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Future continuous tense

The future continuous tense (also called future progressive tense) is made with will / shall + be + -ing. Affirmative I will be working. They will be working. You will be working. Negative I will not be working. They will not be working. You will not be working. Question Will I be working? Will they [...]

Simple future tense

The simple future tense is made with will / shall + infinitive without to. Affirmative I will come. She will come. Negative I will not come. She will not come. Question Will I come? Will she come? The simple future tense is used to talk about future events which we cannot control. It will be [...]

The past perfect tense

The past perfect tense forms are made with had + past participle. Affirmative I had written a letter. She had written a letter. Negative I had not written a letter. She had not written a letter. Question Had I written a letter? Had she written a letter? Uses The past perfect tense is used to [...]

The past continuous tense

The past continuous tense is made with was / were + -ing. Affirmative: I was working. They were working. Negative I was not working. They were not working. Question Was I working? Were they working? Uses The past continuous tense is used to talk about an action that was going on at some time in [...]

Tenses Quiz 3

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. 1. I —————- France last summer. a) visited b) have visited c) had visited 2. See that the patient —————- complete rest. a) has b) will have c) will be having 3. I —————– for his reply for two weeks now. a) am waiting [...]

Tenses Quiz 2

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms. 1. The plane —————- at 5:30. a) leave b) leaves c) will leave 2. I will phone you when he ———— back. a) come b) comes c) will come 3. I ———— the Smiths this evening. a) visit b) am visiting c) was visiting 4. Look at [...]

Tenses Quiz 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form. 1. I ———— him yesterday. a) saw b) seen c) have seen 2. The earth ———— round the sun. a) move b) moves c) moved 3. He ————– carelessly when the accident happened. a) was driving b) drove c) is driving 4. He ————- asleep while [...]

Present perfect continuous tense

Form: Subject + has / have + been + ing form of the verb The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action which started in the past, has gone on till the present and is still continuing. I have been working on this project for several months. (= I am still [...]

Present Perfect Tense

Form: Subject + has / have + past participle form of the verb He has written the letter. I have finished the job. They have accepted our invitation. The present perfect tense is used to talk about an action just completed. He has just gone out. I have finished the letter. Indefinite past action The [...]

Present continuous tense

The present continuous tense is used to talk about an action that is going on at the time of speaking. Form: subject + is / am / are + ing form of the verb It is raining. We are waiting. They are playing. She is writing. The present continuous tense is often used to talk [...]