Question

Find the nature of tense


It is many years since I came here

I have been reading since morning

He will be reading late every night next month.

He reads a book.


He was always ringing me up


I had been reading when he came .

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Answer 1

❶ It is many years since I came here

_____Tense - Simple past tense

Structure - $\sf{S+V_2+O}$

❷ I have been reading since morning

______Tense - Present perfect continues tense.

Structure - $\sf {S + (have/has) been + (V_1+ing)+O+since/for}$

❸ He will be reading late every night next month.

______Tense - Future continues tense.

Structure - $\sf{ S + will\:be/shall\:be + (V_1+ing)+O}$

❹ He reads a book.

______Tense - Simple present tense.

Structure - $\sf {S+(V_1+s/es)+O}$

❺ He was always ringing me up

______Tense - Past continues tense.

Structure - $\sf {S + was/were + (V_1+ing)+O}$

❻ I had been reading when he came .

_______Tense - Past Perfect continues tense.

Structure - $\sf {S + had\:been + (V_1+ing)+O + Since/for}$

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