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common mistakes in tenses




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Common Mistakes in tenses

Note: Use short notions e.g., isn't, don't etc.

Write the correct form of each sentence.

I. SIMPLE PRESENT

1. You like coffee?

2. Do he like coffee?

3. She like coffee.

4. She don't like coffee.

5. What you want?

II. SIMPLE PAST

1. Do you go to market yesterday?

2. I was went to market yesterday.

3. I didn't went to market yesterday.

4. Where you went yesterday?

III. PRESENT PERFECT

1. You have taken lunch?

2. He has taken lunch?

3. I have take lunch.

4. He have taken lunch.

5. I haven't took lunch.

6. Where you have taken lunch?

7. I haven't seen him for August.

8. He hasn't watched TV since two hours.

9. She has worn the same saree since a week.

10. I have gone there yesterday.

11. He has passed 10th class in 1995.

IV. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Are you go there now?

2. Has he going there now?

3. I are going there now.

4. He are going there now.

5. They won't coming here now.

6. Where you are going now?

V. PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Are you working yesterday?

2. Is she working yesterday?

3. I were working yesterday.

4. They wasn't working yesterday.

5. What you were doing there yesterday?

VI. SIMPLE FUTURE

1. You will meet them tomorrow?

2. I meet them tomorrow.

3. I don't meet them tomorrow.

4. He will meets them tomorrow.

5. Where you will go tomorrow?

VII. MISCELLANEOUS

1. You have a car?

2. He doesn't has a car.

3. I didn't had a cycle last year.

4. Do you happy now?

5. He has in India now.

6. Will you there?

7. He doesn't angry on her.

8. Are you there yesterday?

9. I'm in Hyderabad tomorrow.

10. He can goes there.

11. I couldn't went there.

12. Why I should help him?

13. Dhana want to go to Tirupati.

14. I agreed to went there.

15. I told his to go to China.

16. He have to work.

17. She didn't has to work.

18. Did he used to play cricket?

19. Are you going to buying a house?

20. Does he going to buy a house?