Tenses exercise for class 10
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1. We —————————– waiting here since morning.
a) have been
b) has been
c) are
d) were
2. I ————————- Julie yesterday.
a) visited
b) have visited
c) had visited
d) was visiting
3. Shyam ———————– from Switzerland last week.
a) has returned
b) have returned
c) had returned
d) returned
4. See that you ———————– on time.
a) will arrive
b) arrive
c) would arrive
d) arrive
5. Susie will come only if you ———————— her.
a) invite
b) will invite
c) invited
d) would invite
6. I ——————— to Australia recently.
a) had been
b) went
c) have been
d) was
7. The doctors concluded that the woman ————————died six hours ago.
a) had been
b) was
c) has been
d) had
8. I ———————– waiting for his call since morning.
a) have been
b) has been
c) had been
d) was
9. The train ————————- by the time we reached the station.
a) will leave
b) will have left
c) left
d) had left
10. I ——————– the newspaper every morning.
a) will read
b) am reading
c) read
d) was reading
Answers
1. We have been waiting here since morning.
2. I visited Julie yesterday.
3. Shyam returned from Switzerland last week.
4. See that you arrive on time.
5. Susie will come only if you invite her.
6. I went / had been to Australia recently.
7. The doctors concluded that the woman had died six hours ago.
8. I have been waiting for his call since morning.
9. The train had left by the time we reached the station.
10. I read the newspaper every morning.
