PTE Tense[Time]

PTE Tense[Time]

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + V1 (s/es) + Object
Negative:      Subject + do/does not + V1 + Object
Question:      Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object?

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Uses

1. Daily habits / routines
2. General truths / facts
3. Permanent situations
4. Scheduled events (timetable)
5. Instructions / directions

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Frequency	Examples
Always	always
Often	often, frequently
Sometimes	sometimes, occasionally
Rarely	rarely, seldom
Never	never
Regular	every day, every week

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Examples (5)

1. She goes to school every day.
   👉 ऊ हरेक दिन विद्यालय जान्छ।
2. Water boils at 100°C.
   👉 पानी १००°C मा उम्लन्छ।
3. He plays football on weekends.
   👉 ऊ सप्ताहन्तमा फुटबल खेल्छ।
4. The train leaves at 6 PM.
   👉 रेल ६ बजे छुट्छ।
5. I read books regularly.
   👉 म नियमित रूपमा किताब पढ्छु।

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + am/is/are + V-ing + Object
Negative:      Subject + am/is/are not + V-ing + Object
Question:      Am/Is/Are + Subject + V-ing + Object?

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Uses

1. Action happening now
2. Temporary situations
3. Changing trends
4. Planned future (near future)
5. Repeated annoying actions (with “always”)

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Time	Examples
Now	now, right now
Current	at the moment, currently
Temporary	these days, nowadays
Near future	tonight, tomorrow

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Examples (5)

1. She is reading a book now.
   👉 ऊ अहिले किताब पढिरहेकी छ।
2. They are playing football at the moment.
   👉 उनीहरू अहिले फुटबल खेलिरहेका छन्।
3. I am working on a project these days.
   👉 म यी दिनहरूमा एउटा परियोजनामा काम गर्दैछु।
4. He is going to Kathmandu tomorrow.
   👉 ऊ भोलि काठमाडौं जाँदैछ।
5. She is always talking in class.
   👉 ऊ सधैं कक्षामा बोलिरहन्छे।

3. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

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Structure Box

Affirmative:   Subject + has/have + V3 + Object
Negative:      Subject + has/have not + V3 + Object
Question:      Has/Have + Subject + V3 + Object?

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Uses

1. Action completed recently
2. Experience (life experience)
3. Action with result in present
4. Unfinished time (since/for)
5. Repeated actions (till now)

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⏰ Time Adverbs Table

Type	Examples
Recent	just, recently
Experience	ever, never
Unfinished	since, for
Frequency	already, yet, so far

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✏️ Examples (5)

1. She has finished her homework.
   👉 उसले आफ्नो गृहकार्य सकाइसकेकी छ।
2. I have visited Pokhara.
   👉 म पोखरा गएको छु।
3. He has just eaten lunch.
   👉 उसले भर्खर खाना खाएको छ।
4. They have lived here for five years.
   👉 उनीहरू यहाँ पाँच वर्षदेखि बसेका छन्।
5. We have not seen him yet.
   👉 हामीले उसलाई अझै देखेका छैनौं।

QUICK COMPARISON

Tense	Main Idea	Example
Simple Present	Habit / fact	She plays
Present Continuous	Happening now	She is playing
Present Perfect	Completed / result now	She has played

 

PRESENT TENSE PRACTICE (50 MCQs)

Choose the correct option

1–10 (Simple Present)

1. She ______ to school every day.
   a) go
   b) goes
   c) going
   d) went
   
   

✅ Answer: b) goes
✔ Habit → Simple Present + singular subject

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2. Water ______ at 100°C.
   a) boil
   b) boils
   c) boiled
   d) boiling
   
   

✅ Answer: b) boils
✔ Universal truth

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3. They ______ football on weekends.
   a) plays
   b) play
   c) playing
   d) played

✅ Answer: b) play
✔ Plural subject

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4. He ______ English very well.
   a) speak
   b) speaks
   c) speaking
   d) spoke
   
   

✅ Answer: b) speaks

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5. The sun ______ in the east.
   a) rise
   b) rises
   c) rising
   d) rose
   
   

✅ Answer: b) rises

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6. I ______ tea every morning.
   a) drink
   b) drinks
   c) drinking
   d) drank
   
   

✅ Answer: a) drink

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7. She ______ her homework regularly.
   a) do
   b) does
   c) doing
   d) did
   
   

