Question

Indicate the tense of the verbs. 1. She has just found an interesting book. 2. The family is watching TV at this moment. 3. He was writing this exercise from 5 till 6 o’clock yesterday. 4. Next year we will build a house. 5. They usually get letters. 6. We saw this film yesterday. 7. They should translate this text. 8. He may rest in the park. 9. My mother can answer this question. 10. We must repeat short and long sounds. 11. Do you often travel by air? 12. How much does it cost? 13. Didn’t he like sports and games? 14. Can you change a pound note? 15. I don’t know any doctors.

Answer 1

1. She has just found an interesting book. pres perf 2. The family is watching TV at this moment. pres cont 3. He was writing this exercise from past cont 5 till 6 o’clock yesterday. 4. Next year we will build a house. Future simp 5. They usually get letters. pres simp 6. We saw this film yesterday. past simp  7. They should translate this text. futur in the past 8. He may rest in the park. pres simp modal 9. My mother can answer this question. pres simp 10. We must repeat short and long sounds. pres simp 11. Do you often travel by air? pres simp 12. How much does it cost? pres simp 13. Didn’t he like sports and games? past simp 14. Can you change a pound note? pers simp 15. I don’t know any doctors. pres simp

Answer 2

Present perfect
present continuous
past continuous
future simple
present simple
past simple
present (modal)
present (modal)
present (modal)
present (modal)
present (simple interrogative)
present (simple interrogative)
past simple (interrogative/negative)
present (mogal/interrogative)
present simple (negative)

Answer 3

Tense of the Verbs:

1. She has just found an interesting book. - The tense of the verb "has found" is present perfect. - The action of finding the book happened recently. - Source:.

2. The family is watching TV at this moment. - The tense of the verb "is watching" is present continuous. - The action of watching TV is happening at the present moment. - Source: [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf).

3. He was writing this exercise from 5 till 6 o’clock yesterday. - The tense of the verb "was writing" is past continuous. - The action of writing the exercise happened in the past and continued for a specific duration. - Source:.

4. Next year we will build a house. - The tense of the verb "will build" is future simple. - The action of building the house will happen in the future. - Source:.

5. They usually get letters. - The tense of the verb "get" is present simple. - The action of getting letters is a habitual or regular action. - Source:.

6. We saw this film yesterday. - The tense of the verb "saw" is past simple. - The action of seeing the film happened in the past. - Source: [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf).

7. They should translate this text. - The tense of the verb "should translate" is present simple. - The action of translating the text is a recommendation or obligation. - Source:.

8. He may rest in the park. - The tense of the verb "may rest" is present simple. - The action of resting in the park is a possibility or permission. - Source: [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf).

9. My mother can answer this question. - The tense of the verb "can answer" is present simple. - The action of answering the question is an ability or capability. - Source:.

10. We must repeat short and long sounds. - The tense of the verb "must repeat" is present simple. - The action of repeating short and long sounds is a necessity or requirement. - Source:.

11. Do you often travel by air? - The tense of the verb "travel" is present simple. - The action of traveling by air is a habitual or regular action. - Source:.

12. How much does it cost? - The tense of the verb "does it cost" is present simple. - The question is asking about the cost in the present. - Source: [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf).

13. Didn’t he like sports and games? - The tense of the verb "like" is past simple. - The question is asking about the past preference for sports and games. - Source:.

14. Can you change a pound note? - The tense of the verb "can change" is present simple. - The question is asking about the ability to change a pound note. - Source:.

15. I don’t know any doctors. - The tense of the verb "don't know" is present simple. - The statement expresses a lack of knowledge about any doctors. - Source: