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5 Tenses - 12328944
5 Tenses - 12328944
5 Tenses - 12328944
5 TENSES
Tense denotes the time of an action that takes place, whether it is sometime in the past, in
the present or will take some time in the future.
Past, Present or Future) Tense.
CLASSIFICATION OF TENSES
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE : SUBJECT + DON’T/DOESN’T + V1 + OBJECT
EgEx:
: We don’t play cricket in the ground on every Sunday.
She doesn’t cook food daily.
I don’t go to my village every month.
Rama doesn’t study for the exam regularly.
They don’t sell fruits in the morning.
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE : DO/DOES+SUBJECT + V1+ OBJECT?
EgEx:
: Do we play cricket in the ground on every Sunday?
Does she cook food daily?
Do I go to my village every month?
Does Rama study for the exam regularly?
Do they sell fruits in the morning?
Uses
The Simple Present Tense is used to describe
1. Habitual actions
Eg :
Ex: He drinks tea every morning.
She gets up every morning at 5’o clock.
He walks in the evening.
I do exercise every morning.
I eat a banana every day.
We celebrate Independence Day on 15th August every year.
We play cricket on Sundays.
She reads the newspaper every day.
He goes to college daily.
2. Universal truths
Ex:
Eg : The sun rises in the east.
The earth moves around the Sun.
The stars shine brightly at night.
The cow gives milk.
Birds fly in the air.
Two and two make four.
Honey is sweet.
The sun sets in the west.
Water boils at 100°C.
3. Future planned actions
Ex:
Eg : The school reopens on 12th June.
The next flight is at 7.00 AM tomorrow morning.
The CM visits our village tomorrow.
We celebrate the Republic Day on 26th January.
The PM leaves for Sri Lanka next week.
The Shatabdi express departs at 7:45 PM.
The examination commences next month.
4. In exclamatory sentences beginning with ‘Here’ and ‘There’ to express what is actually
taking place in the present.
‘Here’ and ‘There’ start exclamatory sentences
simple present
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Tenses
Ex:
Eg : There comes the bus!
There she goes!
There goes the ball!
Here comes the bride!
Ex:
Eg : The PM resigns.
Veteran singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away.
Tendulkar breaks another record.
A terrible cyclone hits Indonesia.
A stative verb is a verb that describes “a state of being and not an action”.
The following stative verbs are used in simple present form but not in continuous
form.
(state of being)verbsstative verbs stative verbs,
simple present present continuous
1. Verbs of perception see, hear, smell, notice, recognize, prefer, taste.
2. Verbs of appearing appear, look, seem.
3. Verbs of feeling want, wish, love, like, hate, feel, desire, hope.
4. Verbs of thinking know, believe, forget, remember, understand, think, imagine,
suppose, agree, consider, trust, imagine.
5. Verbs of possession has, have, had, possess, own, belong.
Wrong Correct
1. I am hearing a strange noise. 1. I hear a strange noise.
2. He is loving her deeply. 2. He loves her deeply.
3. He is knowing my address. 3. He knows my address
4. He is having a car. 4. He has a car
5. She is looking very sad. 5. She looks very sad
6. These grapes are tasting sour. 6. These grapes taste sour.
7. I am thinking you are wrong. 7. I think you are wrong.
8. I am believing you 8. I believe you.
9. This bungalow is belonging to me. 9. This bungalow belongs to me.
10. I am seeing a man standing there. 10. I see a man standing there.
9. The Simple present tense is used after this expression “It’s time to”. “It’s time to” means
the right time has come to do something.
“It’s time to” expression “It’s time to”
expression simple present tense
Ex:
Eg : It’s time to study.
It’s time to get married.
It’s time to + V1
regularly generally
Key words
usually always
seldom / rarely / at times / sometimes occasionally
daily / weekly / monthly / yearly never
every day / every week / every month / every year frequently / often
Eg
Ex: : Arjun seldom gets angry.
They often eat outside.
He drinks occasionally with his friends
He always stays in hotel.
I usually get up early in the morning.
