Tenses exercise for class 8 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 an appropriate simple present or simple past tense form.

1. He --------------------- he is above playing with us. (think)

2. She ----------------------- two pounds an hour. (earn)

3. The plants --------------------- in the absence of water. (die)

4. He --------------------- English with an Irish accent. (speak)

5. The cold weather ---------------------- my health. (affect)

6. They ----------------------; they always agree. (not quarrel)

7. Fatty foods ---------------------- with me. (not agree)

8. The teacher ------------------------ them an hour for their painting. (allow)

9. Smoking -------------------- (not allow)

10. The twins -------------------- alike. (look)

11. You alone --------------------- my secrets. (know)

12. He ----------------------- his fortune amongst his three children. (divide)

Answers

1. He thinks he is above playing with us.

2. She earns two pounds an hour.

3. The plants died in the absence of water.

4. He speaks English with an Irish accent.

5. The cold weather affects my health. (simple present) / The cold weather affected my health. (simple past)

6. They do not quarrel; they always agree.

7. Fatty foods do not agree with me.

8. The teacher allowed them an hour for their painting.

9. Smoking is not allowed.

10. The twins look alike.

11. You alone know my secrets.

12. He divided his fortune amongst his three children.

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. She ........................... here in the morning. (be)

2. The message .................................. (deliver)

3. I ........................... (not enjoy) cleaning but I ............................. (love) cooking.

4. She ............................ (take) good care of her health.

5. Children .............................. stories. (love)

6. Although over a hundred people ........................................ (invite) to the party, very few ............................. (turn) up.

7. He ............................ (run) over by a speeding truck.

8. I would rather you .................................. her. (not invite)

9. As the lecture was quite boring, I ............................. asleep in the middle of it. (fall)

10. His father ........................ when he was just two. (die)

11. My brother ............................ (teach) English to rural children.

12. Few cats ............................ (be) averse to fish.

13. He ......................... years in London before he started his medical practice in India. (spend)

14. She .......................... (can / could) sing when she was just two years old.

15. I ................................. the walls since morning. (paint)

1. was, 2. has been delivered, 3. do not enjoy, love, 4. takes, 5. love, 6. were invited, turned, 7. was run, 8. did not invite, 9. fell, 10. died, 11. teaches, 12. are, 13. spent, 14. could, 15. have been painting

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