Tenses Exercise: Sentence Matching

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Match the following sentences to their correct tense:

He works very hard. = Present simple She is eating dinner now. = Present continuous She has been playing tennis since she was young. = Present perfect continuous I have never tasted sushi before. = Present perfect Jane had worked here before she found a new job = Past perfect He played football yesterday. = Past simple I was reading a book while waiting for the bus = Past continuous I will eat lunch soon. = Future simple They have been dancing for hours. = Present perfect continuous I will be watching movies from 1 PM to 5 PM tomorrow. = Future continuous

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Present Simple

Describes habitual actions, general truths, and facts. Often uses adverbs of frequency.

Present Continuous

Describes an action happening now or around now. Uses 'am,' 'is,' or 'are' + verb-ing.

Present Perfect Continuous

Describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present. Uses "have/has + been + verb-ing".

Past Perfect

Describes an action completed before a specific time in the past. Uses "had + past participle".

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Past Continuous

Describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Uses 'was/were + verb-ing'.

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Future Simple

Describes an action that will happen in the future. Uses 'will + base verb'.

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Future Continuous

Describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. Uses 'will be + verb-ing'.

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Study Notes

Exercise for matching sentences to their correct tense (items 21-30).

Sentence Analysis:

"He works very hard" is in the present simple tense.
"She is eating dinner now" is in the present continuous tense.
"She has been playing tennis since she was young" is in the present perfect continuous tense.
"I have never tasted sushi before" is in the present perfect tense.
"Jane had worked here before she found a new job" is in the past perfect tense.
"He played football yesterday" is in the past simple tense.
"I was reading a book while waiting for the bus" is in the past continuous tense.
"I will eat lunch soon" is in the future simple tense.
"They have been dancing for hours" is in the present perfect continuous tense.
"I will be watching movies from 1 PM to 5 PM tomorrow" is in the future continuous tense.