exercise on tenses

Identify The Type of Present Tense
Read the following sentences given below and identify the type of the present tense.

1. The flight takes off at 5:30 p.m.

2. Amy drinks coffee every morning.

3.Mira is reading Sherlock Holmes.

4.The team is playing quite well.

5.Samuel has just gone out.

6.I have known Riya for a long time.


7.I am worrying about the results.

6.The child has been watching television for hours.

7.They have been shopping for days.

8.Asif has eaten all the cookies.

9. They have finished all their chores.

10.It rains almost everyday in the rainy season.

11. His uncle is arriving today.

12. I have hurt my knee.

13.The workers have been building the tower for several months.



Do as directed

Change the following sentences into different forms of the present tense given in brackets.

1.The sun had been shining brightly since morning. (present perfect continuous tense)

2.Gopal has eaten all the butter. (present continuous tense)

3.The artist mixes the colour beautifully. (present continuous tense)

4.Jack is painting the wall. (present perfect continuous tense)

5.The ship sailed yesterday. (simple present tense)

6. We were watching TV all evening. (present continuous tense)

7.The headmaster wanted to speak to you. (simple present tense)

8.Ross ate all the chocolates. (simple present tense)

9.We were waiting for the lecture from 4:30 P.M. (present perfect continuous tense)

10. Joey just went out. (present perfect tense)

(Write the answers in your note book)

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