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    Rewrite the sentence using proper tense    - 01 Mark

    Points to Remember

    1] Without making any other change in the given sentences only replace the helping verb and main verb.  

    2] In different sentences different helping verbs and main verbs are used. 

    List of the Tenses

    Simple present tense - 

    Sub + V1 + Obj

    Present Continuous tense  - 

    Sub + am/is/are + v-ing + Obj

    Present perfect tense -  

    Sub + Have/ has + V3 + Obj

    {I, we, you, they, plural- have ; He, she, it, singular- Has}

    Present perfect continuous tense - 

    Sub + Have/ has + been + ing+ Obj

    Simple past tense - 

    Sub + V2 + Obj

    Past continuous tense  - 

    Sub + was/were + v-ing + Obj

    Past perfect tense-  

    Sub + Had + V3 + Obj

    Past perfect continuous tense - 

    Sub + Had + been + ing + Obj

    Simple future tense - 

    Sub + shall/will + v1 + Obj

    (I, We- shall/ for other - will ).

    Future continuous tense  - 

    Sub + shall/will +be + v-ing + Obj

    Future perfect tense -  

    Sub + shall/will have +V3 + Obj 

    Future perfect continuous tense 

    Sub + shall/will have +been + ing + Obj 

    Examples - Rewrite the sentences using proper tenses.

    1] He spread out his professional equipment (Past Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He had been spreading out his professional equipment.[/expand]

    2 His eyes sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam (Past Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: His eyes had sparkled with a sharp abnormal gleam. [/expand]

    3] This colour scheme never failed. (Simple future Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: This colour scheme will never fail.[/expand]

    4] He sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree. (Present Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has sat under the boughs of a spreading tamarind tree.[/expand]

    5] A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: A surging crowd has been always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night.[/expand]

    6] They have created enough dins all day to attract the whole town. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: They will have created enough dins all day to attract the whole town.[/expand]

    7] Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut. (Past Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: Next to him in vociferousness had come a vendor of fried groundnut.[/expand]

    8] A considerable portion of this crowd dallied before the astrologer too. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: A considerable portion of this crowd will have dallied before the astrologer too.[/expand]

    9] The astrologer transacted his business by the light of a flare.(Present Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The astrologer has transacted his business by the light of a flare.[/expand]

    10] This suited the astrologer very well. (Past Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: This had suited the astrologer very well.[/expand]

    11] He carried home at the end of a day. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been carrying home at the end of a day.[/expand]

    12] A surging crowd was always moving up. (Present Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: A surging crowd has always moved up.[/expand]

    13] Soapy turned off Broadway. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.:  Soapy will have turned off Broadway. [/expand]

    14] The child has been asking for sweets for so many days now. (Present Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The child has asked for sweets for so many days now.[/expand]

    15] He had left his village without any previous thought or plan. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He will have left his village without any previous thought or plan.[/expand]

    16] The nuts vendor blew out his flare. (Past perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The nuts vendor had blown out his flare.
    Blow -blew - blown [/expand]

    17] He was putting them back into his bag. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been putting them back into his bag. [/expand]

    18] He has escaped my hands. (Past Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He had been escaping my hands.[/expand]

    19] The stranger had gone off into the night. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The stranger will have gone off into the night[/expand]

    20] His wife was waiting for him at the door. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: His wife has been waiting for him at the door [/expand]

    21] The child has been asking for sweets for so many days now.(Present Perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The child has asked for sweets for so many days now. [/expand]

    22] I will prepare some nice stuff for her. (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I have been preparing some nice stuff for her. [/expand]

    23] The swine has cheated me. (Future perfect Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The swine will have cheated me[/expand]

    24] My assailant has broken quite definite commands of the law. (Simple future Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: My assailant will break quite definite commands of the law.
    Break - broke - broken [/expand]

    25] The law will protect me against violent retaliation. (Present perfect tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The law has protected me against violent retaliation.[/expand]

    26] I shall not wax my moustache (Past perfect tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I had not waxed my moustache [/expand]

    27] We infect the world with our ill-humours.(Simple past Tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: We infected the world with our ill-humours. [/expand]

    28] I had left home without any money in my pocket. (Present perfect tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I have left home without any money in my pocket. [/expand]

    29] I looked up with some anger (Past perfect tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I had looked up with some anger [/expand]

    30] I have missed him from my bus route of late. (Past perfect tense)

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I had missed him from my bus route of late. [/expand]

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    Solve the following online Test.

