Tense Set A (Solution)
Identify the tense of the following sentences.
1. We were having dinner when the power went out.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
2. I have visited Paris several times.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
3. She will be traveling to Europe.
- Tense: Future Continuous
4. They watched a movie yesterday.
- Tense: Simple
Past
5. The baby is crying loudly.
- Tense: Present
Continuous
6. He has been practicing the guitar all morning.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
7. I was studying when my friend called.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
8. We will watch a movie tonight.
- Tense: Simple
Future
9. She has just finished her homework.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
10. They will go on a vacation in the summer.
- Tense: Simple
Future
11. He will take the exam next month.
- Tense: Simple
Future
12. The cat caught a mouse last night.
- Tense: Simple
Past
13. She had already eaten dinner when I arrived.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
14. They will be hiking in the mountains.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
15. We have seen that movie already.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
16. He will call you tomorrow.
- Tense: Simple
Future
17. They are playing soccer in the park.
- Tense: Present
Continuous
18. She has never met my brother.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
19. I will start a new job in a month.
- Tense: Simple
Future
20. We played basketball after school.
- Tense: Past
Simple
21. They had finished their project before the deadline.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
22. I had been waiting for the bus for a long time.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
23. She is reading a book right now.
- Tense: Present
Continuous
24. I had visited that city once before.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
25. He works at a hospital.
- Tense: Present
Simple
26. They have been playing video games all evening.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
27. We will have a party for his birthday.
- Tense: Simple
Future
28. She has never been to a concert.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
29. They were playing soccer when it started raining.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
30. I will be studying for the test.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
31. She had learned to swim when she was young.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
32. The sun rises in the east.
- Tense: Present
Simple
33. He has played the guitar for years.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
34. We have been talking for hours before we realized.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
35. He was running late for the meeting.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
36. They have been studying for hours.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
37. I have read that book before.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
38. We go to the park on Sundays.
- Tense: Present
Simple
39. I traveled to Italy last summer.
- Tense: Past
Simple
40. They have never eaten sushi before.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
41. I have been gardening since dawn.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
42. The Earth revolves around the sun.
- Tense: Present
Simple
43. She always eats breakfast.
- Tense: Present
Simple
44. We were watching TV since morning.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
45. He had cooked dinner before we got home.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
46. She will buy a new car next year.
- Tense: Simple
Future
47. They are cooking dinner.
- Tense: Present
Continuous
48. The birds were chirping in the garden.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
49. We have been cleaning the house for hours.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
50. He was sleeping when the phone rang.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
51. She visited the museum last weekend.
- Tense: Past
Simple
52. I have been waiting for you all day.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
53. They will be playing soccer at the park.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
54. I was walking in the park when I saw you.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
55. He finished his homework before dinner.
- Tense: Past
Simple
56. They were watching a movie when I called.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
57. We were having dinner at the restaurant.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
58. She had been gardening all afternoon.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
59. They had been planning the trip for months.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
60. I will finish this project by Friday.
- Tense: Simple
Future
61. We played basketball after school.
- Tense: Past
Simple
62. They are speaking English fluently.
- Tense: Present
Continuous
63. She will visit her grandparents next weekend.
- Tense: Simple
Future
64. I will be attending a conference.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
65. He has lived here since 2010.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
66. She had never met my brother.
- Tense: Past Perfect
67. They have been working on the project for weeks.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
68. I had been studying for the test.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
69. She was baking a cake for her birthday.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
70. They will be watching a movie at the cinema.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
71. I had been cleaning the house since morning.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
72. We will be having dinner at the restaurant.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
73. He will be driving to work.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
74. She has been working at the company for a decade.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
75. We have watched that movie years ago.
- Tense: Past
Simple
76. He will be jogging in the park for a while.
- Tense: Future
Continuous
77. She has been cooking since noon.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
78. They have never been to a concert.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
79. I was studying when my friend called.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
80. They watched a movie yesterday.
- Tense: Simple
Past
81. We have been hiking for hours before it started raining.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
82. I have been studying for the test.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
83. She was reading a book while waiting for the bus.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
84. They have been playing video
games all evening.
- Tense: Present
Perfect Continuous
85. He will call you tomorrow.
- Tense: Simple
Future
86. She will be reading a book at the library.
- Tense: Simple
Future
87. They have never eaten sushi before.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
88. I had been waiting for the bus for a long time.
- Tense: Past
Perfect Continuous
89. She had already eaten dinner when I arrived.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
90. They had traveled to Europe before.
- Tense: Past
Perfect
91. I have visited Paris several times.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
92. We will be watching a movie tonight.
- Tense: Future Continuous
93. He will take the exam next month.
- Tense: Simple
Future
94. She will be traveling to Europe.
- Tense: Simple
Future
95. They were playing soccer when it started raining.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
96. We will watch a movie tonight.
- Tense: Simple
Future
97. He was running late for the meeting.
- Tense: Past
Continuous
98. She has never met my brother.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
99. They will go on a vacation in the summer.
- Tense: Simple
Future
100. I have seen that movie already.
- Tense: Present
Perfect
