the following are true about future tenses? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

they can be perfect

Which of the following are parts of the structure for the future perfect continuous? Check all that apply.

verb+ing, been, will, have