tenses 1
Find the verbs and name the tenses.
A bat looks like a mouse with large wings. It hunts for food at night.
looks and hunts. Simple present
What tense describes actions happening right now?
"She is reading a book."
Present continuous
"What tense connects a past action to the present?"
"They have finished their homework."
Present perfect
"What tense is used to state facts?"
"The sun rises in the east."
Present simple
"What tense describes a temporary action?"
"He is staying with friends this week."
Present continuous
Name and use the correct tense.
Eric hurt his knee while he ______________(play) basketball.
Past continuous - was playing
What tense indicates an action that started in the past and continues?"
"I have been working here for five years."
Present Perfect Continuous
Find the verbs and correct them.
I are sorry. but I didn't remembered your name.
am - don't remember
Use the correct tense.
Mr Lee is a teacher. He _______________(teach) English in a secondary school.
teaches
What do we call a word that modifies a noun?
An adjective
Find the verbs and correct the tenses.
Yesterday at lunch, I had been so hungry that I buy a sandwich and a drink.
was - bought
Fill in the correct tense.
I went to the library, but I didn't see Kate. She ___________________(leave) before I arrived.
had left
Find the mistakes and correct them.
She have studied English, before she moves to New York.
had studied
moved
find the verbs and name the tenses.
Lucy was here this morning, but she didn't stay for lunch.
was, didn't stay - simple past tense
What wordclass is 'quickly' in the sentence:
She runs quickly ?
Adverb
Correct the verb(s).
This box is weighed over 50 kg. I wonder what is in it.
Is weighted → weighs
Find mistakes and correct them.
The computer is switched on. Had someone used it?
had → has
Insert the correct tense(s).
My father is in the kitchen. He _______________(make) dinner.
is making
Use the correct tenses.
__________she___________(return) from holiday yet?
Has she returned
What is the difference between 'they're,' 'their,' and 'there'?
they are - pronoun + verb
their - possessive pronoun
there - adverb
What is the form of past perfect continuous
had been + verb + ing
Find the verbs and the tense in this sentence.
They haven't heard any news. They still don't know what has happened.
haven't heard - don't know - has happened
present perfect, simple present, present perfect
find the verbs and identify the tenses in this sentence.
I have a lot of things to buy at the market. Will you come with me?
have + will you come
simple present and simple future tense
find the verbs and identify the tenses in this sentence.
I had had dinner when they invited me out.
had had + invited
past perfect + past simple
What grammatical mood is used in the sentence: If I were a millionaire, I would travel the world?
What is the subjunctive mood?