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Tense identification worksheet

October 30th, 2016 in Improve English

Read the following sentences and identify the tenses used in them.

1. My sister lives in Mumbai.

2. The girl was carrying a basket full of flowers on her head.

3. The boys are playing cricket.

4. I had a strange dream yesterday.

5. My father drinks coffee in the morning.

6. I will meet you at the library.

7. Once a week, he washes his car.

8. Rahul enjoys clay modeling.

9. The boy helped the man cross the road.

10. He has lived all his life in Mumbai.

11. We will not tolerate this injustice.

12. I had seen him there.

13. He has been working on that project for six months.

14. They will have finished the project by Monday.

Answers

1. My sister lives in Mumbai. (Simple present tense)

2. The girl was carrying a basket full of flowers on her head. (Past continuous tense)

3. The boys are playing cricket. (Present continuous tense)

4. I had a strange dream yesterday. (Simple past tense)

5. My father drinks coffee in the morning. (Simple present tense)

6. I will meet you at the library. (Simple future tense)

7. Once a week, he washes his car. (Simple present tense)

8. Rahul enjoys clay modeling. (Simple present tense)

9. The boy helped the man cross the road. (Simple past tense)

10. He has lived all his life in Mumbai. (Present perfect tense)

11. We will not tolerate this injustice. (Simple future tense)

12. I had seen him there. (Past perfect tense)

13. He has been working on that project for six months. (Present perfect continuous tense)

14. They will have finished the project by Monday. (Future perfect tense)