English Tenses
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English
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4th - 6th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a tense in English?
Back
A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, indicating when an action takes place.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the three main tenses in English?
Back
The three main tenses are past, present, and future.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the past tense used for?
Back
The past tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the present tense used for?
Back
The present tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the future tense used for?
Back
The future tense is used to describe actions that will happen later.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the simple past tense?
Back
The simple past tense describes an action that was completed in the past, often formed by adding -ed to regular verbs.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the present continuous tense?
Back
The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently happening, formed using 'am/is/are' + verb-ing.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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