Question

Many of you have guessed the answer. (Identify the correct tense of given sentence) *

Past perfect tense

Present perfect tense

Present continuous tense

Simple present tense.

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Answer 1

The correct tense of the given sentence is present perfect tense.

• In the given sentence, there are some important key points which we need to observe, in order to find out the tense of the given sentence.
• The auxiliary verb of the given sentence is "have" and we all know that "have" is used for present tense.
• And, the main verb (guess) is in it's past participle form.
• So, the combination of "have" auxiliary verb and past participle form of the main verb, makes the present perfect tense of the given sentence.

Answer 2

Many of you have guessed the answer.

The given tense is Present perfect tense.

The structure of the Present perfect tense:

Subject + have/has + 3rd form of Main verb + object.

Many of you / have / guessed / the answer.

Many of you = Subject

Have = auxiliary verb

Guessed = 3rd form of the Main verb

The answer = Object.

• The word which performs the action of the given verb is the subject

• "have" is the "Present Tense" word that is used along with the pronouns such as I, You, We, They, and plural nouns.

• "Guessed" is the 3rd form of the verb "guess". It is also known as a past participle. Generally, it ends with "-ed".

• The word which affected by the verb is the object.