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Completed actions in the past

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Action that was in progress in the past before some other action/situation

Cause and effect

Continuation up to a particular past time

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General truths/ statements/ permanent situations

Routine/ repeated actions

Facts

Instructions

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1. I drink coffee every morning.

2. Ravi goes to the beach on Sundays.

3. Children often play video games.

4. Water boils at 100 ℃ .

5. Close your books.

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NEGATIVE: Subject + Helping verb + Not + Verb (V1)
INTERROGATIVE: Helping verb + Subject + Verb (V1)

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I/You/We/They- V1
He/She/It- 'V5

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How and when to use the Present Simple Tense in English

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Actions continuing at the moment if speaking

Temporary activities

Repeated actions

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1. Rohan gave me a present for my birthday.

2. I lived in Dehradun for 2 years.

3. They made a sand castle at the beach.

4. I played soccer with my friends last Sunday.

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1. I am teaching.

2. It is raining outside.

3. I am having lunch.

4. I am watching a really interesting TV series at the moment.

5. My grandparents are staying with us for a couple of weeks.

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1. They had been living in the city for 7 years before they decided to move to Pune.

2. Ravi was very tired as he had been dancing the night before.

3. I had been running for 1 hour before I got tired.

4. Neeti had been studying Japanese before she went to Japan.

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NEGATIVE: Subject + Helping verb + Not + Verb (V4)
INTERROGATIVE: Helping verb + Subject + Verb (V4)

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I- am
He/She/It- is
You/We/They- are

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Present Continuous Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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Past actions with some present connection

Life experiences/ accomplishments

Recent finished actions or events (no mention of exact time)

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1. I have worked with children before, so I know what to expect.

2. I have taught English to many students.

3. We have watched two movies this week.

4. Shivi has visited Sikkim four times.

5. He has finished his homework.

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NEGATIVE: Subject + Helping verb + Not + Verb (V3)
INTERROGATIVE: Helping verb + Subject + Verb (V3)

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I/You/We/They- have
He/She/It- has

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When to Use the Present Perfect Tense | With example sentences

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Online quiz to test your understanding of the Present Continuous tense in English. This is a free multiple-choice quiz that you can do online or print out. For ESL learners.

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Learn English. 1 FREE English lesson added every single day. Grammar, vocabulary, listening & reading

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Action continuing at a particular past time

Unfinished/ ongoing action in the past

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1. I was having dinner with my family when the doorbell rang.

2. It was raining when Priya left for school.

3. The power went out while the children were studying.

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Regular and Irregular verbs

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I/He/She/It- was
You/We/They- were

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An action happened before another action in the past

An action happened before a specific time in the past

Cause and effect

When the precise time of action is not important or unknown.

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IRREGULAR VERBS (Simple Past) - Crossword Labs

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Make a Crossword Find a Crossword About Login/Sign Up

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1. When we got to the theater, the movie had started.

2. I was sick because I had eaten too much the previous night.

3. She looked very familiar. I had seen her somewhere before.

4. The plane had left by the time I got to the airport.

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Sentences in the Past Progressive, Online Exercise

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Simple Present - Simple Past - Exercise 2

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Substitution of verbs in the Past in an Exercise

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Present continuous and past continuous tenses « English Practice – Learn and Practice English Online

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Complete the following sentences using an appropriate present continuous or past continuous tense form.

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Task No. 4251

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences in Past Perfect. Use contracted forms only when there are personal pronouns.

Show example

Example:

Before Steven did his homework he at the library. (to study)

Answer:

Before Steven did his homework he had studied at the library.

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Past Perfect, Sentences, Online Exercise, Learning English

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Subject + have been/has been + Verb (V4)

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Subject + have been/has been + Verb (V4)

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Action started in the past and continuing in the present

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1. You have been working a lot lately.

