Tense Revisited – Additional Questions Class 10 English Grammar
1. Fill-in-the-Blanks
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form (tense) of the verb given in brackets.
1. The earth (move) ___ round the sun. Answer: moves
2. My brother (work) ___ in a bank. (His permanent job) Answer: works
3. Listen! Someone (sing) ___. Answer: is singing
4. I (not see) ___ him since last Monday. Answer: haven't seen
5. He (just / leave) ___ the room. Answer: has just left
6. The population of India (increase) ___ very fast. Answer: is increasing
7. I (buy) ___ this watch last week. Answer: bought
8. She (read) ___ a novel when I entered her room. Answer: was reading
9. The patient (die) ___ before the doctor arrived. Answer: had died
10. We (live) ___ here for ten years. Answer: have been living
11. My father (always / read) ___ the newspaper in the morning. Answer: always reads
12. Look at those black clouds! It (rain) ___. Answer: is going to rain
13. The train (leave) ___ at 5 PM. (According to the schedule) Answer: leaves
14. Don't call me at 9 PM. I (watch) ___ the news then. Answer: will be watching
15. By this time next year, I (complete) ___ my graduation. Answer: will have completed
16. The phone is ringing. I (answer) ___ it. Answer: will answer
17. My father (return) ___ from Mumbai tomorrow. (It's a fixed plan) Answer: is returning
18. He (always / complain) ___ about his neighbours! (Expressing annoyance) Answer: is always complaining
19. I wish I (know) ___ the answer to that question. Answer: knew
20. He was tired because he (work) ___ in the garden all day. Answer: had been working
21. This is the first time I (ever / eat) ___ sushi. Answer: have ever eaten
22. Peace talks (fail) ___. (Newspaper headline) Answer: fail
23. He (write) ___ many plays. (Referring to Shakespeare) Answer: wrote
24. He (write) ___ many novels. (Referring to a living author) Answer: has written
25. I (wait) ___ for two hours when the bus finally arrived. Answer: had been waiting
26. He looked as if he (not eat) ___ for days. Answer: had not eaten
27. As soon as I (receive) ___ the letter, I will inform you. Answer: receive
28. When I (be) ___ in Hyderabad, I (be) ___ a student. Answer: was, was
29. The climate (change) ___ day by day. Answer: is changing
30. He (read) ___ in Class IX last year. Answer: was reading
31. Madhusmita is not at home. She (go) ___ to Mumbai. Answer: has gone
32. What ___ you (do) ___ tomorrow? Answer: are, doing
33. Recently, the price of petrol (go up) ___. Answer: has gone up
34. I (think) ___ he is right. Answer: think
35. He (own) ___ a large house in the city. Answer: owns
36. Once upon a time, there (live) ___ a king. Answer: lived
37. Tomorrow (be) ___ Sunday. Answer: is
38. The bridge collapsed when the train (run) ___ on it. Answer: was running
39. The postman (not come) ___ yet. Answer: has not come
40. My father (prefer) ___ coffee to tea. Answer: prefers
41. While I (talk) ___, he (listen) ___. Answer: was talking, was listening
42. This book (belong) ___ to Kamal. Answer: belongs
43. Rose (smell) ___ sweet. Answer: smells
44. He (have) ___ a bad headache a few days ago. Answer: had
45. I (meet) ___ the person recently. Answer: have met
46. After Guru (fail) ___ in the examination, he became upset. Answer: had failed
47. What (make) ___ you sad? Answer: makes
48. Cuttack (stand) ___ on the Mahanadi. Answer: stands
49. I (declare) ___ the meeting open. Answer: declare
50. He is tired as he (work) ___ all the morning. Answer: has been working
2. Error Correction
Instructions: Find the error in each sentence and rewrite it correctly.
1. I have seen him yesterday. Answer: I saw him yesterday.
2. She is living here since 2010. Answer: She has been living here since 2010.
3. When I arrived, he already left. Answer: When I arrived, he had already left.
4. Look! It rains. Answer: Look! It is raining.
5. He is usually getting up at 6 AM. Answer: He usually gets up at 6 AM.
6. The train will leave at 5 PM tomorrow according to the schedule. Answer: The train leaves at 5 PM tomorrow according to the schedule.
7. I am not knowing the answer. Answer: I do not know the answer.
8. By next week, I will finish the project. Answer: By next week, I will have finished the project.
9. He told me he is ill. Answer: He told me he was ill.
10. We are visiting Puri last summer. Answer: We visited Puri last summer.
11. He is having a large house. Answer: He has a large house. (State verb for possession)
12. I am tired because I am working all day. Answer: I am tired because I have been working all day.
13. Where you did go yesterday? Answer: Where did you go yesterday?
14. As soon as he finished, he goes home. Answer: As soon as he finished, he went home.
15. My brother is working in a bank for ten years. Answer: My brother has been working in a bank for ten years.
16. Look at those clouds! It will rain. Answer: Look at those clouds! It is going to rain.
17. I didn't see him since Monday. Answer: I haven't seen him since Monday.
18. She was watching TV when the phone was ringing. Answer: She was watching TV when the phone rang.
19. By the time the doctor arrived, the patient died. Answer: By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had died.
