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In English / High School | 2025-07-03

Change the sentences into the tenses given in the bracket.

(i) She is telling a lie. (Present Perfect)
(ii) He has read the newspaper. (Present Indefinite)
(iii) I go to school. (Present Continuous)
(iv) You read the novel. (Present Perfect Continuous)
(v) He makes sweets. (Present Continuous)
(vi) My brother is coming. (Present Perfect)
(vii) He is speaking the truth. (Present Indefinite)
(viii) We wait for you. (Present Perfect Continuous)

Asked by Britbrat3075

Answer (1)

To change the tense of a sentence, we need to focus on the verb forms used in each tense. Let's address each sentence one by one with the specified tense:
(i) Present Perfect - The sentence "She is telling a lie." needs to be changed to Present Perfect tense. In Present Perfect, we use 'has/have' with the past participle of the verb. So, it becomes: "She has told a lie."
(ii) Present Indefinite - The sentence "He has read the newspaper." is in Present Perfect tense. To change it to Present Indefinite, we simply use the base form: "He reads the newspaper."
(iii) Present Continuous - The sentence "I go to school." should be changed to Present Continuous tense. Present Continuous uses 'am/are/is' + verb + 'ing'. Thus, it becomes: "I am going to school."
(iv) Present Perfect Continuous - The sentence "You read the novel." needs to be in Present Perfect Continuous tense. This tense uses 'has/have been' + verb + 'ing'. So, it becomes: "You have been reading the novel."
(v) Present Continuous - For the sentence "He makes sweets." in Present Continuous tense, we use 'is' since the subject 'He' is singular: "He is making sweets."
(vi) Present Perfect - The sentence "My brother is coming." should be converted to Present Perfect tense, using 'has' because 'My brother' is singular: "My brother has come."
(vii) Present Indefinite - The sentence "He is speaking the truth." converted to Present Indefinite tense becomes: "He speaks the truth."
(viii) Present Perfect Continuous - The sentence "We wait for you." in Present Perfect Continuous becomes: "We have been waiting for you."
By following these patterns and focusing on the structure of each tense, you can adapt sentences accordingly.

Answered by danjohnbrain | 2025-07-06

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