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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 66 · 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: “Nisha is studying science.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  2. 2.Name the tense: “Farhan has sung a song.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  3. 3.Name the tense: “My brother is clapping for the team.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  4. 4.Name the tense: “You will take the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  5. 5.Name the tense: “Omkar has bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  6. 6.Name the tense: “We will tell a story.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  7. 7.Name the tense: “She baked a cake.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  8. 8.Name the tense: “She sang a song.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  9. 9.Name the tense: “They are buying vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  10. 10.Name the tense: “We cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  11. 11.Name the tense: “Sneha is throwing the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past perfect
  12. 12.Name the tense: “Isha is playing cricket.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  13. 13.Name the tense: “We had cleaned the room.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) past perfect
  14. 14.Name the tense: “She has bought vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  15. 15.Name the tense: “He will buy vegetables.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  16. 16.Name the tense: “You were going to school.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  17. 17.Name the tense: “My cousins cook rice.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
  18. 18.Name the tense: “We planted a tree.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
  19. 19.Name the tense: “I will cook rice.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  20. 20.Name the tense: “My sister was building a sandcastle.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  21. 21.Name the tense: “The children have made tea.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  22. 22.Name the tense: “My cousins had fed the dog.” (a) present perfect (b) past continuous (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  23. 23.Name the tense: “Yash helps Grandma.” (a) past perfect (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  24. 24.Name the tense: “Riya is buying vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  25. 25.Name the tense: “They had drunk milk.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  26. 26.Name the tense: “You planted a tree.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past perfect
  27. 27.Name the tense: “Kavya bakes a cake.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  28. 28.Name the tense: “He is playing cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple present
  29. 29.Name the tense: “Zoya will write a letter.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  30. 30.Name the tense: “My friends have drawn a picture.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  31. 31.Name the tense: “We make tea.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  32. 32.Name the tense: “My brother is making tea.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  33. 33.Name the tense: “She is washing the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  34. 34.Name the tense: “Yash was riding a bicycle.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  35. 35.Name the tense: “I have run in the park.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  36. 36.Name the tense: “She is taking the train.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  37. 37.Name the tense: “My brother cooks rice.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  38. 38.Name the tense: “You had watched a cartoon.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  39. 39.Name the tense: “My brother sends a message.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) present continuous
  40. 40.Name the tense: “He had spoken Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple future

Answer key

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

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