Tenses in English Grammar

What does the Simple Past Tense express?

• Actions that will happen in the future

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that have happened in the past

• Actions that are hypothetical

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which word is used to express the time in the past in Simple Past Tense?

• today

• tomorrow

• During

• yesterday

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do verbs change in the Simple Past Tense in affirmative sentences?

• By adding 'ing'

• By using 'did'

• By changing to past form

• By adding 's'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What auxiliary verb is used in negative and interrogative sentences in the Simple Past Tense?

• Do

• Did

• Does

• Have

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What does the Past Continuous Tense express?

• Actions that will happen in the future

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that were ongoing in the past

• Actions that are hypothetical

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which is the right construction as far as the interrogative sentence in Past Perfect is concerned?

• Is he coming today?

• Was he coming yesterday?

• Had he come before you did?

• Had he been coming to meet us for last three months?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

With which tense does a story generally start?

• Simple Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Future Perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What does the Past Perfect Tense indicate?

• Actions that will happen in the future

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that happened before another action in the past

• Actions that are hypothetical

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What does the Past Perfect Continuous Tense express?

• Actions that will happen in the future

• Actions that are happening now

• Actions that continued and ended in the past

• Actions that are hypothetical

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What does the Past Perfect Continuous Tense tell us?

• How often

• How long

• How many

• How much

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D