Present Tenses Review

What does the simple present tense describe?

• Routine actions

• Temporary actions

• Future actions

• Past actions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

How is a question formed in the present continuous tense?

• Do/Does + subject + base verb?

• Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?

• Have/Has + subject + past participle?

• Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

What structure is used for the present perfect?

• Subject + have/has + past participle

• Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

• Subject + do/does not + base verb

• Subject + have/has not + past participle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What does the present perfect continuous emphasize?

• Actions that started in the past

• Actions that occur in the present

• Actions that are permanent

• Actions that are routine

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is the structure to form a question in the present perfect tense?

• Have/Has + subject + verb-ing?

• Do/Does + subject + base verb?

• Have/Has + subject + past participle?

• Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is the difference between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous?

• The present perfect is used for completed actions, while the continuous is used for actions in progress.

• The present perfect is used only in questions, while the continuous is used in statements.

• The present perfect is formed with 'have/has', while the continuous is formed with 'am/is/are'.

• There is no difference; they are interchangeable.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

How is a negation formed in the present perfect?

• Subject + have/has not + past participle

• Subject + do/does not + base verb

• Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

• Subject + have/has + verb-ing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B

What verb tense is used to describe actions that have occurred at an unspecified time before now?

• Present perfect

• Simple present

• Simple past

• Future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

Which tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening?

• Present perfect

• Present continuous

• Simple past

• Future continuous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

What is the structure for forming a negative sentence in the present continuous tense?

• Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing

• Subject + do/does not + base verb

• Subject + have/has not + past participle

• Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D