Tenses Worksheet For Class 8 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form. This tenses exercise is helpful for students of classes 8, 9 and 10.

1. I ………………………… (water) the plants before it ………………………. (start) raining.

2. She ………………………. (leave) before I …………………….. (reach) her place.

3. The injured man ……………………….. (die) before they …………………………. (take) him to hospital.

4. I ………………………….. (wait) for my result.

5. We ………………………. a movie yesterday. (watch)

6. I …………………………… for my exam (prepare). I think I ……………………….. (get) good marks.

7. We …………………………. In Kerala for 12 years. (live)

8. I ……………………….. (talk) to the manager in the evening.

9. I ………………………… them yesterday. (meet)

10. I …………………………….. (buy) a laptop last week.

11. Be careful or else you …………………………….. the glass. (drop)

12. This time tomorrow, I ………………………………. (write) my exam.

Answers

1. I had watered the plants before it started raining. (Use the past perfect for the earlier of the two past actions.)

2. She had left before I reached her place.

3. The injured man had died before they took him to hospital.

4. I am waiting for my result.

5. We watched a movie yesterday. (Use the simple past to talk about a finished event when we say when it happened.)

6. I have prepared for my exam. I think I will get good marks.

7. We have been living in Kerala for 12 years. (Use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present and is still continuing.)

8. I will talk to the manager in the evening.

9. I met them yesterday.

10. I bought a laptop last week.

11. Be careful or else you will drop the glass.

12. This time tomorrow, I will be writing my exam. (Use the future continuous tense to say that an activity will be in progress at a particular time in the future.)