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Grammatical Tenses
Includes questions regarding the use of specific word forms to express periods in time (past, present and future tense).
3,106 Questions
What is the present past future tense of the word sneak?
The present tense is sneak/sneaks.
The past tense is sneaked. (Snuck is often used in American English)
The future tense is will sneak.
What is the difference between simple and continuous verb tenses?
past simple or present simple are called simple because they have only one verb, a main verb eg
I saw the movie. She walks to work.
Continuous verb tenses have a present participle that is a verb ending in -ing eg walking or listening plus a be verb or an auxiliary verb. Examples
present continuous - I am listening to music
past continuous - The man was walking home.
present perfect continuous - We have beenlistening to music.
Also the simple tenses and continuous tenses are used to express different past present or future time.
What is the progressive tense of fall?
Present progressive tense:
- I am falling.
- You/We/They are falling.
- He/She/It is falling.
Present perfect progressive tense:
- I/You/We/They have been falling.
- He/She/It has been falling.
Past progressive tense:
- I/He/She/It was falling.
- You/We/They were falling.
Past perfect progressive tense:
- Had been falling.
Future progressive tense:
- Will be falling.
Future perfect progressive tense:
- Will have been falling.
Is is correct to say you live in the forest?
There's nothing grammatically incorrect about "you live in the forest."
What is the past tense and past participle of may?
"May" doesn't have a past participle.
The past tense is "might".
Why cut not cutted in past tense of cut?
In English, the past tense of "cut" is "cut" because it follows the regular conjugation for strong verbs. While some past tense forms change by adding "-ed", irregular verbs like "cut" maintain the same form in both their present and past tense.
What is past participle for work?
Work is a regular verb so you add -ed to make the past and past participle.
work / worked / worked
What are the progressive tenses of the verb harvest?
Present progressive:
- I am harvesting
- We/you/they are harvesting
- He/she/it is harvesting
Present perfect progressive:
- I/we/you/they have been harvesting
- He/she/it has been harvesting
Past progressive:
- I/he/she/it was harvesting
- We/you/they were harvesting
Past perfect progressive:
- I/we/you/they/he/she/it had been harvesting
Future progressive:
- I/we/you/they/he/she/it will be harvesting
Future perfect progressive:
- I/we/you/they/he/she/it will have been harvesting
What is the past tense and past participle of bleed?
The past tense of "bleed" is "bled" and the past participle is also "bled."
What is the present participle and past participle of be?
Being is the present participle. The past participle is been.
Is either your mother or your father are coming to the meeting a correct subject verb agreement?
Welcome home dad or mom....
What is the past participle of signal?
The past participle of signal is signaled. (Or signalled in British English)
Is walking past tense or present tense?
Walking is a present participle. Present participles can be used to create the progressive (continuous) tenses. They rely on auxiliary verbs to show the tense.
Examples:
Am/Is/Are walking (present progressive)
Was/Were walking (past progressive)
Will be walking (future progressive)
Is broken past tense or present tense?
Broken is a past participle, which doesn't show any tense without auxiliary verbs.
Examples:
Had broken - past perfect tense
Has/Have broken - present perfect tense
Will have broken - future perfect tense
Why should you keep verb tenses consistent when writing?
It depends on what you are writing but sometimes verb tenses don't have to be consistent when writing because tenses change depending on what you are writing about.
An example using basic tenses past simple and present simple:
I usually go to the movies on Saturday. - This sentence is present simple, present simple is used because the sentence is about something 'I' do again and again ie a habit.
Last week I went to the movies on Friday night. - This sentence is past simple because it is about something that happened in the past and is finished.
These two sentences could be joined together to make one complex sentence -
I usually go to the movies on Saturday but last week I went to the movies on Friday night.
The first clause is present simple and the clause joined by 'but' is in past simple. So this complex sentence has two tenses.
OR
These two sentences could go together in the same piece of writing eg
I usually go to the movies on Saturday but last week I went to the movies on Friday night. I saw 'The Day of the Triffids' and I was too scared to walk home. So I called my brother to pick me up.
Here we have-
present - go, walk, pick up.
past - went, saw, was, called
If writing academic essays such as for/against arguments then it is usual to use one tense so that the meaning of your argument etc is clear eg.
Living in the city has many advantages. First advantage was there are many opportunities for jobs. If you wanted to find a good job close to your home.........
In these sentences the tense changes from present to past and it is confusing. It is better if the verb tense are consistent.
Living in the city has many advantages. First advantage is there are many opportunities for jobs. If you want to find a good job close to your home.........
What is the past tense and the future tense of receive?
The past tense is received.
The future tense is will receive.
What is the future tense of connect?
The future tense of "connect" is "will connect" or "shall connect."
What is the past form and the past participle for am?
The past form of "am" is "was" and the past participle is "been."
What is the past tense and the future tense of eat?
past simple - ate - He ate his lunch.
past continuous - was/were eating - The students were eating their lunch.
present continuous (future) - am/is/are eating - We are eating lunch before we leave.
going to (future) - am/is/are going to eat - The students are going to eat their lunch soon. I am going to eat my lunch later.
will (future) - will eat - I will eat my lunch after the test.
