Choose from the following given options the form of tense of the below sentence:

Sania's sister sang a beautiful song at the party.

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  1. Present simple tense
  2. Present perfect continuous
  3. Past continuous tense
  4. Simple past tense

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Option 4 : Simple past tense
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The correct answer is '4' i.e. Simple past tense .

Key Points

  • The given sentence is in the simple past tense, which is used to describe actions that were completed in the past.
  • The verb "sang" is the past form of "sing", indicating that the action took place at a specific time in the past.
  • Simple past tense is generally formed by adding '-ed' to the base verb for regular verbs, but there are irregular verbs as well, such as "sing" becoming "sang".

Correct sentence: Sania's sister sang a beautiful song at the party.

Additional Information

  • Present Simple Tense:
    • Structure: Base form of the verb (or base form with 's' or 'es' for third person singular).
    • Example: She sings beautifully.
    • Usage: Describes habitual actions, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
  • Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
    • Structure: Subject + has/have + been + present participle (verb+ing).
    • Example: She has been singing for two hours.
    • Usage: Refers to actions that started in the past and are still continuing or have recently stopped.
  • Past Continuous Tense:
    • Structure: Subject + was/were + present participle (verb+ing).
    • Example: She was singing when I arrived.
    • Usage: Describes actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
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