Question

Identify the tense in the given sentences:
1. They have already left. ( )
2. I am working on my computer. ( )
3. Who told you this? ( )
4. I will not tolerate this. ( )
5. She has been working here for ten years. ( )
6. I have lived in Mumbai for twelve years. ( )
7. I didn’t see him yesterday. ( )
8. Do you know his name? ( )
9. They had arrived. ( )
10. I will have completed this work by Monday. ( )
11. I had been working since morning. ( )
12. She was sleeping. ( )

Answer 1

Present perfect

Present continuous

Simple past

Simple future

Present perfect continuous

Present perfect

Simple past

Simple present

Past Perfect

Future Perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous

Past continuous

Answer 2

The tense in the given sentences are as follows -

• They have already left.
• Subject + have + V3 + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates present perfect tense.

• I am working on my computer.
• Subject + am + Verb-ing + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates present continuous tense.

• Who told you this?
• This sentence suggests simple past tense (interrogative sentence).

• I will not tolerate this.
• Subject + will + V1+ ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates simple future tense.

• She has been working here for ten years.
• Subject + has been+ verb-ing + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates present perfect continuous tense.

• I have lived in Mumbai for twelve years.
• Subject + have + V3 + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates present perfect tense.

• I didn't see him yesterday.
• Subject + didn't + V1 + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates simple past tense. (negative sentence)

• Do you know his name?
• This sentence suggests simple present tense. (interrogative sentence)

• They had arrived.
• Subject + had + V3 + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates past perfect tense.

• I will have completed this work by Monday.
• Subject + will + have + V3 + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates future perfect tense.

• I had been working since morning.
• Subject + had been + verb-ing + ...
• The above mentioned pattern indicates past perfect continuous tense.

• She was sleeping.
• Subject + was + verb-ing
• The above mentioned pattern indicates past continuous tense.