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Tenses

The document provides a comprehensive guide to English tenses, including explanations, formulas, signal words, and examples in Uzbek. It also includes various exercises for practicing different tenses, such as gap-filling, multiple choice, and sentence transformation. The key points highlight the distinctions between simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses.

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Tenses

The document provides a comprehensive guide to English tenses, including explanations, formulas, signal words, and examples in Uzbek. It also includes various exercises for practicing different tenses, such as gap-filling, multiple choice, and sentence transformation. The key points highlight the distinctions between simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous tenses.

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Here's the updated table with the formulas (structure) and signal words for each tense in English,

along
with the explanations in Uzbek:

Tense Explanation Formula Signal Words Examples

Present Simple Umumiy Subject + base always, usually, go to school every


haqiqatlar, odatlar verb often, every day, day. (Men har kuni
yoki on Mondays maktabga boraman.)
takrorlanadigan (I go, She works)
harakatlarni She works in a bank.
ifodalaydi (U bankda ishlaydi.)

Present Hozirda sodir Subject + now, at the I am eating lunch


Continuous bo‘layotgan yoki am/is/are + verb moment, right now. (Men hozir
vaqtinchalik + ing now, currently, at ovqatlanayapman.)
holatlarni this time
ifodalaydi. They are studying for
exams. (Ular
imtihonlarga
tayyorlanishmoqda.)

Present Perfect O‘tgan zamonda Subject + just, already, She has finished her
biror vaqtda sodir have/has + past yet, ever, never, homework. (U uy
bo‘lgan, lekin aniq participle since, for vazifasini tugatdi.)
vaqt
ko‘rsatilmagan We have lived here
harakatlarni yoki for 10 years. (Biz bu
hozirgi paytda yerda 10 yildan beri
davom etayotgan yashayapmiz.)
harakatlarni
ifodalaydi

Present Perfect O‘tgan zamonda Subject + for, since, all day, I have been reading
Continuous boshlanib, hozirda have/has + been recently, lately for two hours. (Men
davom etayotgan + verb + ing ikki soat davomida
yoki yaqinda kitob o‘qiyman.)
tugagan
harakatlarni They have been
ifodalaydi. working since
morning. (Ular
tongdan beri
ishlashmoqda.)

Past Simple O‘tgan zamonda Subject + past yesterday, last, in He visited Paris last
aniq bir vaqtda verb 2010, in the past, year. (U o‘tgan yil
sodir bo‘lgan ago Parijga tashrif
harakatlarni buyurgan.)
ifodalaydi.
They studied hard for
the test. (Ular test
uchun juda qattiq
o‘qigan.)

Past Continuous O‘tgan zamonda Subject + while, when, at I was watching TV


muayyan bir was/were + verb that moment, at when she called.
vaqtda davom + ing 5 PM, yesterday (Men televizor
etayotgan at ko‘rayotgandim, u
harakatlarni qo‘ng‘iroq qildi.)
ifodalaydi.
They were playing
football at 3 PM
yesterday. (Ular kecha
soat 3 da futbol
o‘ynashayotgan edi.)

Past Perfect O‘tgan zamonda Subject + had + before, by the She had finished the
boshqa bir past participle time, already, report before the
harakat yoki yet, after meeting started. (U
voqea sodir hisobotni majlis
bo‘lishidan oldin boshlanishidan oldin
yakunlangan tugatgan edi.)
harakatlarni
ifodalaydi. I had already eaten
when they arrived.
(Ular kelganida men
allaqachon
ovqatlandim.)

Past Perfect
Continuous
| | | | | <br> |

| | O‘tgan zamonda yana bir harakatdan oldin davom etayotgan yoki tugagan harakatlarni ifodalaydi.
| Subject + had + been + verb + ing | for, since, before, all day, the whole time | He had been working
for hours when I arrived. (Men kelganimda u soatlar davomida ishlagan edi.)<br>They had been waiting
for a long time when we came. (Biz kelganimizda ular uzoq vaqt kutgan edilar.) |

| Future Simple | Kelajakda sodir bo‘ladigan harakatlarni ifodalaydi. |


Subject + will + base verb | tomorrow, next week, soon, in the future, later | I will go to the store
tomorrow. (Men ertaga do‘konga boraman.)<br>She will call you later. (U seni keyinroq qo‘ng‘iroq
qiladi.) |