    #1. Big Data has inundated the education industry. (Future Perfect Tense)

    #2. It has transformed it in leaps and bounds. (Past Perfect continuous Tense)

    #3. Big Data makes it convenient to understand their choices (Present Perfect continuous Tense)

    #4. This will also help in guiding the student. (Past perfect tense)

    #5. It has provided a solution to one of the biggest pitfalls. (Past perfect continuous tense)

    #6. It lies in our hands to make the optimum use. (Simple future tense)

    #7. These internet giants provide a great deal of Data. (Present perfect tense)

    #8. The Data enables a sportsperson to study his performance. (Future perfect tense)

    #9. It has tremendously helped in improving team performance. (Present perfect tense)

    #10. The sensors help us to understand the field conditions. (Past perfect continuous tense)

    #11. Banking sector is using Big Data. (Present perfect continuous tense)

    #12. The SEC is using network analytics. (Present perfect tense)

    #13. people have become health conscious. (Past perfect tense)

    #14. They detect our heart rate of the patient. (Future perfect tense)

    #15. Nowadays we have gadgets to monitor blood pressure etc. (Simple past tense)

    #16. Weather patterns give us warnings of the impending natural calamities (present perfect tense)

    #17. the law will acquit me. (Future perfect tense)

    #18. I shall not wax my moustache or dye my hair. (Simple present tense)

    #19. We infect the world with our ill-humours. (Simple past tense)

    #20. I had left home without any money in my pocket. (Future perfect tense)

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    B] Fill in the blanks with proper tense/ verb form .

    Mostly following three tenses are used to fill the blanks. 

    1] Present perfect continuous tense 

    (For/since+ time like -For many years /since 20 years)

    Have/ has + been + ing

    3] Past perfect continuous tense 

    (For/since+ time like -For many years /since 20 years)+Past Tense

    Had + been + ing

    3] Future perfect tense

    shall/will have +V3

    By the time/when+ V1, shall/will have +V3

    For many years since 20 years

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    1) Hitesh ------ (learn) to drive for some years now, but he still has not passed his driving test.

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    2) Mr. Diwan ------ (live ) in Mumbai since 1964.

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    3) Mohan ------- (read) a novel for last two weeks

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    4) The old papers proved that he --- (import) goods to sell in India for many days

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    5) I gave my first concert, when I was 21 after I --- (learn) sitar for long time.

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    6) By the time I reach home, mother ---------(finish) her cooking.

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    7) When father comes home in the evening, I---------------(complete) my homework.

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    8) By the year 2025, I --------(get) my degree.

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    9) I always remember my singing examination. I was very nervous although I ------ (learn) singing for 10 years.

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    10) We ---- (play) cricket here every day for long time, but now we can’t play, because they built here a big complex.

    11) By the year 2030, everybody in India ------(become) literate.

    12) He ----- (work) in Bajaj Industries for last 10 years.

    13) I ----- (wait) for my guest on the bus-station since morning.

    14) When you complete all the language exercises in this book, you ----(acquire) some command over English .

    15) The Indian govt. had told that he ----- (provide) the information to Pakistan for last 15 years.

    16) He ---- (learn) English for last 5 years, but he can’t even read a newspaper.

    17) The police investigated that they ---- (commit) the crime for many days.

    18) When the police ask you about me, I ----- (realize) all dreams.

    19) My grandmother ---- (tell) us fairy stories since my childhood.

    20) Mr. Rao ----- (teach) in this school for last 25 years.

    21) The nation ----(get) success in every field, by the year 2030.

    22) The driver ----(stop) the bus when he pays attention to the red signal.

    23) He ----- (study) Russian for last 2 years, he doesn’t know even the alphabets.

    24) You ----- (drive) since morning let me drive now.

    25) He ----- (speak) for an hour I expect he will soon finish.

    26) That helicopter ----- (fly) round the army station for 6 hours. Do you think it is taking photographs?

    27) By the end of the next week, he ---------(finish) his army training.

    28) They ------ (follow)the road for half an hour before they realized they had lost their way.

    29) Inquiry revealed that the smuggling ------ (go) on for long time.

    30) The book revealed that Mr. M. K. Gandhi ----- (follow) the way of non- violence for his childhood.

    Answers

    1) Hitesh ------ (learn) to drive for some years now, but he still has not passed his driving test.

    [expand title="Check your Answer" swaptitle="Hide the Answer"] Ans.: Hitesh has been learning to drive for some years now, but he still has not passed his driving test.
    Hint- for + some years (time), but not past tense[/expand]

    2) Mr. Diwan ------ (live ) in Mumbai since 1964.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: Mr. Diwan has been living in Mumbai since 1964.
    Hint- since+ 1964 (time), but not past tense [/expand]

    3) Mohan ------- (read) a novel for last two weeks.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: Mohan has been reading a novel for last two weeks.
    Hint- for + last two weeks (time), but not past tense[/expand]

    4) The old papers proved that he --- (import) goods to sell in India for many days.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The old papers proved that he had been importing goods to sell in India for many days. 

