Verb Forms and Tenses Flashcards

Choose the correct tense: 'When I arrived, she ___ on the phone for an hour.'

Answer: had been talking

'Had been talking for an hour' — past perfect continuous shows an action that began before and was ongoing up to a past moment.

Which sentence uses the present simple correctly for a future meaning?

Answer: The train leaves at 8am tomorrow.

Present simple can express scheduled future events: 'The train leaves at 8am tomorrow.'

Complete: 'By the time the guests arrive, I ___ cooking.' (future action completed before another future event)

Answer: will have finished

Future perfect 'will have finished' shows completion before a future point (guests arriving).

Which verb form correctly completes this sentence? 'He suggested ___ to the cinema.'

Answer: going

'Suggest' is followed by a gerund (-ing form): 'He suggested going to the cinema.'

Choose the correct form: 'I remember ___ her at the party last year.' (I have the memory of this)

Answer: meeting

'Remember + gerund' refers to a memory of a past event: 'I remember meeting her.'

Which sentence is in the past continuous?

Answer: She was eating dinner when he arrived.

'Was eating' is past continuous — it describes an ongoing action interrupted by another (he arrived).