Tenses Exercise For Class 10 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. She asked me why I …………………….. upset. (look / looked / looks)

2. If you ………………………. the dues, your membership will not be renewed. (don’t pay / didn’t pay / hadn’t paid)

3. You had better ……………………….. him his money back. (pay / to pay / paying)

4. I …………………….. for a call from my brother. (wait / am waiting / have been waiting)

5. Shyam ………………………… to Meera for 15 years. (is married / has been married / has been marrying)

6. It …………………….. in months. (didn’t rain / doesn’t rain / hasn’t rained)

7. The criminal …………………………… for weeks. (is absconding / abscond / has been absconding)

8. At last she …………………….. a good job. (found / has found / had found)

9. If they had invited me, I …………………………. to their party. (will go / would go / would have gone)

10. If you …………………….. the traffic rules, you would be fined. (violate / violated / had violated)

11. Suddenly I remembered that I ……………………… my hall ticket at home. (left / have left / had left)

12. He asked me if I ………………………. his cat. (saw / have seen / had seen)

Answers

1. She asked me why I looked upset.

2. If you don’t pay the dues, your membership will not be renewed.

3. You had better pay him his money back.

4. I am waiting for a call from my brother.

5. Shyam has been married to Meera for 15 years.

6. It hasn’t rained in months.

7. The criminal has been absconding for weeks. 8. At last she has found a good job.

9. If they had invited me, I would have gone to their party.

10. If you violated the traffic rules, you would be fined.

11. Suddenly I remembered that I had left my hall ticket at home.

12. He asked me if I had seen his cat.