use of verbs

Question 1

present tense

Answer 1

expresses that which is currently happening or is always true

Question 2

past tense

Answer 2

expresses action that occurred in a past time

Question 3

future tense

Answer 3

expresses action or a condition of future time

Question 4

present perfect tense

Answer 4

expresses action or a condition that started in the past and is continued or completed in the present

Randy has never been bored with practice.

Question 5

past perfect tense

Answer 5

expresses action or a condition that occurred as a precedent to some other past action or condition

Randy had considered playing clarinet before he discovered the piano.

Question 6

future perfect tense

Answer 6

expresses action that started in the past or the present and will conclude at some time in the future.

By the time he goes to college, Randy will have been an accomplished pianist for more than half of his life.