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Identify The Tense

April 10th, 2021 in English Quiz

Identify the tense used in the following sentences.

1. I saw him there yesterday.

2. She is working on a new project.

3. It has started raining again.

4. Shouting loudly, he demanded admission.

5. You are my best friend.

6. What did you do then?

7. You have never helped me with anything.

8. I don’t know the answer.

9. What are you doing there?

10. What were you doing at 10.30 yesterday evening?

11. She will be here soon.

12. They will have already left.

13. I have been working since morning.

14. It had been raining.

15. She had already left.

16. I want to be a writer.

Answers

1. I saw him there yesterday. (Simple past tense)

2. She is working on a new project. (Present continuous tense)

3. It has started raining again. (Present perfect tense)

4. Shouting loudly, he demanded admission. (Simple past)

5. You are my best friend. (Simple present)

6. What did you do then? (Simple past)

7. You have never helped me with anything. (Present perfect)

8. I don’t know the answer. (Simple present)

9. What are you doing there? (Present continuous tense)

10. What were you doing at 10.30 yesterday evening? (Past continuous tense)

11. She will be here soon. (Simple future)

12. They will have already left. (Future perfect)

13. I have been working since morning. (Present perfect continuous)

14. It had been raining. (Past perfect continuous)

15. She had already left. (Past perfect)

16. I want to be a writer. (Simple present)