Present Tense Exercises with Answers: Read these 15 sentences carefully and identify the tense name from the given options.
Let’s start!
1. Do we take a bath daily?
Correct!
Wrong!
Base form
2. They have razed house to the ground.
Correct!
Wrong!
have + part participle
3. She has been going to college for two years.
Correct!
Wrong!
has been + base form (-ing) + time reference
4. The boss has sent him on a foreign tour.
Correct!
Wrong!
has + past participle
5. The birds are flying in the air.
Correct!
Wrong!
are + base form (-ing)
6. Tom always spends his holidays at beach.
Correct!
Wrong!
base form+(s)
7. He is combing his hair.
Correct!
Wrong!
Is + base form(-ing)
8. Nimra has planted roses in her garden.
Correct!
Wrong!
has + past participle
9. The salesman has been collecting the orders for one hour.
Correct!
Wrong!
has been +base form(-ing) + time reference
10. The laborer is pushing the carriage.
Correct!
Wrong!
is + base form(-ing)
11. He visits health resort places during summer vacations.
Correct!
Wrong!
base form +(s)
12. The successful students have received their prizes.
Correct!
Wrong!
have + past participle
13. Is he not listening to you attentively?
Correct!
Wrong!
is + base form (-ing) + ?
14. I have ironed my clothes.
Correct!
Wrong!
have + past participle
15. She has been writing poems for one week.
Correct!
Wrong!
has been + base form (-ing) + time reference
Answers
- Do we take a bath daily? (Simple Present)
- They have razed the house to the ground. (Present Perfect)
- She has been going to college for two years. (Present Perfect Progressive)
- The boss has sent him on a foreign tour. (Present Perfect)
- The birds are flying in the air. (Present Progressive)
- Tom always spends his holidays at the beach. (Simple Present)
- He is combing his hair. (Present Progressive)
- Nimra has planted roses in her garden. (Present Perfect)
- The salesman has been collecting the orders for one hour. (Present Perfect Progressive)
- The laborer is pushing the carriage. (Present Progressive)
- He visits health resort places during summer vacations. (Simple Present)
- The successful students have received their prizes. (Present Perfect)
- Is he not listening to you attentively? (Present Progressive)
- I have ironed my clothes. (Present Perfect)
- She has been writing poems for one week. (Present Perfect Progressive)