2. It has been snowing since Wednesday.

3. I have been listening to the radio for the past hour.

4. They have been playing computer games all weekend.

5. Ravi has been starving since Monday.

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NEGATIVE: Subject + Helping verb + Not + Verb (V4)
INTERROGATIVE: Helping verb + Subject + Verb (V4)

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I/You/We/They- have
He/She/It- has

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What Have You Been Doing? - Present Perfect Continuous

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Since/For

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Interrogative

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Past Perfect Continuous Game 1 | EnglishClub

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Past Perfect Continuous Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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Information about the future

To make future plans/Promises

To predict future events

Spontaneous decisions

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Continuing situation at a particular future time

Ongoing actions in the future

Routine/ Fairly likely to happen or occur

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Continuity up to a particular future time

Duration before something in the future

Cause of something in the future

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To express an action that, the speaker assumes will have been completed by a particular future time.

Also sometimes used to express the completion of an action in the future before another activity happens.

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1. She will have been living in Ireland for ten years at that point.
2. Risa will have been studying at University of Tokyo for three years.
3. I will have been sleeping for four hours by midnight.

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Future Perfect Continuous Game 1 | English Club

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Future Perfect Continuous Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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There are twelve tenses in English and each one of them has different verb forms. The biggest problem that students face while using tenses is the inability to conjugate verbs.

English verbs tend to change their forms according to the number and person of the subject. For example, in the simple present tense, the verb takes the marker -s when the subject is a singular noun or pronoun.

In the present continuous tense, the verb takes the auxiliary is when the subject is third person singular noun or pronoun. It takes the auxiliary verb are when the subject is a plural noun or pronoun.

While native speakers pick up these rules easily, they cause a great deal of confusion for an ESL student.

Use this exercise to test your ability to recognize the different tense forms. It is simple. You just need to write the name of the tense against each sentence. Some sentences may be in the passive voice. In that case, you also need to mention that.

Answers

1. I have been working on my computer for six hours. (Present perfect continuous tense - active)

2. She has lived in this street for ten years. (Present perfect tense - active)

3. I finished the project yesterday. (Past simple tense - active)

4. What are you doing there? (Present continuous tense - active)

5. She had not realized that. (Past perfect tense - active)

6. Susan will be joining us. (Future continuous tense - active)

7. Have you ever been to Australia? (Present perfect tense - active)

8. This house had been destroyed by the fire. (Past perfect tense - passive)

9. The boys were severely reprimanded by their teacher. (Past simple tense - passive)

10. I had been working in the garden. (Past perfect continuous tense - active)

11. She will come with us. (Simple future tense - active)

12. By this time tomorrow, I will have finished working on it. (Future perfect tense - active)

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There are twelve tenses in English and each one of them has different verb forms. The biggest problem that students face while using tenses is the inability to conjugate verbs. English verbs tend to change their forms according to the number and person of the subject.

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Past Continuous Game 8. Designed for ESL learners.

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Past Perfect Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Past Perfect Game 10. Designed for ESL learners.

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REVISION OF PAST AND PRESENT TENSES - Baamboozle

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Baamboozle is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to millions of players every year at school, at work, and at home. Sign up for free!

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1. They will play football in that field.
2. She will give me a book as a gift for my birthday.
3. Shanaya will go to Japan next week
4. We will come here tomorrow.
5. I will help you pick the books..
6. I shall give you a ride home.

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1. I will have finished this book by tomorrow.
2. Sneha will have eaten when Ravi arrives

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Future Simple Tense - WILL - A Future Simple Tense Story

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Future Simple Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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1. I will be shopping at that market tomorrow.
2. At 7 am tomorrow, I will be driving.
3. We will be watching a movie in this Cineplex on Friday

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Future Continuous Tense: Beginner's Guide with Examples & Stories

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Future Continuous Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.

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Children | Future Perfect Tense | ESL Classics - songs for learning English

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Online quiz to test your understanding of the Future Perfect tense in English. This is a free multiple-choice quiz that you can do online or print out. For ESL learners.

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Free online jumbled sentence game to help English students learn tenses. Future Perfect Game 1. Designed for ESL learners.