Tenses Exercise for Grade 9 Karnataka Syllabus
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
The present perfect tense is used to talk about recently finished events. The present perfect continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present and may continue into the future.
Tenses Exercise for Grade 9
1. Your clothes are dirty. Yes, I …………………………………. in the garden since morning. (work)
2. We …………………………….. (repair) the roof.
3. What ………………………… (you do) since you left university?
4. She …………………………… for her cat for hours. (search)
5. …………………….. (you finish) reading the book? No, I …………………………… (still read) it.
6. I ………………………….. (read) a novel for two days.
7. I ……………………………. (work) on a new project since May. I ……………………………. (almost finish) it.
8. I ………………………….. (not have) any rest since morning.
9. I …………………………… (have) this car for twelve years.
10. How long ………………………….. (you learn) English?
11. It ………………………. (not stop) raining since morning.
12. She ………………………… (play) badminton since she was a child.
Answers
1. Your clothes are dirty. Yes, I have been working in the garden since morning.
2. We have repaired the roof.
3. What have you been doing since you left university?
4. She has been searching for her cat for hours.
5. Have you finished reading the book? No, I am still reading it.
6. I have been reading a novel for two days.
7. I have been working on a new project since May. I have almost finished it.
8. I have not had any rest since morning.
9. I have had this car for twelve years.
10. How long have you been learning English?
11. It has not stopped raining since morning.
12. She has been playing badminton since she was a child.