20. I am learning English for five years. Answer: I have been learning English for five years.
21. He said he has finished his work. Answer: He said he had finished his work.
22. The postman didn't come yet. Answer: The postman hasn't come yet.
23. If I will go to Delhi, I will see the Red Fort. Answer: If I go to Delhi, I will see the Red Fort.
24. He acts as if he is the king. Answer: He acts as if he were the king.
25. My father is preferring coffee to tea. Answer: My father prefers coffee to tea.
26. He is tired. He works since morning. Answer: He is tired. He has been working since morning.
27. Shakespeare has written many plays. Answer: Shakespeare wrote many plays.
28. I am not understanding this poem. Answer: I do not understand this poem.
29. He played chess during the vacation. Answer: He was playing chess during the vacation.
30. I will see him yesterday. Answer: I saw him yesterday.
3. Matching (Tense and its Use)
Instructions: Match the sentences in Column A with their correct tense function in Column B.
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Column A |
Column B |
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1. The sun rises in the east. |
(a) An action in progress at a past time. |
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2. He is going to Delhi tomorrow. |
(b) An action completed before a past time. |
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3. I have just finished my work. |
(c) A general or scientific truth. |
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4. He was reading at 7 PM yesterday. |
(d) A timetabled future event. |
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5. The train leaves at 5:30 AM. |
(e) A past action with present relevance. |
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6. The patient had died before the doctor came. |
(f) A planned future action. |
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7. He is always losing his pen! |
(g) An action that started in the past and is still continuing. |
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8. We have been living here for ten years. |
(h) Expressing an annoying habit. |
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9. I will help you with that box. |
(i) A spontaneous decision or offer. |
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10. Look! The child is going to fall. |
(j) A prediction based on present evidence. |
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11. I usually go to school on foot. |
(k) A habitual action. |
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12. She is writing a novel. |
(l) A temporary action in progress over a period. |
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13. By next month, I will have finished the course. |
(m) An action to be completed before a future time. |
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14. I saw him a week ago. |
(n) A completed action in the past with a time marker. |
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15. I was tired because I had been working. |
(o) A past action that continued up to another past action. |
Answers:
1. c 2. f 3. e 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. h 8. g 9. i 10. j 11. k 12. l 13. m 14. n 15. o
4. Contextual Dialogue Completion
Instructions: Complete the following dialogues with the correct form of the verbs.
Dialogue 1 Seema: Hello Lopa, what (1. you / do) ___ these days? Lopa: Nothing much. I (2. learn) ___ how to dance. I (3. join) ___ a dancing school last month. Seema: That's great! I (4. always / want) ___ to learn, but I (5. never / get) ___ the time. Answers:
1. are you doing
2. am learning
3. joined
4. have always wanted
5. have never got/gotten
Dialogue 2 Ashok: (6. you / see) ___ Jagu last night? Bakul: No, but I (7. just / come) ___ from his house. He’s in bed. Ashok: Oh dear. What (8. happen) ___? Bakul: He (9. fall) ___ off his bike yesterday and (10. hurt) ___ his leg. Answers: 6. Did you see 7. have just come 8. happened 9. fell 10. hurt
5. Verb Form Identification
Instructions: Provide the requested verb form.
1. What is the past form of 'buy'? Answer: bought
2. What is the -ing form of 'die'? Answer: dying
3. What is the past participle form of 'bite'? Answer: bitten
4. What is the -ing form of 'stop'? Answer: stopping
5. What is the past form of 'choose'? Answer: chose
6. What is the present form of 'fled'? Answer: flee
7. What is the past participle form of 'lie' (to be horizontal)? Answer: lain
8. What is the -ing form of 'begin'? Answer: beginning
9. What is the past form of 'dream'? Answer: dreamt / dreamed
10. What is the past form of 'shine'? Answer: shone
11. What is the past form of 'read'? Answer: read (pronounced 'red')
12. What is the past participle form of 'go'? Answer: gone
13. What is the -ing form of 'write'? Answer: writing
14. What is the past form of 'think'? Answer: thought
15. What is the past participle form of 'break'? Answer: broken
16. What is the -ing form of 'run'? Answer: running
17. What is the past form of 'teach'? Answer: taught
18. What is the past participle form of 'speak'? Answer: spoken
19. What is the -ing form of 'lie' (to tell an untruth)? Answer: lying
20. What is the past form of 'put'? Answer: put