{"id":579,"date":"2015-03-03T17:08:43","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2023-05-18T03:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T03:12:58","slug":"tenses-exercise-class-8-grammar-worksheets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/tenses-exercise-class-8-grammar-worksheets-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenses exercise | Class 8 grammar worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the distance in a record time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) covered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) had covered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) was covering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) had covered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. After the visitor \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. I went into the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) went<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) had gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) have gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Are the animals \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by the tourists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) hunted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) were hunted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) being hunted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) were being hunted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Nobody \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. helped by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) were<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) has<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) had<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) has been<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. We shall not \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) have betray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) had betrayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) have betrayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) betrayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. your letter yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) was received<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) received<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) had received<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) would receive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Where \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. all this while?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) have you been?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) had you been?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. It takes two \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. a quarrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) making<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) to make<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) to made<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) made<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The thieves \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. red-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) was caught<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) had caught<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) caught<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) were caught<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The Chennai-Delhi flight \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by three hours due to a bomb scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) delayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) was delayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) had delayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d) has delayed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. He covered<\/strong> the distance in a record time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. After the visitor had gone<\/strong> I went into the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Are the animals being hunted<\/strong> by the tourists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Nobody has been<\/strong> helped by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. We shall not have betrayed<\/strong> our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. I received<\/strong> your letter yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Where have you been<\/strong> all this while?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. It takes two to make<\/strong> a quarrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The thieves were caught<\/strong> red-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The Chennai-Delhi flight was delayed<\/strong> by three hours due to a bomb scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenses Worksheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n