EXERCISE
1. My brother ____ too much chocolate.
a) eat b) is eating c) eats d) ate
2. My son usually ____ his grandpa on the weekends.
a) visits b) will visit c) visit d) visited
3. The plane ____ at 6.30 PM.
a) arrives b) arrive c) arrived d) is arriving
4. She ____ to the mall very often.
a) goes b) went c) go d) have gone
5. My brother ____ his favorite TV program every evening.
a) watched b) watching c) watches d) have watched
6. She ____ three languages: English, French and Spanish.
a) spoke b) is speaking c) have spoken d) speaks
7. I usually ____ very early in the mornings.
a) get up b) got up c) gets up d) am getting up
8. My friend ____ too much.
a) will talks b) talked c) talks d) taking
9. Sushant ____ a lot of time surfing the net every day.
a) spend b) spends c) will spend d) will have spend
10. Many strange incidents ____ place in this city daily.
a) takes b) take c) took d) taken
1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b
Negative Sentences
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE : DID + SUBJECT + V1 + OBJECT?
Eg : Did he meet me yesterday?
Did I receive his letter four days ago?
Did we go to picnic last week?
Did she complete graduation in 2014?
Did they write a test day before yesterday?
Uses
1. The simple past tense is used to describe an action completed at a certain time in
the past.
simple past tense
Ex:: She met me last year.
Eg
I visited to Taj Mahal three months ago.
She died in 1990.
He applied for a lecturer’s post yesterday.
You gave me this book last week.
Once there lived a king named Sri Krishna Devarayulu.
I visited temple day before yesterday.
2. The simple past tense is used after these expressions “It’s time, It’s high time, It’s
about time.” ‘It’s time’ means time is already is over.
start “It’s time, It’s high time, It’s about time”
expressions expressions simple past tense
} + V2
Eg
Ex:: It’s time you started speaking English. It’s time
It’s high time we bought a new car. It’s high time
It’s about time
Wrong Correct
1. It’s time you study. 1. It’s time you studied
2. It’s about time we go to the market 2. It’s about time we went to the market.
3. It’s high time we leave. 3. It’s high time we left.
4. It’s time we take our dog for a walk. 4. It is time we took our dog for a walk.
5. It’s high time you take some responsibility. 5. It’s high time you took some
responsibility.
Ex:
Eg : He wrote an exam yesterday.
I completed my graduation in 2015.
She bought a new house six months ago.
They went to picnic last month.
EXERCISE
1. I ___ to picnic last month.
8. Smitha ___ me the story about a cruel king of Arabia last week.
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE : SUBJECT + WILL/SHALL + V1 + OBJECT
Eg : I shall go to school tomorrow.
We shall play cricket next week.
They will write UPSC next year.
The pattern of exam will change next year.
It will rain tomorrow.
Negative Sentences
Interrogative Sentences
Uses
The simple future tense is used to describe an action which takes place in the future.
simple future tense
I, We shall
You, He, She, It, They will
simple future tense
Key words
EXERCISE
1. He ___ tomorrow.
a) will come b) comes c) come d) came
2. I ___ my friends next week.
a) meet b) met c) shall meet d) will have met
3. My mom ___ some cookies for us later.
a) might make b) has made c) maked d) will make
4. He ___ his report day after tomorrow.
a) will submit b) submit c) submitted d) was submitting
5. My cousin ___ an engineer in future.
a) shall become b) became c) will become d) becomes
6. I ___ SSC next year.
a) shall write b) writes c) would write d) wrote
7. What time ___ the sun (set) tomorrow?
a) will the sun set b) would the sun set c) is the sun setting d) will the sun sets
8. I ___ my friend’s house next month.
a) visited b) shall visit c) would visit d) visit
9. It ___ in the mountains tomorrow.
a) will snows b) snow c) will snow d) snowing
10. I ___ him next week.
a) will call b) would call c) called d) have called
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. a
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE : SUBJECT+ IS/ARE/AM + NOT + V1+ING + OBJECT
Interrogative Sentences
Uses
The Present Continuous Tense is used to describe
1. An action which is going on at the time of speaking.
present continuous tense
Eg : He is reading a book now.
