The Basic Tenses
Identify the tense in this sentence: “By the time she arrives, we will have eaten dinner!"
Future Perfect Tense
This tense uses “-ing” with “be” to show ongoing action.
Progressive
The word “a” is this type of article.
Indefinite
This modal is used to express ability in the present or future.
Can
“The boy who is wearing a red hat is my friend” – “who is wearing a red hat” is this type of clause.
Relative Clause
Which tense is used in this sentence to show a repeated past action?
Simple Past
This tense uses “have/has/had” + past participle.
Perfect
The word “the” is this type of article.
Definite
Use this modal to give polite permission.
May
“I will call you when I arrive” – “when I arrive” is this type of clause.
Adverbial Clause
This sentence combines present tense with an ongoing action. Identify the tense: “I am reading a very interesting book right now."
Present Progressive
“I have been studying for two hours” is this tense.
Present Perfect Progressive
Add this letter to most nouns to make them plural.
S
This modal expresses a strong obligation or necessity.
Must
“I know that you are right” – “that you are right” is this type of clause.
Determine the tense: “By next year, I will have been working at this company for five years.”
Future Perfect Progressive
“She had been sleeping before the alarm rang” is this tense.
Past Perfect Progressive
Some nouns do not follow the usual plural rule (like “child → children”) and are called this.
Irregular Plurals
Which modal would you use to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future?
Would
This relative pronoun can be used for people.
Who
“She had finished her homework before her friends came over.” Identify the tense and explain its purpose.
Past perfect tense, used to indicate an action completed before another past event
“By next week, I will have finished the project” is this tense.
Future Perfect
This article is used before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
an
Identify the modal in this sentence and its meaning: “She should have studied harder for the exam.”
Should - Past advice
This type of clause usually begins with subordinating conjunctions like “because,” “although,” or “if.”
Adverbial Clause