Tenses exercise | Class 8 grammar worksheets
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.
1. He …………………. the distance in a record time.
a) covered
b) had covered
c) was covering
d) had covered
2. After the visitor ……………………. I went into the kitchen.
a) went
b) gone
c) had gone
d) have gone
3. Are the animals …………………….. by the tourists?
a) hunted
b) were hunted
c) being hunted
d) were being hunted
4. Nobody …………………….. helped by her.
a) were
b) has
c) had
d) has been
5. We shall not ………………….. our country.
a) have betray
b) had betrayed
c) have betrayed
d) betrayed
6. I ………………….. your letter yesterday.
a) was received
b) received
c) had received
d) would receive
7. Where ……………………. all this while?
a) have you been?
b) had you been?
8. It takes two ……………………. a quarrel.
a) making
b) to make
c) to made
d) made
9. The thieves …………………………. red-handed.
a) was caught
b) had caught
c) caught
d) were caught
10. The Chennai-Delhi flight ……………………. by three hours due to a bomb scare.
a) delayed
b) was delayed
c) had delayed
d) has delayed
Answers
1. He covered the distance in a record time.
2. After the visitor had gone I went into the kitchen.
3. Are the animals being hunted by the tourists?
4. Nobody has been helped by her.
5. We shall not have betrayed our country.
6. I received your letter yesterday.
7. Where have you been all this while?
8. It takes two to make a quarrel.
9. The thieves were caught red-handed.
10. The Chennai-Delhi flight was delayed by three hours due to a bomb scare.
