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Verb Tenses
(Drag and Drop Test)

Verb Tenses Exercise

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Drag the correct verb tense (red box) into the corresponding green box.

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Simple Past Tense

Past Progressive Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Progressive Tense

Simple Present Tense

Present Progressive Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Simple Future Tense

Future Progressive Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Progressive Tense

To achieve "Genius Status," you must correctly place all four verb tenses in less than 11 seconds without losing a life.

What are verb tenses?

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