Quiz: The Trick to Understanding English Verb Tenses
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Question 1 of 14
1. Question
What are the 2 basic things you need to understand about English TENSES?
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Question 2 of 14
2. Question
What does the TIME of the verb tell us?
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Question 3 of 14
3. Question
How many possibilities for TIME do we have?
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Question 4 of 14
4. Question
What happens first? What happens next? Please sort.
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Past
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Present
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Future
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Question 5 of 14
5. Question
What is the TIME in this sentence?
“Dan will work tomorrow.”
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Question 6 of 14
6. Question
What is the TIME in this sentence?
“Dan worked yesterday.”
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Question 7 of 14
7. Question
What is the TIME in this sentence?
“Dan works every day.”
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Question 8 of 14
8. Question
So what’s an ASPECT? Select all parts of the meaning.
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Question 9 of 14
9. Question
How many types of ASPECTS do we have in English?
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Question 10 of 14
10. Question
Which of the following are ASPECTS?
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Question 11 of 14
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What are the names of the ASPECTS?
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Question 12 of 14
12. Question
Match the ASPECT NAME to the ASPECT’s meaning
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- Progressive
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This form of the verb only shows us the time of the action. It doesn't give us any additional information. It does not emphasize any additional information.
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This form of the verb does not only show us the time of the action, but it also gives us additional information: that the action is currently in progress, it is not finished yet. In other words, it emphasizes the fact that the action is continuing as we speak.
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This form of the verb does not only show us the time of the action, but it also gives us additional information: that the action is already complete, it is no longer in progress. In other words, it emphasizes the fact that the action is finished.
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Question 13 of 14
13. Question
Match the sentences to their analysis.
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- TIME: Future, ASPECT: Simple
- TIME: Future, ASPECT: Progressive
- TIME: Future, ASPECT: Perfect
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"I will help my friend tomorrow."
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"Tomorrow at 10 AM I will be helping my friend."
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"Tomorrow at 10:30 AM I will have helped my friend."
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Question 14 of 14
14. Question
Real Life Practice:
Search online and find 5 sentences. For each of the 5 sentences do an analysis: what is the TIME of the verb? What is the ASPECT?
Write down your conclusions from this.
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