Question

Identify the tense.

1) They searched far and wide.

2) I will rescue the child.

3) The children chased the dogs.

4) The sun will get hotter and hotter at the centre.

5) She recognized him at once.

6) I have been waiting for him since morning.

7) They have already left.

8) Iran has declared war on Israel.

a) The child was sleeping soundly.

10) They will have finished the job.
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Answer 1

Answer:

it was a huge elephant in the jungle so hunters came to hunt him

Answer 2

Answer:

The tenses in the following sentences are:-

1) They searched far and wide. Simple past tense.

2) I will rescue the child.  Simple Future tense.

3) The children chased the dogs. Simple past tense.

4) The sun will get hotter and hotter at the centre. Simple Future tense.

5) She recognized him at once. Simple past tense.

6) I have been waiting for him since morning. Present perfect continuous.

7) They have already left. Present perfect tense.

8) Iran has declared war on Israel. Present perfect tense.

9) The child was sleeping soundly. Past continuous tense.

10) They will have finished the job. Future perfect tense.

Explanation:

• Tense is a form of verb that shows when an action is taking place.
• In simple terms there are three tenses- present, past and future.
• There are multiple forms of these basic tenses- continuous, perfect, simple.
• When and action is taking place as the sentence is being said, it is present tense.
• When the action has already taken place,  it is past tense.
• When the action is anticipated in time, it is future tense.
• Present perfect tense used the past form of the verb along with "has" or "have".
• Continuous forms use the suffix -ing.