Verbal Tenses Flashcards
(48 cards)
What is a verbal tense?
A verbal tense indicates the time of an action or state of being.
What are the three main tenses in English?
Present, past, and future.
True or False: The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening.
True.
Fill in the blank: The past tense is used to describe actions that _____ happened.
already.
What is the structure of the simple present tense?
Subject + base form of the verb.
Which auxiliary verb is used to form the present continuous tense?
The verb ‘to be’.
What is the past participle of the verb ‘to eat’?
‘Eaten.’
True or False: The future perfect tense describes an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
True.
What is the formula for forming the future tense?
Subject + will + base form of the verb.
Identify the tense: ‘She is reading a book.’
Present continuous.
What tense is used in the sentence: ‘They will have finished by noon.’?
Future perfect.
Fill in the blank: The _____ tense shows actions that are ongoing.
continuous.
What is the difference between the simple past and the past continuous?
Simple past indicates a completed action; past continuous indicates an ongoing action in the past.
Choose the correct tense: ‘I _____ (to go) to the store yesterday.’
went.
What is the present perfect tense used for?
To describe actions that occurred at an unspecified time and are relevant to the present.
Identify the tense: ‘He has been working here for five years.’
Present perfect continuous.
What auxiliary verbs are used in the past perfect tense?
‘Had’ + past participle.
True or False: The present simple tense can be used to express habitual actions.
True.
What is the formula for the past continuous tense?
Subject + was/were + present participle.
Fill in the blank: ‘They _____ (to play) soccer when it started to rain.’
were playing.
What does the future continuous tense describe?
An action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.
Identify the tense: ‘I will be studying at 8 PM.’
Future continuous.
What is the past simple form of ‘to write’?
‘Wrote.’
True or False: The future perfect continuous tense describes an action that will have been ongoing for a duration of time before a specific future point.
True.