The boys are playing hockey now.
She is studying now-a-days.
Don’t disturb me, I am doing my homework.
I am reading a novel at present.
2. A temporary action which may not be actually happening at the time of speaking.
present continuous tense
Eg : He is doing research in English now-a-days.
He is doing MBA at present
I am writing a novel these days.
EXERCISE
1. I ___ an apple right now.
a) eat b) am eating c) eats d) eating
2. I ___ at this moment.
a) am studying b) studied c) have studied d) studies
3. Don’t disturb him, he ___
a) Sleeps b) is sleeping c) sleep d) have slept
4. Listen! somebody ___ the door.
a) knocks b) have knocked c) is knocking d) has knocked
5. Some men ___ outside for you now.
a) are waiting b) waits c) is waiting d) have waited
6. Manisha ___ in front of the window at the moment.
a) stands b) stood c) is standing d) are standing
7. They ___ Dubai this month.
a) is visiting b) are visiting c) am visiting d) visited.
8. He ___ these days.
a) is exercising b) exercised c) exercises d) will exercise
9. My mother ___ the dishes right now.
a) washes b) have washed c) washed d) is washing
10. Vinay ___ a novel now-a-days.
a) read b) reads c) is reading d) have read
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. b 8.a 9. d 10. c
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE : SUBJECT+ WAS/WERE + NOT + V1+ING + OBJECT
Eg : He was not playing cricket.
They were not talking about me.
A dog was not barking in the street.
It was not raining a lot.
I was not searching for a job.
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE : WAS/WERE + SUBJECT+ V1+ING + OBJECT?
Eg : Was he playing cricket?
Were they talking about me?
Was a dog barking in the street?
Was it raining a lot?
Was I searching for a job?
Uses
1. The Past Continuous Tense is used to describe an action which was going on at some
time in the past.
past continuous tense
Eg :
I was studying degree final year at this time last year.
They were playing football at 10 PM last night.
Yesterday at this time, I was sitting in the room.
2. We often use the past continuous tense with the simple past tense. We use the past
continuous tense to express a long action. And we use the simple past tense to express
a short action that happens in the middle of the long action. We can join the two ideas
with when or while.
past continuous tensesimple past tense
simple past tense
tense when while when short action
while long action
Eg
Ex:: While he was crossing the road, he met with an accident.
A burglar broke into my house while I was sleeping.
My computer crashed while I was working
I was watching TV when he called.
When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
While I was studying, she called me.
The computer suddenly went off, while I was writing the email.
While Harish was sleeping Last night, someone stole his car.
when the principal came, we were sleeping in the class room.
While we were playing cricket, it started raining.
While Ago
Those days Yesterday
Then previous day / week / month
Ex:
Eg :
Last year he was looking for a job these days.
Yesterday I was playing football at this time.
I was watching the TV at 7pm last night.
EXERCISE
1. My brother and sister ___ tennis at 11 am Yesterday.
a) plays b) were playing c) was playing d) have played
2. When the police came, we ___ .
a) were sleeping b) slept c) was sleeping d) have slept
3. Somebody threw a stone at him ___ he was speaking.
a) after b) while c) when d) before.
4. They ___ TV When I arrived.
a) were watching b) watched c) were watched d) have watched.
5. Yesterday, at six I ___ dinner.
a) was preparing b) was prepared c) prepared d) have prepared.
6. My father ___ me while I ___ TV.
a) was calling, watched b) called, watched
c) has called, watching d) called, was watching
7. We ___ about him when he came in.
a) talked b) were talked c) were talking d) have talked
8. The kids ___ in the garden when it suddenly started to rain.
a) played b) are playing c) were playing d) play
9. While I ___ in my room, My sister left home.
a) was studying b) studied c) study d) have studied.
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. b
11. c 12. a 13. a 14. b 15. c
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT+ WILL/SHALL+NOT + BE+V1+ING + OBJECT
FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: WILL / SHALL + SUBJECT+ BE + V1+ING + OBJECT?
