Tenses Exercise for Class 8
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. It was too warm so I ………………… my coat off. (take)
2. ‘Where did you go on holiday?’ ‘We ……………. to the US.’ (go)
3. The film was good. I ……………….. (enjoy) it very much.
4. I knew she ……………… (sleep) so I ……………….. (not disturb) her.
5. When I opened the window, a bird ………………. into the room. (fly)
6. The room was very hot. I …………………. comfortably. (not sleep)
7. The hotel was quite affordable. It ……………… much to stay there. (not cost)
8. I was in a hurry so I ………………… to take my umbrella. (forget)
9. I ………………… out last night because I was too tired. (not go)
10. They ………………… (not invite) us to the party so we …………………. (not go)
Answers
1. took, 2. went, 3. enjoyed, 4. was sleeping, did not disturb, 5. opened, flew, 6. was, did not sleep, 7. was, did not cost, 8. forgot, 9. didn’t go, 10. did not invite, did not go
Notes
The past perfect tense is used for the earlier of two past actions. It is not used when we are talking about just one past action. For example, we do not use the past tense to say that something had happened sometime ago. We use the simple past tense for this meaning.
- He met with an accident yesterday. (NOT He had met with an …)
- She hadn’t paid the bill so they cut her internet connection off.
