The English tense system

The English tense system

How many tenses does the English language have?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 8
4. 12

The 12 tenses in English are:

1. Present simple 
2. Present continuous 
3. Present perfect simple
4. Present perfect continuous 
5. Past simple
6. Past continuous 
7. Past perfect simple
8. Past perfect continuous 
9. Future simple 
10. Future continuous 
11. Future perfect simple
12. Future perfect continuous 

How many SIMPLE tenses does the English language have?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 8

How many CONTINUOUS tenses does the English language have?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 8

SIMPLE

1. Present simple 
2. Present perfect simple
3. Past simple
4. Past perfect simple
5. Future simple 
6. Future perfect simple

CONTINUOUS

1. Present continuous 
2. Present perfect continuous 
3. Past continuous 
4. Past perfect continuous 
5. Future continuous 
6. Future perfect continuous 

When a tense is formed with an
ing-form, this tense is always a ... tense.

1. simple
2. continuous
3. perfect

A continuous tense also ALWAYS has a form of the verb ... as an auxiliary (hulpww.).

1. to have
2. to be

When a tense is formed with the auxiliary 'have', this tense is always a ... tense.

1. simple
2. continuous
3. perfect

When a tense is formed with a past participle, this tense is always a ... tense.

1. simple
2. continuous
3. perfect

HOW TO REMEMBER THE TENSES 

e.g.

sings

sang

have sung

have been singing

will be singing

will have been singing

--> Present simple

--> Past simple

--> Present perfect (simple)

--> Present perfect continuous

--> Future continuous

--> Future perfect continuous

be + ing-form 

= continuous

have + pa.pa. 

= perfect

have + pa.pa. of 'be' (been) + ing-form

= perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
I usually go to bed at 10 p.m.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

Which tense is used here?:
I have already watched that movie a million times.

1. present perfect simple
2. present perfect continuous
3. past perfect simple
4. past perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
They were watching TV when the power went out.

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. past perfectsimple
4. past perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
Will you please help me with my homework?

1. future simple
2. future continuous
3. future perfect simple
4. future perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
He will have completed the project by Friday.

1. future simple
2. future continuous
3. future perfect simple
4. future perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
She has been working here for five years.

1. present perfect simple
2. present perfect continuous
3. past perfect simple
4. past perfect continuous

Which tense is used here?:
You can't come around tomorrow. I will be studying all afternoon.

1. future simple
2. future continuous
3. future perfect simple
4. future perfect continuous