MGM. Hr.Sec.

School, Awadhppuri,Bhopal
English Proficiency Enhancement Program
Commonly Applied Work sheet on Apt Uses of Tenses

eats/eat present Simple Tense

am/is/ are eating present continuous Tense

has/ have eaten Present perfect Tense

has/ have been eating Present perfect Continuous Tense

ate past simple tense

was/were eating Past Continuous Tense

had eaten Past Perfect Tense

had been eating Past Perfect Continuous Tense

will eat future simple tense

will be eating future Continuous Tense

will have eaten Future perfect Tense

will have been eating future Perfect Continuous Tense.

1) Write the Tense against each of the sentence written below.

2) MGMM School follows Indian culture. Simple Present Tense.

3) Our school teachers are doing their best in promoting English Speaking

Proficiency. present continuous Tense.

4) The school team has been winning the match so far.

Present perfect continuous Tense.

5) Baban’ ascent of speaking English remains much appreciated.

Tense.

6) Sahuji was not treated for money.

Tense.

7) A wise teacher does not think he knows everything.

Tense

8) Students who love their parents try to speak in English

Tense.

9) Money will bring you honey.

Future simple Tense.

10) The Montessori teachers make sincere efforts to learn English.

Tense.

11) A minor mistake has been committed in sentence No 7.

. Present perfect continuous Tense.

12) My papa is painting our old car white.

Present continuous Tense.

13) Idly-Sambhar is not made of sand and mud.

Tense.

14) Insecurity makes noise and security keeps silence.

Tense.

15) Mr. Rai has been found speaking English with the students all the

time. Present perfect continuous Tense.

16) My father had been serving in the military school when I was

born. Past perfect continuous Tense.

17) Why are the sweepers of the school not appreciated for their

good works? . tense

18) Devesh has been found working efficiently and sincerely. .

Present perfect continuous Tense.

19) A sad teacher is a bad teacher. He does not teach well.

…………………….. ……………………… Tense.

20) The students of class 5 have been speaking correct English.

Present perfect continuous Tense.

21) Who says the sun does not shine during the night? Tense.

i) It shines on the other half of the earth during the night. Tense.

22) Tired of his hard work, he was seen sleeping in the shade of a

shady tree. Past continuous Tense.

23) The passenger train from Bilaspur to Raipur had been cancelled.

Past perfect continuous Tense.

i) Passengers could not reach their home in time. Tense.

24) I cried because I did not have a pair of shoes till, I saw a man

without a pair of legs. Present perfect Tense

25) I have decided to master the apt uses tenses because it is the base

for learning English. Present perfect Tense.

26) He fails to speak English.

Present simple tense