A
Identify the tense of the bolded verb phrase.
“By the time the bell rang, the pupils had completed the exercise.”
Past Perfect
Identify the tense of the bolded verb phrase.
“Look at the wet ground! It has been raining for hours.”
Present perfect continuous / progressive
Identify the tense of the bolded verb phrase.
“She has lived in Clementi since she was a toddler.”
Present perfect
Identify the tense of the bolded verb phrase.
“The team had been practicing for months before the tournament began.”
Past Perfect Continuous / Progressive
Identify the tense of the bolded verb phrase.
“The chef had forgotten to add salt to the soup.”
Past perfect
Neither of the boys _____ their homework yet.
A) have submitted
B) has submitted
C) had submitted
B) has submitted
They were exhausted because they _____ basketball for three hours.
A) have been playing
B) had been playing
C) were playing
B) had been playing
The fire engine arrived after the fire _____ the wooden shed.
A) has destroyed
B) was destroying
C) had destroyed
C) had destroyed
My hands are covered in flour because I _____ a cake.
A) had been baking
B) have been baking
C) have baked
B) have been baking
Mei Ling said that she _____ her pocket money at the canteen.
A) lost
B) has lost
C) had lost
C) had lost
Fill in the blanks.
Mr. Tan _____ (teach) in this school since 2018, and he still loves his job.
has taught / has been teaching
Fill in the blanks.
By the time the police officer arrived, the suspect _____ (already / flee) the building.
had already fled
Fill in the blanks.
When we reached the cinema, the movie _____ (start / already).
had already started
Fill in the blanks.
The athlete fell ill because she _____ (train) under the hot sun for hours without resting.
had been training
Fill in the blanks.
"By the time the fire brigade _____ (arrive), the fire _____ (destroy) two shops."
arrived
had destroyed
Find and fix the tense error in each sentence.
“After the bell had rang, the pupils ran out to recess.”
After the bell had rung, the pupils ran out to recess.
Find and fix the tense error in each sentence.
“When we reached the stadium, the match has already started.”
When we reached the stadium, the match had already started.
Find and fix the tense error in each sentence.
“The detective realized that the thief has escaped before the police had arrived.”
The detective realized that the thief had escaped before the police arrived.
Find and fix the tense error in each sentence.
“When the bell rang, the librarian noticed that someone has stole the rare encyclopedia from the display case.”
“When the bell rang, the librarian noticed that someone had stolen the rare encyclopedia from the display case.”
Find and fix the tense error in each sentence.
“The principal realized that the boy has broke the glass window during recess.”
“The principal realized that the boy had broken the glass window during recess.”
Rewrite the direct speech into reported speech.
Lucas said, “I have finished my science project today, but my brother is still doing his.”
Lucas said that he had finished his science project that day, but his brother was still doing his.
Rewrite the direct speech into reported speech.
Siti told her teacher, “I lost my water bottle yesterday, so I am using this disposable one now.”
Siti told her teacher that she had lost her water bottle the previous day, so she was using that disposable one then.
Rewrite the direct speech into reported speech.
Mother said, “The baby was crying all night because he has a fever today.”
Mother said that the baby had been crying all night because he had a fever that day.
Rewrite the direct speech into reported speech.
Mei Ling admitted, “I stole the key because I do not have my own copy.”
Mei Ling admitted that she had stolen the key because she did not have her own copy.
Rewrite the direct speech into reported speech.
Aaron admitted, “I do not understand the lesson because I was daydreaming in class.”
Aaron admitted that he did not understand the lesson because he had been daydreaming in class.