Eg : Will I be waiting for you at this time tomorrow?
Will she be studying for her exam?
Will the doctor be treating his patients?
Will they be celebrating your birthday?
Will he be writing an essay?
Uses
The Future Continuous Tense is used to express an action which will be going on at
some time in the future.
future continuous tense
Eg : At this time tomorrow, I will be sitting on the beach in Vizag.
She will be performing the Kuchipudi here at 6pm tomorrow.
Sunitha will be singing at the Ravindra Bharathi at 7 pm tomorrow.
We shall be celebrating her birthday at this time day after tomorrow.
You will be doing MBA at this time next year.
Our students will be writing a test at 11 am tomorrow.
Eg :
Ex: I shall be waiting for you at the station at 6 pm tomorrow.
They will be playing cricket at this time next Sunday.
EXERCISE
1. At noon tomorrow, I ___ on a beach somewhere.
a) shall be relaxing b) will have relaxed c) will relax d) will being relax
2. At this time next week, we ___ New Year’s Eve with our friends.
a) will celebrate b) celebrate c) celebrated d) will be celebrating
3. I ___ in my office at 3 o’clock tomorrow.
a) work b) shall be working c) worked d) will work.
4. You ___ breakfast tomorrow morning.
a) will have b) have c) will eat d) will be having
5. Tomorrow at this time, I ___ my English language exam.
a) will take b) shall be taking c) took d) have taken
6. Kavya and her friends ___ a movie at 8 o’clock tomorrow evening.
a) will watch b) will be watching c) watched d) will have watched.
7. I ___ whole day tomorrow.
a) will study b) studied c) will have studied d) shall be studying
8. She ___ for us at the appointed hour tomorrow.
a) will wait b) waits c) waited d) will be waiting
9. This time on Monday, he ___ to the airport.
a) will drive b) drove c) will be driving d) drives.
10. We ___ to New York during our holidays.
a) shall be going b) went c) shall go d) go
1. a 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. d 9. c 10. a
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + V3 + OBJECT
Eg : They have bought a new car.
You have given a wonderful speech.
I have improved my English.
The guests have taken dinner.
She has given me assurance.
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + NOT + V3 + OBJECT
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: HAS/HAVE + SUBJECT + V3 + OBJECT ?
Eg : Have they bought a new car?
Have you given a wonderful speech?
Have you improved your English?
Have the guests taken dinner?
Has she given me assurance?
Uses
1. The Present Perfect Tense is used to describe an action that has completed just now.
present perfect tense
Eg : I have taken my dinner just now.
He has built three houses so far.
He has posted the letter just now.
They have sold the house recently.
He has slept till now.
2. The Present Perfect Tense is also used to describe past actions whose time is not
mentioned.
present perfect tense
Eg : I have passed my SSC.
I have visited the Eiffel Tower.
My purse has been stolen.
I have posted this letter.
I have seen this movie.
Since ,
Simple past Present perfect
, since
Present perfect Simple past
EXERCISE
1. I _____________ my homework yet.
a) have finish b) has finish c) did finished d) haven’t finished
2. My father is on the way. He ____________ home yet.
a) haven’t arrived b) hasn’t arrived c) didn’t arrived d) arrived
3. I am still working. I haven’t finished my work ________.
a) already b) yet c) still d) never
4. Since the holocaust took place, many innocent people _______their lives.
a) have lost b) has lost c) lost d) are losing
5. I _______ him since he left India.
a) did not seen b) haven’t seen c) hadn’t seen d) saw
6. You _________ my money yet.
a) have not returned b) have returned c) had returned d) returned
7. They _______ three letters already.
a) has written b) have written c) wrote d) have been written
8. They ______her uncle recently.
a) visited b) have visited c) had visited d) had been visited
9. I ______my dinner just now.
a) has eaten b) am eating c) have taken d) ate
10. John _________ on Fridays since he joined the company.
a) hasn’t worked b) hadn’t worked c) has been working d)had been working
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. c 10. a
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAD + V3 + OBJECT
Eg : I had studied hard for exams.
