Read the following sentences and identify the tense.
1. She is teaching her students.
2. We have been waiting for them.
3. He eats with his left hand.
4. We have learnt our lessons.
5. He has had his breakfast.
6. The chief guest addressed the gathering.
7. They had been walking.
8. They will have learnt their lessons.
9. They will be having fun.
10. We are waiting for them.
11. I didn’t sleep well.
12. She works at a factory.
13. He had sought the permission of his boss.
14. She had been running for hours.
15. We are learning our lessons.
Answers
1. She is teaching her students. (is teaching –
present continuous tense)
2. We have been waiting for them. (have been waiting –
present perfect continuous tense)
3. He eats with his left hand. (eats – simple present)
4. We have learnt our lessons. (have learnt – present
perfect tense)
5. He has had his breakfast. (has had – present
perfect tense)
6. The chief guest addressed the gathering. (addressed
– simple past)
7. They had been walking. (had been walking – past
perfect continuous tense)
8. They will have learnt their lessons. (will have
learnt – future perfect tense)
9. They will be having fun. (will be having – future
continuous tense)
10. We are waiting for them. (are waiting – present
continuous tense)
11. I didn’t sleep well. (didn’t sleep – simple past)
12. She works at a factory. (works – simple present)
13. He had sought the permission of his boss. (had
sought – past perfect tense)
14. She had been running for hours. (had been running
– past perfect continuous tense)
15. We are learning our lessons. (are learning –
present continuous tense)