Tense Identification | MCQs

Explanation

The sentence structure "had been + verb (-ing)" indicates the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

This tense is used to show an action that started in the past and continued for a certain duration before another past event.

Explanation

The sentence uses the third conditional structure to talk about hypothetical situations in the past

It involves the past perfect tense in the “if” clause ("had a degree") and the modal + perfect tense in the main clause ("could have applied").

Explanation

A declarative sentence makes a statement or provides information.

In the sentence "We took a test yesterday," you are stating a fact about an event that happened in the past.

Explanation

"He is doing his homework now."

The present continuous tense is formed using:

$$text{am/is/are} + text{verb-ing}$$

Subject "He" takes "is", and the base verb becomes "doing".

Explanation

 When I met him, he was going to college.

The sentence is referring to a past event (When I met him),

So the action happening at that moment in the past should be in the past continuous tense: He was going to college.

Explanation

Have been & have been are helping verbs of  Present Perfect Continuous Tense.