Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect Simple
Past Simple
Irregular Verbs
Past Continuous
100
How do you form the present simple in the third person singular (he, she, it)?
Add -s (i.e. he teaches)
100
How is the present continuous formed?
The present form of the verb “be” + the present participle of a verb (verb + ing)
i.e. He is singing
100
How is the present perfect simple tense formed?
Have/has + past participle
100
How is the past simple generally formed in the affirmative? Negative? Interrogative?
By adding -ed to the base form of the verb; "didn't" + base form of the verb; "Did" + subject + base form of the verb
100
Name five common/basic irregular verbs in the past simple.
Go = went, do = did, eat = ate, win = won, drink = drank.. and many more!
100
How is the past continuous formed (in the affirmative)?
Subject + was/were + verb+ing
200
How do you form the present simple negative for the third person singluar (he, she, it)?
Add "does not" in front of the verb (i.e. he doesn't play)
200
When can you use the present continuous for future situations?
When you are discussing something that is already discussed or planned ahead
200
How is the past participle of a verb usually formed?
By adding -ed or -d to the verb's root
200
What is the past simple often accompanied by?
A time expression in the past (from five minutes to a long time ago)
200
Name two irregular verbs in the past simple that begin with the letter "b".
bear = bore, beat = beat, bend = bent, bind = bound, bite = bit, bleed = bled, blow = blew, breed = bred, burst = burst
200
What is the past continuous tense used for?
To talk about long, continuous actions that happened in the past- that started and ended in the past.
300
Which verb doesn't use the base form in the present simple? What are its conjugations in the affirmative?
"To be"
300
With what kind of verbs can you not use the present continuous with? What do these verbs describe?
Non-continuous verbs; Things you cannot normally see someone do (i.e. to love, to fear, to want, to cost, etc.)
300
Name the two uses of the present perfect simple.
To describe something that occurred or was the state of things at an unspecified time in the past; to talk about the duration of something that started in the past is still happening
[An action or state that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour)]
300
Name three time expression within the past year.
at 2pm, yesterday, last month, on Monday, last monday, two days ago, last summer, last night, ten minutes ago, in June, last week, etc.
300
Name two irregular verbs in the past simple that begin with the letter "f".
flee = fled, forbid = forbade, forecast = forecast, foresee = foresaw, freeze = froze
300
Both the past simple and past continuous refer to times that are in the past and to actions that started and ended in the past. As a general rule, we use the past simple for _____ actions and the past continuous for _____ actions, of _____ duration in time.
short, long, longer
400
Name three situations we use the present simple for.
Things which are always true, permanent situations, habits or things we do regularly, future events which are part of a timetable, to talk about the future after certain words (when, until, after, before, as soon as), and to talk about what happens in books/plays/films
400
Name three situations that we use the present continuous for.
Things which are happening at the moment of speaking, temporary situations, situations which are slowly changing, temporary or new habits, annoying habits, definite future plans, and to talk about people in pictures and photos
400
When can you NOT use the present perfect simple?
If you are being specific about when something happened (i.e. "I have put away all the laundry this morning" is incorrect)
400
Name three time expression beyond the past year.
in 2004, in the 16th century, three years ago, a long time ago, etc.
400
Name four irregular verbs in the past simple that begin with the letter "s".
saw = sawed, seek = sought, shake = shook, shine = shone, sew = sewed, shoot = shot, shrink = shrank, slide = slid, shut = shut, spit = spat, split = split, spoil = spoilt, spread = spread, spill = spilled, stink = stank, strike = struck, strive = strove, swing = swung, sweep = swept
400
What are two phrases that might indicate a longer duration?
For five hours, for a long time, all day, all night, all week, etc.
500
Name two situations we DO NOT use the present simple for.
Things which are happening at the moment of speaking, temporary situations, situations which are slowly changing, temporary or new habits, annoying habits, definite future plans, and to talk about people in pictures and photos
500
Name two situations we DO NOT use the present continuous for.
Things which are always true, permanent situations, habits or things we do regularly, future events which are part of a timetable, to talk about the future after certain words (when, until, after, before, as soon as), and to talk about what happens in books/plays/films
500
Form two examples of sentences, both in the present perfect simple and past simple.
I have lived in London. I lived in London in 1989.
They have eaten Thai food. They ate Thai food last night.
Have you seen The Incredibles? When did you see The Incredibles?
We have been to Ireland. We went to Ireland last week.
500
Give three examples of sentences using the past simple tense with more than 7 words.
The more creative, the better!
500
Give three examples of sentences using the past simple tense AND irregular verbs with more than 7 words.
The more creative, the better!
500
"When" is used with the ____________ and "while" is used with the _____________.
Give two examples of sentences, one using "when" and the other using "while".
Past simple, past continous.
The movie ended when you arrived.
I was watching while she was cooking.