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MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
WORKSHEET ON TENSES
Class VIII _____ Roll No. _______ Name:___________________________________ Date______
A. Choose the correct form of the verb from those in brackets to complete each sentence:
a. Jack had visited many cities before he ______________________(had returned, returned ) home.
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b. I ______________(read, have read, had been reading) this book for two weeks before she arrived.
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c. I shall rest after I_______________ (will finish, have finished) my work.
d. You will have reached home before the rain ____________________ (sets in, has set in)
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e. He came back after he _____________________(posted, had posted) the letter.
f. The children ____________________ (are playing, have been playing) since four o’clock.
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B. Rewrite the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:
a. He (tell) me that she (be) ill for six days.
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b. I (leave) this place by the time she came.
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c. We (come) to this house in 2000 and (live) here ever since.
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d. The play (begin) when you get to the theatre.
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e. I (finish) my work before he (come) to see us. (Past tense)
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f. He (reach) home before the sun (set). (Future tense)
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g. Sam (not go) to India since 2010.
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C. Rewrite the sentences as directed in the brackets.
a. Anish went to market to buy vegetables. (Change into Past perfect)
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b. Vimal writes his notes neatly. (Change into Future perfect)
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c. Danny had gone out to play. (Change into present perfect continuous)
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d. Nikhil and his friends are preparing a chart. (Change into future continuous)
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e. Mother is preparing dinner for all. (Change into past perfect continuous)
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f. Bindal waited outside for three hours. (Change into present perfect)
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D. Rearrange the words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.
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a. the wartermelon/ the best/ thirst quenchers/in summers/is/one of/
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b. around/ in/ it is/ 96 countries/ cultivated/ the world
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c. in Africa/ it was/ ago/ first/ about 5000 years/ grown
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d. Say that/ at the/ it was grown/ some researchers/ same time/ in India
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e. the travellers/ across/ it was/ a desert/ when they/ used by/ travelled
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