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ENGLISH GRAMMAR (CLASS 3–10) · VERBS

Tenses

Time words decide the tense: "every day" → simple present, "now/Look!" → present continuous, "yesterday/ago" → simple past, "since/for" → present perfect (continuous), "by the time … had" → past perfect.

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Worked examples

Example 1 · level 1

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: “My mother ____ tea every morning.”

  1. drink
  2. drinking
  3. drinks
  4. drunk
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  1. "Every morning" shows a habit → simple present; singular subject → drinks.
  2. Complete sentence: “My mother drinks tea every morning.”

Answer: drinks

Example 2 · level 2

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: “Kabir ____ in Guwahati since 2019.”

  1. is living
  2. has lived
  3. lives
  4. lived
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  1. "Since 2019" shows an action that began in the past and continues now → present perfect: has lived.
  2. Complete sentence: “Kabir has lived in Guwahati since 2019.”

Answer: has lived

Example 3 · level 3

Choose the option that correctly fills the blank: “Isha ____ for two hours when the bus finally came.”

  1. had been waiting
  2. has been waiting
  3. waits
  4. is waiting
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  1. An action that continued for some time before another past action → past perfect continuous: had been waiting.
  2. Complete sentence: “Isha had been waiting for two hours when the bus finally came.”

Answer: had been waiting

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