Present Tense
This tense is the most basic form of present tense. ( used for general truths, habits, or regular actions.)
What is the present simple tense?
This tense describes actions that were completed at a specific time in the past.
Simple Past Tense
This verb and tense is used to describe plans or intentions for the future.
What is the "going to" future tense?
This type of conditional is used to express sth. that might happen
What is the simple conditional
Correct the error: "She has went to the store."
"She has gone to the store"?
This tense describes actions happening right now.
What is the present continuous tense?
This tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past.
The past perfect tense
Fill in the blank with future simple tense: "I ______ (call) you tomorrow."
Will
If you want to express sth. that might happen
with emphasis: length of time of an
action
conditional progressive
Identify the tense: "We had been waiting for an hour before the bus arrived."
What is the past perfect continuous tense?
Rewrite in the present perfect tense:
Original: "They visit their grandparents every weekend."
Answer: What is "They have visited their grandparents every weekend"?
Rewrite in the past continuous tense:
Original: "He plays basketball after school."
Answer: What is "He was playing basketball after school"?
Rewrite in the simple future tense:
Original: "She reads every night before bed."
What is "She will read every night before bed"?
Expressing sth. that might have happened
in the past
Conditional perfect
Fill in the blank: "By the time we arrive, the movie ______ (start)."
What is "will have started"?
This tense is used to describe an action that began in the past but continues into the present.
What is the present perfect tense?
Rewrite the sentence in the past continuous tense: "I read a book."
"I was reading a book"?
This tense describes an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.
Future continuous tense
sth. that might have happened in
the past with an emphasis on the length of time of an
action
Conditional perfect progressive
Rewrite in the simple past tense: "I am walking to school."
What is "I walked to school"?
Rewrite the sentence in the present perfect tense: "She finishes her homework."
What is "She has finished her homework"?
Fill in the blanks: "By the time the show started, the audience ______ (arrive)."
What is "had arrived"?
Rewrite the sentence in the future perfect tense: "He completes his project."
He will have completed his project"
Question: Complete the sentence using the conditional perfect progressive tense:
"If they had started earlier, they ______ (run) for three hours by now."
Answer: What is "would have been running"?
This tense uses "had" plus a past participle and is used to show the first of two past actions.
What is the past perfect tense?