Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses: Present, Past, and Future. Each main tense is divided into simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses.
|
Present |
Past |
Future |
|
|
Simple |
finish |
finished |
will finish |
|
Progressive |
am/is/are finishing |
was/were finishing |
will be finishing |
|
Perfect |
have/has finished |
had finished |
will have finished |
|
Perfect Progressive |
have/has been finishing |
had been finishing |
will have been finishing |

· I drink cola in my office.

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Let’s Revise
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.
1) I a song at the concert yesterday.
2) He a letter to his girlfriend tomorrow.
3) I to the library to borrow some books this weekend.
Q.1 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. I ______ green vegetables daily. |
| a) | wear |
| b) | eat |
| c) | show |
| d) | learn |
Q.2 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. My sister _______ the newspaper during lunchtime everyday. |
| a) | laughs |
| b) | eats |
| c) | cuts |
| d) | reads |
Q.3 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. Arvind _________ on his bicycle every morning during winters. |
| a) | cycles |
| b) | dries |
| c) | waters |
| d) | drops |
Q.4 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. Maya _________ in the pool everyday. |
| a) | jumps |
| b) | prays |
| c) | wears |
| d) | swims |
Q.5 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. Her mother _________ her Sanskrit. |
| a) | shows |
| b) | drowns |
| c) | teaches |
| d) | leaves |
Q.6 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. My friends always ________ Math problems during breaktime. |
| a) | eat |
| b) | solve |
| c) | ride |
| d) | laugh |
Q.7 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. The flower vase ________ the flowers. |
| a) | cuts |
| b) | eats |
| c) | splits |
| d) | holds |
Q.8 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. His parents _____ him a watch every year. |
| a) | pluck |
| b) | learn |
| c) | jump |
| d) | gift |
Q.9 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. Asha's train ________ at 6 A.M. |
| a) | leaves |
| b) | jumps |
| c) | runs |
| d) | walks |
Q.10 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct words, using simple present tense. Our neighbour's dog _______ at everyone. |
| a) | laughs |
| b) | eats |
| c) | barks |
| d) | shows |
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