Question

*Use the correct form of tense of the verbs given in brackets
a)Sita usually (go) to school at 9-30 am
b )They (live) in Delhi for ten years.
c) When he entered my room 1 (sleep).
d) I shall not go out if it (rain).
e)Ramen (buy) a mobile yesterday. e е.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)Sita usually goes to school at 9:30 am.

b)They have been living in Delhi for ten years.

c)When he entered my room I was sleeping.

d)I shall not go out if it rains.

e)Ramen bought a mobile yesterday.

Answer 2

Answers:

a) Sita usually goes to school at 9-30 am.

Reason: We use simple present tense here because of the word 'usually'. Time expressions are like clues. Usually, often, rarely and sometimes are some adverbs of frequency used with simple present tense. To form simple present tense, we mostly add s/es to the root form of the verb.

b) They have been living in Delhi for ten years.

Reason: We've got a clue here, again! 'For ten years' is a time adverbial which describes for how long the verb has been progressing. Present perfect continuous tense best suits here, with the following structure:

• has/have been + (root form of the verb + ing)

'Have/had lived' and 'lived' are also applicable.

c) When he entered my room, I was sleeping.

Reason: There are two actions happening here: him entering the room and me sleeping. When one action that has been going on for long is intercepted by another, the continuous tense is used. As the first action of 'entering' was in past tense (entered), the past continuous tense was used. To form past continuous sentences, we use the following structure of the verb:

• Was/were + (root form of the verb + ing)

d) I shall not go out if it rains.

Reason: We use the simple present tense form of the verb in type 1 conditional sentences. This is because type 1 conditional has the following structure:

• If clause (will/shall + V₁) + main clause (V₁)

e) Ramen bought a mobile yesterday.

Reason: The sentence is a simple past statement, conveying someone bought a phone the day before - a time adverb again, applied in past tense. Therefore, 'bought' is used.