Tenses (present and past perfect)

Which sentence uses a past perfect verb tense correctly?

• Avery had eaten all of the cake by the time I'd gotten home last night.

• Mary has eaten all of the potatoes.

• Carmen had eaten six apples tomorrow.

• Franny will have run 16 miles by the time she finishes the week.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I saw a snake while I was walking in the forest.

• present simple
• present continuous
• past continuous
• past perfect

Which tense is this?
"I have lost my keys"

• Past Simple
• Past Continuous
• Present Perfect
• Past Perfect Continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use the present perfect tense ...

• To talk about routines

• To talk about past actions and present actions

• To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now

• To talk about general truths in the present

Select the best verb from the choices below:
Tommy ________ to look at the sky.

• like
• likes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Luisa has written to the mayor about the smog problem.

• present perfect
• past perfect
• future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Structure of sentence for past perfect tense

• S + had + V3

• S + has/have +V3

This time tomorrow, I _________________ on the beach.

• am lying

• will lie

• will be lying

Lindsay _____ not been to France.

• has

• is

• have

The teacher _________________ for half an hour

• has explained

• explained

• is explaining