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What is the simple present form of the verb "cook"?
cooks
What kind of action does the progressive tense represent?
A. An action that is completed
B. An action that is in progress
C. An action that will be completed
B. An action that is in progress
When using the present perfect tense, are you focusing on the duration or the completion of an action?
You are focusing on the completion of the action.
Change the following sentence into the past perfect progressive tense.
" I slept for two hours."
I had been sleeping for two hours.
Identify the tense error and correct the following sentence.
" He washes the car yesterday."
He washed the car yesterday.
Change the following sentence to the simple past tense.
"She runs well."
She ran well.
Change the following sentence to the past progressive tense.
"I will be working on my homework after dinner."
I was working on my homework after dinner.
What kind of action does the perfect tense represent?
A. An action that is in progress
B. An action that began in the past and continues until now
C. An action that has been completed (with an indefinite time span)
C. An action that has been completed (with an indefinite time span).
When using the present perfect progressive tense in a negative statement, are you focusing on "since the last time you have done the action" or " since the beginning of the action" ?
"Since the beginning of the action"
Identify the tense error and correct the following sentence.
" They had been roasted marshmallows for 5 minutes."
They had been roasting marshmallows for 5 minutes.
Using the following words, create a sentence in the simple future tense.
you , dinner, dishes, wash , after , tonight
You will wash the dishes after dinner tonight.
Change the following sentence into the present progressive tense.
" Sam had been running errands for Mom."
Sam is running errands for Mom.
Change the following sentence into the past perfect form.
" Robert will have been cleaning his room for an hour when dinner is served."
Robert had cleaned his room before dinner.
What kind of action does the perfect progressive tense represent?
A. An action that began in the past and continues until the present moment
B. An action that is in progress and may continue into the future
C. A completed action
A. An action that began in the past and continues until the present moment
Identify the tense error and correct the following sentence.
"I was swam for an hour."
I was swimming for an hour.
What kind of action does the simple present represent?
A. A completed action
B. A habitual action
C. A future action
B. A habitual action
Change the following sentence into the future progressive tense.
" We had studied hard."
We will be studying hard.
Create 3 sentences in the perfect tense (past, present, future) using the verb "go".
Student answers will vary but should show the following form.
had gone
have/has gone
will have gone
Create 3 sentences in the perfect progressive tense (past, present, future) using the verb "learn".
Student answers will vary but should show the following form.
had been learning
have/has been learning
will have been learning
Identify the tense error and correct the following sentence.
" They have singing for 30 minutes by the time I arrive."
They will have been singing for 30 minutes by the time I arrive.
Create 3 sentences (past, present, future) using the word put.
"put" is an irregular verb which should not change form even when you change tenses.
Create 3 sentences in the progressive tense (past, present, future) using the verb "hide".
Student answers will vary but should show the following form.
was/were hiding
am/is/are hiding
will be hiding
Change the following sentence into the future perfect tense.
" I read before going to bed."
I will have read before going to bed.
Change the following sentence into the present perfect progressive tense (negative form).
" I only started watching TV 10 minutes ago."
I haven't been watching TV for more than 10 minutes.
Identify the tense error and correct the following sentence.
"We had drawed three beautiful pictures."
We had drawn three beautiful pictures.