Review of Verb Tenses and Aspects

Simple

100

Our family ________(visit) my grandparents after church every Sunday.

What is visits?

200

The strong storm ________ (bend) the tree yesterday.

What is bent?

300

By next month, Hannah _________(have) a new computer.

What is will have?

400

What is one of the 5 uses for simple tenses?

What is to... Express general ideas, relationships, and truths Describe habitual actions Describe perceptions or emotions Express possession or personal relationships Establish the time frame and the moment of focus?

500

What is one sentence that uses a simple tense to describe habitual actions?

Various answers

Progressive

100

Andre (a)________(come) from Brazil and (b) ______ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese. Currently he (c) _______(study) English at the University of Colorado. He (d) _____ (take) two courses. Simple or progressive? Answer a

What is comes?

200

Andre (a)________(come) from Brazil and (b) ______ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese. Currently he (c) _______(study) English at the University of Colorado. He (d) _____ (take) two courses. Simple or progressive? Answer b

What is is?

300

Andre (a)________(come) from Brazil and (b) ______ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese. Currently he (c) _______(study) English at the University of Colorado. He (d) _____ (take) two courses. Simple or progressive? Answer c

What is is studying?

400

Andre (a)________(come) from Brazil and (b) ______ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese. Currently he (c) _______(study) English at the University of Colorado. He (d) _____ (take) two courses. Simple or progressive? Answer d

What is is taking?

500

Write one sentence that uses a progressive verb to describe actions already in progress at the moment of focus.

Various answers

Perfect

100

We ______(visit) another country before. have never visited or visited?

What is have never visited?

200

When I ______(show)up to take a look around, there were at least 20 people who _______(arrive) before me. What are the correct verb tenses?

"showed" and "had arrived"

300

They ______(want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _______(have) some problems with him in the past. Which verb tenses?

"wanted" and "have had"

400

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ______(drive) more than 400 miles. We will be exhausted. Future perfect or future perfect progressive?

will have driven

500

I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course 3 months ago. When I return to Australia, I ______(study) for 9 months and I ______(be) in England for exactly one year. What are the correct verb tenses?

"will have studied" and "will have been"

Perfect Progressive

100

We ______________(visit) our grandparents since we were kids. Present perfect or present perfect progressive?

have been visiting (present perfect progressive)

200

Do you think we should give them a break? They ___________________(work) for hours.

have been working

300

Alfredo _____(join) the Friends of the Theater in his community five years ago and ______(be) an active participant in this group ever since. simple past, present perfect, or present perfect progressive?

simple past (joined) and present perfect (has been)

400

He ______(find) an antique desk to use for one of the sets, and he also ______(make) a fireplace facade. Simple past? Present perfect? Present perfect progressive?

found, made (simple past)

500

In June, we ___________________(live) in this house for 2 years.

will have been living

Grab Bag

100

In the evenings, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I ---- chess with him ever since I ---- to live here ten years ago. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "have been playing" and "came"?

200

Ann ----(fail) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she ----(practice) reversing since last week and I think she has got a bit better at it. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "has failed" and "has been practicing"?

300

I have been waiting for the prices of the houses to come down before buying one, but I think I ----(wait) too long and the prices ---- (begin) to go up again. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "have waited" and "are beginning"?

400

This bicycle ----(be) in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode it for the next five and I ----(have) it for the last four. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "has been" and "have had"?

500

It's a pity you didn't come to London with us last summer. Since you --- (negative see) it before, it ----( be) a wonderful holiday for you. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is " haven't seen" and "would have been"?