| Future Continuous | Kelajakda muayyan bir vaqtda davom etayotgan harakatlarni ifodalaydi.
| Subject + will + be + verb + ing | this time tomorrow, next year at, at 8 PM tomorrow | I will be
studying at 8 PM tonight. (Bugun kechqurun soat 8 da men o‘qiyotgan bo‘laman.)<br>They will be
traveling next month. (Ular kelasi oy sayohat qilishadi.) |

| Future Perfect | Kelajakda ma’lum bir vaqt yoki voqea sodir bo‘lishidan oldin yakunlangan
harakatlarni ifodalaydi. | Subject + will + have + past participle | by, by the time, before, in (a year),
already | She will have finished the project by next week. (U kelasi haftaga qadar loyiha tugatgan
bo‘ladi.)<br>I will have graduated by 2025. (Men 2025 yilga qadar bitiraman.) |

| Future Perfect Continuous | Kelajakda ma’lum bir vaqtga qadar davom etayotgan harakatlarni
ifodalaydi. | Subject + will + have + been + verb + ing | for, since, by the time, in (a year), by
| By next year, they will have been living here for 10 years. (Kelasi yilga kelib, ular bu yerda 10 yildan beri
yashayotgan bo‘lishadi.)<br>I will have been working here for 5 years by the end of this year. (Men bu yil
oxirigacha bu yerda 5 yil ishlagan bo‘laman.) |

Key Points:

- Simple tenses (Hozirgi, O‘tgan, Kelajak): Umumiy holatlar, faktlar yoki bir marotaba yoki doimiy
harakatlar uchun ishlatiladi.

- Continuous tenses: Muayyan bir vaqtda davom etayotgan harakatlarni ifodalaydi.

- Perfect tenses: O‘tgan zamonda yakunlangan va boshqa bir harakat yoki voqea bilan bog‘liq bo‘lgan
harakatlarni ifodalaydi.

- Perfect continuous tenses: O‘tgan zamonda boshlangan va hozirgi vaqtga yoki boshqa bir harakatga
bog‘langan davom etayotgan harakatlarni ifodalaydi.
This table provides a comprehensive guide to English tenses, with formulas and signal words in addition
to the explanations and examples in Uzbek.

Here are various exercises on **English t tenses**, covering multiple types such as gap-filling, multiple
choice, and sentence transformation. These exercises will help solidify the understanding of each tense.

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### **Exercise 1: Fill in the Gaps (Simple Tenses)**

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (go) to the cinema every Saturday.

2. She __________ (study) English at the moment.

3. They __________ (finish) their homework last night.

4. We __________ (live) in this house for five years.

5. By this time next week, I __________ (be) in Paris.

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### **Exercise 2: Multiple Choice (Simple Tenses)**

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

1. By the time I arrive, they __________ the meeting.


- A) will finish

- B) have finished

- C) will have finished

2. Right now, we __________ a new project at work.

- A) start

- B) have started

- C) are starting

3. They __________ (study) hard last night.

- A) studied

- B) study

- C) will study

4. I __________ (watch) TV when she called me.

- A) was watching

- B) watched

- C) am watching

5. By 2025, she __________ (graduate) from university.

- A) has graduated

- B) will graduate

- C) will have graduated

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### **Exercise 3: Sentence Transformation (Perfect Tenses)**

Rewrite the sentences using the correct tense form.


1. I started working here in 2015. (Present Perfect)

- **Answer:** I __________ (work) here since 2015.

2. They arrived at 7:00 PM. (Past Perfect)

- **Answer:** They __________ (arrive) by 7:00 PM.

3. We will finish the project by tomorrow. (Future Perfect)

- **Answer:** We __________ (finish) the project by tomorrow.

4. She has already eaten lunch. (Present Perfect Continuous)

- **Answer:** She __________ (eat) lunch already.

5. I was reading when she called me. (Past Continuous)

- **Answer:** I __________ (read) when she called me.

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### **Exercise 4: Fill in the Gaps (Continuous Tenses)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (eat) lunch when you called.

