The Tenses

1. The sentence 'The earth moves round the sun' is an example of what kind of statement in the Present Simple Tense?

• A) A present action
• B) A present state
• C) A universal truth
• D) A future plan

2. In the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, what is the difference in the usage of 'for' and 'since'?

• A) 'For' indicates the starting time and 'since' indicates the duration.
• B) 'For' indicates the duration and 'since' indicates the starting time.
• C) Both are used interchangeably to show duration.
• D) 'For' is used in questions and 'since' is used in statements.

3. Which tense is exemplified by the sentence 'I have been watching it for about an hour'?

• A) Present Perfect Tense
• B) Past Continuous Tense
• C) Present Continuous Tense
• D) Present Perfect Continuous Tense

4. When 'did' is used in a negative sentence in the Past Simple Tense, what form does the main verb take?

• A) The past participle form
• B) The past form
• C) The present or base form
• D) The present participle (-ing) form

5. The sentence 'Mukta is coming today to join us' uses the Present Continuous Tense to indicate what?

• A) An action happening right now
• B) A completed action in the past
• C) A definite future action
• D) A habitual action

6. According to the text, what are the three main tenses based on time references?

• A) Simple, Continuous, Perfect
• B) Present, Past, Future
• C) Action, State, Modal
• D) Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

7. What is the correct verb structure for the Present Perfect Tense?

• A) have been/has been + main verb + ing
• B) am/is/are + main verb + ing
• C) have/has + past participle form of the verb
• D) was/were + verb + ing