Definitions
What is the definition of Past tense.
What is: a tense that expresses something that happened in the past?
What is the verb of the sentence: She was going to the store.
What is: Was going?
What is the tense of the sentence: She was there.
What is: Past tense?
Add the verb (go-past) to the sentence: She _____ to the store.
What is: She went to the store?
Is the sentence simple or perfect: She had ran.
What is: Simple
What is the definition of Future Progressive.
What is: a verb tense that indicates a continuing action that will occur at some point in the future?
What is the verb in the sentence: She has been going to school.
What is: Has been going?
What is the tense in the sentence: She will have been going to the store for 3 years.
What is: Future Perfect Progressive?
Add the verb (Go-future perfect progressive) to the sentence: She___________ for 4 years.
What is: She will have been going for 4 years?
Is the sentence simple or perfect: She will have been running for 6 days.
What is: Perfect?
What is the definition of Participle.
What is: A word formed from a verb?
What is the verb in the sentence: She will have been going to school for 7 years.
What is: Will have been going?
What is the tense in the sentence: She will go to the store.
What is: Future Tense?
Add the verb (Have, waiting-Present perfect progressive) to the sentence: I __________.
What is: I have been waiting or I've been waiting?
Is the sentence simple or perfect: She has been going to the store.
Extra Credit: What tense is it in (double points if correct)
What is: Perfect?
Extra credit: Present Perfect
What is the definition of simple verb tense.
What is: A verb tense that expresses an action?
What is the verb in the sentence: He ran down the street.
What is: Ran?
What is the tense in the sentence: She will have gone to the amusement park.
What is: Future Perfect?
Add the verb (swim-past perfect) to the sentence: She ______ in the pool.
What is: She has swum in the pool?
Is the sentence simple or perfect: The cat was sleeping.
What is: Simple
What is the definition of Perfect Verb Tense.
What is: A verb tense that expresses an action that has already happened?
What is the verb(s) in the sentence: She ran, jumped, and dived into the pool.
What is: Ran, jumped, and dived?
What is the tense in the sentence: They have been waiting for hours.
What is: Present Perfect Progressive?
Add the verb (run- Past progressive) to the sentence: She _________ in the marathon.
What is: She has been running in the marathon?
Is the sentence simple or perfect: Light has been around for years.
What is: Perfect