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Tenses to describe trends

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  • The number of Spotify users ............. (grow) to over 200 million users since 2020.
    was growing
    grew
    grow
    has grown
  • The number of Youtube subcribers .............. (rise) in popularity for several years.
    rose
    rise
    has been rising
    is rising
  • The number of Facebook users ............ (fall) steadily in the U.S. market.
    fell
    is falling
    was falling
  • Which form of verb do we use for the present perfect tense?
    have/has + V3/ed
    have/has + been + V-ing
    V2/ed
    am/is/are + V-ing
  • DVD sales ............. (drop) sharply in 2015.
    has dropped
    dropped
    has been dropping
    drop
  • Which tense do we use to describe trends that started in the past and will probably continue in the future?
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect
    simple past
    present continuous
  • Which tense do we use to describe trends that are developing (now)?
    present perfect continuous
    present continuous
    present perfect
    simple past
  • Instagram users ................ (rise) sharply in 2020.
    rose
    has been rising
    is rising
    has risen
  • The number of Twitter users .............. (decrease) in active users over the last two years.
    decreased
    has decreased
    is decreasing
    decreasing
  • Which form of verb do we use for the present continuous tense?
    am/is/are + V-ing
    have/has + been + V-ing
    have/has + V3/ed
    V2/ed
  • Which form of verb do we use for the simple past tense?
    have/has + V3/ed
    have/has + been + V-ing
    V2/ed
    am/is/are + V-ing
  • Which tense do we use to describe trends that started and finished at a specific time in the past??
    simple past
    present perfect continuous
    present continuous
    present perfect
  • The number of Facebook users ............... (fall) in some countries at this time.
    fell
    is falling
    had fallen
  • Disney+ subscriptions ................. (jump) rapidly in 2020.
    jump
    have jumped
    jumped
    have been jumping
  • Which form of verb do we use for the present continuous tense?
    have/has + been + V-ing
    am/is/are + V-ing
    V2/ed
    have/has + V3/ed
  • Which tense do we use to describe trends that started in the past and are now completed?
    simple past
    present continuous
    present perfect continuous
    present perfect
  • The number of cable TV ................ (shrink) subscribers since 2010.
    shrink
    shrank
    has been shrinking
  • TikTok ................ (increae) rapidly this year.
    was increasing
    is increasing
    increased