Answer :
The correct tenses for each sentence:
- The postman (come) came half an hour ago.
- Father (go out) went out two hours ago.
- Father (be) has been out since five o’clock.
- We (start) started learning English a few months ago.
- He (not have) has not had much time for sport since school (begin) began three months ago.
- They (have) have had that car for many years.
- Peter (be) has been ill since Tuesday.
- I (not see) have not seen you for ages.
- My parents (buy) bought this house many years ago, and we have been here since 1954.
- It (be) has been impossible to sit outdoors since the temperature fell.
- He (be) has been away for three years and won’t be back before next summer.
- Grandma (not write) has not written to us since last Easter.
- My uncle (arrive) arrived from the USA a week ago.
- John (play) has been playing tennis since May.
- We (be) have been here for two weeks.
- Mary (work) has worked for the same company since 1992.
- They (read) read “The Six Napoleons” five years ago.
- Susan (not visit) has not visited her grandparents for two weeks.
- My mother (die) died five months ago.
- I (study) studied German for two years.
Tenses are verbs that indicate to us whether the action has taken place in the past, present, or future.
Some of the common verb tenses with examples include:
1. Present simple which we use for regular actions or facts.
Examples:
I eat breakfast every morning.
She works at a hospital.
2. Past simple is used on completed actions in the past.
Examples:
I ate breakfast this morning.
They studied for their exams last week.
3. Future simple is used on action that will happen in the future.
Examples:
I will take breakfast tomorrow.
They will prepare to go on their vacation next week.
4. Present perfect are tenses that started in the past and have continued until now or still have relevance for the present.
Examples:
I have eaten breakfast already.
She has worked here for five years.
5. Present continuous (Progressive) are actions happening right now.
Examples:
I am eating breakfast right now.
They are studying for their exams.
6. Past perfect is used for an action that is completed before another point in the past.
Examples:
I had taken breakfast before going to work.
Question completion:
EXERCISE Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1-The postman_ (come) half an hour ago.
2-Father_ (go out) two hours ago.
3-Father_ (be) out since five o’clock.
4-We _(start) learning English a few months ago.
5-He _(not have) much time for sport since school _(begin) three months ago.
6-They_ ( have) that car for many years.
7-Peter _(be) ill since Tuesday.
8-1I_(not see) you for ages.
9-My parents _(buy) this house many years ago, and we_ (be) here since 1954.
10-It_ (be) impossible to sit outdoors since the temperature fell.
11-He _(be) away for three years and won’t be back before next summer. 12-Grandma _(not write) to us since last Easter.
13-My uncle_ (arrive) from the USA a week ago.
14-John _(play) tennis since May.
15. We _(be) here for two weeks.
16. Mary _(work) for the same company since 1992.
17. They (read) “The Six Napoleons” five years ago.
18. Susan_ _(not visit) her grandparents for two weeks.
19. My mother _(die) five months ago.
20. I _(study) German for two years.
