Simple Tenses (Past, Present, Future) Flashcards

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What are the three Tenses?

A

Past,Present,Future

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2
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Wind blows is which tense?

A

Present

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3
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Wind blew is which tense?

A

Past

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Wind will blow is which tense?

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Future

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Simple Present Tense is used to describe what?

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Actions that happen often or all the time

Example: “I am awake”

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Simple Past Tense is used to describe what?

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To describe actions that have already taken place.

Eg: “I was awake”

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Simple Future Tense is used to describe what?

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It describes actions that will still happen

Eg: “I will be awake”

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Write the following sentence in the simple past tense.

I live in a flat in Cape Town.

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i lived in a flat in Cape Town.

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Write the following sentence in the simple past tense.

My grandparents are both doctors.

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My grandparents were both doctors.

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Write the following sentence in the simple past tense.

I am walking to the shops.

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I was walking to the shops.

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Write the following sentence in the simple present tense.

She was walking slowly.

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She is walking slowly

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Write the following sentence in the simple present tense.

She is eating.

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She is eating.

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Write the following sentence in the simple future tense.

I was walking my dogs.

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I will be walking my dogs.

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