Grammar

Tenses

Conceptual

Match List I with II

	List I		List II
(A)	I shall speak	(I)	Future Perfect Continuous Tense
(B)	I shall have spoken	(II)	Simple Future Tense
(C)	I shall have been speaking	(III)	Future Continuous Tense
(D)	I shall be speaking	(IV)	Future Perfect Tense

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I)

✅ Correct Option: 3

The correct matching of verb forms with their corresponding tenses is:

Verb Form	Tense	Usage
(A) I shall speak	(II) Simple Future Tense	Indicates a basic future action without any continuous or perfect aspect
(B) I shall have spoken	(IV) Future Perfect Tense	Indicates an action that will be completed by a certain point in the future
(C) I shall have been speaking	(I) Future Perfect Continuous Tense	Indicates an ongoing action that will continue until a specified time in the future
(D) I shall be speaking	(III) Future Continuous Tense	Indicates an action that will be in progress at a particular point in the future

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III).

JIPMAT 2021

From the given options, identify the tense used in the sentence.

'Everyone shall be reaching by tomorrow.'

JIPMAT 2024

Choose the option which best replaces the underlined phrase in the following sentence.

"In a few minutes' time, when the clock strikes six I would be waiting here for an hour".

JIPMAT 2023

Pick out the correct sentence from the following sentences.

JIPMAT 2026

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II.

LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	We had spoken.	I.	Simple Past Tense
B.	He was speaking.	II.	Past Perfect Continuous Tense
C.	You had been speaking.	III.	Past Continuous Tense
D.	They spoke.	IV.	Past Perfect Tense

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

JIPMAT 2025

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

JIPMAT 2021

From the given options, identify the tense used in the sentence 'Welcome to the ceremony.'

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