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Each tense has a pattern you can spot: has / have + V3 is present perfect, was / were + -ing is past continuous, will + base is simple future. Learn the seven patterns and you can name any tense.
✓ You passed this lesson’s test.
The pattern tells the tense — “every tense has its own helping verbs and verb form”
Use it for: Tense identification questions in school tests, and checking that your own story stays in one tense.
Check: With “had helped” it would be past perfect; with “has” it is present perfect ✓
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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.
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