Tenses Exercise

Underline the verbs in the following sentences and identity the tense form.

Identity the tense form used in the following sentences.

1. The birds were singing sweetly.

2. I haven’t met him in a long time.

3. She stopped me from entering her room.

4. I want to be a space scientist.

5. I am reading an interesting novel.

6. I hadn’t heard anything from them.

7. I will be thinking of you.

8. They will have left.

9. He will definitely come.

10. She wanted to win the first prize.

11. Somebody has let the cat in.

12. Get the cat off the piano.

13. It has been raining for hours.

Answers

1. The birds were singing sweetly. (Past continuous tense)

2. I haven’t met him in a long time. (Present perfect tense)

3. She stopped me from entering her room. (Simple past tense)

4. I want to be a space scientist. (Simple present tense)

5. I am reading an interesting novel. (Present continuous tense)

6. I hadn’t heard anything from them. (Present perfect tense)

7. I will be thinking of you. (Future continuous tense)

8. They will have left. (Future perfect tense)

9. He will definitely come. (Simple future tense)

10. She wanted to win the first prize. (Simple past tense)

11. Somebody has let the cat in. (Present perfect tense)

12. Get the cat off the piano. (Simple present tense)

13. It has been raining for hours. (Present perfect continuous tense)