Verb Tenses: Master the Basics of English Grammar

Question 1

What is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb 'write'?

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I have written a letter.

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I am writing a letter.

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I have wrote a letter.

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I had written a letter.

Question 2

Which sentence is written in past perfect continuous tense?

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I had been practicing for an extended duration before the competition.

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I have been playing for an extended period.

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I practiced consistently before the match.

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I was practicing diligently when the match commenced.

Question 3

Which sentence is written in the present perfect tense, active voice?

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I have studied English for three years.

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I am studying English for three years.

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I had studied English for three years.

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I will have studied English for three years.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct for describing a habitual action?

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I go to the gym every day.

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I am going to the gym every day.

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I will go to the gym every day.

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I have gone to the gym every day.

Question 5

Choose the appropriate past simple tense form of the verb 'go' to complete the sentence: 'Yesterday, I ______ to the park.'

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went

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goed

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go

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gone

Question 6

Which tense would you use to describe an ongoing action that is happening at the moment?

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Present continuous

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Present simple

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Past simple

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Future simple

Question 7

Identify the grammatically correct future continuous tense form of the verb 'study' in the sentence: 'Tomorrow, I ______ for my exam.'

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will be studying

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will be study

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will study

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will have studied

Question 8

Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of the passive voice?

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The book was read by John.

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The students studied hard.

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John is reading the book.

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I wrote a letter.

Question 9

Choose the sentence that correctly employs the conditional tense:

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If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house.

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I wish I could fly.

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He will go to the store.

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I have been waiting for you.

Question 10

Identify the tense of the verb 'had' in the sentence: 'I had finished my homework before dinner.'

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Past perfect

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Present perfect

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Past simple

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Present continuous

Question 11

Choose the appropriate present continuous tense form of the verb 'go' to complete the sentence: 'I ______ to the library every Saturday.'

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am going

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go

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went

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have gone

Question 12

Which sentence demonstrates the past perfect continuous tense?

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I had been studying diligently for the exam for hours.

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I finished studying for the test yesterday evening.

Question 13

Select the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the past perfect tense for the subject 'they':

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had been

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were

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was

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have been

Question 14

Which tense is used to describe an action that has recently occurred and has a connection to the present?

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Present perfect

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Present progressive

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Past simple

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Future perfect

Question 15

Select the correct form of the verb 'to go' in the future continuous tense for the subject 'I':

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will be going

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am going to go

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will go

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have been going

Question 16

Which tense is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has no connection to the present?

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Past simple

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Past perfect

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Present perfect

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Future perfect

Question 17

Select the correct form of the verb 'to have' in the present progressive tense for the subject 'you':

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are having

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am having

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have

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had

Question 18

Which tense is used to describe an action that is expected to happen in the future?

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Future simple

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Present simple

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Present perfect

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Past perfect

Question 19

Select the correct form of the verb 'will' in the future perfect tense for the subject 'we':

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will have

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will be had

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have had

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had

Question 20

Which tense is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past?

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Past perfect

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Past simple

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Future simple

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Present perfect

Question 21

Select the correct form of the verb 'to do' in the present perfect tense for the subject 'she':

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has done

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have done

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did done

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will do

Question 22

Which tense is used to describe an action or event that occurred in the past and continues up to the present or has a result that is still relevant in the present?

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Present Perfect Tense

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Simple Past Tense

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Present Continuous Tense

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Past Continuous Tense

Question 23

Which of the following verbs is in the past continuous tense?

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was writing

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is writing

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will write

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has written

Question 24

Which of the following sentences is written in the simple past tense?

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I went to the store yesterday.

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I am going to the store.

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I have been waiting for hours.

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I will go to the store tomorrow.

Question 25

Which tense is used to describe an action or event that will happen in the future?

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Simple Future Tense

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Future Continuous Tense

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Future Perfect Tense

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Present Perfect Tense

Question 26

Which of the following sentences is written in the future perfect tense?

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I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.

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I have finished my homework.

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I will finish my homework tomorrow.

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I finished my homework yesterday.

Question 27

Which tense is used to describe an action or event that will be completed by a certain time in the future?

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Future Perfect Tense

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Simple Future Tense

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Present Perfect Tense

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Past Perfect Tense

Question 28

Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect tense?

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I have already eaten breakfast.

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I ate breakfast yesterday.

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I will eat breakfast tomorrow.

Question 29

The sentence 'I went to the store yesterday' is an example of which tense?

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Simple past

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Past progressive

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Present perfect

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Past perfect

Question 30

Which of the following is the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present tense for the third person singular pronoun 'he'?

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Is

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Are

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Was

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Were

Question 31

Which of the following sentences is written in the future tense?

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I will go to the park next week.

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I am going to the park tomorrow.

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I went to the park yesterday.

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I have been to the park many times.

Question 32

The sentence 'She had already finished her homework by the time I arrived' is an example of which tense?

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Past perfect

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Past perfect progressive

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Future perfect

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Future perfect progressive

Question 33

Which of the following is the correct form of the verb 'to do' in the past tense for the first person plural pronoun 'we'?

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Did

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Do

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Done

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Does

Question 34

The sentence 'I wish I had more time' is an example of which tense?

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Past conditional

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Present conditional

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Present perfect conditional

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Past perfect conditional

Question 35

Which of the following is not a modal verb?

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Believe

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Can

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Must

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Should

Question 36

The sentence 'You should study more' expresses which type of modality?

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Advice

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Permission

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Obligation

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Prohibition

Question 37

Determine the correct present tense form of the verb 'to write' for the first person singular pronoun 'I'.

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I write

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I writes

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I am write

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I am writing

Question 38

Identify the past perfect tense form of the verb 'to sing'.

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Had sung

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Sang

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Was singing

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Singed

Question 39

Which verb tense is employed to describe an action that is currently ongoing or occurs habitually?

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Present continuous

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Past simple

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Future perfect

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Present perfect continuous

Question 40

Construct the correct future continuous tense form of the verb 'to play'.

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Will be playing

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Will play

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Will have played

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Will playing

Question 41

Which of the following options does NOT represent a valid type of perfect tense?

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Continuous perfect

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Present perfect

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Past perfect

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Future perfect

Question 42

Determine the verb tense that is employed to describe a future event that is considered likely to occur:

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Future simple

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Present perfect

Question 43

Complete the conditional sentence with the correct form of the verb 'follow' in the past perfect tense: 'If I ______ the instructions carefully, I would have avoided this mistake.'

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had followed

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followed

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would follow

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will follow

Question 44

Which verb tense describes an ongoing action?

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Present continuous tense

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Present perfect tense

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Past simple tense

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Future continuous tense

Question 45

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'I've been waiting for you.'

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Present perfect continuous tense

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Past perfect continuous tense

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 46

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'We will have completed the project by tomorrow.'

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Future perfect tense

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Future continuous tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 47

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'They were playing tennis when it started to rain.'

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Past continuous tense

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Past perfect tense

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Past simple tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 48

Which tense describes actions that started in the past and are still ongoing in the present?

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Present perfect continuous tense

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Past perfect continuous tense

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 49

Which tense is used to describe future actions that will continue for a period of time?

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Future continuous tense

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Future simple tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 50

Identify the verb tense in the sentence: 'We will be traveling to Europe next summer.'

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Future continuous tense

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Future perfect tense

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Present perfect tense