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Tenses in English

Tenses in English play a crucial role in expressing time and action within communication. They are divided into three main categories: past, present, and future, with each of these categories further subdivided into aspects such as simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive), and perfect continuous. This structure allows for a precise and nuanced expression of time in language.

Exercise 1: Identifying Tenses

Choose the correct tense for the sentences given below.

1. She (eats/eat/is eating) her lunch right now.
2. I (have finished/will finish/finish) my homework by 8 PM tonight.
3. They (played/are playing/will play) baseball every Saturday.
4. We (go/went/are going) to the museum last Sunday.
5. The sun (rises/rose/is rising) in the east.

Exercise 2: Converting Sentences

Rewrite the following sentences into the past perfect tense.

1. She can finish the project on time.
2. They buy a new house.
3. He meets his friends at the café.
4. You send the email to the wrong address.
5. We plan a surprise party for her.

Exercise 3: Combining Sentences Using Tenses

Combine the two sentences using the correct tense to show the relationship between the actions.

1. The rain began. I reached home.
2. He starts cooking. The guests arrive.
3. She leaves for Paris. She learns French.
4. I finish my meal. I realize it’s vegetarian.
5. The movie starts. He remembers the tickets.

Answers:

Exercise 1:

1. is eating
2. will finish
3. play
4. went
5. rises

Exercise 2:

1. She had been able to finish the project on time.
2. They had bought a new house.
3. He had met his friends at the café.
4. You had sent the email to the wrong address.
5. We had planned a surprise party for her.

Exercise 3:

1. By the time I reached home, the rain had begun.
2. He had started cooking by the time the guests arrived.
3. She had left for Paris before she learned French.
4. I had finished my meal when I realized it was vegetarian.
5. He remembered the tickets right as the movie started.

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#1. When you entered the room, I ————— a shower. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

had

am having

was having

will be having

Ans- Was having

We use the past continuous to talk about a past event that was going on for a period of time in the past.

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#2. If you had arrived late, you ———– the event. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

would have missed

have missed

will missed

had been missed

Ans- would have missed

We use the third conditional, when we are imagining a different past. We use if past perfect with modal verb have past participle.

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#3. He ———– the computer class yet. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

had not started

have not started

has not started

wiil have not started

Ans- has not started

We often use just, yet, still and already with the present perfect because they are related to the present moment.

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#4. When they land in Mumbai Port, they ————- non-stop for three months. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

wiil have been sailing

sailed

are sailing

wiil have sailed

Ans- wiil have been sailing

Future action which will continue in future for some time is shown by using future perfect continuous tense.

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#5. My family ———- in Pune for a year when I was a child. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

was living

lives

had been living

lived

Ans- lives

The simple past is used to show a completed action in the past. It is often used with a specific time e.g. one year ago, yesterday, when I was a child.

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#6. Most major cities …………………. significantly over the last 20 years. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

grew

will grow

will have grown

will grown

Ans- will have grown

We use the present perfect for something that started in the past and continues up until the present day.

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#7. Seema ———– onto the train because the station guard was blowing his whistle. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

hurries

has hurried

was hurrying

hurried

Ans- has hurried

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#8. This time next year they ———– in Chennai for 5 years. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

will have lived

will be living

will have been living

will live

Ans- will have been living

The future perfect continuous tense is used to indicate a certain duration of time up to a point in the future.

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#9. The perfume ———— dirty and definitely isn’t worth this price. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

is smelling

smell

smells

smelt

Ans- smells

Present fact can be shown using verb of simple present tense.

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#10. While I was singing a song, the phone ———–. (Choose the appropriate verb to show correct tense)

rings

rung

rang

was ringing

Ans- rang

We use the simple past to refer to shorter actions that happen in the middle of a longer action.

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