Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika’s

Bhavani Shankar Road Junior College of Science

(Managed & Run by Vidyalankar Educational Services)

Name:________________________________ Roll No.: _____________

Fill in the blanks with Present Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
1. The earth _________________round the sun. (revolve)
2. She_________________________ dinner every day. (cook)
3. My father ________________ me a story at night. (read)
4. For the exams Randeep_______________________ hard. (Study)
5. He ___________________ his home with rescued animals from the wild. (share)
6. She __________________ for the radio. (sing)
7. The girl ______________ for chocolates. (cry)
8. Where is the towel I ______________? (use)
9. She ______________________ in her own room. (play)
10. The teacher _____________________ books regularly. (correct)

Fill in the blanks with Past Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
11. She stitched the frock before her daughter _______________ from school. (come)
12. Even before you winked an eye, the toffees __________________ from the table. (vanish)
13. She died after she _________________ birth to a baby. (give)
14. They ___________________ to meet Mr. Sharma. (come)
15. The accident _______________________ while we were there. (take place)
16. Every child ______________________ towards the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. (contribute)
17. The boy ______________________ the book before long. (tear)
18. The teacher _____________________ the course before the exam took place. (finish)
19. They ______________________ loud music at the party. (play)
20 The artist __________________ the outlines of the design. (draw)

Fill in the blanks with Future Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
21. I ___________________________ you the information when I get it. (send)
22. John Smith ______________________ the next President. (be)
23. When you arrive tonight, we ______________________ out for dinner (go)
24. He _________________________ you around the city. (show)
25. Your father _____________________ you across the street near Ice-cream shop. (meet)
26. Radha _________________________ her job and go back to school. (quit)
27. No problem, I _____________________ up the groceries and deliver at home. (pick)
28. Calm down, we _____________________ football tomorrow. (play)
29. I guess, we _________________________ to wait till tomorrow. (have)
30. Sounds good ! __________________________ you around 8 o’clock. (see)
Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in the bracket.
31. When we _________________young we could play in the garden. (simple past of ‘be’)
32. She ____________ always ________________ with someone or the other. (past continuous
of 'quarrel')
33. The garden ________________ sweet with flowers like the rose and the jasmine. (past
continuous of 'smell')
34. The honest police officer __________________ to take a bribe. (simple past of 'refuse')
35. ________ you ____________ for my notes, I would have given it to you. (past perfect of 'ask')
36. Gandhiji ____________________ a prayer meeting every evening. (simple past of 'attend')
37. I _________________ the television. Don't switch it off. (past continuous of 'watch')
38. He _________________ me to wake him up at 7 am in the morning. (past continuous of 'ask')
39. They _____________________ home before I reached. (past perfect of 'leave')
40. He ____________________ his employees kindly. (simple past of 'treat')
41. Long ___________________ the King. (simple present of 'live')
42. When ________________ you ________________ to the market? (simple future of 'go')
43. The roads _______________________ by the next month. (future perfect of 'repair')
44. If you go to Pune, you _______________ what a pleasant place it is. (simple future of 'see')
45. She _________________________ her aunt when I go. (future continuous of 'visit')
46. Rajan ____________his training by then and __________________ for a job. (future perfect
to 'finish', future continuous of 'look')
47. The new movie ________________________ (future perfect of 'screen')
48. When _____________________ you return my loan? (simple future of 'be')
49. Why _______________ she ________________ here when she knows I will not be here?
(future continuous of 'come')
50. Everybody ________________________ and we are late. (future perfect of 'come')
51. He ________________________ ill for a month. (past perfect of 'be')
52. He _______________________ all the gifts today. (present continuous of 'buy')
53. He _______________________ for Delhi tonight. (use present continuous of 'leave')
54. He _______________________ buy a car today. (correct form of 'be' + going to)
55. She ______________________ a long career in teaching. (present perfect of 'has')
56. Varun's aunt ___________________ him to her house for quite some time. He visited her
today. (past perfect continuous of 'invite')
57. Columbus ______________________ America but by fluke. (simple past of 'discover')
58. Thirty able bodied men ________________________ (present perfect continuous of 'run')
59. The boy ____________________________ the mountain top. (past perfect of 'reach')
60. The Principal of our school ______________________the school compound clean. (present
continuous tense of ‘Keep’)
 Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika’s
Bhavani Shankar Road Junior College of Science
(Managed & Run by Vidyalankar Educational Services)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions. You might
need to make changes in the adverbs as well.

