III. (10pt) Match tense to the correct form of sentences. Write the answers in the Answer column. | Tense | Sentence | Answer | |---|---|---| | 1. Present simple | a. She has not eaten dinner today. | 1. -> ______ | | 2. Present continuous | b. What do you think about this test? | 2. -> ______ | | 3. Present perfect | c. I went home and told my mom about my new class. | 3. -> ______ | | 4. Past continuous | d. She was talking to a friend of mine next to the art class. | 4. -> ______ | | 5. Past simple | e. You are not reading book you are watching a movie. | 5. -> ______ |
Answer (1)
To match the tense with the correct form of the sentences, let’s take a close look at each sentence and identify its tense:
Present Simple : This tense is used for actions that occur regularly or universally. The standard structure includes the base form of the verb (e.g., 'think').
Sentence b : 'What do you think about this test?' This sentence uses the base form of the verb 'think' and asks about a general opinion that could apply at any time.
So, 1 -> b
Present Continuous : This tense indicates an action that is currently ongoing. It uses 'am/is/are' + verb ending in 'ing'.
Sentence e : 'You are not reading book you are watching a movie.' This sentence uses the present continuous structure, describing ongoing actions.
So, 2 -> e
Present Perfect : This tense is used for actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and are relevant to the present. It uses 'has/have' + past participle.
Sentence a : 'She has not eaten dinner today.' The use of 'has not eaten' indicates this tense.
So, 3 -> a
Past Continuous : This tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It uses 'was/were' + verb ending in 'ing'.
Sentence d : 'She was talking to a friend of mine next to the art class.' Shows an action that was happening in the past with 'was talking'.
So, 4 -> d
Past Simple : This tense denotes completed actions in the past. It often looks like a base verb with an -ed ending unless it’s irregular.
Sentence c : 'I went home and told my mom about my new class.' Uses past simple forms 'went' and 'told'.
So, 5 -> c
By carefully identifying the verb structure in each sentence, we can accurately match them to their respective tenses. This activity helps in understanding how different tenses change the meaning of actions in time.
