All Tenses and their signal

words
Present Tenses Uses Signal Words
Simple Present Tense To describe facts and Always,often,usually,
habits. seldom, rarely, every day,
daily, sometimes,
generally, never, normally.
Present Continuous An ongoing action in the Now, at the moment, this
Tense present or near future. week, next week(near
future), at present.
Present Perfect Tense Actions that you have just Since, for, already, yet,
completed. ever, lately, Just now,
before, so far.

Present Perfect A continuous action that Since, for, how long.

Continuous began in past but has now
finished usually very
recently).
 Practice Exercise
(Present)
Faisalabad board
❑ They___ tea every day.
a) drank b) drinks c) drink d) drunk
Ans: Drink
❑ The baby___ for milk now.
a) cries b) cry c) is crying d) cried
Ans: is crying
❑ They already ____their task.
a) do b) did c) have done d) has done
Ans: Have done
❑ You_____ since morning.
a) rest b) will rest c) rested d) have been resting
Ans: Have been resting
 Past Tenses Uses Signal Words
Simple Past Tense To describe facts and Yesterday, last, ago, the
habits. other day, all night.

Past Continuous Tense An ongoing action in the When, while, then.

past.

Past Perfect Tense Actions that you had Already, after, before,
completed in the past. would that, as if.

Past Perfect An action that began in Since, for, all day, whole
Continuous past. day.
 Practice Exercise
(Past)
Faisalabad board
❑ I ____ her in the plane yesterday.
a) meet b) met c) have met d) will meet
Ans: met
❑ I ___ a book when the bell rang.
a) reading b) was reading c) read d) will read
Ans: was reading
❑ They took their breakfast after they____ their hands.
a) wash b) had washed c) washed d) washing
Ans: had washed
❑ It _____the whole day.
a) rained b) rains c) had been raining d) raining
Ans: had been raining
 Future Tenses Uses Signal Words
Simple Future Tense To describe facts and Next, tomorrow, tonight, in
habits. a week, in a few days, in a
moment, until.
Future Continuous An ongoing action in the Till, then
Tense future.

Future Perfect Tense Actions that you assumed Before, by the time, by
have completed in the
future.

Future Perfect Something will continue up Since, for.

Continuous until a particular event or
time in the future.
 Practice Exercise
(Future)
Faisalabad
❑ She___ for London tomorrow.
board
a) left b) had left c) will leave d) leaving
Ans: will leave
❑ She___ the paper then.
a) reads b) have read c) will be reading d) read
Ans: will be reading
❑ They ____ their work by next winter.
a) complete b) completed c) will have completed d) will complete
Ans: will have completed
❑ They_____ for two days.
a) work b) has work c) worked d) will have been working.
Ans: will have been working.