ELA State Test Review Grammar

What is the formula for simple present tense?

• Subject + be + base verb (ing) + other information

• Subject + be + verb (ing) + other info

• Subject + verb (s) + other info

• Subject + will + verb

Correct way of conjugating BE verb in the present tense

• Was, Were

• Am, Is, Are

• Would, Should, Wouldn't

What does present progressive expresses?

• Expresses daily habits or usual activities

• Something that happened in the past

• Expresses a different time that will occur in the future

• Expresses an activity that is in progress right now

Correct way to conjugate this in simple present: Keyla always ________ (tell) the truth

• tell

• telling

• tells

• will tell

When you utilize the present tense ____ is added to most verbs

• ed

• irregular verb

• -ing

• s

In the present tense _______ is added if the verb ends with -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z

• es

• will

• -ing

• s

Correct way to conjugate this in present progressive:

I ______ (write) my homework.

• am writing

• is writing

• is write

• am write

Frequency adverbs are adverbs of time that help in the simple present tense

• True

• False

What is the formula for past progressive?

• Subject + be (past) + base verb (ing) + other information

• Subject + FA + verb + other info

• Subject + verb (past) + other information

• Subject + be + base verb (ing) + other information

Past Progressive is used to talk about situations that began and ended in the past

• False

• True