1. I will be writing my exam this time tomorrow. (Change into past continuous tense)

2. He will be waiting for us. (Change into present continuous tense)

3. I know this. (Change into simple past)

4. He will have thought about this. (Change into present perfect tense)

5. He wanted to know more about the job. (Change into simple present)

6. I am leaving for England tomorrow. (Change into future continuous tense)

7. She hadn’t thought about that. (Change into simple past)

8. He will not accept this proposal. (Change into simple past)

9. He will not pass the test. (Change into future perfect tense)

10. I always wanted to be a scientist. (Change into present perfect tense)

11. She will not tolerate this injustice. (Change into simple past)

12. She did not want to go. (Change into simple present)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. He did his work with diligence. (Change into future perfect.)

2. I will not allow this to happen. (Simple past)

3. He is riding a horse. (Future continuous)

4. He helps his father in his work. (Simple past)

5. Most people want peace. (Simple past)

6. He has just returned. (Future perfect tense)

7. I ran as fast as I could. (Future continuous)

8. Will you be visiting this place? (Present continuous)

9. He had never lived alone. (Present perfect)

10. We want to ensure that there will be no scarcity of food and drinks. (Simple past)

11. She did not know anything. (Simple present)

12. He earns a six figure salary. (Present perfect continuous)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. Raju was a ten year old boy. (Present simple)

2. Seema goes to the party. (Past continuous)
3. He runs very fast. ( Past Continuous)
4. They didn't make mistakes. (simple future )
5. Soma has given me a pen (past negative )
6. Sheela finished her homework.  (Present Perfect )
7. Rahul is singing a song.  (future perfect )
8. Mohandas writes a story. (Simple past)
9. Boys played cricket (present continuous )
10. Sony gave me a pen.( present perfect)
11. Rahman finishes his work in time.( past perfect)
12. Was Gopal parking his car ?( present perfect)
13. Magic was an art. (Present simple)
14. My father bought four tickets for us. (Past perfect continuous)
15. Tickets rate were as given. (Present perfect continuous)
16. The lights of the hall were switched off. (present perfect)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. He writes to his mother every week.(simple future)

2. He walks fast.(simple past)

3. The castle stands on the hill.(present continuous)

4. He gets up at six o’clock. (past perfect)

5. He spends his time in idle pursuits.(future continuous)

6. Mark studies very well. (present perfect)

7. He earns 200 dollars a week. (present perfect continuous)

8. What strikes me is the generosity of the offer. (past perfect continuous)

9. He sows the seeds of dissension.(future perfect)

10. She leaves her things on the table. (past continuous)

11. They all told the same story. (simple present)

12. People mistake him for an American. (present continuous)

13. He throws cold water on my plans.(past perfect continuous)

14. Trees shed their leaves in the autumn.(simple past)

 Answers

Fill in the blanks with Present Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
1. The earth revolves round the sun. (revolve)
2. She cooks dinner every day. (cook)
3. My father reads me a story at night. (read)
4. For the exams, Randeep studies hard. (Study)
5. He shares his home with rescued animals from the wild. (share)
6. She sings for the radio. (sing)
7. The girl cries for chocolates. (cry)
8. Where is the towel I use? (use)
9. She plays in her own room. (play)
10. The teacher corrects books regularly. (correct)

Fill in the blanks with Past Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
11. She stitched the frock before her daughter came from school. (come)
12. Even before you winked an eye, the toffees vanished from the table. (vanish)
13. She died after she gave birth to a baby. (give)
14. They came to meet Mr. Sharma. (come)
15. The accident took place while we were there. (take place)
16. Every child contributed towards the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. (contribute)
17. The boy tore the book before long. (tear)
18. The teacher finished the course before the exam took place. (finish)
19. They played loud music at the party. (play)
20 The artist drew the outlines of the design. (draw)

Fill in the blanks with Future Tense of the verbs given in the bracket.
21. I will send you the information when I get it. (send)
22. John Smith will be the next President. (be)
23. When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner (go)
24. He will show you around the city. (show)
25. Your father will meet you across the street near Ice-cream shop. (meet)
26. Radha will quit her job and go back to school. (quit)
27. No problem, I will pick up the groceries and deliver at home. (pick)
28. Calm down, we will play football tomorrow. (play)
29. I guess, we will have to wait till tomorrow. (have)
30. Sounds good ! I will see you around 8 o’clock. (see)
Fill in the blanks with correct form of the verbs given in the bracket.
31. When we were young we could play in the garden.
32. She was always quarreling with someone or the other.
33. The garden was smelling sweet with flowers like the rose and the jasmine.
34. The honest police officer refused to take a bribe.
35. Had you asked for my notes, I would have given it to you.
36. Gandhiji attended a prayer meeting every evening.
37. I was watching the television. Don't switch it off.
38. He was asking me to wake him up at 7 am in the morning.
39. They had left home before I reached.
40. He treated his employees kindly.
41. Long live the King.
42. When will you be going to the market?
43. The roads will have repaired by the next month.
44. If you go to Pune, you will see what a pleasant place it is.
45. She will be visiting her aunt when I went.
46. Rajan will have finished his training by then and will be looking for a job.
47. The new movie will have been screened.
48. When will you return my loan?
49. Why will she be coming here when she knows I will not be here?
50. Everybody will have come and we are late.
51. He had been ill for a month.
52. He is buying all the gifts today.
53. He is leaving for Delhi tonight.
54. He is going to buy a car today.
55. She has a long career in teaching.
56. Varun's aunt had been inviting him to her house for quite some time. He visited her today.
57. Columbus discovered America but by fluke.
58. Thirty able bodied men had been running.
59. The boy had reached the mountain top.
60. The Principal of our school is keeping the school compound clean.
1. I was writing my exam this time tomorrow. (Change into past continuous tense)

