Identify the tense used in the given sentence:"You are always working on your laptop."
Correct answer: C. Present continuous tense
- A. Present indefinite tense
- B. Present perfect tense
- C. Present continuous tense
- D. Present perfect continuous tense
Explanation
Present continuous tense is formed through the subject + present form of the verb ('working') + present participle of the verb ('are').Here, the given sentence that is 'You are always working on your Laptop' is the present tense.As we know by the rule of grammar, the definition of the present tense is the activity that is done in the current state not in the past or the future.The person seems to be always working on his/her laptop. This is a declarative sentence.The verb 'are working' is in the present continuous tense.Hence, the correct answer is present continuous tense.
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