Tenses Exercise For Class 8 CBSE
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. He ……………………. (rise) from his seat.
2. She …………………….. (raise) her hand.
3. He …………………….. with a rode. (beat)
4. She ……………………… a successful writer. (become)
5. Trouble …………………….. (start) as soon as he arrived.
6. He …………………….. (bind) to a tree.
7. The injured person …………………… (bleed) for hours before he was taken to hospital.
8. The scandal …………………….. out of proportion. (blew)
9. He ……………………. (break) down in the middle of his speech.
10. Emperor Asoka …………………….. (bring) about many reforms.
11. This castle …………………….. (build) in the 16th century.
12. I ……………………. (burn) my finger while toasting bread in the morning.
Answers
1. He rose from his seat.
2. She raised her hand.
3. He was beaten with a rode.
4. She has become a successful writer. (Use the present perfect to give news.)
5. Trouble started as soon as he arrived.
6. He was bound to a tree.
7. The injured person bled / had been bleeding for hours before he was taken to hospital.
8. The scandal was blown out of proportion.
9. He broke down in the middle of his speech.
10. Emperor Asoka brought about many reforms.
11. This castle was built in the 16th century.
12. I burned / burnt my finger while toasting bread in the morning.
Tenses worksheet 2
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets.
1. I always ……………………….. that she was lying. (know)
2. …………………………. (you watch) the football match on TV last night?
3. …………………………. (you wait) for long?
4. I ………………………….. that she is lying. (suspect)
5. When I …………………….. (be) a child, I ……………………………… (will / would) spend hours playing in the yard.
6. She …………………………….. here in the morning. (be)
7. I waited and waited but she ……………………………….. (not come)
8. ……………………………. (you do) your homework?
9. I couldn’t go out to play because I …………………………….. (have) to work on my project.
10. You can start working on the next project after you …………………………….. (finish) this one.
11. …………………………. (not forget) to post the letter.
12. Do you know where he ……………………………? (be)
Answers
1. I always knew that she was lying.
2. Did you watch the football match on TV last night?
3. Have you been waiting for long?
4. I suspect that she is lying.
5. When I was a child, I would spend hours playing in the yard.
6. She was here in the morning.
7. I waited and waited but she didn’t come.
8. Have you done your homework?
9. I couldn’t go out to play because I had to work on my project.
10. You can start working on the next project after you have finished this one.
11. Don’t forget to post the letter.
12. Do you know where he is?
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