Pride and Prejudice

Quiz

Consider the following quotes from Pride and Prejudice (Austen, 1813). Label the tense and aspect used in bold.

1. Why, at that rate, you will have been here only six weeks. I expected you to stay two months.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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2. With a glance, she saw that he had lost none of his recent civility.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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3. They are wanted in the farm much oftener than I can get them.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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4. I dare say you will find him very agreeable.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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5. I was in great hopes that one of you would have got a husband before you came back.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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6. Elizabeth tried hard to dissuade him from such a scheme.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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7. “I have been thinking it over again, Elizabeth” said her uncle.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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8. “Your housekeeper,” she added, “informed us that you would certainly not be here till tomorrow.”

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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9. I think you are in very great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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10. The two girls had been whispering to each other during the whole visit.

  • progressive aspect

  • non progressive aspect

  • present tense

  • present perfect tense

  • past tense

  • past perfect tense

  • future tense

  • future perfect tense

  • past future tense

  • past future perfect tense

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