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English grammar lesson 19: Identify the tense · Set 93 · 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: “Meera will eat a mango.” (a) present continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  2. 2.Name the tense: “She swims in the pool.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  3. 3.Name the tense: “We are drinking milk.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) simple present (d) present perfect
  4. 4.Name the tense: “They have sung a song.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  5. 5.Name the tense: “I will help Grandma.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) past continuous (d) simple future
  6. 6.Name the tense: “My sister washes the dishes.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  7. 7.Name the tense: “I had cleaned the room.” (a) simple present (b) past continuous (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  8. 8.Name the tense: “They had swum in the pool.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) simple past
  9. 9.Name the tense: “They have flown a kite.” (a) present perfect (b) present continuous (c) simple future (d) simple present
  10. 10.Name the tense: “My parents are speaking Hindi.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple present
  11. 11.Name the tense: “Omkar had helped Grandma.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) past perfect (d) simple past
  12. 12.Name the tense: “He will help Grandma.” (a) simple past (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  13. 13.Name the tense: “You are carrying the bag.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) present perfect (d) present continuous
  14. 14.Name the tense: “My friends are telling a story.” (a) present continuous (b) past continuous (c) simple present (d) simple future
  15. 15.Name the tense: “I have eaten a mango.” (a) simple past (b) present continuous (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  16. 16.Name the tense: “They cooked rice.” (a) simple present (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple past
  17. 17.Name the tense: “I am studying science.” (a) past perfect (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  18. 18.Name the tense: “You were going to school.” (a) simple present (b) simple past (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  19. 19.Name the tense: “My brother studies science.” (a) simple past (b) past perfect (c) simple future (d) simple present
  20. 20.Name the tense: “The students were buying vegetables.” (a) present perfect (b) past perfect (c) simple present (d) past continuous
  21. 21.Name the tense: “Kavya had spoken Hindi.” (a) present continuous (b) simple present (c) present perfect (d) past perfect
  22. 22.Name the tense: “You buy vegetables.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) past continuous (d) simple present
  23. 23.Name the tense: “She threw the ball.” (a) past continuous (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) present continuous
  24. 24.Name the tense: “Kavya was singing a song.” (a) past continuous (b) present continuous (c) present perfect (d) simple present
  25. 25.Name the tense: “They are throwing the ball.” (a) past perfect (b) present perfect (c) simple future (d) present continuous
  26. 26.Name the tense: “You are telling a story.” (a) present perfect (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  27. 27.Name the tense: “She was cooking rice.” (a) present perfect (b) simple present (c) simple past (d) past continuous
  28. 28.Name the tense: “You had baked a cake.” (a) simple past (b) present perfect (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  29. 29.Name the tense: “I was drinking milk.” (a) simple present (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  30. 30.Name the tense: “We had caught the ball.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) past perfect (d) simple future
  31. 31.Name the tense: “I write a letter.” (a) simple present (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple future
  32. 32.Name the tense: “The students will speak Hindi.” (a) past continuous (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  33. 33.Name the tense: “You have played cricket.” (a) past continuous (b) past perfect (c) present perfect (d) simple future
  34. 34.Name the tense: “She plays cricket.” (a) simple past (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  35. 35.Name the tense: “My sister has made tea.” (a) past continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future
  36. 36.Name the tense: “They brought lunch.” (a) simple future (b) simple past (c) present continuous (d) present perfect
  37. 37.Name the tense: “I am jogging in the park.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) present continuous (d) past continuous
  38. 38.Name the tense: “You are throwing the ball.” (a) simple future (b) present perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple past
  39. 39.Name the tense: “I will catch the ball.” (a) simple future (b) simple present (c) past continuous (d) present perfect
  40. 40.Name the tense: “He has swum in the pool.” (a) present continuous (b) present perfect (c) simple present (d) simple future

Answer key

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

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