Tense identification
Identify the tenses used in the following sentences.
1. We have been waiting for ages.
2. We will have finished by Monday.
3. The boy was yelling at the top of his voice.
4. What did you do then?
5. I have been getting a lot of good job offers recently.
6. She graduated in 1990.
7. She will graduate next year.
8. Rani is leaving for her native place.
9. He has received a good job offer.
10. They had already left.
11. It had been raining heavily.
12. They will be having lunch.
13. The earth moves round the sun.
Answers
1. We have been waiting for ages. (Present perfect continuous tense)
2. We will have finished by Monday. (Future perfect tense)
3. The boy was yelling at the top of his voice. (Past continuous tense)
4. What did you do then? (Simple past tense)
5. I have been getting a lot of good job offers recently. (Present perfect continuous tense)
6. She graduated in 1990. (Simple past tense)
7. She will graduate next year. (Simple future tense)
8. Rani is leaving for her native place. (Present continuous tense)
9. He has received a good job offer. (Present perfect tense)
10. They had already left. (Past perfect tense)
11. It had been raining heavily. (Past perfect continuous tense)
12. They will be having lunch. (Future continuous tense)
13. The earth moves round the sun. (Simple present tense)