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Future continuous tense
May 9th
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
May 8th
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
May 7th
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
May 6th
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 [...]
Past tense: Quiz 1
Feb 1st
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the past tense. 1. I ——————- to the library yesterday. a) went b) would go c) had gone 2. The priest —————— very eloquently. a) spoke b) had spoken c) was spoken 3. It —————— raining when we went out. a) was b) had c) would 4. [...]
Tenses Quiz 3
Oct 6th
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
Oct 5th
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
Oct 5th
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 [...]
Sequence of Tenses
Sep 30th
When the verb in the main clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause should also be in the past tense. He said that he would come. He hinted that he wanted money. We found out that he was innocent. I never thought that I would see him again. There are [...]
Present perfect continuous tense
Jun 4th
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 [...]