1. Present Continuous and Past Continuous
Flashcards
- What is the structural formula for the Present Continuous tense?
- Subject + present form of to be (am / are / is) + verb-ing.
- Which conjugation chart details the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of Present Continuous?
- What are the negative contractions of 'to be' in Present Continuous?
- Aren't (for you, we, they) and isn't (for he, she, it).
- What is the grammatical formula for the Past Continuous tense?
- Subject + was / were + verb-ing.
Multiple-choice questions
- Which form of the auxiliary verb 'to be' accompanies the third-person singular (he/she/it) in the Present Continuous?
- a) was
- b) are
- c) is
- d) am
Answer: c) is. In the Present Continuous, the third-person singular pronouns (he, she, it) pair with the auxiliary verb 'is' followed by the verb in -ing form.
- What is the correct negative structure for 'They are playing tennis'?
- a) They were not / weren't playing tennis.
- b) They do not / don't playing tennis.
- c) They not are / not aren't playing tennis.
- d) They are not / aren't playing tennis.
Answer: d) They are not / aren't playing tennis.. The negative form of Present Continuous is created by placing 'not' directly after the auxiliary verb 'are', yielding 'are not' or the contracted form 'aren't'.
- Which auxiliary form is required for 'he / she / it' in the Past Continuous?
- a) are
- b) was
- c) were
- d) been
Answer: b) was. In the Past Continuous, singular subjects (I, he, she, it) take the past auxiliary 'was' followed by the -ing form.
2. Present Simple
Flashcards
- What auxiliary forms of 'to be' are used in Present Continuous?
- Am (with I), is (with he, she, it), and are (with you, we, they).
- What auxiliary forms of 'to be' are used in Past Continuous?
- Was (with I, he, she, it) and were (with you, we, they).
- What are the three Present Simple forms of 'to be'?
- Am (with I), is (with he, she, it), and are (with you, we, they).
- What are the short answers to 'Is she a doctor?'?
- 'Yes, she is' and 'No, she isn't'.
Multiple-choice questions
- Which auxiliary verb is used with the third person singular (he / she / it) in the Present Continuous tense?
- a) are
- b) am
- c) was
- d) is
Answer: d) is. In the Present Continuous, the third person singular pronouns take the auxiliary verb 'is' before the main verb ending in -ing.
- How is a negative statement correctly formed in the Past Continuous with the subject pronoun 'they'?
- a) They was not / wasn't playing tennis.
- b) They did not / didn't playing tennis.
- c) They are not / aren't playing tennis.
- d) They were not / weren't playing tennis.
Answer: d) They were not / weren't playing tennis.. In the Past Continuous, the plural pronoun 'they' combines with 'were not' or its contraction 'weren't' followed by the verb in -ing.
- What is the correct short negative answer to the question 'Are they playing tennis?'?
- a) No, they isn't.
- b) No, they weren't.
- c) No, they don't.
- d) No, they aren't.
Answer: d) No, they aren't.. Questions in the Present Continuous beginning with 'Are they' take the short negative answer 'No, they aren't.'
3. Past Simple (Regular and Irregular)
Flashcards
- How is the negative form of regular verbs structured in the past simple?
- Subject + did not (or didn't) + base form of the verb.
- What are the short answers for the question 'Did they play tennis?'
- 'Yes, they did.' or 'No, they didn't.'
- Which subjects take 'was' in the past simple of 'to be'?
- I, he, she, and it take 'was'.
- What is the past simple form of 'to have got' across all persons?
- Had got (e.g., 'She had got a cat').
Multiple-choice questions
- Which auxiliary verb is used to build negative sentences and questions in the past simple for regular verbs?
- a) Had
- b) Does
- c) Did
- d) Do
Answer: c) Did. In the past simple, negative sentences use 'did not' or 'didn't', and questions begin with 'Did'.
- What happens to the main verb in a negative past simple sentence such as 'They didn't play tennis'?
- a) It changes to the past participle form
- b) It returns to the base infinitive form
- c) It keeps the past ending with -ed
- d) It adds a third-person singular ending
Answer: b) It returns to the base infinitive form. When the auxiliary 'did not' or 'didn't' is present, the main verb appears in its base form without the -ed suffix.
- Which past simple form of the verb 'to be' corresponds to the plural subjects 'we', 'you', and 'they'?
- a) Was
- b) Had
- c) Were
- d) Did
Answer: c) Were. The past simple of 'to be' uses 'were' for 'you', 'we', and 'they', while 'was' is reserved for 'I', 'he', 'she', and 'it'.
4. Future and Immediate Future
Flashcards
- How is the negative form of 'They drank water' constructed?
- They did not drink water (using auxiliary 'did not' plus base verb).
- What is the plural negative past form of 'there is'?
- There were not (e.g., 'There were not three dogs').
- What is the contracted negative form of 'will not'?
- Won't.
- What verb form follows 'will' in the future simple?
- The bare infinitive (base form of the main verb without 'to').
Multiple-choice questions
- What is the correct negative form of the irregular past sentence 'They drank water'?
- a) They had not drunk water.
- b) They were not drink water.
- c) They did not drank water.
- d) They did not drink water.
Answer: d) They did not drink water.. In the past simple, negative statements with regular or irregular verbs use the auxiliary 'did not' followed by the base form of the verb ('drink').
- Which short response correctly answers the question 'Were there three dogs?' affirmatively?
- a) Yes, there did.
- b) Yes, they did.