She had received my letter.
He had prepared his speech.
They had opened the gate.
We had sold our house.
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAD + NOT + V3 + OBJECT
Eg : I had not studied hard for exams.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: HAD + SUBJECT + V3 + OBJECT ?
Eg : Had I studied hard for exams?
Had she gone to the school?
Had he prepared his speech?
Had they opened the gate?
Had we sold our house?
Uses
1. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was successfully completed
before another action in the past. In this case the first action will be in past perfect
tense and the second action will be in simple past tense.
past perfect simple past
Eg : The patient had died before the doctor reached the hospital.
We had lived in Italy before we moved to Spain.
He had left the school before the principal came.
Two actions in past one after the other :
1st action- past perfect
2nd action- simple past
Wrong Correct
1. I saw him before he stopped his car. 1. I had seen him before he stopped
his car.
2. Before he understood anything the robber 2. Before he understood anything the
fled. robber had fled.
3. I met him after I finished my work. 3. I met him after I had finished my
work.
4. I washed the floor when the painter went. 4. I washed the floor when the painter
had gone.
5. When Anand reached his village, he found 5. When Anand reached his village, he
that the news about him preceded him. found that the news about him had
preceded him.
By the time ,
Simple past Past perfect
} + had } + had
K ey words
after before
Tricks
After, already, untilclause had
Before, by the time, when clause had
EXERCISE
1. I ______ my work before he arrived
a) finished b) had finished c) have finished d) will have finished
2. The Police arrived after the thief _______ from here.
a) have escaped b) has escaped c) had escaped d) is being escaped
3. I ______ the songs before the program started.
a) will practise b) practised c) has practised d) had practised
4. I married her after I_____ in Banjara Hills.
a) have lived b) has lived c) had lived d) is living
5. I ______ my teeth before I took breakfast.
a) brush b) brushed c) had brushed d) is brushed
6. She had locked the door before she ____ to the market.
a) went b) gone c) go d) going
7. The thieves______ before the Police came.
a) have escaped b) has escaped c) had escaped d) was escaped
8. I got a job after I______ the exam.
a) wrote b) write c) had written d) writing
9. By the time I returned home, he _____ already ____.
a) will, leave b) had, left c) have, left d) would, leave
10. By the time we came, she ______ the project.
a) had finished b) will finish c) have finished d) will have finished
1. b 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. a
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL+ HAVE + V3 + OBJECT
Eg : He will have completed this work by this time next week.
I shall have attended the meeting.
They will have discussed the issue.
She will have appreciated your performance.
He will have won the competition.
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT +SHALL/ WILL + NOT +HAVE + V3 + OBJECT
Eg : He will not have completed this work by this time next week.
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SHALL/WILL+ SUBJECT +HAVE+ V3 + OBJECT ?
Eg : Will he have completed this work by this time next week?
Shall I have attended the meeting?
Will they have discussed the issue?
Will she have appreciated your performance?
Will he have won the competition?
Uses:
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Tenses
Uses
The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed at some
point of time in the future.
future perfect tense
Eg :
I shall have finished this work by tomorrow.
They will have reached home by the evening.
She will have selected for IAS by 2025.
By next year, I shall have completed my MBA.
You will have finished your syllabus by the end of next month.
By the time ,
Simple present Future perfect
Eg : By the time I reach the station, the train will have left.
By the time I am sixty, I will have retired.
EXERCISE
1. My brother ____ his military service by the time I graduate.
a) will have completed b) will have complete
c) will have been completing d) will have completing
2. By the time the president arrives, you ____ the reception.
a) will have preparing b) will preparing
c) will have prepared d) will prepare
3. My professor ____ grading our papers by Monday.
a) will be finishing b) will have finished
c) will finished d) will have finishing
1. 0 2. 0 3. 0 4. 0 5. 0 6. 0 7. 0 8. 0 9. 0 10. 0
SINCE
Since denotes point of time.
