CORRECT TENSE SEBA CLASS 10 QUESTIONS ON ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES : - CORRECT TENSE

SEBA CLASS 10 QUESTIONS ON ENGLISH GRAMMAR

EXERCISES : - CORRECT TENSE

 

QUESTION: Use the correct tense - form of the verbs given in brackets

 

1. HSLC - 1998

(i) When he entered my room I ____(write ) a letter

(ii) The match (start) before we reached the field

(iii) It is time you (go) home.

2. HSLC - 1999

(i) We shall wait here until he (come ) back.

(ii) When he came in , 1 (write ) a letter.

3. HSLC - 2000

(i) He ( walk ) across the road when a scooter hit him.

(ii) I wish I (accept ) the job.

(ii) Hurry up, the the taxi (wait ).

4. HSLC - 2001

(i) They (live) in Delhi for ten years.

(ii) She died after she (suffer) for five years.

(iii) Ten years have (pass) since I met you.

(iv) When he came , it (be) all over

(v) He (stay) here until you return.

5. HSLC - 2002

(i) When he started for office , it still ( rain )

(ii) 1 ( not meet) my friend for ages.

(iii) If you ( request ) him, he would have helped you.

(iv) She (work ) in this school since 1990.

(v) We two (be ) friends for long.

6. HSLC - 2003

(i) We _____ each other for the last ten years . (know )

(ii) If I his_____ address, I would have contacted him . (know )

(iii) Look , there ___the bus. (go)

7. HSLC - 2004

(i) He cannot play in the match as he ___ his foot. (injure)

(ii) I wish I ___ help you. (can)

(iii) If I ___ you, I should not accept that post (be)

8. HSLC - 2005

I hurried back to the room_ (feel) very nervous , for it is much easier___ (steal) something than to return it undetected. ! (open) the door quietly, then (stand) in the doorway clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. I (creep) to the head of the bed and my hand _(come ) up with the notes

9. HSLC - 2006

(a) Father is not at home; he ___ out. (go)

(b) He ___ the station before the train departed. (reach )

(c) It's time we ___ home. (return)

10. HSLC - 2007

(a) The new teacher ___ us now for six months. (teach )

(b) Mohan___ home before it started raining . (reach )

(c) He told us that he never___ a lie ( tell )

11. HSLC - 2008

(a) Our teacher___to London last year. (go)              

(b) John___a number of short stories . (write )

(c) We should never___ a lie. (tell)

12. HSLC - 2009

(a) The lady slipped while she ( climb ) the steps. 

(b) We shall wait here until he (come) back.

(c) He talks as if he (know ) everything

13. HSLC - 2010

(a) He jumped off the bus while it___(move ).  

(b) He said that he___the letter. (post)

(c) He___a teacher since 1994. (be)

14. HSLC-2011

(a) We (know ) each other for five years.  

(b) The other day I (meet) a magician in the bazaar.

15. HSLC - 2012

(a) She said that she will help her friend.  

 (b) The boys (play) in the garden when the tree fell down.

16. HSLC-2013

(a) I wish I (be) a king.            

(b) The boy (sleep) , don't disturb him.

17. HSLC - 2014

(a) She___a book when I saw . (read)

(b) She___ a teacher since 2002. (be)

18. HSLC-2015

(a) The bell rang after we (finish) Our work.           

(b) Please ring me up as soon as he ( come )

19. HSLC - 2016

(a) It is time we (go) to bed.          

(b) She behaves as if she (know) everything.

20. HSLC - 2017

(a) If it (rain ) we shall not go out.       

(b) We (know)___each other for the last ten years.

21. HSLC - 2018

(a) If I (be) you, I would not have called him again.               

(b) The principal is not in his room. He (go) out.

22. HSLC-2019

(a) They (live) in Delhi for ten years.         

(b) When he came it (be) all over.

(c) He ( stay ) here until you return.

23. HSLC-2020

(a) I (go) there before she went.

(b) Ten years (pass) since I met you last.

(c) When she came I (write) a letter.

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