2. He is waiting for us. (Change into present continuous tense)

3. I knew this. (Change into simple past)

4. He has thought about this. (Change into present perfect tense)

5. He wants to know more about the job. (Change into simple present)

6. I will be leaving for England tomorrow. (Change into future continuous tense)

7. She did not think about that. (Change into simple past)

8. He did not accept this proposal. (Change into simple past)

9. He will not have passed the test. (Change into future perfect tense)

10. I always have wanted to be a scientist. (Change into present perfect tense)

11. She did not tolerate this injustice. (Change into simple past)

12. She does not want to go. (Change into simple present)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. He will have done his work with diligence.

2. I would not allow this to happen.

3. He will be riding a horse.

4. He helped his father in his work.

5. Most people wanted peace.

6. He will have just returned.

7. I will run as fast as I can.

8. Are you visiting this place?

9. He has never lived alone.

10. We wanted to ensure that there would be no scarcity of food and drinks.

11. She does not know anything.

12. He has been earning a six figure salary.

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. Raju is a ten year old boy. (Present simple)

2. Seema was going to the party. (Past continuous)
3. He was running very fast. ( Past Continuous)
4. They will not make mistakes. (simple future )
5. Soma had given me a pen (past perfect )
6. Sheela has finished her homework.  (Present Perfect )
7. Rahul will have sung a song.  (future perfect )
8. Mohandas wrote a story. (Simple past)
9. Boys is playing cricket (present continuous )
10. Sony has given me a pen.( present perfect)
11. Rahman had finished his work in time.( past perfect)
12. Has Gopal parked his car ?( present perfect)
13. A Magic is an art. (Present simple)
14. My father had been buying four tickets for us. (Past perfect continuous)
15. Tickets rate have been as given. (Present perfect)
16. The lights of the hall have been switched off. (present perfect)

Read the following sentences and change the tenses as per the given directions.

1. He will write to his mother every week.(simple future)

2. He walked fast.(simple past)

3. The castle is standing on the hill.(present continuous)

4. He had gotten up at six o’clock. (past perfect)

5. He will be spending his time in idle pursuits.(future continuous)

6. Mark has studied very well. (present perfect)

7. He has been earning 200 dollars a week. (present perfect continuous)

8. What had been striking me is the generosity of the offer. (past perfect continuous)

9. He will have sown the seeds of dissension. (future perfect)

10. She was leaving her things on the table. (past continuous)

11. They all tell the same story. (simple present)

12. People are mistaking him for an American. (present continuous)

13. He had been throwing cold water on my plans.(past perfect continuous)

14. Trees shed their leaves in the autumn.(simple past)

 Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika’s
Bhavani Shankar Road Junior College of Science
(Managed & Run by Vidyalankar Educational Services)

Fill in the blanks

Simple Past Tense Past Continuous Tense Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Continuous Tense
______________ __________________ ______________ had been playing
Stole __________________ ______________ ________________________
______________ was burning ______________ ________________________
______________ __________________ had eaten ________________________
Awoke __________________ ______________ ________________________
______________ was sleeping ______________ ________________________

A) Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, i.e. Present Tense, Present Continuous or Present
Perfect Tense of the given verbs.
1. They ____________ this house some years ago. (leave)
2. It ______________.The children cannot play outdoors. (rain)
3. Be quiet. The exams _________________ on. (go)
4. She _____________ what you say. (believe)
5. The Sun _____________ in the east. (rise)
6. She ________________ me many times in the past. (help)
7. The baby _____________. He is hungry. (cry)
8. The man ____________ to catch the train. (run)
9. Sita _______________ here this evening. (come)
10.They _______________ a bridge across the river. (construct)