- c) Yes, there were.
- d) Yes, they were.
Answer: c) Yes, there were.. Questions with 'there were' take affirmative short answers formed with 'Yes, there were.'
- Which sentence is the correct negative form of 'They will play tennis'?
- a) They do not will play tennis.
- b) They will not playing tennis.
- c) They will not play tennis.
- d) They are not will play tennis.
Answer: c) They will not play tennis.. The negative form of future simple adds 'not' directly after 'will' (or contracts to 'won't'), followed by the bare infinitive verb: 'They will not play tennis'.
5. Present Perfect and Past Perfect
Flashcards
- How is the present perfect formed for he, she, and it?
- has + past participle (e.g., has played, has eaten)
- What are the short answers to 'Have they played tennis?'
- Affirmative: Yes, they have. Negative: No, they haven't.
- In table , what irregular past participle follows have/has?
- eaten
- What auxiliary verb is used for all subjects in the past perfect?
- had
Multiple-choice questions
- Which auxiliary verb is used with third-person singular pronouns (he, she, it) in the present perfect tense?
- a) has
- b) is
- c) had
- d) have
Answer: a) has. In the present perfect tense, the third-person singular subjects (he, she, it) combine with the auxiliary 'has', whereas the other subjects take 'have'.
- What is the correct contracted negative form of 'They have played tennis'?
- a) They haven't played tennis.
- b) They don't play tennis.
- c) They hadn't played tennis.
- d) They aren't playing tennis.
Answer: a) They haven't played tennis.. The present perfect negative combines 'have not', which contracts to 'haven't', followed by the past participle 'played'.
- Which auxiliary verb is used across all subject pronouns in the past perfect tense?
- a) have
- b) had
- c) did
- d) has
Answer: b) had. In the past perfect tense, the auxiliary verb 'had' is used uniformly for all singular and plural subjects.
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1 I you he / she / it we you they was playing were playing was playing were playing were playing were playing E.g. They were playing tennis. They were not / weren't playing tennis. Were they playing tennis? Yes, they were. No, they weren't. I you he / she / it we you they am are is are are are E.g. She is a doctor. She is not / isn't a doctor. Is she a doctor? Yes, she is. No, she isn't. TENSES: - Present Continuous: I am playing E.g. They are playing tennis. you are playing They are not / aren't playing tennis. he / she / it is playing Are they playing tennis? we are playing Yes, they are. you are playing No, they aren't. they are playing - Past Continuous: - Present Simple: TO BE 2 E.g.
3rd person singular She plays tennis. She does not / doesn't play tennis. Does she play tennis? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. Singular: There is a dog. There is not a dog. Is there a dog? Yes, there is. No, there isn't. Plural: There are three dogs. There are not three dogs. Are there three dogs? Yes, there are. No, there aren't. TO HAVE GOT I have got E.g. She has got a cat. you have got She has not / hasn't got a cat. he / she / it has got Has she got a cat? we have got Yes, she has. you have got No, she hasn't. they have got THERE IS / THERE ARE Rest of the verbs I play E.g. They play tennis. you play They do not / don't play tennis. he / she / it plays Do they play tennis?
we play Yes, they do. you play No, they don't. they play 3 I you he / she / it we you they played played played played played played E.g. They played tennis. They did not / didn't play tennis. Did they play tennis? Yes, they did. No, they didn't. Singular: There was a dog. There was not a dog. Was there a dog? Yes, there was. No, there wasn't. - Past Simple (regular): - Past Simple (irregular): TO BE I was E.g. They were doctors. you were They were not / weren't doctors. he / she / it was Were they doctors? we were Yes, they were. you were No, they weren't. they were TO HAVE GOT I had got E.g. She had got a cat. you had got She had not / hadn't got a cat.
he / she / it had got Had she got a cat? we had got Yes, she had. you had got No, she hadn't. they had got THERE IS / THERE ARE 4 I you he / she / it we you they drank drank drank drank drank drank E.g. They drank water. They did not drink water. Did they drink water? Yes, they did. No, they didn't. I you he / she / it we you they will play will play will play will play will play will play E.g. They will play tennis. They will not / won't play tennis. Will they play tennis? Yes, they will. No, they won't. I you he / she / it we you they am going to play are going to play is going to play are going to play are going to play are going to play E.g. They are going to play tennis.
They are not / aren't going to play tennis. Are they going to play tennis? Yes, they are. No, they aren't. REST OF THE VERBS - Future: - Immediate Future: Plural: There were three dogs. There were not three dogs. Were there three dogs? Yes, there were. No, there weren't. 5 - Present Perfect: Regular verbs: I have played E.g. They have played tennis. you have played They have not / haven't played tennis. he / she / it has played Have they played tennis? we have played Yes, they have. you they have played have played No, they haven't. Irregular verbs: I have eaten E.g. They have eaten bananas. you have eaten They have not / haven't eaten bananas. he / she / it has eaten Have they eaten bananas?
we have eaten Yes, they have. you they have eaten have eaten No, they haven't. - Past Perfect: Regular verbs: I you he / she / it we you they had played had played had played had played had played had played E.g. They had played tennis. They had not / hadn't played tennis. Had they played tennis? Yes, they had. No, they hadn't. Irregular verbs: I you he / she / it we you they had eaten had eaten had eaten had eaten had eaten had eaten E.g. They had eaten bananas. They had not / hadn't eaten bananas. Had they eaten bananas? Yes, they had. No, they hadn't.