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Tense Trek: English Verbs

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Guess the English tense from clues

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César Velázquez Galindo
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Guess the English tense from clues

by César Velázquez Galindo
1

I describe habits and facts, using the base form for most subjects and adding -s for he/she/it. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Use the base form for most subjects (I/you/we/they).

For he/she/it, the verb often ends with -s or -es.

I describe routines, facts, and general truths.

2

Right now I am happening as we speak. I am formed with a form of to be plus -ing. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Often used with time expressions like now, at the moment.

Structure: am/is/are + verb-ing.

It describes actions happening at the moment of speaking.

3

Untouched by time until now; I connect past actions to the present with have/has plus a past participle. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Often used with ever, never, yet, already.

Form: have/has + past participle (e.g., eaten, gone).

It links past with the present.

4

For a duration started in the past and possibly continuing, I use have/has been followed by verb-ing. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Often used with for or since.

Structure: have/has been + verb-ing.

Emphasizes the duration of an action up to now.

5

I tell events finished in the past, often with -ed or irregular forms, and I place the time in the past. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Often accompanied by time expressions like yesterday, last week.

Many verbs form the simple past with -ed; irregulars exist.

Used for completed actions in the past.

6

I describe an ongoing action that was happening at a past moment, often with was or were + verb-ing. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Useful for background actions in stories.

Form: was/were + verb-ing.

Shows an action in progress at a specific past time.

7

I describe an action completed before another past moment, using had plus the past participle. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Often appears with when, after, by the time.

Form: had + past participle (e.g., had eaten).

Helps sequence past events.

8

I emphasize duration before another past moment, using had been plus verb-ing. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Useful for showing ongoing past actions before another event.

Structure: had been + verb-ing.

Focuses on how long something had been happening before a past point.

9

I speak of a future event, often with will and the base form of the verb. Which tense am I?

Pistas

No -ing or participle needed for the main verb.

Form: subject + will + base verb.

Used for promises, predictions, or spontaneous decisions.

10

I will be in progress at a future time, formed with will be plus verb-ing. Which tense am I?

Pistas

Useful for setting scenes or parallel actions in the future.

Structure: will be + verb-ing.

Describes an action that will be ongoing in the future.

 
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