Can you identify Tense/grammar point of the following.
1. We are playing football on Saturday afternoon
2. Mozart had mastered the piano by the time he was six
3. You said that you were busy
4. Sorry – I’ll be washing my hair!
5. I have been studying astronomy for many years
6. She was washing her hair at the time
Yep. I can identify the tense of those verbs.
I'll be glad to check YOUR answers.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm
Sure! Here are the tense/grammar points for each sentence:
1. "We are playing football on Saturday afternoon."
- Tense: Present continuous
- Grammar point: Used to talk about an action that is happening in the present moment or a plan for the future.
2. "Mozart had mastered the piano by the time he was six."
- Tense: Past perfect
- Grammar point: Used to describe an action that happened before another action or point in the past.
3. "You said that you were busy."
- Tense: Past simple
- Grammar point: Used to talk about completed actions or states in the past.
4. "Sorry – I'll be washing my hair!"
- Tense: Future continuous
- Grammar point: Used to express an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
5. "I have been studying astronomy for many years."
- Tense: Present perfect continuous
- Grammar point: Used to talk about an action that started in the past, has been ongoing, and has relevance to the present moment.
6. "She was washing her hair at the time."
- Tense: Past continuous
- Grammar point: Used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.
Remember, understanding the tense/grammar point of a sentence can be done by analyzing the verb tense and the context of the sentence.