Class 8 Tenses Exercise

PRESENT TENSE

Question 1) Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The dog is happy. It _________ its tail. (wag) 

2. He ________ for the exams right now. ( prepare-negative)

3. _________ you ________ to the fair with us? (come)

4. My sister _________ at home these days. (stay)

5. I __________ at church today evening. (sing)

 

Question 2) Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Tense as directed in the brackets.

1. I _________ the manuscript in detail. (Study- positive)

2. You __________ me to bring the documents along. (ask- positive)

3. He _________ any chocolates for the last five years. (eat-negative)

4. Where is that cat? _______ it ________ again? (disappear-interrogative)

5. We __________ a single fish all morning. (catch – negative)

 

Question 3) Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Continuous Tense from the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Anand was very tired because he _________ (jog) for over an hour.

2. Tina and Shabnam passed the test as they _________ (attend) the classes regularly.

3. We did not go for swimming yesterday as it _________ (rain) continuously.

4. Reena looks nice as she _________ (go) to the gym regularly.

5. I ________ (write) a biography on his life.

PAST TENSE

Question 4) Complete the paragraph with the Simple Past form of the verbs given in the brackets.

The Aztec Empire (flourish) ___________ between 1345 and 1521 CE. It (cover) __________ majority of the Central America. Aztec warriors (dominate) ________ all the neighboring states. They (trade) __________ with nearly countries. Their art and architecture (rank) ____________ among the world’s best.

 

Question 5) Fill in the blanks with Past Perfect Tense as directed in the brackets.

1. Within a few days, I __________ all my money. (spend- positive)

2. A farmer ________ a huge loan. (take- positive)

3. She ________ since sunrise. (eat-negative)

4. _______ they _______ for a meeting? (gather- interrogative)

5. I was tired as I __________ for two nights. (sleep-negative)

FUTURE TENSE

Question 6) Fill in the blanks with Future Continuous forms of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The boy _______ in the afternoon. (sleep)

2. What ______ you _______ today? (do)

3. It _______ heavily. (rain)

4. The birds _______ in the morning. (chirp)

5. The dogs _______ at night. (bark- negative)