Change the Tense
Before doing these exercises, students should read the tenses. If you are not familiar with tenses, click here to study: English Tense Guide
Exercise: Change the Tense
1. They are selling their house. (Change into present perfect)
Ans: They have sold their house.
Ans: They have sold their house.
2. They have been playing here since morning. (Change the sentence into Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
Ans: They had been playing here since morning.
Ans: They had been playing here since morning.
3. He taught English. (Change the sentence into Present Indefinite Tense)
Ans: He teaches English.
Ans: He teaches English.
4. Jim will take coffee. (Change into present perfect)
Ans: Jim has taken coffee.
Ans: Jim has taken coffee.
5. Children are playing in the park. (Change into present perfect tense)
Ans: Children have played in the park.
Ans: Children have played in the park.
6. We shall go for picnic this year. (Rewrite the sentence in future continuous)
Ans: We shall be going for picnic this year.
Ans: We shall be going for picnic this year.
7. Ankit played Hockey. (Change into Present Indefinite Tense)
Ans: Ankit plays hockey.
Ans: Ankit plays hockey.
8. They walked in the dark. (Change the sentence into Past Continuous Tense)
Ans: They were walking in the dark.
Ans: They were walking in the dark.
9. We always come on time. (Change into Past Indefinite Tense)
Ans: We always came on time.
Ans: We always came on time.
10. He saw a snake. (Change into Past Perfect Tense)
Ans: He had seen a snake.
Ans: He had seen a snake.
11. Birds migrate in winter. (Rewrite the sentence in past continuous)
Ans: Birds were migrating in winter.
Ans: Birds were migrating in winter.
12. He teaches me science. (Change into Past Indefinite)
Ans: He taught me science.
Ans: He taught me science.