Perfect tense revision | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Tick the sentence that's written in Standard English.
- We done our best.
- I were surprised to say the least.
- I done nothing wrong!
- She ain't done nothing to you.
- We haven't done anything wrong. ✓
Which sentences are written in the simple past tense?
- We were having a fight.
- We were fighting.
- We had a fight. ✓
- We fought. ✓
What is the simple past tense version of this sentence? 'We have lunch here every day.'
- We had eaten lunch here every day.
- We had lunch here every day. ✓
- We were having lunch here every day.
- We will have lunch here every day.
Which of these sentences are in a progressive tense?
- She was singing along the whole time. ✓
- She sings along the whole time.
- He caused a massive disruption.
- He is causing a massive disruption. ✓
Which sentence is in the past progressive tense?
- We were waiting for his signal. ✓
- We are waiting for his signal.
- We will be waiting for his signal.
Which verb form completes this sentence in the progressive present tense? 'Because he __________, we should talk quietly.'
- was listening
- is listening ✓
- will be listening
- listens

All tenses use the auxiliary verb 'will' to show the future. Match the type of tense to the other auxiliary verbs used.
- simple tenses
  
  ⇔
  
  no other auxiliary verbs ✓
- progressive tenses
  
  ⇔
  
  auxiliary verbs based on 'to be' ✓
- perfect tenses
  
  ⇔
  
  auxiliary verbs based on 'to have' ✓
Match the types of tense to the examples.
- simple tense
  
  ⇔
  
  We wait patiently. ✓
- progressive tense
  
  ⇔
  
  We are waiting patiently. ✓
- perfect tense
  
  ⇔
  
  We have waited patiently. ✓
Tick all the sentences that use a perfect tense.
- They had spoken. ✓
- They were speaking.
- They will have spoken. ✓
- They spoke.
Which perfect past verbs would complete this sentence? 'We __________ at the restaurant many times.'
- have eaten
- had eaten ✓
- has eaten
- are eating
Which perfect present verbs would complete this sentence? 'She __________ every opportunity she has had.'
- had taken
- was taking
- has taken ✓
- will have taken
Match the sentences to the tenses.
- simple past
  
  ⇔
  
  we ate ✓
- progressive past
  
  ⇔
  
  we were eating ✓
- perfect past
  
  ⇔
  
  we had eaten ✓

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The verb carries the tense of a clause.
The perfect tense uses auxiliary verbs based on 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb.

Pupils may get confused between progressive and perfect tenses.

Focus on the auxiliary verbs and main verb forms - 'to be' vs 'to have' and -ing forms vs past tense forms.

Perfect tense - made using an auxiliary verb based on the infinitive ‘to have’ and a past tense form of the main verb
Tense - tells the reader when something happens
Simple tense - a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb in the present and past
Progressive tense - a tense that denotes ongoing action and uses an auxiliary verb based on 'to be'
Auxiliary verb - the helping verb that is always paired with a main verb