Question

Read the questions and say what is the verb tense (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, SIMPLE PAST) and WHY each one was used in the questions below:

a) How old is your dad? He looks so young!

b) What did Sarah do to get this job? I can't believe it!

c) Were the phones brown? I really think they were black! Sorry!

d) Where are you going, miss Robinson?

e) How are you doing this with Mark? He is so funny! You're so mean!!

Answer 1

Resposta:

a) Simple present "looks"

b) Simple past. There is the verb "do" in the past, so, "did"

c) Simple past. There is the past of "be", so, "were".

d) Present continuous. "Going"

e) Present continuous. "doing"