Tenses
English Language
Tenses starts at 3 and continues till grade 10.
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Explain the use of the future perfect tense with an example.
Explain the use of the past perfect continuous tense with an example.
Explain the use of the present perfect continuous tense with an example.
Identify the tense used in the following sentence: 'They had finished their homework before dinner.'
Choose the correct form: They ______ (play) football at 5 pm yesterday.
(1) play
(2) played
(3) were playing
(4) have played
Choose the correct option: He ______ (write) a letter when the lights went out.
(1) writes
(2) was writing
(3) wrote
(4) is writing
Choose the correct option: I ______ (study) when you called me.
(1) study
(2) was studying
(3) studied
(4) am studying
Choose the correct option: She ______ (cook) dinner when I arrived.
(1) cooks
(2) was cooking
(3) cooked
(4) is cooking
Choose the correct form of the verb: The train ______ (leave) at 6:00 am every day.
(1) leaves
(2) left
(3) is leaving
(4) will leave
Choose the correct form: He ______ (not/come) to school yesterday.
(1) does not come
(2) did not come
(3) has not come
(4) will not come
Choose the correct form: I ______ (not/finish) my lunch yet.
(1) did not finish
(2) have not finished
(3) am not finishing
(4) will not finish
Choose the correct form: She ______ (not/visit) us next week.
(1) does not visit
(2) did not visit
(3) will not visit
(4) has not visited
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: He ______ (play) football every Sunday.
Fill in the blank: By the end of this year, she ______ (complete) her course.
Fill in the blank: By the time you arrive, we ______ (leave).
Fill in the blank: I ______ (finish) my homework before you called.
True or False: The future simple tense is formed by using 'will' or 'shall' with the base form of the verb.
True or False: The sentence 'He had been sleeping for two hours when the alarm rang' is in the past perfect continuous tense.
True or False: The sentence 'He is going to school tomorrow' is in the future continuous tense.
True or False: The sentence 'I am eating breakfast' is in the present continuous tense.
