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Present Tense Quiz 1

February 26th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable present tense forms.

1.    They ————————- for Sydney tomorrow.

a)    Are leave
b)    Are leaving
c)    Leaving
d)    Have left

2.    She ———————— the present.

a)    Received
b)    Has received
c)    Has receiving
d)    Will receive

3.    I ———————— about his sincerity.

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Tenses Exercise

February 19th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Point out the verbs in the following sentences and name their tenses.

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Tenses Quiz

February 19th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms

1.    The teacher told us that honest ——————— the best policy.

a)    Is
b)    Was
c)    Has
d)    Have

2.    I have ——————– the work.

a)    Finishing
b)    Finish
c)    Finished
d)    Been finished

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Sequence of Tenses Quiz I

December 21st, 2009 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.

1.    The teacher asked the boys if they ——————– the sums.

a)    Solved
b)    Had solved
c)    Solve
d)    Have solved

2.    Although they ———————, they did not lose heart.

a)    Defeated
b)    Were defeated
c)    Had defeated
d)    Have defeated

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Sequence of Tenses

December 21st, 2009 in ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English

The tense of a verb in the subordinate clause changes in accordance with the tense of the verb in the main clause.

The basic rules are as follows:

Rule 1

If the verb in the principal clause is in the present or the future tense, the verb in the subordinate clause may be in any tense, depending upon the sense to be expressed.

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Correct Use of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense

November 23rd, 2009 in Common Mistakes, ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English

The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past, has continued up to the present and is still continuing.
Structure: Subject + has/have + been + -ing form of the verb + object/complement/adverbials etc.

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Correct Use of the Present Perfect Tense – Part II

November 22nd, 2009 in ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English

Common Errors with the Present present tense

‘Where is Alice?’ ‘She has been to the market.’ (Wrong)
She has gone to the market. (Right)

Explanation

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Correct Use of the Present Perfect Tense – Part I

November 22nd, 2009 in ESL, English Grammar, English Learning, Improve English

The present perfect tense is used to represent an action which has been completed within a period of time that extends up to the present. The present perfect tense can also be used to talk about actions which cannot be attributed to a definite point of time.

When the verb is transitive

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Tenses Exercise III

November 8th, 2009 in English Quiz

1.    My brother has ——————– his work.

a)    Complete
b)    Completed
c)    Completing
d)    Been completed

2.    Somebody ———————— my pen yesterday.

a)    Stole
b)    Had stolen
c)    Has stolen
d)    Would steal

3.    ——————— not throw stones at the dog.

a)    Does
b)    Has
c)    Had
d)    Do

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Tenses Exercise II

November 3rd, 2009 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb

1.    I ———————- the examination last year.

a)    Take
b)    Took
c)    Had taken
d)    Have taken

2.    It ——————-  two —————— a quarrel.

a)    Take, make
b)    Takes, to make
c)    Took, to make
d)    Took, made