English Tenses

English Tenses

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English

4th - 6th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.3.1A, L.5.1.B-D

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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 present simple tense used for?

Back

The present simple tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you form the present simple tense for most verbs?

Back

For most verbs, use the base form of the verb. For he, she, it, add 's' or 'es'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the past simple tense used for?

Back

The past simple tense is used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you form the past simple tense for regular verbs?

Back

For regular verbs, add 'ed' to the base form of the verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

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 future simple tense used for?

Back

The future simple tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future.

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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