Class 10 Grammar Worksheets | Tenses

Correct the following sentences.

1. I am loving this scenery.

2. He is owning two cars.

3. That soup is smelling good.

4. I am thinking you are making a mistake.

5. I am understanding that you have a problem.

Answers

1. I love this scenery.

2. He owns two cars.

3. That soup smells good.

4. I think you are making a mistake.

5. I understand that you have a problem.

The verbs believe, prefer, know, feel, sound, like, dislike, love, hate, realize, understand, hear, taste, smell, want, see, agree, own and depend are not normally used in the continuous form.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

1. India ………………………….. independent since 1947. (is / was / has been)

2. In 1953, Hilary and Tensing ………………………. The first persons to climb Mt. Everest. (become / became / have become)

3. Since 1953, many people ………………………… Mt. Everest. (climbed / have climbed / had climbed)

4. In 1983, India …………………… the Prudential World Cup Cricket Championship in England. (win / won / had won / has won)

5. Since 1983, India ……………………… many limited overs cricket trophies. (won / has won / is winning / had won)

Answers

1. India has been independent since 1947.

2. In 1953, Hilary and Tensing became the first persons to climb Mt. Everest.

3. Since 1953, many people have climbed Mt. Everest.

4. In 1983, India won the Prudential World Cup Cricket Championship in England.

5. Since 1983, India has won many limited overs cricket trophies.

Use the present perfect tense to talk about a period of time up to now. It is commonly used with the time expressions since and for.

Use the simple past when we say when something happened.

Fill in the blanks with the simple past and past perfect tense forms of the verb.

1. The boy ……………………………….. before rescuers ………………………….. (drown, arrive)

2. He …………………………… that he ………………………. the money. (admit, take)

3. He ………………………….. his studies before he …………………….. abroad. (complete, go)

4. Suddenly it ……………………….. to me that I …………………………. the door. (occur, not lock)

Answers

1. The boy had drowned before rescuers arrived.

2. He admitted that he had taken the money.

3. He had completed his studies before he went abroad.

4. Suddenly it occurred to me that I hadn’t locked the door.