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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 68 · 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: “They have cooked rice.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  2. 2.Name the tense: “The children have spoken Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  3. 3.Name the tense: “The students wrote a letter.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  4. 4.Name the tense: “We made tea.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  5. 5.Name the tense: “Dev plants a tree.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  6. 6.Name the tense: “Farhan has carried the bag.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  7. 7.Name the tense: “Manav is telling a story.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  8. 8.Name the tense: “Dev has clapped for the team.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  9. 9.Name the tense: “I was planting a tree.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  10. 10.Name the tense: “We cleaned the room.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) present perfect
  11. 11.Name the tense: “Ira will swim in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  12. 12.Name the tense: “They will cook rice.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) simple past
  13. 13.Name the tense: “Arjun will speak Hindi.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) present perfect
  14. 14.Name the tense: “Saanvi will help Grandma.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  15. 15.Name the tense: “You sing a song.” (a) simple future (b) present continuous (c) simple past (d) simple present
  16. 16.Name the tense: “Dev has sung a song.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  17. 17.Name the tense: “You are carrying the bag.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  18. 18.Name the tense: “They are playing cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) simple past
  19. 19.Name the tense: “She threw the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  20. 20.Name the tense: “My brother was jogging in the park.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  21. 21.Name the tense: “I am swimming in the pool.” (a) simple future (b) past continuous (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  22. 22.Name the tense: “He rides a bicycle.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  23. 23.Name the tense: “My cousins have played cricket.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple future (d) past continuous
  24. 24.Name the tense: “Nisha wore a cap.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple past (d) simple future
  25. 25.Name the tense: “Aarav is taking the train.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  26. 26.Name the tense: “I had played cricket.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  27. 27.Name the tense: “They had drunk milk.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) simple future
  28. 28.Name the tense: “He will study science.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) simple present (d) past perfect
  29. 29.Name the tense: “My cousins were building a sandcastle.” (a) present continuous (b) simple past (c) past perfect (d) past continuous
  30. 30.Name the tense: “My sister was feeding the dog.” (a) simple past (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) present continuous
  31. 31.Name the tense: “He has clapped for the team.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  32. 32.Name the tense: “Kavya is drinking milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  33. 33.Name the tense: “You have told a story.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  34. 34.Name the tense: “He has cooked rice.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  35. 35.Name the tense: “My brother had sung a song.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) past perfect
  36. 36.Name the tense: “She has carried the bag.” (a) simple present (b) past perfect (c) simple past (d) present perfect
  37. 37.Name the tense: “He had cleaned the room.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past continuous
  38. 38.Name the tense: “I washed the dishes.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  39. 39.Name the tense: “My brother will wear a cap.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) present continuous
  40. 40.Name the tense: “Ananya is playing cricket.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous

Answer key

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

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