Verb Tenses

Front

What is the rule for forming the past tense of regular verbs?

Back

For regular verbs, the past tense is formed by adding 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

Do all verbs follow the 'add ed' rule for past tense?

Back

No, not all verbs follow the 'add ed' rule; some verbs are irregular and have unique past tense forms.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the future tense form of a verb?

Back

The future tense is formed by adding 'will' before the base form of the verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the past tense of the verb 'go'?

Back

The past tense of 'go' is 'went'.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

How many main verb tenses are there in English?

Back

There are three main verb tenses in English: past, present, and future.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

What is the present continuous tense?

Back

The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently happening and is formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Front

What is the past continuous tense?

Back

The past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past and is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the simple present tense used for?

Back

The simple present tense is used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and facts.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Front

What is the past perfect tense?

Back

The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past and is formed using 'had' + past participle.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Front

What is the future perfect tense?

Back

The future perfect tense describes an action that will be completed before a specified point in the future and is formed using 'will have' + past participle.

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D