Tenses Worksheet For Grade 10 CBSE

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form.

1. I ---------------------- for his reply since last week.

a) had been waiting
b) have been waiting
c) am waiting
d) was

2. This time tomorrow, I ---------------------- with my grandchildren.

a) will play
b) will be playing
c) am playing

3. I -------------------- the newspaper every morning.

a) read
b) will read
c) am reading
d) have read

4. When I visited her she --------------------- bed-ridden for six months.

a) had been
b) was
c) has been
d) were

5. I ------------------ in 2006.

a) graduated
b) will graduate
c) had graduated
d) would graduate

6. There --------------------- a famine in Bengal in 1982.

a) was
b) were
c) has been
d) had been

7. During Akbar's reign the Mughals ------------------------ the supreme power in India.

a) become
b) had become
c) became
d) would become

8. Janet ----------------------- home.

a) went
b) has gone
c) had gone

9. It is 6 o'clock. She ---------------------- home.

a) will reach
b) will have reached
c) is reaching
d) reached

10. She ---------------------- many awards for her contribution to classical music.

a) won
b) has won
c) had won
d) wins

Answers

1. I have been waiting for his reply since last week.

2. This time tomorrow, I will be playing with my grandchildren.

3. I read the newspaper every morning.

4. When I visited her she had been bed-ridden for six months.

5. I graduated in 2006.

6. There was a famine in Bengal in 1982.

7. During Akbar's reign the Mughals became the supreme power in India.

8. Janet has gone home. (The sentence 'Janet went home' is also correct; however, when there is no time reference we use the present perfect tense to talk about finished actions.)

9. It is 6 o'clock. She will have reached home.

10. She has won many awards for her contribution to classical music. (The sentence 'She won many awards…' is also correct.)