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TENSE PATTERNS – RULES
1. Present Tense
Use: To show something happening now, a habit, or a general truth.
Simple Present: Subject + base verb (add -s/-es for 3rd person singular)
Example: She writes letters.
Present Continuous: Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing
Example: She is writing a letter.
Present Perfect: Subject + has/have + past participle (V3)
Example: She has written three letters today.
Present Perfect Continuous: Subject + has/have been + verb-ing
Example: She has been writing letters for 2 hours.
2. Past Tense
Use: To show something that happened in the past.
Simple Past: Subject + past form of verb (V2)
Example: She wrote a letter yesterday.
Past Continuous: Subject + was/were + verb-ing
Example: She was writing a letter at 5 pm.
Past Perfect: Subject + had + past participle (V3)
Example: She had written the letter before he arrived.
Past Perfect Continuous: Subject + had been + verb-ing
Example: She had been writing for 2 hours before dinner.
3. Future Tense
Use: To show something that will happen in the future.
Simple Future: Subject + will + base verb
Example: She will write a letter tomorrow.
Future Continuous: Subject + will be + verb-ing
Example: She will be writing a letter at 5 pm tomorrow.
Future Perfect: Subject + will have + past participle (V3)
Example: She will have written the letter by 5 pm.
Future Perfect Continuous: Subject + will have been + verb-ing
Example: She will have been writing for 2 hours by 5 pm.
Quick Tips:
Simple tense → Routine, habits, general truths
Continuous tense → Ongoing action
Perfect tense → Completed action
Perfect Continuous → Action in progress for a certain time
TENSE PATTERNS – FILL IN THE BLANKS
Q1. I _______ (go) to school every day.
Ans: go
Q2. She _______ (read) a book now.
Ans: is reading
Q3. They _______ (play) cricket yesterday.
Ans: played
Q4. He _______ (write) a letter at this moment.
Ans: is writing
Q5. We _______ (eat) dinner at 7 pm yesterday.
Ans: ate
Q6. The sun _______ (rise) in the east.
Ans: rises
Q7. I _______ (not/see) him since Monday.
Ans: have not seen
Q8. She _______ (finish) her homework before dinner yesterday.
Ans: had finished
Q9. They _______ (visit) Paris last year.
Ans: visited
Q10. I _______ (learn) English for 2 years.
Ans: have been learning
Q11. He _______ (sleep) when I called him.
Ans: was sleeping
Q12. We _______ (go) to the market tomorrow.
Ans: will go
Q13. The train _______ (leave) at 6 am every day.
Ans: leaves
Q14. She _______ (study) in the library now.
Ans: is studying
Q15. I _______ (not/finish) my homework yet.
Ans: have not finished
Q16. They _______ (play) football for two hours yesterday.
Ans: had been playing
Q17. He _______ (buy) a new car last month.
Ans: bought
Q18. We _______ (wait) for him for 30 minutes now.
Ans: have been waiting
Q19. I _______ (meet) him tomorrow.
Ans: will meet
Q20. The children _______ (sleep) when the guests arrived.
Ans: were sleeping
Q21. She always _______ (help) her mother.
Ans: helps
Q22. He _______ (not/go) to school yesterday.
Ans: did not go
Q23. We _______ (travel) to London next month.
Ans: will travel
Q24. I _______ (write) a letter at this moment.
Ans: am writing
Q25. They _______ (play) chess since morning.
Ans: have been playing
Q26. He _______ (not/come) to the party last week.
Ans: did not come
Q27. She _______ (watch) TV now.
Ans: is watching
Q28. I _______ (read) this book many times before.
Ans: have read
Q29. We _______ (live) here since 2010.
Ans: have been living
Q30. The train _______ (arrive) at 9 pm yesterday.
Ans: arrived
Q31. He _______ (work) in this company for 5 years.
Ans: has been working
Q32. She _______ (not/see) him yesterday.
Ans: did not see
Q33. I _______ (help) her when she fell.
Ans: helped
Q34. They _______ (study) English now.
Ans: are studying
Q35. He _______ (not/eat) breakfast today.
Ans: has not eaten
Q36. We _______ (play) for two hours when it started raining.
Ans: had been playing
Q37. She _______ (finish) her project last week.
Ans: finished
Q38. I _______ (write) emails since morning.
Ans: have been writing
Q39. They _______ (go) to school every day.
Ans: go
Q40. He _______ (not/listen) to the teacher yesterday.
Ans: did not listen
Q41. I _______ (cook) dinner now.
Ans: am cooking
Q42. We _______ (not/meet) him yet.
Ans: have not met
Q43. She _______ (read) when I entered the room.
Ans: was reading
Q44. I _______ (see) this movie last year.
Ans: saw
Q45. They _______ (plan) a trip next week.
Ans: will plan
Q46. He _______ (wait) for 2 hours before she came.
Ans: had been waiting
Q47. I _______ (not/finish) my work yesterday.
Ans: did not finish
Q48. We _______ (visit) them tomorrow.
Ans: will visit
Q49. She _______ (write) letters every day.
Ans: writes
Q50. They _______ (study) English since morning.
Ans: have been studying