✅ Answer: b) does

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8. We ______ in Nepal.
   a) lives
   b) live
   c) living
   d) lived
   
   

✅ Answer: b) live

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9. The train ______ at 7 AM.
   a) leave
   b) leaves
   c) leaving
   d) left
   
   

✅ Answer: b) leaves

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10. He never ______ late.
    a) come
    b) comes
    c) coming
    d) came
    
    

✅ Answer: b) comes

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11–25 (Present Continuous)

11. She ______ a book now.
    a) read
    b) reads
    c) is reading
    d) reading
    ✅ Answer: c) is reading
    ✔ Action happening now

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12. They ______ football at the moment.
    a) play
    b) are playing
    c) played
    d) playing
    ✅ Answer: b) are playing

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13. I ______ a letter right now.
    a) write
    b) writes
    c) am writing
    d) wrote
    ✅ Answer: c) am writing

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14. He ______ TV now.
    a) watch
    b) watches
    c) is watching
    d) watched
    ✅ Answer: c) is watching

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15. We ______ for the exam these days.
    a) study
    b) studies
    c) are studying
    d) studied
    ✅ Answer: c) are studying

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16. She ______ to Kathmandu tomorrow.
    a) goes
    b) is going
    c) go
    d) went
    ✅ Answer: b) is going
    ✔ Planned future

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17. I ______ dinner at the moment.
    a) eat
    b) eats
    c) am eating
    d) ate
    ✅ Answer: c) am eating

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18. They ______ a movie now.
    a) watch
    b) are watching
    c) watched
    d) watches
    ✅ Answer: b) are watching

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19. He ______ always ______ in class.
    a) is / talking
    b) are / talking
    c) does / talk
    d) did / talk
    ✅ Answer: a) is / talking
    ✔ Annoying repeated action

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20. The baby ______ now.
    a) cry
    b) cries
    c) is crying
    d) cried
    ✅ Answer: c) is crying

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21. She ______ her room currently.
    a) clean
    b) cleans
    c) is cleaning
    d) cleaned
    ✅ Answer: c) is cleaning

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22. We ______ lunch right now.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) are having
    d) had
    ✅ Answer: c) are having

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23. He ______ on a new project these days.
    a) works
    b) is working
    c) worked
    d) working
    ✅ Answer: b) is working

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24. They ______ their homework now.
    a) do
    b) does
    c) are doing
    d) did
    ✅ Answer: c) are doing

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25. I ______ to music now.
    a) listen
    b) listens
    c) am listening
    d) listened
    ✅ Answer: c) am listening

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🔸 26–50 (Present Perfect)

26. She ______ her homework.
    a) finish
    b) finished
    c) has finished
    d) finishing
    ✅ Answer: c) has finished

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27. I ______ him before.
    a) saw
    b) seen
    c) have seen
    d) seeing
    ✅ Answer: c) have seen

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28. They ______ already ______ the work.
    a) have / done
    b) has / done
    c) did
    d) doing
    ✅ Answer: a) have / done

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29. He ______ just ______ lunch.
    a) has / eaten
    b) have / eaten
    c) ate
    d) eating
    ✅ Answer: a) has / eaten

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30. We ______ not ______ him yet.
    a) have / seen
    b) has / seen
    c) saw
    d) seeing
    ✅ Answer: a) have / seen

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31. She ______ to Pokhara.
    a) went
    b) gone
    c) has gone
    d) going
    ✅ Answer: c) has gone

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32. I ______ never ______ that movie.
    a) have / seen
    b) has / seen
    c) saw
    d) seeing
    ✅ Answer: a) have / seen

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33. They ______ lived here for 5 years.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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34. He ______ just ______ home.
    a) has / arrived
    b) have / arrived
    c) arrived
    d) arriving
    ✅ Answer: a) has / arrived

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35. We ______ finished our work.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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36. She ______ already completed the task.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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37. I ______ visited Kathmandu many times.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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38. They ______ not finished yet.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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39. He ______ just gone out.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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40. We ______ known each other for years.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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41. She ______ already left.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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42. I ______ just finished my work.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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43. They ______ visited Chitwan.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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44. He ______ not come yet.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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45. We ______ completed the project.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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46. She ______ seen that place before.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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47. I ______ just called him.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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48. They ______ not arrived yet.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have

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49. He ______ already done the work.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: b) has

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50. We ______ lived here since 2010.
    a) have
    b) has
    c) had
    d) having
    ✅ Answer: a) have