Present/Past/Future
Past Perfect/Present Perfect
Definitions
Future Perfect
100
Marine biologists (collect, collects) seawater in bottles. What tense is used?
What is: collect present
100
Identify the past perfect verb used in the sentence: The winners were announced once the judges had held their meeting.
What is: had held
100
What word/words do you use to form future perfect verb tenses?
What is: will have
100
Fill in the blank: To form a sentence using the future perfect verb tense, it would look like: __1_ + __2_ + past participle of main verb
What is: 1- subject 2- will have
200
The scientist (study, studied) lions in the outdoors. What tense is used?
What is: studied past
200
Write this sentence using the past perfect verb tense: The president will have made a decision by the end of the week.
What is: The president had made a decision by the end of the week.
200
What perfect verb tense uses the words have or has?
What is: present perfect
200
Write this sentence using the future perfect verb tense: In 5 minutes, Allison had completed the first lap of the race.
What is: In 5 minutes, Allison will have completed the first lap of the race.
300
These games (will continue, continued) into their adult life. What tense is used?
What is: will continue future
300
Identify the verb and rewrite the sentences using the present perfect verb tense. The babysitter watched us every minute at the pool.
What is: The babysitter has watched s every minute at the pool.
300
From the slideshow, fill in the blank and identify which perfect verb tense is being used. _ 1_ + had + _2_ of the main verb
What is: 1- subject 2- past participle past present verb tense
300
Write the sentence using the future perfect verb tense: (the verb is given to you) By 8:00 the sun. (set)
What is: By 8:00, the sun will have set.
400
Complete the sentence: One evening the monkeys _____ at a nearby restaurant. (appear--past tense; appear-- future tense)
What is: past tense appeared
400
Write the sentence using the past perfect and present perfect tense: The heat wave lasted for two weeks.
What is: The heat wave had lasted for two weeks. The heat wave has lasted for two weeks.
400
Identify the perfect verb tenses in the paragraph below: The Great Plains (1) has been a productive farming area of the United States for many years. The land (2) has suffered from many droughts. This region (3) had been dry even before the droughts. Ever since then, people (4) have called that area the Dust Bowl. Scientists (5)have been studying weather patterns that cause droughts. Billy wants to be a meteorologist one day. By the time he grows up, weather forecasting (6) will have improved over the years.
What is: 1- present perfect 2- present perfect 3- past perfect 4-present perfect 5- present perfect 6- future perfect
400
Rewrite the following sentences in future perfect tense: 1- Anna wrote her article by the deadline. 2- By Thursday, the wind pushed out the hot air. 3- The air mass reached our area by midnight.
What is: 1-Anna will have written her article by the deadline. 2- By Thursday, the wind will have pushed out the hot air. 3- The air mass will have reached our area by midnight.
500
Using these words, complete the paragraph using the correct verb tense: collect come explore be/are sell Many companies_1_ the ocean. In South Africa, a miner _2_ diamonds on the ocean floor. Companies _3_ these diamonds all over the world. The oceans _4_ full of many natural resources. Even household sponges _5_ from the ocean.
What is: 1- explore 2- collects 3- sell 4- are 5- come
500
Identify the verb tense being used: We (1) have been very busy since the hurricane. We were ordered to evacuate. Once we returned, we saw that the wind (2) had blown down all the trees. Luckily, we (3) had boarded up the house before we evacuated. Over the past couple of days, it (4) has rained over 5 inches according to the rain gauge.
What is: 1- present perfect 2- past perfect 3- past perfect 4- present perfect
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