B) Fill in the blanks with the correct tense, i.e. Present Perfect Tense or the Present Perfect
continuous Tense.
1. Ravi __________________ since this morning. He cannot leave till the evening. (work)
2. The child _______________ since 2 p.m. (sleep)
3. Sheila _________________ for the past four hours. (study)
4. The servant ________________ all the milk. There is nothing left for your tea. (use)
5. Varun _________________ all your homework as you did not go to school today. (bring)
6. the child _________________ plenty of shells in her bucket. (gather)
7. We ________________ a new house since the last two years. (build)
8. He ________________ a letter today. (write)
9. I _____________ my homework and can now go out to play. (do)
10.I _____________ him all my life. (know)
C) Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past Tense or the Past Continuous Tense of the verbs
given.
1. When I ____________ (go) into the room he _____________ (play).
2. Mrs. Shah ______________ (clean) the house when the guests ______________ (arrive).
3. I ______________ (receive) your letter last week.
4. The students ____________ (shout) when the principal _____________ (enter) the class-room.
5. While the teacher _______________ (teach) a naughty boy _____________ (talk).
6. Sheila ________________ (talk) to Sunita on the phone when I _____________ (walk) in.
7. When Ram _____________ (leave) the class the bell ______________ (ring).
8. Arun ______________ (fall) when he ______________ (run) for the bus.
9. When I _________________ (study) my mother _________________ (cook).
10.Who ________________ (come) in just now?

D) Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs
given.
1. The child looked upset. It was obvious he _____________________. (cry)
2. I reached the station but the train ___________________. (leave)
3. The children ________________ football the whole afternoon as it was raining. (play)
4. The patient ______________ before the doctor arrived. (die)
5. He began painting portraits and within three months he ______________ fifty of them. (paint)
6. The man __________________ at the station for over an hour before the train arrived. (waiting)
7. The child ______________ his homework before he went to school. (do)
8. I _______________ a letter to the editor a week ago. (write)
9. Sita was excited when she realized she _______________ the first prize. (win)
10.He said, he ________________ to meet me the previous day, but I was not at home. (come)

E) Frame sentence with the following verbs, in the Past Perfect Tense. One example is done.
leave, finish, rise, drive, do, watch
1. The rain had left the station, before we reached there.
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________

F) Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate form of the Future Tense of the verbs given.
1. Mother _________________ her shopping by evening. (finish)
2. By the end of the year we _______________ to our new house. (moved)
3. By the year 2007, Mr. Shah ________________ the principal of this school, for ten years. (be)
4. Ramesh ______________ fourteen years next month. (be)
5. Tomorrow’s match ______________ an interesting one. (be)
6. Varun _____________ here tomorrow. (come)
7. Mr. Shama ___________________ the minister next week. (meet)
8. Our school’s hockey team ______________ a match next week. (playing)

G) Fill in the blanks with the most suitable tense of the verbs in the brackets.
I ______________ (hurry) along the road fast without ________________ (see) anything of Sir
Henry, until I ___________ (come) to a point where the moor path ______________ (branch) off.
There I _____________ (to fear) that perhaps I ______________ (to come) in the wrong direction, I
________________ (to mount) a hill from which I could get a better view.
Then I ____________ (to see) them. It ___________ (to be clear there was an understanding
between them and that they _____________ (to meet) by appointment.
They ________________ (to walk) slowly in deep conversation. He _________________ (to listen)
Intently to what she ______________ (to say) and once or twice he _________________ (to shake)
his head in strong dissent.
H) Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form
1. The weather __________________ (be) awful in the past few days.
2. We _____________ (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now.
3. ______________________ (your course, start) yet?
4. Emma _____________ (pack) her suitcase last night.
5. They _____________ (close) the factory. – Really? When _________________ (that happen)?
6. Shall we play tennis? We _____________ (not play) since we were children.
7. The airplane _______________(land). The pilot is just getting out.
8. Prices ______________ (go) up Everything is more expensive this year.
9. I’m tired. We ______________ (walk) 10 miles.
10.The Queen ______________ (arrive) in an RAF helicopter last night.
11.How long ________________ (Vicky, have) that camera? – For about a month.
12.We _________________ (just come) back from our holidays.
13.Your parcel _______________ (arrive). The postman ____________ (bring) it two hours ago.
14.He’s ____________ (be) at his computer for two hours.
15.We ____________ (live)there for ten years but we ______________ (be) in Birmingham for the
last two.
16.We _____________ (not have) a party for ages.
17.My sister’s car is only a year old but she ________________ (already crash) it.
18.Dinosurs _____________ (roam) the earth millions of years ago.
19.It _____________ (not rain) yet today.
20._________________ (you see) last week’s magazine? – It must be here somewhere.