Tenses Exercise For Grade 10 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. Climbing stairs …………………….. me to feel dizzy. (cause / causes / are causing)

2. The carpet ………………….. over the years. (has faded / fades / is fading)

3. My grandfather still …………………….. the full possession of his faculties. (enjoys / enjoyed / has enjoyed)

4. The stroke …………………….. him of his faculty of speech. (deprives / deprived / is depriving)

5. The lake water ………………… (pass / passes / is passing) through a filter before it ………………….. to our homes. (pipes / piped / is piped)

6. Has that vacancy ………………………? (filled / being filled / been filled)

7. What could have been a nasty situation ……………………….. with great finesse. (handled / was handled / was handling)

8. The hourglass ………………….. fine sand. (contains / is contained / has contained)

9. Don’t be peevish when I ……………………. you to do something. (ask / asked / will ask)

10. The messenger ……………………. in the lobby while the butler delivered the letter. (waits / waited / has waited)

Answers

1. Climbing stairs causes me to feel dizzy.

2. The carpet has faded over the years.

3. My grandfather still enjoys the full possession of his faculties.

4. The stroke deprived him of his faculty of speech.

5. The lake water passes through a filter before it is piped to our homes.

6. Has that vacancy been filled?

7. What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great finesse.

8. The hourglass contains fine sand.

9. Don’t be peevish when I ask you to do something.

10. The messenger waited in the lobby while the butler delivered the letter.

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