Present tenses- review

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Third person singular of present simple

1. has worked
2. works
3. is working
4. work

Third person singular of present simple

1. is
2. have
3. was
4. am

Second person plural of simple present

1. worked
2. work
3. works
4. working

A continuous tense ALWAYS requires

1. -s
2. have
3. -ed
4. -ing

Third person singular of present continuous

1. am working
2. are working
3. is working
4. were working

second person singular of present continuous

1. are dancing
2. dances
3. dance
4. is dancing

The present continuous is commonly used to

1. describe a routine
2. describe a general routine
3. describe an action that is ongoing now
4. describe a state

"While" is often used with

1. a simple present
2. a present continuous
3. a present perfect
4. all of the above

third person singular of present perfect

1. has worked
2. has been working
3. is working
4. 's worked

regular verbs in the present perfect need:

1. a form of to have + verb-ed
2. a form of to have + verb-ing
3. a form of to be+ verb-ed
4. a form of to be + verb-ing

The present perfect is used to

1. focus uniquely on the present
2. refer uniquely to the past
3. to refer to a time period starting in the past and including the present
4. refer to the future

Jenna: I have worked here for ten years; John: I worked here for ten years. Who currently works here?

1. John, Jenna and other colleagues
2. John
3. John and Jenna
4. Jenna

Water...at 100 degrees Celcius

1. boils
2. has boiled
3. is boiling
4. has been boiling

I...my arm, which is why I am wearing a sling today

1. have broken
2. broke
3. breaks
4. has broken

I ...coffee. Who is making coffee?

1. am smelling
2. smell
3. are smelling
4. smells

It ....for such a long time! I wish it would stop.

1. has been raining
2. is raining
3. rained
4. might rain

They...friends for ten years. They got to know each other in middle school.

1. are
2. have been
3. were
4. are being

When should you use a present perfect?

When should you use a present continuous

Which verbs are not used in the continuous tense?

1. state verbs
2. action verbs
3. passive verbs
4. verbs without an object