why are you sitting on my cycle identify tense
Answers
TOPIC:- TENSES
Required answer:-
- Given sentence · Why are you sitting on my cycle?
- Tense of the sentence · Present progressive tense
Explanation:-
⠀⠀In the question, we have been asked to identify and state the tense of the sentence “Why are you sitting on my cycle?”. And we've answered it as Present progressive tense. How is it so? Since the given sentence is an interrogative sentence, first of all, let us pick out the auxiliary verb and main verb from the sentence.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Auxiliary verb: are
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Main verb: sit (sitting)
We can observe that the main verb is in the form of (verb + ing), which indicates it as a continuous tense. Since the auxiliary verb is "are", it is in present tense. As we have two kinds of continuous forms tense in present tense, we have to choose the correct one. The answer will be either present progressive tense or present perfect progressive tense. The structure of perfect progressive tense has the word "been" in it. But, in the sentence, we don't have it. So, it can't be perfect progressive tense. Therefore, we can conclude the answer by stating that the given sentence is in present progressive tense.