Recap Tenses Quiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

We are practising Grammar tenses.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Which tenses
do you remember?

Tenses: which one?
We have not done much (except chatting) so far.

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

Present tenses
Which sentence is correct?

1. He exercises regularly.
2. She is usually coming late to school.
3. I am watching TV every morning.
4. He plays tennis now.

Tense: Past Continuous.
Write a phrase with the past continuous tense, emphasising its use.

Tenses: past simple
Possible conjugation(s) of verbs:

1. verb +ed OR had + verb + ed
2. verb + ed
3. had + verb + ed OR irregular form
4. verb + ed OR irregular form

Which tenses are future?

1. I will help you soon.
2. I'm playing football next Saturday.
3. This afternoon, I am going to play football.
4. He helps you every day

Tenses: past perfect
What is the most common reason to use this tense?

1. to indicate something that happened in the past
2. to emphasise a longer period of time in the past
3. to talk about something that happened in the past before something else that happened in the past
4. to emphasise that something in the past is still true for the present situation

Present tenses
Which sentence is wrong?

1. My sister speaks French very well.
2. It is raining cats and dogs. We'd better stay at home.
3. Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
4. Tom works at the moment.

Match the past tenses with their use

a past event that was in progress for some time before another past event

an event that had just stopped and of which result was still visible

an event in the past that happened before another past event

events in the past of which we know when they happened and that they are finished

past simple

past perfect

past continuous

past perfect continuous

Future tenses:
When do you use 'will'?

1. If something follows a set schedule
2. Spontaneous descisions / promises
3. When you plan to do something.
4. Predictions (without proof)

Name two details you remember
from this mini quiz