1He walked out of the room without looking at anybody.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "walked" is in the "simple past" tense.
2He is crying at the top of his voice.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "is crying" is in the "present continuous" tense.
3Small men never did great deeds.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "did" is in the "simple past" tense.
4I will never have betrayed my country.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "will have betrayed" is in the "future perfect" tense.
5John has broken his leg.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "has broken" is in the "present perfect" tense.
6We need air and water to survive.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "need" is in the "simple present" tense.
7This has been going on for a while.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "has been going" is in the "present perfect continuous" tense.
8The child was sleeping in his room.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "was sleeping" is in the "past continuous" tense.
9They had already left.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "had left" is in the "past perfect" tense.
10They had been waiting for hours.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "had been waiting" is in the "past perfect continuous" tense.
11She will arrive soon.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "will arrive" is in the "simple future" tense.
12They will be having dinner.
Wrong!
The verb phrase "will be having" is in the "future continuous" tense.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He walked out of the room without looking at anybody. — simple past
- He is crying at the top of his voice. — present continuous
- Small men never did great deeds. — simple past
- I will never have betrayed my country. — future perfect
- John has broken his leg. — present perfect
- We need air and water to survive. — simple present
- This has been going on for a while. — present perfect continuous
- The child was sleeping in his room. — past continuous
- They had already left. — past perfect
- They had been waiting for hours. — past perfect continuous
- She will arrive soon. — simple future
- They will be having dinner. — future continuous