Point of time includes anything like last Tuesday, 2018, 8 pm, etc.
Since point of time
since
Eg
Ex : Since Monday Since 2008
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with since / for
1. I have been waiting for the guests ______ (since/for) morning.
2. It has been raining heavily ______ (since/for) last night.
3. My father has been serving in the army ______ (since/for) 20 years.
4. He has been suffering from fever ______ (since/for) Monday.
5. I have been teaching in this college ______ (since/for) 10 years.
6. The masons have been building this house ______ (since/for) last March.
7. Man has been struggling against the forces of nature ______ (since/for) times immemorial.
8. A cold breeze has been blowing______ (since/for) yesterday. I have been waiting ______
(since/for) twenty minutes.
9. That lady has been waiting for the bus ______ (since/for) noon.
10. He has been living here ______ (since/for) 2005.
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE +NOT+BEEN+V1+ING + OBJECT
Eg : Kavya has not been going to music class for 2 months.
He has not been practising English since 2020.
It has not been raining since last Friday.
I have not been going to office for a week.
They have not been living here since July.
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: HAS/HAVE + SUBJECT + BEEN + V1+ING + OBJECT?
Eg : Has Kavya been going to music class for 2 months?
Has he been practising English since 2020?
Has it been raining since last Friday?
Have I been going to office for a week?
Have they been living here since July?
Uses
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that began in the
past and is still continuing.
present perfect continuous tense
Eg : He has been playing football for a long time.
I have been reading for 2 hours.
She has been working at that company for three years.
He has been living in Mumbai since 2008.
The child has been studying since morning.
present perfect continuous tense
K ey words Since + point of time During For + period of time How long
EXERCISE
1. She ___ here for five years.
a) is working b) has working c) has been working d) works
2. Her son ____ computer games since child hood.
a) has been playing b) has played c) have been played d) played
3. I _____ this letter for 5 minutes.
a) have been writing b) have written c) wrote d) has been written
4. She _________ Hebrew since l-ast spring.
a) studied b) has studied c) is studying d) has been studying
5. I ______ this show for 2 hours.
a) have watched b) watched c) have been watching d) am watching
6. We ____ in this city for 10 years.
a) have lived b) lived c) are living d) have been living
7. I ________ this business for 30 years.
a) managed b) being managed c) am managing d) have been managing
8. Rama ____ in the university since January.
a) has been teaching b) taught c) is teaching d) teaches
9. Ravi _____ this novel since morning.
a) read b) is reading c) has been reading d) has read
10. He __________ for a year now.
a) exercises b) was exercising c) has been exercising d) have been exercising
1. c 2. a 3. a 4. d 5. c 6. d 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. c
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT + HAD + BEEN + V1+ING + OBJECT
Eg : I had been waiting for you from 2 to 3.
Ramesh had been teaching in the university for 2 years.
I had been suffering from fever for 4 days.
They had been talking for an hour.
He had been writing novels from 2014 to 2018.
Negative Sentences
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: HAD + SUBJECT + BEEN + V1+ING + OBJECT
Eg : Had I been waiting for you from 2 to 3?
Had Ramesh been teaching in the university for 2 years?
Had I been suffering from fever for 4 days?
Had they been talking for an hour?
Had he been writing novels from 2014 to 2018?
Uses
The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in the past
and continued up to certain point of time in the past.
past perfect continuous
tense
Eg : I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.
The program that was terminated had been working well since 1945.
They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain.
I had been taking a nap when the earthquake rocked my house.
