Tense Review_TRL Riceland

when do we use past simple tense?

• to talk about finished actions in the past

• to talk about on going actions in the past

• to link past events to right now

• to talk about actions which happened before another actions in the past.

when do we use past continuous tense?

• to talk about finished actions in the past

• to talk about on going actions in the past

• to link past events to right now

• to talk about actions which happened before another actions in the past.

when do we use present perfect tense?

• to talk about finished actions in the past

• to talk about on going actions in the past

• to link past events to right now

• to talk about actions which happened before another actions in the past.

when do we use past perfect tense?

• to talk about finished actions in the past

• to talk about on going actions in the past

• to link past events to right now

• to talk about actions which happened before another actions in the past.

When do we use the 'active' form of a tense?

• when the focus is on the doer of the action

• when the focus is on the action itself

When do we use the 'passive' form of a tense?

• when the focus is on the doer of the action

• when the focus is on the action itself

Identify the tense : They didn’t meet the criteria.

• past simple

• present perfect

• past perfect

Identify the tense : …because they hadn’t passed the assessment.

• past simple

• present perfect

• past perfect

Identify the tense : She has received 30 applications so far.

• past simple

• present perfect

• past perfect

Identify the tense : I have been in post for 12 months.

• past simple

• present perfect

• past perfect