DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GOMTI NAGAR EXTN.
, LUCKNOW
SESSION 2023-24
CLASS: XI
SUBJECT: ENGLISH (301)
TOPIC- TENSE
WORKSHEET:
Note- Choose the correct option from given below.
1- The children are……… mangoes.
a- eats b- eating c-are eating d- eat
2-We ……… to the disco everyday.
a- goes b- gone- c- had go d- go
3- ……… goes to work by bus everyday.
a- I b- You c- She d- We
4. While cooking food, she …………………….to music.
a- was listening b- has listened c- had listened d- none
5. We ………………………………………………… (read) books for half an hour when it
started to rain.
a- were reading b- were read c- had been reading d- read
6. She ………………………………… to someone else while you ……………….. her
a- was talking/ called b- had talked/ were called
c- talks/ calls d- thought/ talking
7- By the end of this year, Ram ………………………………………… more than one hundred
thousand kilometers with this car.
a- shall drives b- drove c- will have driven d- shall have
driven
8. At this time next week, we ……………………………………… on our novels.
a- shall have been working b- had been working c- shall be working d- none
9. Ankit …………………………………………….. (listen) the radio for an hour when you
arrived.
a- has been listening b- repairs c- is repairing d- had been listening
10. During the summer months, the monastery……very busy, for it was visited by thousands of
people who……….the pass in cars.
a-has been, cross b-is, cross c-is, crossed d-was, crossed
11. My mother…….. her optician tomorrow because her eyesight………..worse since she got this
computing job.
a- is visiting/ has become b-visits / becomes
c- has visited / is becoming d-has visited / is becoming
12. Collecting match-boxes…………..one of his favourite pastimes.
a-has b-is c-have d-are
13. I'm afraid that I play tennis tomorrow. I've got a dentist's appointment.
a-would not be able to b--couldn't c-can't d-wouldn't
14. If you don't start working harder, you…………..repeat the course next year.
a-will have to b-must c-should d-have to
15. She……….me at the meetings on Sunday.
a- saw b-had seen c-was seeing d-is seeing
16. The swimmer………….to be in difficulty, but he………..to reach the shore in the end.
a-seemed / managed b-seemed / has manage
c-has seemed / manage d-seems / manages
17. After the meeting, he said a great deal of advice…………….
a- gives b-gave c-were given d. was given
18. Living cells exist in a variety of shapes; for example, they……….cube-shaped or flat.
a-may be b-were c-have been d-must be
19. You…………so fast on such a busy road. You………..an accident.
a- can't have driven, would die b-shouldn't have driven, might have had
c- couldn't have driven, could have d. mustn't have driven, should have had
20. The dogs were given………….. the biscuits.
a- all b-each c-much d-every
[Link] I………..a long way from my work, I………lots of time going to and from work.
a-have been living / wasted b-am lived / have been wasting
c-live / waste d- lived / have wasting
22. I …………… anything since breakfast so I feel very thirsty now.
a-was not drinking b-did not drink c-have not drunk d-do not drink
23. Either Cassie or Marie………….the employees this afternoon.
a- payed b-pay c- paying d-pays
24. He…………broken the classroom window. He wasn't even in school today.
a- mustn't b-couldn't have c-shouldn't have d- wouldn't have
25. You have repeated it. It wasn't really necessary.
a-couldn't b-shouldn't c-can't d-needn't
26. You can buy these magazines at station. They all have them.
a-one b- few c-any d-some
27. Many a man ............. died of poverty.
a-are b-has c-have d-has been