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Verb Tenses Flashcards

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She has lived here all her life.

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Present Perfect

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They have written 3 letters already

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Present Perfect

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I have worked here since graduation

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He has finished his homework.

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Present Perfect

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5
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We have been to Canada

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Present Perfect tense

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She has forgotten her folder

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Present Perfect

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An action or suitation that started in the past and continues in the present

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Present Perfect

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I am swimming

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I am reading an interesting post

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Present Progressive

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10
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I am going to the park on Saturday

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Present Progressive

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Jim’s leaving for work

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Present Progressive

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12
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Lisa went to the store

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Simple Past

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Sam cooked a hotdog

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Simple past

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14
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Last year I traveled to France

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Simple Past

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15
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I washed all the dishes.

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Simple Past tense

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16
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I will meet him later

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Simple future

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17
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It will rain tomorrow

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Simple future

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18
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She will go there tomorrow

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Simple future

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19
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In 2 months, I will be eating a plant based diet

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Future progressive

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20
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By 3019, we will be driving spaceships

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Future progressive

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21
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In an hour, we will be flying back to Michigan

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Future progressive

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22
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By then, we will be practicing yoga every day.

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Future progressive

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23
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What is the difference between Simple future and future progressive.

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Future progressive

Putting the word “be” after will and a Gerund after will.

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Joanne will be coming home for Christmas

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24
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What is the difference in tense between

Joanne will be coming home.

Joanne will come home.

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  1. Future progressive
  2. Simple future
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25
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This tense is used for an ongoing action that will take place in the future.

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Future progressive

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26
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He was writing an email when the phone rang.

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Past progressive

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27
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I was preparing dinner while Able was shoveling hay.

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Past progressive

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While Dicky boy was smoking weed, I was giving birth.

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Past progressive

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29
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John was baking a cake

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Past progressive tense

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30
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They were painting a fence

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Past progressive

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31
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He was painting a fence when a bird flew by.

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Past progressive

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32
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They were sleeping when the alarm went off

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Past progressive

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33
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Use this tense when an action started in the past and is still continuing

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Present Perfect

34
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I have written articles on different topics

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Present Perfect

35
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He has read various kinds of books

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Present Perfect

36
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They have played football

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Present Perfect

37
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He has gone to the library

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Present Perfect

38
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We have shopped in this market

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Present Perfect

39
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We have watched movies in this theater

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Present Perfect

40
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I have been living in this house for 40 years

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Present Perfect Progressive

41
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I have been climbing this mountain for over 2 hours

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Present Perfect Progressive

42
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I have been waiting for you since 10AM

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Present Perfect Progressive

43
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I have been thinking about you since you called

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Present Perfect Progressive

44
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He has been singing for two hours

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Present Perfect Progressive

45
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After Sonia had finished her work, she went to lunch.

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Past perfect simple

46
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I washed the floor after the painter had gone.

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Past perfect simple

47
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Harold had known about it for a while

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Past perfect simple

48
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I didn’t say anything until he had finished talking.

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Past perfect continous

49
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We had played video games

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Past perfect

50
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Harry had become a successful marketer

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Past perfect

51
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He had eaten all the snacks

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Past perfect

52
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John had found a new job

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Past perfect

53
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My dad had gone to California

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Past perfect

54
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I had been writing articles on various topics for 3 hours

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Past perfect continous

55
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He had been reading different kinds of books since the morning

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Past perfect continous

56
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They had been playing football in that field before it started raining.

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Past perfect continous

57
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Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for 2 hours

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Past perfect continous

58
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I had been singing songs for an hour

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Past perfect continous

59
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Tom had been traveling around the world since he won the lottery

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Past perfect continous

60
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The poet had been writing since early in the morning

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Past perfect continous

61
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What’s the difference between has, had, have

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Has & Have are currently tense

Had is past tense

62
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I have been reading for 2 hours

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Present continous tense

63
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I will have finished this book

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Future perfect

64
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You will have studied the English tenses

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Future perfect

65
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She will have cooked dinner

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Future perfect

66
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He will have arrived

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Future perfect

67
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We will have meet julia

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Future perfect

68
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It will have stopped working

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Future perfect

69
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They will have left Japan

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Future perfect

70
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This is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a certain point in the future

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Future perfect continous

71
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This verb tense consists of

Will + have + been + the verb’s present participle (verb root + -ing)

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Future perfect continous

72
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In November, I will have been working at my company for three years.

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Future perfect continous

73
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At five o’clock, I will have been waiting for thirty minutes.

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Future perfect continous

74
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When I turn thirty, I will have been playing piano for twenty-five years.

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Future perfect continous

75
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This verb tense is formed by:

will + have + past participle

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Future perfect tense

76
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On Thursday, I will have known you for a week.

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Future perfect

77
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I will have read forty-five books by Christmas.

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Future perfect

78
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Participles are made out of ______

Used as ______ ( this part of speech)

Find the participles

The crying baby had a wet diaper.

The wrecked car was totaled.

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Verbs / adjectives

Crying / wrecked

79
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This tense expresses an action that begins in the past and is now completed in the present.

Give an example

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Present Perfect

I have finished the book

I have looked at the article

80
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Have finished / had finished

What is the difference in tense

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Have finished = Present Perfect

Had finished = Past Perfect

81
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______ is the third person singular present tense of ‘have’ while _____ is the third person singular past tense and past participle of ‘have’

82
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“I had already called Matt about the invoice when we received the cheque in the mail.”

Why do we use the word “had”

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When we’re talking about an event in the past that happened before a more recent past event.

Exp.

Chloe had walked the dog before he fell asleep.”
“By the time you came to pick me up, I had already walked to the party.”
“Patrice had already made the reservation when Marla suggested the other restaurant.”

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