    Hint- for + many days (time) & past tense[/expand]

    5) I gave my first concert, when I was 21 after I --- (learn) sitar for long time.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I gave my first concert, when I was 21 after I had been learning sitar for long time.
    Hint- for + long time (time) & past tense - gave/was [/expand]

    6) By the time I reach home, mother ---------(finish) her cooking.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: By the time I reach home, mother will have finished her cooking.
    Hint- By the time[/expand]

    7) When father comes home in the evening, I---------------(complete) my homework.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: When father comes home in the evening, I shall have completed my homework.
    Hint- when [/expand]

    8) By the year 2025, I --------(get) my degree.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: By the year 2025, I shall have got my degree.
    Hint- By the time(the year 2025)
    Get - got - got
    People in the USA and Canada use gotten, but in English-speaking countries people typically use got. [/expand]

    9) I always remember my singing examination. I was very nervous although I ------ (learn) singing for 10 years.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I always remember my singing examination. I was very nervous although I had been learning singing for 10 years.
    Hint- for + ten years (time) and past tense - was[/expand]

    10) We ---- (play) cricket here every day for long time, but now we can’t play, because they built here a big complex.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: We had been playing cricket here every day for long time, but now we can’t play, because they built here a big complex.
    Hint- for + long time (time) and past tense - built + meaning of the sentence [/expand]

    11) By the year 2030, everybody in India ------(become) literate.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: By the year 2030, everybody in India will have become literate.
    Hint- By the time(the year 2030)[/expand]

    12) He ----- (work) in Bajaj Industries for last 10 years.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been working in Bajaj Industries for last 10 years.
    Hint- for + last ten years (time) : not past tense[/expand]

    13) I ----- (wait) for my guest on the bus-station since morning.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: I have been waiting for my guest on the bus-station since morning.
    Hint- since - morning (time) : not past tense[/expand]

    14) When you complete all the language exercises in this book, you ----(acquire) some command over English .

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: When you complete all the language exercises in this book, you will have acquired some command over English .
    Hint- when[/expand]

    15) The Indian govt. had told that he ----- (provide) the information to Pakistan for last 15 years.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The Indian govt. had told that he had been providing the information to Pakistan for last 15 years.
    Hint- for + last 15 years (time) and past tense (told)[/expand]

    16) He ---- (learn) English for last 5 years, but he can’t even read a newspaper.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been learning English for last 5 years, but he can’t even read a newspaper.
    Hint- for + last 5 years (time) : not past tense[/expand]

    17) The police investigated that they ---- (commit) the crime for many days.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The police investigated that they had been committing the crime for many days.
    Hint- for + many days (time) : past tense (nvestigated)[/expand]

    18) When the police ask you about me, I ----- (realize) all dreams.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: When the police ask you about me, I shall have realized all dreams.
    Hint - when[/expand]

    19) My grandmother ---- (tell) us fairy stories since my childhood.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: My grandmother has been telling us fairy stories since my childhood.
    Hint -since my childhood(time):not past tense[/expand]

    20) Mr. Rao ----- (teach) in this school for last 25 years.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: Mr. Rao has been teaching in this school for last 25 years.
    Hint-for + last 25 years(time):not past tense [/expand]

    21) The nation ----(get) success in every field, by the year 2030.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The nation will have got success in every field, by the year 2030.
    Hint- by the year 2030(time) [/expand]

    22) The driver ----(stop) the bus when he pays attention to the red signal.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The driver will have stopped the bus when he pays attention to the red signal.
    Hint - when[/expand]

    23) He ----- (study) Russian for last 2 years, he doesn’t know even the alphabets.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been studying Russian for last 2 years, he doesn’t know even the alphabets.
    Hint- for + last 2 years (time): not past tense[/expand]

    24) You ----- (drive) since morning let me drive now.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: You have been driving since morning let me drive now.
    Hint- since + morning (time): not past tense[/expand]

    25) He ----- (speak) for an hour I expect he will soon finish.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: He has been speaking for an hour I expect he will soon finish.
    Hint- for + an hour (time): not past tense[/expand]

    26) That helicopter ----- (fly) round the army station for 6 hours. Do you think it is taking photographs?

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.:That helicopter has been flying round the army station for 6 hours. Do you think it is taking photographs?
    Hint- for + 6 hours (time): not past tense[/expand]

    27) By the end of the next week, he ---------(finish) his army training.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: By the end of the next week, he will have finished his army training.
    Hint - By the end of the next week(time) [/expand]

    28) They ------ (follow)the road for half an hour before they realized they had lost their way.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: They had been following the road for half an hour before they realized they had lost their way.
    Hint- for + half an hour (time): past tense (had lost )[/expand]

    29) Inquiry revealed that the smuggling ------ (go) on for long time.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: Inquiry revealed that the smuggling had been going on for long time.
    Hint- for + long time (time): past tense (revealed)[/expand]

    30) The book revealed that Mr. M. K. Gandhi ----- (follow) the way of non- violence for his childhood.

    [expand title="Show Answers" swaptitle="Hide Answers"] Ans.: The book revealed that Mr. M. K. Gandhi had been following the way of non- violence for his childhood.
    Hint- for + his childhood (time): past tense (revealed)[/expand]

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