TENSES
Revision Worksheet Grade 10
I. Choose the correct option in the following sentences
Q1. The glass windowpane while the kids were playing cricket.
a. broke
b. will break
c. is break
d. was broke
Q2. I will you in the evening.
a. have called
b. calling
c. be calling
d. called
Q3. The last date to submit the project end of the day today.
a. were
b. had
c. will
d. is
Q4. Priya music class every Thursday.
a. attend
b. attends
c. had attending
d. will attending
Q5. Raja when his mother entered the room.
a. played
b. was playing
c. plays
d. is playing
Q6. John always to help the needy.
a. tries
b. was tried
c. am trying
d. is trying
Q7. It had stopped raining when I the office.
a. leave
b. was leaving
c. left
d. leaves
Q8. Had you reached the station on time, you the train.
a. would board
b. will board
c. would have boarded
d. will have board
Q9. Hema is learning how guitar
a. play
b. to playing
c. playing
d. to play
Q10. Rahul suffering from migraine since last week.
a. has been
b. was
c. had been
d. has
Q.2 Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past, Present Perfect or Past Perfect Tense forms of
the verbs in the brackets.
(a) We in London for six months last year. (stay)
(b) Tina said that she the letter to the client. (courier)
(c) Jignesh up the hill as fast as he could. (run)
(d) Ruma cannot play the match because she her ankle. (sprain)
(e) I a movie for a whole year! (watch)
Q3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) Five years from now, our company (celebrate) its twenty-fifth
anniversary.
(b) At the end of yesterday’s class, our yoga instructor (tell) us to
(lie) down, close our eyes and (relax).
(c) Can anyone (study) while (watch) television?
(d) The policeman (run) after the thief and (catch) him after a
long chase.
(e) Nitish (return) from the market soon.
(f) When Alam called, Subrata (cook).
Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs and the tense given in the
brackets.
(a) Sheetal the Spell Bee Competition. (win, Simple Past)
(b) Manjeet checked the door. Someone it from the inside. (lock, Past Perfect)
(c) Oliver his ticket at home. (forgot, Past Perfect)
(d) Oliver home for the ticket. (return, Future Perfect)
(e) Renu to cook biryani for her sisters. (promise, Present Perfect)
(f) Sanjeev looked everywhere for the actor. He . (disappear, Past Perfect)
Q5. There is an error in each sentence against which a blank is given. Write the
incorrect word and supply a correct word in the space provided.
Incorrect Correct
(a) Umesh had gone to school every day.
(b) Sneha is having two brothers.
(c) Vipin didn’t ate his breakfast this morning.
(d) The teachers have came back from their meeting.
Q6. Rewrite these sentences as directed.
(a) Vipin is going to Thanjavur with his family. (Future Continuous)
(b) I woke up several times at night. (Simple Present)
(c) By tomorrow, Anand will reach his uncle’s home in Meerut. (Future Perfect)
(d) Brijesh will take his brother to the science fair. (Past Perfect)
(e) Sanju is working on the project since morning. (Present Perfect Continuous)
(f) Grandmother wore her favourite red sari for the wedding. (Simple Future)
Q7. Choose the correct options to complete the following sentences.
(a) Sheela took a break after for two hours.
(i) was painting (ii) painting (iii) will be painting
(b) My parents the garage on Saturday morning.
(i) cleaned (ii) have been cleaning (iii) have cleaned
(c) I didn’t notice that the red light .
(i) was changing to green (ii) had changed to green (iii) had been changing to green
(d) It’s 10 p.m. Why in bed yet?
(i) aren’t you (ii) wasn’t you (iii) weren’t you
(e) When the dog him, he off his bike.
(i) was chasing, was falling (ii) has been chasing, fell (iii) chased, fell
