Exercise
Signal Words for Perfect Tenses
Practice identifying and using common signal words associated with perfect tenses. Learn how specific clue words indicate which perfect tense to use.
Questions
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Which signal word indicates Present Perfect tense?
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The phrase 'by the time she arrived' usually accompanies which tense?
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The phrase 'by 5 o'clock tomorrow' indicates which tense?
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Which word is commonly placed at the end of negative Present Perfect sentences?
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The word 'already' is used with perfect tenses to show an action happened ___.
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'Since' is used to refer to ___.
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'For' is used to refer to ___.
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'Just' in Present Perfect means something happened ___.
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'Ever' is used in perfect tense questions to mean ___.
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In 'She had finished before he came', 'before' connects to which tense?
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The time marker 'by next month' points toward which tense?
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'Never' in Present Perfect means ___.