Question

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
I will give him a gift
A) Simple Present
B)Simple Past
C)Present Continuous
D)Simple Future

Answer 1

Hint: The main verb, ‘give’ has not been conjugated in the sentence because of its tense. There is a modal verb in the sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:

We know from the hint given to us that the main verb of the sentence has not been conjugated. We should know that continuous tense and past tense requires the main verb to be conjugated with the suffix ‘-ing’ and’-ed’ in most cases. Hence, B and C are wrong.
We know that there is a modal verb in the sentence, from the hint given to us. A simple present doesn’t have modal verbs and often does not require any helping verbs. Hence, Option A is wrong.
Will is a modal verb that indicates the future. Hence, when added to a verb, it forms a future tense. We observe that will is being used in the sentence given to us. Since there is no conjugation of the main verb, we interpret that it is simple tense. Thus, we conclude option D to be the correct answer.

Note: Modal verbs are the verbs that present ability or a possibility. Modal verbs like ‘will’ and ‘shall’ present the possibility of future and hence, are used to form sentences in the future tense.