Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Irregular Verbs
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 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!
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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!