10 English Grammar – Tenses | Tenses | Tense form of the verb | Classification and Uses of Tenses

 

Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below.

1.	The governor was ____ at the wit of youth.
	a) pleases	b) pleasing
	c) pleased	d) please
2.	We ____ (work) hard, for the exam, for three months.
	a) have been working	b) has been working
	c) worked	d) are working
3.	Kala ____ (walk) to the temple last evening.
	a) is walking	b) has been walking
	c) walked	d) walks
4.	When I met my friend, he ____ (watch) T.V.
	a) has been watching	b) watching
	c) watched	d) was watching
5.	The medal ____ in the attic for twenty - nine long years.
	a) hide	b) hidden
	c) had hidden	d) had been hidden
6.	The teacher ____ (take) special classes by this time tomorrow.
	a) is taking	b) will be taking
	c) taken	d) takes
7.	Vivena ____ (finish) her studies in 2010.
	a) finished	b) is finishing
	c) will be finishing	d) will have finished
8.	He ____ to the American Academy of arts and letters.
	a) elected	b) was elected
	c) electing	d) has elected
9.	Keerthi ____ (do) her work by next week.
	a) will have done	b) is doing
	c) done	d) does
10.	The office goers ____ (wait) for the train.
	a) waiting	b) had been waiting
	c) has been waiting	d) waited
11.	Fatima always ____ (go) for a walk in the morning.
	a) going	b) will go
	c) gone	d) goes
12.	I wish most of all to ____ home to my family.
	a) returned	b) returning
	c) return	d) has returned
13.	Xavier Cruz ____ (attend) music classes regularly.
	a) attended	b) is attending
	c) was attend	d) attends
14.	Louis and Veniston ____ (enjoy) each other’s company very much.
	a) enjoyed	b) are enjoying
	c) enjoy	d) enjoys
15.	Kalai Selvan ____ (work) in this school for twelve years.
	a) have been working	b) worked
	c) works	d) has been working
16.	The children ____ (play) in the ground, when the teacher arrived.
	a) played	b) were playing
	c) have been playing	d) had played
17.	The poem ____ about the multifaceted nature of women.
	a) is talking	b) talked
	c) talks	d) has talked
18.	We all ____ (sing) in the choir last week,
	a) sung	b) sings
	c) are singing	d) were singing
19.	The peon ____ (ring) the bell by the time I reach the school.
	a) ringing	b) rings
	c) will be ringing	d) rung
20.	By next year, I ____ (live) in Chennai for fifteen years.
	a) shall have been living	b) will have been ringing
	c) had lived	d) lives
21.	If he ____ her, she would have waited for him.
	a) has informed	b) informed
	c) had informed	d) was informed
22.	If you listen carefully, you ____ my point.
	a) will understand	b) have understand
	c) shall be understand	d) understands
23.	I ____ ill for a couple of days.
	a) have been	b) has been
	c) had been	d) was
24.	They all ____ (sit) together to plan their holidays last week.
	a) sit	b) sat
	c) will sit	d) sits
25.	____ paid our bill and ascertained the location, we got into the car.
	a) Had	b) Have been
	c) Having	d) Has
26.	The water ____ in a vessel.
	a) is boiled	b) boiled
	c) boils	d) had boiled
27.	Kalpana Chawla ____ in Karnal, Haryana.
	a) is born	b) was born
	c) has been born	d) were born
28.	Rare plants ____ in the silent valley.
	a) find	b) finds
	c) are found	d) found
29.	Last week I ____ in Chicago.
	a) am	b) was
	c) had been	d) have been
30.	Children ____ into peals of laughter.
	a) burst	b) bursts
	c) bursted	d) had burst
31.	After he ____ his lunch, he went across the window.
	a) will finish	b) finish
	c) was finishing	d) had finished
32.	The milk man ____ (knock) at the door at 5 a.m every morning.
	a) is knocking	b) knocked
	c) was knocking	d) knocks
33.	Water ____ (boil) at 100º Centigrade.
	a) is boiled	b) boils
	c) are boiled	d) has been boiled
34.	The boy usually ____ (play) cricket in this ground.
	a) is playing	b) are playing
	c) play	d) played
35.	We ____ in the kitchen when the door bell rang.
	a) cooking	b) were cooking
	c) had cooked	d) cooked
36.	The cost of living ____ (rise) very fast.
	a) was rising	b) is rising
	c) rising	d) raised
37.	The post man ____ (come) everyday at 11 a.m.
	a) am coming	b) is coming
	c) comes	d) will come
38.	The phone ____ (ring) now.
	a) rings	b) is ringing
	c) has been rung	d) was ringing
39.	If I were a millionaire, I ____ the needy
	a) would help	b) would have helped
	c) will help	d) can help
40.	She ____ (wear) a new dress now.
	a) is wearing	b) was wearing
	c) wears	d) are wearing

 

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Tense Key Answers
1.   c) pleased 2.   a) have been working 3.   c) walked 4.   d) was watching 5.   d) had been hidden 6.   b) will be taking 7.   d) will have finished 8.   b) was elected 9.   a) will have done 10. d) waited 11. d) goes 12. a) return 13. d) attends 14. c) enjoy 15. d) has been working 16. b) were playing 17. c) talks 18. a) sung 19. c) will be ringing 20. a) shall have been living	21. c) had informed 22. a) will understand 23. a) have been 24. b) sat 25. c) having 26. a) is boiled 27. b) was born 28. c) are found 29. b) was 30. a) burst 31. d) had finished 32. d) knocks 33. b) boils 34. c) play 35. b) were cooking 36. b) is rising 37. c) comes 38. b) is ringing 39. a) would help 40. a) is wearing