TENSES AND ASPECTS

Which of the following contains a verb in the simple aspect form?

• I will have danced at the ball.

• I will have been dancing at the ball.

• I had been dancing at the ball.

• I dance at the ball.

Which of the following examples contains a verb in the Progressive Aspect? (choose 2 options)

• I was singing in the shower this morning.

• I will have been singing in the shower for an hour until I finish.

• I sang in the shower this morning.

• I will sing in the shower tomorrow morning.

Which of the following sentence contains a verb(s) in the Perfect Aspect?

• I worked at the same company for thirty years until I got fired.

• I had worked at the some company for thirty years until I got fired.

• I will work at the same company until I get fired.

• I worked diligently seven days a week, but I still got fired.

The four Verb Aspects are

• simple, past, past participle, future

• simple, perfect, progressive, perfect progressive

• simple, simple perfect, simple progressive, simple future,

• simple, past, present, future

Which of these is perfective in aspect?

• is speaking

• will speak

• has spoken

The progressive aspect produces progressive or "_______" tenses.

• continuous

• present

• perfect

Definition of a Perfect Verb Aspect

• Just the verb in the proper tense (past, present, future)

• Helping verb + verb + "ing"

• "have" "has" or "had" + verb

• Participle (A verb used as an adjective)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Simple Verb Aspect

• is running

• had run

• runs

• may have been running

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which is Not an example of Simple Verb Aspect

• runs

• will run

• ran

• has run

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which is NOT an example of Progressive Verb Aspect

• may be laughing

• was laughing

• has laughed

• might have been laughing