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Present Tenses
Questions and answers related to English present tenses: present simple, present progressive, present perfect and present perfect progressive.
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How do you identify present perfect tense?
Present perfect has this form - have/has + past participle.
For most verbs the past participle is the same as the past form - verb + -ed eg walked, talked, listened.
For some verbs (irregular verbs ) the past participle has the same or a different form eg
run - run, eat - eaten, see - seen, do - done.
Have is used with plural subjects (and I), has is used with singular subjects.
Some examples of present perfect:
We have been to China. He has eaten the cake. The dog has buried his bone.
The police have made an arrest. The doctors have finished the examination.
What is the past present and future tense of hope?
Present tense: hope
Past tense: hoped
Future tense: will hope
What is the past present tense of hold?
The past tense of "hold" is "held," and the present tense is "hold." For example: "He held the book yesterday" (past tense) and "He holds the book today" (present tense).
When is past tense and past continuous tense used?
Past simple is used to talk about something that happened in the past and is now finished
I ate my lunch.
Past continuous is used to talk about some activity that happened over a period of time in the past:
I was watching TV.
They are often combined together to talk about an activity that happened over some time and another event that happened during that time:
While I was watching TV I atemy lunch.
What is the present perfect tense of received?
Received is the past tense and past participle of receive. The present perfect tense of receive is have/has received.
I/We/You/They have received
He/She/It has received
What is the present continuous tense of look?
The present continuous tense of look is:
- I am looking.
- We/You/They are looking.
- He/She/It is looking.
What tense is to use for making an answer of a present tense question?
present.
eg Do you like kimchi? Yes I like kimchi.
How do you go to work? I catch the bus every morning.
Where do you live? I live in Kensington.
Why don't you like kimchi? It is too spicy for me.
Biggest is a superlative adjective and does not have a present tense form.
What is the simple present tense of study?
The simple present tense of study is study/studies.
- I study
- We study
- You study
- He/She/It studies
- They study
What is the present continuous tense of ring?
Present continuous is formed with -- am/is/are + present participle.
The present participle of ring is ringing.
am ringing / is ringing / are ringing
What is the tense of is discussed?
The phrase - is discussed - is a be verb (is) plus a past participle (discussed).
That makes this a passive verb phrase, and because the be verb is present tense it is a present passive verbphrase.
Money is discussed very lunch time.
What is a good introduction sentence for a past present and future paper?
Very subjective question, but I'll give it a go...
How about this:
Yesterday, today and forever, some things will never change.
What is the present tense of seize?
Seize/seizes is present tense.
- I seize
- We seize
- You seize
- He/She/It seizes
- They seize
What aggregation concept has been used in models and simulations from 1780 to the present?
The concept of aggregation used in models and simulations from 1780 to the present is based on the idea of simplifying complex systems by grouping individual components into more manageable collective units. This allows for easier analysis and understanding of large-scale systems by focusing on aggregate behaviors and outcomes rather than individual details.
What is present progressive of listen?
The present progressive of "listen" is "is listening" or "are listening," depending on the subject of the sentence.
What is the verb tense of has been born?
"Has been born" is in the present perfect passive tense. It indicates an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.
What is the verb tense for start?
The verb "start" can be present tense (start, starts), past tense (started), or future tense (will start).
What is the present tense of drifts?
The present tense is drift.
Present Simple: I, you, we, you, they drift; he, she, it drifts
Present Continuous: I am drifting, you are drifting, he/she/it is drifting; we/you/they are drifting