The dogs had been barking constantly until their owner fed them.
past perfect continuous tense
K ey words Since For From - to
EXERCISE
1. I _________ for her for hours before she came.
a) had been waiting b) has been waiting c) had been waited d) had waited
2. When I first met Rahul, he ____ in Samsung for 15 years.
a) has been working b) worked c) had been working d) had worked
3. Kavya was distressed. She ______for the all night.
a) has been crying b) cried c) had been crying d) had cried
4. She was very tired. She _____ letters since morning.
a) typed b) had typed c) was typing d) had been typing
5. Ramu _____ for two hours before he arrived.
a) was driving b) had been driving c) has been driving d) drives
6. The house was perfect for him. It was exactly what he _____ for since last year.
a) had been looking b) has been looking c) looked d) is looking for
7. When Karthik saw me, I _____ for 3 hours.
a) had gardened b) gardened c) was gardening d) had been gardening
8. I _____ for hours, so I did not want to go out.
a) had been working b) has been working c) was working d) had working
9. I was really tired because I _______ since morning.
a) was studying b) studied c) had studied d) had been studying
10. We ______ out for 3 years when we got married.
a) have been going b) have gone c) had been going d) went
1. a 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. a
Affirmative Sentences
STRUCTURE: SUBJECT+WILL/SHALL+HAVE+BEEN+V1+ING+ OBJECT
Eg : I will have been working in the company for 4 years by the end
of this year.
I shall have been singing for 2 months by the end of next
Monday.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Negative Sentences
STRUCTURE:SUBJECT+WILL/SHALL+NOT+HAVE+BEEN+V1+ING+OBJECT
Eg : I will not have been working in the company for 4 years by the
end of this year.
I shall not have been singing for 2 months by the end of next
Monday.
He will not have been playing football for 2 months by the end
of this year.
It will not have been raining for a month by the end of next
month.
Rama will not have been teaching for 4 years by the end of this
year.
Interrogative Sentences
STRUCTURE: WILL/SHALL + SUBJECT+ HAVE + BEEN+V 1+ING + OBJECT?
Eg : Will I have been working in the company for 4 years by
the end of this year ?
Uses
The future perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that began in past,
present or future is ongoing and will complete in the future.
future
perfect continuous tense
By the end of this November, I will have been working at my company for
three years.
By the end of next month, I will have been learning French for 2 years.
By 2025 I will have been living in London for sixteen years.
I won’t have been travelling to New York for 2 years by the end of October.
We will have been living in this house for 10 years by next month.
EXERCISE
1. The teachers _____ for a month by the time the deal is made.
a) will strike b) will have been striking
c) will be striking d) strikes
2. By next month we _____ in this city for ten years.
a) will be living b) will live
c) will have been living d) have lived
3. By the end of next month, I ______ here for 10 years.
a) will have been working b) will work
c) will have worked d) have worked
4. Next month, I ________ French for a year.
a) will have been learning b) will have learning
c) will have be learning d) will be learning
5. Tomorrow at 5 pm, I _____ to Italy for 2 hours.
a) will have flying b) will been flying
c) will be flying d) will have been flying
6. Rahul _____ our classes for two years by 2025.
a) will have been attending b) will have attended
c) will be attending d) will have learned
7. I _______ for 20 years by the end of next July.
a) will teach b) will have taught
c) will have been teaching d) have taught
8. By midnight, we _____ this computer game for 48 hours.
a) will have been playing b) will have played
c) will be playing d) have played
9. He _______ for 2 hours.
a) will play b) have played
c) played d) will have been playing
10. By tonight, I ______ since morning.
a) studies b) will have been studying
c) will study d) have studied
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. b
EXERCISE
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. b
11. b 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. a 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. b 20. b
21. a 22. c 23. b 24. a 25. a 26. d 27. d 28. b 29. b 30. a
31. a 32. c 33. a 34. c 35. b 36. c 37. a 38. b 39. d 40. b
41. b 42. c 43. b 44. b 45. c 46. a 47. a 48. c 49. c 50. c
51. d 52. a 53. d 54. c 55. a 56. c 57. b 58. b 59. a 60. c
61. a 62. c 63. b 64. b 65. b 66. a 67. c 68. c 69. b 70. c
71. a 72. d 73. c 74. b 75. b 76. c 77. b 78. c 79. a 80. c
81. c 82. b 83. b 84. d 85. a 86. b 87. d 88. b 89. c 90. c
91. c 92. b 93. a 94. c 95. c 96. c 97. d 98. a 99. b 100. b