Progress Test 2 (Tenses : BASIC)

This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous'. Hence, option 1 is correct.

Case of present indefinite tense. In such cases, we use only the first form of the verb. 'My uncle' being the singular subject takes singular verb. Thus, option 2.

<b style="color:" red;="">Case of present perfect tense. In such cases, we use only the third form of the verb along with auxiliary (has/have). 'I' being the first person takes plural helping verb. 'Yet' qualifies the usage of 'not'. Thus, option 2.

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Key words in the sentence are: 'since' and 'have'. In present perfect continuous tense, we use has/have + been + verb+ing. Hence, option 3 is correct.

This is a compound sentence in the present tense. Option 1 is not used here as there is no reference to a definite time of the past. Opiton 2 best qualifies both the blanks. Hence, option 2 is correct.

This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous'. Option 1 satisfies these demands.

This is a compound sentence in the present tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'present continuous', while the subsidiary clause demands 'present indefinite'. 'He' being the singular subject takes singular verb. Thus, option 2.

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Key words in the sentence are: 'for the last three hours'. In present perfect continuous tense, we use has/have + been + verb+ing.

Case of present indefinite tense. In such cases, we use only the first form of the verb. In present tense, we use plural form of the verb with the first and the second person.

Case of present perfect continuous tense. Key words in the sentence are: 'for the last three hours'. In present perfect continuous tense, we use has/have + been + verb+ing.

Case of present continuous tense. In such cases, we use helping verb (is/am/are) +verb+ing.

Whenever we refer to a definite time of the past, we use past indefinite tense. Thus, option 4.

Case of present continuous tense. In such cases, we use helping verb (is/am/are) + verb+ing.

Case of present indefinite tense. In such cases, we use only the first form of the verb.

<b style="color:" red;="">This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous'.

<b style="color:" red;="">Whenever we refer to a definite time of the past, we use past indefinite tense. Thus, option 3.

This is a compound sentence in the past tense (in passive voice). Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while in the subsidiary clause, 'looking' is used as a verb of being.  Hence, option 1 is correct.

This is a case of a wish. In such cases, we always use 'were' for assumption. The subsidiary clause in such cases takes 'would/will' along with the first form of the verb.

This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous'. 

This is a compound sentence. The principal clause needs future indefinte, while the subsidiary clause needs present perfect tense. Double usage of the future is incorrect.

 Whenever two events in the past take place in a sequence, we use 'had + third form of the verb' for the former one and the second form of the verb for the latter one.

The first blank qualifies past indefinte tense, while the subsidiary clause qualifies past perfect continuous tense.

Case of a compound sentence where both the clauses qualify present continuous tense. Key word is 'now'.

Case of past indefinite tense. In such cases, we use only the second form of the verb.

The blank needs to be filled with the form of the verb in the present continuous tense. Option 3 is the correct choice.

Case of past perfect continuous tense. Key words in the sentence are: 'for the three hours', and 'achieved'. In past perfect continuous tense, we use had + been + verb + ing.

<b style="color:" red;=""> This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while the subsidiary clause demands 'past continuous'.

<b style="color:" red;="">This is a compound sentence in the past tense. Here, the principal clause demands 'past indefinite', while  the subsidiary clause demands past continuous tense.

<b style="color:" red;="">Whenever we refer to a definite time of the past, we use past indefinite tense.

Case of past continuous tense. We use 'was/were + verb+ing' in such cases.

Case of compound sentence in past tense. Here, the principal clause demands past perfect tense as the subsidiary clause is in the past indefinite tense.

Case of interrogative sentence in the future continuous tense. For third person we generally use 'will', and not 'shall'.

Case of past perfect countinuous tense: we use 'had + been + verb+ing' in such cases.

<b style="color:" red;="">Here, the principal clause demands past perfect tense as the subsidiary clause is in the past indefinite tense.

Case of future perfect tense. In such cases, we use 'shall' (for the first person) or 'will' (for the second or the third person) + 'have + third form of the verb'.