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Identify the Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 48 · 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: “Riya had gone to school.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  2. 2.Name the tense: “You fed the dog.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  3. 3.Name the tense: “My brother has sung a song.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
  4. 4.Name the tense: “They cook rice.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) simple future
  5. 5.Name the tense: “They have spoken Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  6. 6.Name the tense: “My parents have washed the dishes.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  7. 7.Name the tense: “My brother flies a kite.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  8. 8.Name the tense: “He studies science.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  9. 9.Name the tense: “They had washed the dishes.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  10. 10.Name the tense: “We are cooking rice.” (a) past perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  11. 11.Name the tense: “Nisha has brought lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  12. 12.Name the tense: “He had thrown the ball.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  13. 13.Name the tense: “She will buy vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
  14. 14.Name the tense: “She had sent a message.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  15. 15.Name the tense: “My cousins bake a cake.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  16. 16.Name the tense: “I am drawing a picture.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  17. 17.Name the tense: “We were planting a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  18. 18.Name the tense: “She will win the match.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  19. 19.Name the tense: “I have bought vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  20. 20.Name the tense: “You are playing cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  21. 21.Name the tense: “We will study science.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  22. 22.Name the tense: “We had sent a message.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  23. 23.Name the tense: “She is washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  24. 24.Name the tense: “They were washing the dishes.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  25. 25.Name the tense: “I was carrying the bag.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  26. 26.Name the tense: “You win the match.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  27. 27.Name the tense: “He writes a letter.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
  28. 28.Name the tense: “I feed the dog.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  29. 29.Name the tense: “My brother cleaned the room.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  30. 30.Name the tense: “He has bought vegetables.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  31. 31.Name the tense: “My cousins buy vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  32. 32.Name the tense: “We have fed the dog.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) simple present
  33. 33.Name the tense: “He had run in the park.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  34. 34.Name the tense: “He won the match.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  35. 35.Name the tense: “You played cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple past
  36. 36.Name the tense: “She is buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  37. 37.Name the tense: “She plays cricket.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) simple past
  38. 38.Name the tense: “I am helping Grandma.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  39. 39.Name the tense: “You were speaking Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  40. 40.Name the tense: “They win the match.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present

Answer key

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

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