Tenses Worksheet

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 tenses.

Identify the tenses in the following sentences and change them as given in the bracket.

  1. She plays any musical instrument very well.(simple future tense)
  2. I ate bread and eggs for breakfast.(present continuous tense)
  3. My mother never scolds me for getting low marks.(simple past tense)
  4. My brother will love to play outdoor games.(simple present tense)
  5. That chemist was selling expired medicines.(simple present tense)
  6. A rolling stone gathers no moss.(simple future tense)
  7. I had bought this car last month.(simple past tense)
  8. They are going to the temple.(future continuous tense)
  9. I shall leave for Pune tomorrow.(present continuous tense)
  10. It will definitely rain soon.(simple present tense)
  11. The dog is looking sick.(past perfect tense)
  12. My mother had baked cake for me.(future perfect tense)
  13. They will have decorated the hall with balloons.(past perfect tense)
  14. I had celebrated my birthday with a grand party.(simple future tense)
  15. Navya has decided to join the army.(simple past tense)

Solutions

1. She plays any musical instrument very well.(simple future tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple present tense.

Simple future tense-

She will play any musical instrument very well.


2. I ate bread and eggs for breakfast.(present continuous tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple past tense.

Present continuous tense-

I am eating bread and eggs for breakfast.


3. My mother never scolds me for getting low marks.(simple past tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple present tense.

Simple past tense-

My mother never scolded me for getting low marks.


4. My brother will love to play outdoor games.(simple present tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple future tense.

Simple present tense-

My brother loves to play outdoor games.


5. That chemist was selling expired medicines.(simple present tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in past continuous tense.

Simple present tense-

That chemist sells expired medicines.


6. A rolling stone gathers no moss.(simple future tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple present tense.

Simple future tense-

The rolling stone will gather no moss.


7. I had bought this car last month.(simple past tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in past perfect tense.

Simple past tense-

I bought this car last month.


8. They are going to the temple.(future continuous tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in present continuous tense.

Future continuous tense-

They will be going to the temple.


9. I shall leave for Pune tomorrow.(present continuous tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple future tense.

Present continuous tense-

I am leaving for Pune tomorrow.


10. It will definitely rain soon.(simple present tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in simple future tense.

Simple present tense-

It definitely rains soon.

11. The dog is looking sick.(past perfect tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in present continuous tense.

Past perfect tense-

The dog had looked sick.


12. My mother had baked a cake for me.(future perfect tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in past perfect tense

Future perfect tense-

My mother will have baked a cake for me.


13. They will have decorated the hall with balloons.(past perfect tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in future perfect tense.

Past perfect tense-

They had decorated the hall with balloons.


14. I had celebrated my birthday with a grand party.(simple future tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in past perfect tense.

Simple future tense-

I shall celebrate my birthday with grand party.


15. Navya has decided to join the army.(simple past tense)

Ans.

The given sentence is in Present perfect tense.

Simple past tense-

Navya decided to join the army.


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