Crossword puzzle : Literary tenses in English

Put your mastery of English grammar to the ultimate test with this challenging crossword on literary tenses. From the historic present to the narrative past perfect, these sophisticated verb forms are the backbone of great storytelling. Can you identify them all and demonstrate true C2-level precision in your understanding of how tense shapes meaning in literature?

Horizontalement

1. 2. referring to later text content
2. 7. To a considerable degree
3. 9. Comparison using like or as
4. 12. Verbal form used as adjective
5. 14. Aspect marking start of action
6. 15. Humorous critique of society
7. 16. Repeated action expressed in text
8. 17. Verb form expressing causing action

Verticalement

1. 1. Line or stanza of a poem
2. 3. Many times frequently
3. 4. Mood expressing doubt or wish
4. 5. Continuing until now
5. 6. Tense for actions before another past event
6. 8. Anticipation of future events
7. 10. Base form of a verb
8. 11. Story-telling mode in literature
9. 13. Simple past tense in literature