2. They __________ (work) on a new project next month.

3. He __________ (sleep) at 10 PM last night.

4. Right now, we __________ (study) for our exams.

5. By the time you arrive, I __________ (finish) the assignment.

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### **Exercise 5: Multiple Choice (Continuous Tenses)**

Choose the correct answer.

1. At this time tomorrow, I __________ (travel) to New York.

- A) will be traveling

- B) am traveling

- C) will travel

2. She __________ (read) the book when I entered the room.

- A) was reading

- B) is reading

- C) reads

3. We __________ (wait) for the bus for an hour when it finally arrived.

- A) had been waiting

- B) were waiting

- C) have waited

4. They __________ (play) football when I saw them in the park.

- A) were playing

- B) had played

- C) played

5. I __________ (work) at 7 PM last night.

- A) worked

- B) am working

- C) was working
---

### **Exercise 6: Fill in the Gaps (Perfect Tenses)**

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. By 2020, she __________ (complete) her studies.

2. We __________ (never/see) such a beautiful sunset before.

3. They __________ (already/finish) their homework when I called.

4. I __________ (work) here for three years when I finally got promoted.

5. She __________ (go) to the store this morning.

---

### **Exercise 7: Choose the Correct Tense**

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct tense.

1. By the time we get there, the match __________ (already/start).

- A) has already started

- B) had already started

- C) will have already started

2. I __________ (live) in New York for two years when I was a child.

- A) have lived
- B) was living

- C) had lived

3. I __________ (never/see) a movie like that before.

- A) have never seen

- B) had never seen

- C) will never see

4. At this time next week, I __________ (lie) on the beach.

- A) will lie

- B) will be lying

- C) will have lied

5. She __________ (study) for the test when you called her.

- A) studies

- B) was studying

- C) is studying

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### **Exercise 8: Fill in the Gaps (Future Tenses)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (go) to the park tomorrow.

2. By this time next year, they __________ (move) to another city.

3. I __________ (work) on the new project next week.

4. She __________ (call) you after the meeting.


5. They __________ (finish) the report by next Monday.

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### **Exercise 9: Mixed Tenses**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

1. I __________ (not/see) him since last year.

2. He __________ (leave) when I arrived.

3. By next year, I __________ (learn) to speak French fluently.

4. Right now, she __________ (cook) dinner.

5. I __________ (read) this book when you called.

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### **Exercise 10: Sentence Correction**

Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. I will have been waiting for you when you will arrive.

2. She is working here since 2019.

3. They had visited the museum last Saturday.

4. By next month, I had completed my studies.

5. He was finishing his work when the phone rings.


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These exercises cover a range of tenses and focus on practical use, helping students practice with
**simple**, **continuous**, **perfect**, and **perfect continuous** tenses in different forms.

Here are **10 more elementary-level exercises** focused on English tenses. These exercises cover a
variety of forms, including gap-fill, multiple choice, and sentence correction.
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### **Exercise 11: Fill in the Gaps (Present Simple)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (play) football every weekend.

2. He __________ (go) to school by bus.

3. We __________ (not/like) to eat pizza.

4. She __________ (speak) English very well.

5. They __________ (have) a big house.

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### **Exercise 12: Multiple Choice (Past Simple)**

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

1. I __________ my homework yesterday.

- A) do

- B) did

- C) doing

2. They __________ to the cinema last night.

- A) went

- B) go
- C) going

3. We __________ breakfast at 8 AM.

- A) have

- B) had

- C) having

4. She __________ a great time at the party.

- A) had

- B) has

- C) having

5. He __________ his keys in the car.

- A) forget

- B) forgot

- C) forgetting

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### **Exercise 13: Fill in the Gaps (Future Simple)**

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (help) you with your homework tomorrow.

2. They __________ (arrive) at 7 PM.

3. We __________ (meet) at the cafe later.

4. She __________ (not/come) to the party next week.

5. I __________ (call) you as soon as I get home.


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### **Exercise 14: Fill in the Gaps (Present Continuous)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. She __________ (read) a book right now.

