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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 10 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (The pattern tells the tense): Simple present: base or -s form. Simple past: V2 (went). Simple future: will + base. Present continuous: am / is / are + -ing. Past continuous: was / were + -ing. Present perfect: has / have + V3. Past perfect: had + V3.

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  1. 1.Name the tense: “She caught the ball.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  2. 2.Name the tense: “Arjun goes to school.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  3. 3.Name the tense: “She was speaking Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  4. 4.Name the tense: “We have written a letter.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  5. 5.Name the tense: “The students had won the match.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  6. 6.Name the tense: “Vivaan will eat a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  7. 7.Name the tense: “He buys vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  8. 8.Name the tense: “You had watched a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
  9. 9.Name the tense: “My parents were riding a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  10. 10.Name the tense: “He was making tea.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  11. 11.Name the tense: “We had written a letter.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  12. 12.Name the tense: “I danced on the stage.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  13. 13.Name the tense: “He had washed the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  14. 14.Name the tense: “We had taken the train.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  15. 15.Name the tense: “They will win the match.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  16. 16.Name the tense: “You have clapped for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  17. 17.Name the tense: “You are building a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  18. 18.Name the tense: “We will send a message.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  19. 19.Name the tense: “She is telling a story.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple past
  20. 20.Name the tense: “She baked a cake.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  21. 21.Name the tense: “He played cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  22. 22.Name the tense: “My brother drew a picture.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
  23. 23.Name the tense: “We are speaking Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  24. 24.Name the tense: “Nisha had swum in the pool.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  25. 25.Name the tense: “He was speaking Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
  26. 26.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  27. 27.Name the tense: “She carried the bag.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
  28. 28.Name the tense: “He wore a cap.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  29. 29.Name the tense: “Zoya will take the train.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
  30. 30.Name the tense: “My brother bakes a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  31. 31.Name the tense: “You baked a cake.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
  32. 32.Name the tense: “My cousins flew a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  33. 33.Name the tense: “I was feeding the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
  34. 34.Name the tense: “We have danced on the stage.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  35. 35.Name the tense: “I watched a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  36. 36.Name the tense: “They are singing a song.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  37. 37.Name the tense: “The students had watched a cartoon.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  38. 38.Name the tense: “Rohan had told a story.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
  39. 39.Name the tense: “We were baking a cake.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  40. 40.Name the tense: “Riya was telling a story.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous

Answer key

  1. simple past
  2. simple present
  3. past continuous
  4. present perfect
  5. past perfect
  6. simple future
  7. simple present
  8. past perfect
  9. past continuous
  10. past continuous
  11. past perfect
  12. simple past
  13. past perfect
  14. past perfect
  15. simple future
  16. present perfect
  17. present continuous
  18. simple future
  19. present continuous
  20. simple past
  21. simple past
  22. simple past
  23. present continuous
  24. past perfect
  25. past continuous
  26. simple present
  27. simple past
  28. simple past
  29. simple future
  30. simple present
  31. simple past
  32. simple past
  33. past continuous
  34. present perfect
  35. simple past
  36. present continuous
  37. past perfect
  38. past perfect
  39. past continuous
  40. past continuous

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