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The document identifies the tenses in 15 sentences by having the reader identify the tense of each sentence. It then provides the answers with explanations of the correct tense for each sentence. The tenses identified include simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, and others.

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Identify The Tenses

The document identifies the tenses in 15 sentences by having the reader identify the tense of each sentence. It then provides the answers with explanations of the correct tense for each sentence. The tenses identified include simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, and others.

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Identify the tenses

Read the following sentences and identify the tense.

1. She is teaching her students.


Present continuous tense
Present perfect
Simple present

2. We have been waiting for them.


Simple present
Present perfect
Present perfect continuous tense

3. He eats with his left hand.


Simple present
Present continuous
Present perfect

4. We have learnt our lessons.


Simple present
Present perfect
Past perfect

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5. He has had his breakfast.


Simple present
Present perfect
Past perfect

6. The chief guest addressed the gathering.


Simple present
Simple past
Past perfect

7. They had been walking.


Simple past
Past continuous
Past perfect continuous

8. They will have learnt their lessons.


Simple future
Future continuous
Future perfect

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9. They will be having fun.


Simple future
Future continuous
Future perfect

10. We are waiting for them.


Simple present
Present continuous
Present perfect

11. I didn’t sleep well.


Simple present
Simple past
Past continuous

12. She works at a factory.


Simple present
Present continuous
Present perfect

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13. He had sought the permission of his boss.


Simple present
Simple past
Past perfect

14. She had been running for hours.


Present continuous
Past continuous
Past perfect continuous

15. We are learning our lessons.


Present continuous
Past continuous
Present perfect continuous

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)

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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)

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