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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 39 · 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: “Rohan had taken the train.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  2. 2.Name the tense: “The students were singing a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  3. 3.Name the tense: “Aarav ran in the park.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
  4. 4.Name the tense: “Rohan will cook rice.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
  5. 5.Name the tense: “I am singing a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) simple present
  6. 6.Name the tense: “I jog in the park.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  7. 7.Name the tense: “Farhan was playing cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  8. 8.Name the tense: “Nisha will fly a kite.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
  9. 9.Name the tense: “I had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  10. 10.Name the tense: “We will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  11. 11.Name the tense: “He had planted a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  12. 12.Name the tense: “You will tell a story.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  13. 13.Name the tense: “My cousins had taken the train.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  14. 14.Name the tense: “My sister flies a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  15. 15.Name the tense: “They are building a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  16. 16.Name the tense: “The children have run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  17. 17.Name the tense: “She plants a tree.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  18. 18.Name the tense: “They had jogged in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  19. 19.Name the tense: “They write a letter.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  20. 20.Name the tense: “Yash is watching a cartoon.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
  21. 21.Name the tense: “I was making tea.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  22. 22.Name the tense: “You were speaking Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  23. 23.Name the tense: “They drank milk.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  24. 24.Name the tense: “I will clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  25. 25.Name the tense: “Tara will buy vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  26. 26.Name the tense: “Rohan is running in the park.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  27. 27.Name the tense: “You cook rice.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
  28. 28.Name the tense: “We baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  29. 29.Name the tense: “You bake a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) simple present
  30. 30.Name the tense: “I have bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  31. 31.Name the tense: “I had cooked rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  32. 32.Name the tense: “Yash will eat a mango.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  33. 33.Name the tense: “Farhan buys vegetables.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  34. 34.Name the tense: “You had drawn a picture.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  35. 35.Name the tense: “We had fed the dog.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  36. 36.Name the tense: “I am running in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  37. 37.Name the tense: “My sister will jog in the park.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  38. 38.Name the tense: “Tara told a story.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  39. 39.Name the tense: “Kavya is washing the dishes.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  40. 40.Name the tense: “They climb a tree.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous

Answer key

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

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