2. We __________ (go) to the park this afternoon.

3. I __________ (work) on a new project at the moment.

4. They __________ (have) dinner at the moment.

5. He __________ (study) for his exams this week.

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### **Exercise 15: Multiple Choice (Present Continuous)**

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

1. I __________ (watch) TV right now.

- A) am watching

- B) watch

- C) watches

2. They __________ (run) in the park at the moment.

- A) run
- B) are running

- C) running

3. We __________ (study) English at the moment.

- A) study

- B) are studying

- C) studying

4. He __________ (work) on his new project right now.

- A) works

- B) is working

- C) working

5. She __________ (not/like) to eat vegetables.

- A) am not liking

- B) is not liking

- C) does not like

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### **Exercise 16: Fill in the Gaps (Past Continuous)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (read) a book when you called me.

2. They __________ (watch) TV at 8 PM last night.

3. We __________ (walk) in the park when it started to rain.

4. She __________ (cook) dinner when I arrived.


5. He __________ (work) on his project all evening yesterday.

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### **Exercise 17: Fill in the Gaps (Present Perfect)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. I __________ (visit) the museum already.

2. We __________ (finish) our homework.

3. He __________ (never/see) a movie like that before.

4. They __________ (be) to the zoo twice.

5. She __________ (just/buy) a new car.

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### **Exercise 18: Sentence Correction (Mixed Tenses)**

Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. I am eat lunch right now.

2. They have gone to the store last week.

3. We has visited the museum yesterday.

4. She will study English every day.

5. They was playing when I arrived.


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### **Exercise 19: Fill in the Gaps (Past Perfect)**

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. She __________ (finish) her homework before I called.

2. By the time we arrived, they __________ (leave).

3. I __________ (already/eat) lunch when she came.

4. He __________ (never/see) a movie before he watched that one.

5. They __________ (arrive) by 6 PM yesterday.

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### **Exercise 20: Choose the Correct Tense (Mixed Tenses)**

Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences.

1. I __________ (study) for two hours when you called me.

- A) am studying

- B) studied

- C) was studying

2. By 2025, they __________ (live) here for 10 years.

- A) will live
- B) will have lived

- C) have lived

3. We __________ (wait) for the bus for 10 minutes when it finally arrived.

- A) wait

- B) were waiting

- C) had been waiting

4. I __________ (not/see) that movie yet.

- A) haven't seen

- B) don't see

- C) didn't see

5. He __________ (write) his email right now.

- A) is writing

- B) writes

- C) wrote

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### Summary:

These **10 additional exercises** are designed to further practice key **English tenses** like the
**Present Simple**, **Past Simple**, **Present Continuous**, **Past Continuous**, **Present
Perfect**, **Past Perfect**, and **Future Simple**. The exercises are intended for elementary-level
students and encourage comprehension and active usage of tense forms in a variety of contexts.
Here are **5 more multiple-choice questions** that are designed to be a bit more **confusing** in
terms of tense usage. These exercises will test the student's understanding of when to use specific
tenses in slightly tricky scenarios.

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### **Exercise 21: Multiple Choice (Confusing Tenses)**

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.

1. By the time you arrive, I __________ (already/eat) my lunch.

- A) have already eaten

- B) already ate

- C) had already eaten

- D) will have already eaten

2. She __________ (study) for two hours when I called her last night.

- A) was studying

- B) studies

- C) had been studying

- D) is studying

3. I __________ (never/see) a movie like that before.

- A) had never seen

- B) have never seen


- C) never saw

- D) never see

4. When we got to the station, the train __________ (leave).

- A) leaves

- B) had left

- C) was leaving

- D) will leave

5. He __________ (not/finish) the report by the time the meeting starts.

- A) won’t finish

- B) hadn’t finished

- C) hasn’t finished

- D) won’t have finished

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### **Answer Key:**

1. **D) will have already eaten** – The action of eating will be completed **before** the time you
arrive (future perfect).

2. **A) was studying** – The action was **ongoing** in the past when another action happened (past
continuous).

3. **B) have never seen** – Present perfect is used to indicate an experience up until the present (with
"never").

4. **B) had left** – The train had already left **before** we arrived (past perfect).
5. **D) won’t have finished** – The report will not be completed **before** the meeting starts (future
perfect).

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These questions are designed to test the student’s ability to distinguish between **present perfect**,
**past perfect**, **future perfect**, and **continuous** forms in different contexts, making them
think carefully about the sequence of actions.

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