Structure

Course120 Hour Online TEFL/TESOL Certification

Name

Verb Tense Date

I. Defining the Tenses

Click on a word to highlight it. Then click on a blank to set it as the answer.
-ing, be, past participle, do, have

1. We use the helping/auxiliary verb be and put -ing at the end of the main verb to make the
continuous tense.

2. We use the helping/auxiliary verb do and the base form of the main verb to make the simple
tense.

3. We use the helping/auxiliary verb have and the past participle of the main verb to make the
perfect tense.

II. Identifying Verb Tenses

1. He listened to trance. ( past simple )

2. She doesn't listen to techno. ( present simple)
3. You will be listening to rock. ( future continuous)
4. They were listening to folk. ( past continuous )
5. We will listen to R&B. ( future simple)
6. I have listened to pop. ( present perfect )
7. I am listening to blues. ( present continuous )
8. it had listened to goth. ( past perfect )
9. They will have listened to jazz. ( future perfect )

III. Rules and Exceptions

Mark each rule, exception, and example as either true (correct) or false (incorrect).

1. (true) To make a question switch the helping verb and the subject: I have seen > Have I seen

2. (false) This example is correct: I do be hungry.

3. (false) Be, do, and have can not be used as main verbs.

4. (true) Be, do, and have are all helping verbs.

5. (false) You can only have one helping verb in a sentence.

6. (true) With present simple statements. You don't need to use the helping verb do.

7. (true) With questions and negative present simple sentences, you don't need to use the helping verb
do.

8. (false) This example is correct: Do I be hungry?

9. (true) Be in the present simple is an exception: it doesn't follow the normal rules.

10. (false) To make a question add not between the helping verb and main verb: she is not coming

11. (false) This example is correct: I don't be hungry.

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