Tenses exercise for class 10 CBSE
Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. Click here for a printer-friendly version of this worksheet.
Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. The thief ................ (catch) red-handed.
2. A bomb scare ................ (delay) the flight by almost two hours.
3. The stadium .................... (reverberate) with dance, music and drama as troupes from different parts of the country ................... (present) a panorama of color and costume.
4. I .................. (spend) the whole day yesterday in bed.
5. Students from different parts of the country .................. (participate) in the program.
6. It is true that Jim-Corbett .................. (love) animals but he also ................. (kill) many man-eaters.
7. I .................... (learn) Telugu from a friend who ................... (hail) from Andhra Pradesh.
8. The bridge across the river .................. (build) some two hundred years ago.
9. The wicked people who ................ (smuggle) brown sugar into the town ................. (arrest) yesterday.
10. Last night, the clouds ................. (thunder) in the sky.
Answers
1. Was caught; 2. Delayed; 3. Reverberated, Presented; 4. Spent; 5. Participated; 6. Loved, Killed; 7. Learned, Hails; 8. Was built; 9. Smuggled, Were arrested; 10. Thundered
Class 10 Tenses Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. The winners ................ by all. (congratulate)
2. I ................ to find a snake under my bed. (horrify)
3. The guests ................ a warm welcome. (give)
4. The injured ................. to hospital. (take)
5. I ................ a lot of time on that project. (waste)
6. She still ................ in that home. (live)
7. She asked me if I ................ her wallet. (see)
8. I will call you as soon as I ................ home. (reach)
9. You will feel better after you ................ something. (eat)
10. What are you going to do while I ................ away? (be)
11. Can I borrow your book once you ................ with it? (finish)
12. When they found her she ................ unconscious on the pavement. (lie)
13. Although he is not really qualified for the job, he ................ for it. (apply)
14. You ................ (hurt) yourself if you fall.
15. It has been a long time since I ................ anything from him. (hear)
Answers
1. were congratulated; 2. was horrified; 3. were given; 4. were taken; 5. wasted; 6. lives; 7. had seen; 8. reach; 9. have eaten; 10. am; 11. have finished; 12. was lying; 13. has applied; 14. will hurt; 15. heard
Class 10 Tenses Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. He ................ here in the morning. (be)
2. He ................ (be) ill for six months before he died.
3. When I go out I ................ (buy) some milk.
4. If you have time we can explore the city before you ................ (leave)
5. She always ................ (leave) for work at 8.30 in the morning.
6. I ................ in Mumbai until Friday. (stay)
7. Whenever I go to London, I ................ with my sister. (stay)
8. He ................ (injure) and can't play in the game on Monday.
9. You will feel better if you ................ something. (eat)
10. I waited and waited but she ................ (not come)
11. We ................ (not see) each other in a long time.
12. They ................ for ten years. (marry)
13. Don’t phone them now. They ................ (have) dinner.
14. Hurry up or you ................ the train. (miss)
Answers
1. was; 2. was / had been; 3. will buy; 4. leave; 5. leaves; 6. am staying / will be staying; 7. stay; 8. is injured; 9. eat; 10. did not come; 11. have not seen; 12. have been married; 13. will be having; 14. will miss
Sections in this article
Tenses
The simple present tense
The present progressive tense
The present perfect tense
The present perfect progressive tense
Present tenses to talk about the future
The simple past tense
The past progressive tense
The past perfect tense
The past perfect progressive tense
Past verb forms with present or future meaning
The simple future tense
The future progressive tense
The future perfect tense
Tenses in subordinate clauses
See also
Adverb clauses
Adjective clauses
Noun clauses
Transformation of sentences
See also
Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3
More CBSE English Grammar worksheets
Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tensePassive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense
