Identify the tense of the underlined verbs in these sentences.
a. We have known our neighbours for a long time.
b. Nandita has been taking driving lessons regularly.
c. Grandma was watching her favourite programme on television.
d. Three days from now, my mother will be sitting in her new office.
e. My children prefer to play outdoor games.
f. Do you think the contractor will have completed painting of this house by next week?
g. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, along with two others, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
h. Somdev Devraman has been working hard on his game.
i. The school will renovate its auditorium next year.
j. The boys and their father had prepared last nights dinner.
Answers
b.present continuous
c.past continuous
d.future continuous
e.simple present
f.future perfect
g.present perfect
h.present continuous
I.simple future
j.past perfect
a. We have known our neighbours for a long time:- Present Perfect Tense
b. Nandita has been taking driving lessons regularly:- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
c. Grandma was watching her favourite programme on television:- Past Continuous Tense
d. Three days from now, my mother will be sitting in her new office:- Future Continuous Tense
e. My children prefer to play outdoor games:- Simple Present Tense
f. Do you think the contractor will have completed painting of this house by next week?:- Future Perfect Tense
g. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, along with two others, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry:- Present Perfect Tense
h. Somdev Devraman has been working hard on his game:- Present Perfect Continuous
i. The school will renovate its auditorium next year:- Simple Future Tense
j. The boys and their father had prepared last nights dinner:- Past Perfect Tense
1. The Past Tense:- As the name implies, the 'past tense' version of a verb can be used to speak about or portray an event or action that occurred in the past. One thing to bear in mind is that, when employed in the past tense, a number of verbs do not follow the common norm of adding 'ed' to the end of the verb to make the past tense.
- Simple Past Tense - used to describe an activity or incident that occurred in the past.
- Past Continuous Tense – used to show a former action or event that was still going on.
- Past Perfect Tense – used to describe an occurrence or action that occurred before another event or activity that occurred in the past.
- Past Perfect Continuous Tense – used to describe an action or incident that occurred in the past until it was followed by another action or occurrence in the past.
2. The Present Tense:- The present tense refers to an activity or event that occurs or is occurring right now. It indicates the subject's current action or current state of being in the given setting.
- Simple Present Tense – used to describe a present action or a recurring occurrence
- Present Continuous Tense – used to indicate that something is still happening right now.
- Present Perfect Tense – used to express an action that is vague but nonetheless has an effect on the sentence's topic or object.
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense – used to describe an action that start.
3. The Future Tense:- Any verb's 'future tense' form refers to the conjugation of the verb to express an activity that will occur in the future or that will continue in the future. Look up future tense definitions in a dictionary to get a better understanding of the tense.
- Simple Future Tense – used to indicate an action that will take place in the future
- Future Continuous Tense – used to signify that something will happen in the future.
- Future Perfect Tense – used to symbolise a present-tense activity that will take place in the future.
- Future Perfect Continuous Tense – used to represent an action that is currently taking place and will end at some time in the future
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