Instructions:

• Answer 14 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
• Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Simple present - used to describe facts - habits and recurring actions or situations
subject + 'will have' + 'been' + present participle (ing)
subject + has/have + 'been' +ing +complement
subject + have/has +past participle of the verb + complement
subject + verb


2. Present perfect progressive - used to talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently - or an action which started in the past and is continuing now. e.g. 'she has been dancing all night'.

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3. When talking about planned future events and predictions with evidence.

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4. Past perfect - refers to an action taking place before the story began - used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. e.g. 'I wasn't tired because I had slept well the night before.'

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5. Present perfect - used to talk about past actions that are relevant today. Things which have happened in the recent past.
'going to'
subject + 'will' + bare infinitive + complement or subject + 'to be' + 'going to'+ bare infinitive + complement
subject + 'will have' + past participle of the verb
subject + have/has +past participle of the verb + complement


6. When discussing unplanned future events and predictions without evidence

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7. Simple future

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8. Future perfect progressive - used for actions or events in a time between now and some future time - that may be unfinished. 'We will have been living in Madrid for five years in June.'

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9. Simple past - used to talk about a completed action or condition
subject + was/were + ing + complement
subject + 'will be' + present participle
subject + verb in the past tense + complement
subject + verb


10. Future progressive - used to talk about something which will be in progress at a time in the future. e.g. 'I will be leaving soon'

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11. Past perfect progressive - used in order to focus on an action which was in progress up to or near a time in the past rather than a completed event. e.g. 'I hadn't been sleeping long when you called.'

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12. Past progressive - used to talk about something that was in progress at a specific time in the past. e.g. 'I was having a nightmare when my alarm rang'.
'going to'
subject + have/has +past participle of the verb + complement
subject + verb in the past tense + complement
subject + was/were + ing + complement


13. Future perfect - refers to a completed action in the future - also used to project oneself into the future. e.g. 'I will have left by the time you read this.'

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14. Present progressive - used when talking about an action taking place at the moment of speaking. e.g. 'I am teaching English now'

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