IDENTIFY TENSES IN ACTIVE VOICE

Try to identify the tenses used in the following sentences.

E.g. “No civilized person ever goes to bed the same day he gets up.”

~Richard Harding Davis Both verbs are in Present Simple.

1. “After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought

tears to my eyes. He said, "No hablo ingles."” ~Ronnie Shakes

2. A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"

Father replied, "I don't know, son. I'm still paying."

3. “If you are feeling good, don’t worry. You’ll get over it.” ~Murphy’s Law

4. “I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.” ~Rodney

Dangerfield

5. “I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go for our anniversary?" She said,

"Somewhere I have never been!" I told her, "How about the kitchen?”” ~Henny Youngman

6. “I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a

bartender.” ~Rodney Dangerfield

7. “My wife dresses to kill. She cooks the same way.” ~Henny Youngman

8. “Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you

haven't wasted a whole day.” ~Mickey Rooney

9. “Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don’t do it.”

~Author Unknown

10. “I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever

stole it is spending less than my wife.” ~Ilie Nastase

11. “I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn’t.” ~Patrick Murray

THE KEY:

1. Past Simple: said, brought, said 2. Past Simple: asked, replied; Present Simple: does it cost, don’t know; Present

Continuous: I’m still paying 3. Present Continuous: are feeling; Present Simple: don’t worry; Future Simple:

you’ll get 4. Present Perfect: haven’t spoken; Past Simple: didn’t want

5. Past Simple: asked, said, told; Present Simple: do you want; Present Perfect:

have never been 6. Past Simple: told, told, told; Past Continuous: was seeing, was seeing

7. Present Simple: dresses, cooks 8. Present Simple: get, doesn’t work out; Present Perfect: haven’t wasted

9. Present Simple: is, do, notices, don’t do 10. Present Perfect: haven’t reported; Past Simple: stole; Present Continuous: is

spending 11. Present Perfect: I’ve had; Past Simple: left, didn’t