Tenses Exercise For Class 8

This tenses exercise tests your understanding of various tense forms and rules. You need a good understanding of different tense forms to be able to write grammatically correct English.

Sequence of tenses | basic rules

When the main verb is in the past tense, use past tenses in the subordinate clauses as well. There are very few exceptions to this rule.

• She asked me what I was doing. (NOT She asked me what I am doing.)
• They said that there were leaving. (NOT They said that they are leaving.)

When verbs in both the main clause and the subordinate clause refer to future, we usually use a simple present in the subordinate clause.

• I will inform you as soon as I hear from them. (NOT I will inform you as soon as I will hear them.)
• I will wait until they come. (NOT I will wait until they will come.)

Tenses exercise for class 8

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The tenants complained that there ………………….. not enough hot water. (be)

2. She said that she …………………….. late. (will be working / would be working)

3. I don’t know what ……………………… to her. (happened / has happened)

4. Where ………………………….. all this while? (were you / have you been)

5. She asked me if I ………………………….. interested in the offer. (am / was / have been)

6. If they continue to work at this pace, they …………………………… the job by evening. (will be finishing / will have finished)

7. At this time tomorrow, I ………………………. my exam. (will write / will be writing / am writing)

8. By next year, we …………………………… in this town for twenty years. (will live / will have lived / would have lived)

9. He became angry before I …………………….. a word. (said / have said / had said)

10. The constable asked if I …………………….. the thief. (saw / have seen / had seen)

11. As I ………………………….. down the street, I saw an injured cat. (was walking / am walking / walked)

12. While you were playing computer games, I …………………………… on my assignment. (was working / am working / worked)

13. As I closed my eyes, I …………………………… seeing strange figures. (start / started / have started)

14. I finished first because I ………………………….. fast. (work / worked / have worked)

15. I will wait here until you ……………………………. ready. (get / got / have got)

16. She ……………………………. so we can start work. (came / come / has come / had come)

17. Yesterday I went back to the town that I ………………………………… twenty years before. (have left / had left / was leaving)

18. You can’t go home before you …………………………………… that report. (finished / are finishing / have finished)

19. He will get angry if you …………………………….. (disturb / disturbed / had disturbed) him while he …………………………. (works / has worked / is working)

20. I …………………………….. up before the magistrate for rash driving last week. (have come / came / had come)

Answers

1. The tenants complained that there was not enough hot water.

2. She said that she would be working late.

3. I don’t know what happened to her.

4. Where have you been all this while?

5. She asked me if I was interested in the offer.

6. If they continue to work at this pace, they will have finished the job by evening.

7. At this time tomorrow, I will be writing my exam.

8. By next year, we will have lived in this town for twenty years.

9. He became angry before I had said a word.

10. The constable asked if I had seen the thief.

11. As I was walking down the street, I saw an injured cat.

12. While you were playing computer games, I was working on my assignment.

13. As I closed my eyes, I started seeing strange figures.

14. I finished first because I worked fast.

15. I will wait here until you get ready.

16. She has come so we can start work.

17. Yesterday I went back to the town that I had left twenty years before.

18. You can’t go home before you have finished that report.

19. He will get angry if you disturb him while he is working.

20. I came up before the magistrate for rash driving last week.

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