Assignment - Tenses
I. Identify the verbs and the tenses in each of the following sentences:-
1. She plays the piano every evening.
2. They were running in the park yesterday.
3. I have already finished my homework.
4. He will have been studying for three hours by the time we arrive.
5. We are going to visit the museum tomorrow.
6. The train will be leaving in five minutes.
7. Sarah had been cooking dinner when the guests arrived.
8. The sun rises in the east.
9. She had lived in London before she moved to New York.
10. They have been playing soccer for two hours.
11. I will be waiting for you at the airport.
12. He is writing a book about his travels.
13. We had already eaten dinner when she called.
14. The movie starts at 8 p.m.
15. They will have finished the project by next week.
16. I have been working on this project all day.
17. She will be singing at the concert tonight.
18. He was reading a novel when the phone rang.
19. We have lived in this house for ten years.
20. They will have been waiting for an hour when the bus finally arrives.
21. I am going to the gym later.
22. She had been practicing the piano for years before she performed on
stage.
23. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
24. The students were studying for the exam all night.
25. He has just bought a new car.
26. We will have been working together for a decade next month.
27. They are planning a surprise party for her birthday.
28. I had saved enough money to travel around the world.
29. The concert starts in ten minutes.
30. She will be waiting for you at the restaurant.
II. Rewrite the following sentences, changing the sentences to the tense
specified in the brackets:-
1. She sings beautifully. (Simple Past)
2. I am eating my lunch right now. (Future Continuous)
3. They have already finished their assignments. (Past Perfect)
4. We will be traveling to Europe next summer. (Present Continuous)
5. He had been working on the project all day. (Present Perfect
Continuous)
6. She plays tennis every Saturday. (Future Simple)
7. I was studying for the exam when she called. (Future Continuous)
8. They will have completed the task by tomorrow. (Present Perfect)
9. We are going to have dinner at a fancy restaurant tonight. (Past
Simple)
10. He has been playing the guitar since he was a child. (Future Perfect
Continuous)
11. The train leaves at 9 a.m. (Past Simple)
12. I will have finished writing the report by 5 p.m. (Present Perfect
Continuous)
13. They were watching a movie when the power went out. (Present
Continuous)
14. She will be cooking dinner for us tonight. (Past Continuous)
15. We have lived in this city for ten years. (Future Simple)
16. He had been waiting for her for over an hour. (Present Perfect)
17. The concert started at 7 p.m. (Future Simple)
18. They will have been working on the project for a month by next week.
(Past Perfect Continuous)
19. I am meeting my friends for lunch tomorrow. (Present Continuous)
20. She had been writing a novel before she started painting. (Past
Continuous)
21. We visit our grandparents every summer. (Future Continuous)
22. He has just finished reading the book. (Present Perfect)
23. They will be having a party next weekend. (Past Simple)
24. I had been practicing the piano for years before I performed in public.
(Present Perfect Continuous)
25. The sun rises in the east every day. (Future Simple)
26. They were playing soccer in the park when it started raining. (Past
Continuous)
27. She will have saved enough money for her dream vacation by next
year. (Present Perfect)
28. We are starting a new project next month. (Future Continuous)
29. He has been studying for the exam all night. (Past Simple)
30. I will be waiting for you at the café. (Present Continuous)
