English Language Study Miscellaneous Tense Exercises No- 1&2

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EXERCISE-1

Directions: In the following questions, sentences are given with the blanks to be filled with appropriate form of the Tense. Choose the correct alternative out of the given options.

1.I________ this news yesterday.

(1) read                      (2) reads                       (3) have read             (4) will reads

2.The servant had finished the work, when I _______him.

(1) call                        (2) called                     (3) had called              (4) have called 

3.She told me that she _______ill for six days.

(1)  was                       (2) have been              (3) were                      (4) had  been

4.I _______ you at the party last night.

(1) see                          (2) saw                       (3) seen                       (4) sees

5.The earth _______round the sun.

(1) move                      (2) moved                  (3) moves                    (4)  has moved

6.We shall not go out. If it _______.

(1) rain                         (2) will rain                  (3) rained                   (4) rains

7.This news was_______ on Zee News.

(1) telecasted               (2) telecast                 (3) have telecasted    (4) had telecasted

8.He said that he _______the party tomorrow.

(1) will not attend      (2) would not attend  (3) does  not attend    (4)shall  not attend

9.I______ in a school in Delhi since 2007.

(1) has studied             (2) has been  studying  (3) has been studying (4) will  study 

10If you ______ your superiors, you will not come to grief .

(1) obey                       (2) obeyed                   (3) will obey                (4) shall obey

ANSWERS:

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. 1 2 4 2 3 4 1 2 3 1

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EXERCISE-2

 Directions: In the following questions, sentences are given with the blanks to be filled with appropriate form of the Tense. Choose the correct alternative out of the given options.

1.Everyday he ______ for a mile .

(1) walked                   (2) has walked             (3) walks                     (4) walk

2.I rested after _______.

(1) I will finish my work                                 (2) I had  finished my work

(3) I will finish my work                                  (4) I have  finished my work

3.He _______last year .

(1) failed                     (2) had failed               (3) fail                         (4) have fail

4.The train ________ the platform an hour ago .

(1) leave                       (2) has left                  (3) left                          (4) have left

5.When the telephone bell rang .I______ bath .

(1) took                        (2) was taking            (3) taking                    (4) am taking

6.His behavior always ________me .

(1) annoy                     (2) annoys                   (3) annoyed                (4) has annoyed

7.Our teacher taught us that the earth _____ .

(1) move                      (2) moved                    (3) has moved           (4) moves

8.Honesty and hard work certainly______ happiness.

(1) bring                      (2) brings                     (3) brought                  (4) bringing 

9.The birds______ away when the ground was ______ .

(1) flew, froze             (2) flown, frozen         (3) flew, frozen             (4) flew. frozed

10.Have you ______the seed?

(1) steed                      (2) sown                      (3) sew                         (4) sow

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 3 2

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