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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 5 · 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: “We will make tea.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  2. 2.Name the tense: “I clean the room.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  3. 3.Name the tense: “Aarav has worn a cap.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  4. 4.Name the tense: “He threw the ball.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  5. 5.Name the tense: “She was jogging in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  6. 6.Name the tense: “My brother claps for the team.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  7. 7.Name the tense: “I throw the ball.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  8. 8.Name the tense: “I was cleaning the room.” (a) past continuous (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  9. 9.Name the tense: “I was cooking rice.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  10. 10.Name the tense: “We were taking the train.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  11. 11.Name the tense: “She sings a song.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  12. 12.Name the tense: “Ira has ridden a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
  13. 13.Name the tense: “I will make tea.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  14. 14.Name the tense: “They will dance on the stage.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  15. 15.Name the tense: “Aisha baked a cake.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
  16. 16.Name the tense: “My cousins wrote a letter.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  17. 17.Name the tense: “Dev has planted a tree.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  18. 18.Name the tense: “My brother will swim in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  19. 19.Name the tense: “She was building a sandcastle.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  20. 20.Name the tense: “Zoya has drunk milk.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  21. 21.Name the tense: “He was dancing on the stage.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  22. 22.Name the tense: “We had eaten a mango.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
  23. 23.Name the tense: “I had caught the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  24. 24.Name the tense: “He brings lunch.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  25. 25.Name the tense: “My sister tells a story.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  26. 26.Name the tense: “We are buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  27. 27.Name the tense: “You have built a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  28. 28.Name the tense: “The children had made tea.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  29. 29.Name the tense: “Kunal made tea.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  30. 30.Name the tense: “She has run in the park.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  31. 31.Name the tense: “Ira climbs a tree.” (a) past perfect (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
  32. 32.Name the tense: “You rode a bicycle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) simple future
  33. 33.Name the tense: “I had brought lunch.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  34. 34.Name the tense: “My friends will wear a cap.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  35. 35.Name the tense: “Aarav was building a sandcastle.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  36. 36.Name the tense: “She was speaking Hindi.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  37. 37.Name the tense: “I am telling a story.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  38. 38.Name the tense: “Meera sings a song.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  39. 39.Name the tense: “He was jogging in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  40. 40.Name the tense: “We are studying science.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) present perfect

Answer key

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

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