TENSES INTRODUCTION

What is tense introduction? Verbs are often used in a way that it indicates or denotes the time when an event occurred. These verbs that take up different forms to indicate the time of an action, event, or condition by changing their form are called TENSES. The TENSES give us the knowledge of the time of the happening of an event. We use tenses to define the time of the happening of an action. So, precisely, it gives us an idea of when a particular action takes place.

We will Learn more about tenses of verbs. Our lessons offer detailed explanations along with exercises to test your knowledge.

Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets. 1. You …………………. The old man to cross the road. (help) 2. Ravi ……………. English fluently. (speak) 3. Geeta ………… my problem. (understand) 4. Water ……………. In winter. (freeze) 5. His brothers …………….. down the trees. (cut) 6. The ship ………………….. in the ocean. (sink) 7. Suman ……………………. For more than ten hours. (sleep) 8. The moon ……………… round the earth. (revolve) 9. Salim ………………. To see his photograph. (want) 10. You always …………… lie. (tell)

Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets. 1. I ………………… a drama yesterday. (see) 2. They ……………….a new motorbike. (buy) 3. The guests …………………late. (arrive) 4. We ……………..all day. (travel) 5. Neelam ………….me your message. (give) 6. Arun ……………..hot and sticky. (feel) 7. Puja ……………..in the show. (play) 8. Marconi …………………the telephone. (invented) 9. You …………………..him yesterday evening. (meet) 10. A child suddenly …………………..across the road. (run)

Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense forms of verbs given in the brackets. 1. Rajni ………………….. a picture. (draw) 2. The postman ……………….the letters. (deliver) 3. The sun ……………… in the sky. (shine) 4. The peon ……………………the school bell. (ring) 5. I ……………….. my homework. (do)

Check Your Answers You help the old man to cross the road. Ravi speaks English fluently. (speak) Geeta understands my problem. (understand) Water freezes in winter. (freeze) His brothers cut down the trees. (cut) The ship sinks in the ocean. (sink) Suman sleeps For more than ten hours. (sleep) The moon revolves around the earth. (revolve) Salim wants to see his photograph. (want) You always tell lies. (tell)

Check Your Answers I saw a drama yesterday. (see) They bought a new motorbike. (buy) The guests arrived (arrive) We travelled all day. (travel) Neelam gave me your message. (give) Arun felt hot and sticky. (feel) Puja played in the show. (play) Marconi invented the telephone. (invented) You met him yesterday evening. (meet) A child suddenly ran across the road. (run)

Check Your Answers Rajni is drawing a picture. (draw) The postman is delivering the letters. (deliver) The sun is shining in the sky. (shine) The peon is ringing the school bell. (ring) I am doing my homework. (do)