Match the following traditional verb tense names with their meanings. 1) simple

Question

Match the following traditional verb tense names with their meanings.

1) simple present

2) present progressive

3) simple past

4) past progressive

5) simple future

6) future progressive

7) present perfect

8)present perfect progressive

9) past perfect

10) past perfect progressive

11) future perfect

a) action began and was completed in cycles in the remote past

b) action finished in the recent past

c) action in progress in the past

d) duration in the present

e) habitual, timeless

f) duration in a future event

g) began in the past and was completed, began in the past and was completed, several cycles which just finished in the recent

h) completed action in the past

i) action completed in the remote past

j) event has not yet occurred

k) future action that will be completed prior to a specific time

Explanation / Answer

Simple present -e) habitual, timeless as simple present is used to explain universal truths and habits Present progressive- d) duration in the present as it addresses something that is going on now Simple past- h) completed action in past as it refers to the tense used for something that occurred before now Past progressive - c) action in progress in the past as it is used to indicate a task that was going on at some point in past Simple future- f) duration in the future event as simple future is anything that the subject will do in future Future progressive- j) event that has not yet occurred as future will come and the cyclical task will be done at that time it hasnt yet been done Present perfect- b) action finished in recent past as it is finished recently ad will have effects on present Present perfect progressive- g) began in the past and was completed, began in the past and was completed, several cycles which just finished in the recent as it is used to indicate the actions conpleted in recent past and were done in cycles Past perfect- i) action completed in remote past as the action started and ended in the past itself Past perfect progressive- a) action began and was conpleted in cycles in the remote past as it is used to indicate an action which was done in cycles in the past and has no effects now Future perfect- k) future action that will be completed prior to specific time as it is used to denote an action that will be performed with respect to the completion time

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