Tenses exercise for class 10
Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. Click here for a printer-friendly version of this worksheet.
Complete the following sentences using the simple past or past perfect tense form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Before I ................. (reach) the hospital, the doctor ................. already (perform) the operation.
2. After getting into the bus, we ................. (discover) that we ................. (board) the wrong one.
3. I ................. (plant) the saplings before it ................. (start) raining.
4. The farmers ................. (sow) the seeds after they ................. (plough) the fields.
5. The scientist ................. finished the experiment before the electricity ................. (go) off.
6. The traveler ................. (reach) his destination before the sun ................. (set).
7. If you ................. (work) hard, you would have passed.
8. If you ................. (listen) to my advice, you would have been successful.
9. Deepak ................. (want) to become a doctor but he ................. (fai) the entrance test.
10. The rain ................. (stop) before I ................. (step) out of the house.
Answers
1. Reached, had already performed; 2. Discovered, Had boarded; 3. Had planted; Started; 4. Sowed, Had ploughed; 5. Had finished, Went; 6. Had reached, Set; 7. Had worked; 8. Had listened; 9. Had wanted, failed; 10. Had stopped, Stepped
Sections in this article
Tenses
The simple present tense
The present progressive tense
The present perfect tense
The present perfect progressive tense
Present tenses to talk about the future
The simple past tense
The past progressive tense
The past perfect tense
The past perfect progressive tense
Past verb forms with present or future meaning
The simple future tense
The future progressive tense
The future perfect tense
Tenses in subordinate clauses
See also
Adverb clauses
Adjective clauses
Noun clauses
Transformation of sentences
See also
Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3
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