Tenses: Verb tenses are tools that are used to express time. They refer to the time of an action and tell the time and state of an action. present tense, past tense and future time refer to the time of action and tell the time and state of an action.
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Tenses Exercises or Class 10 CBSE With Answers Pdf
Present Indefinite
This form is used in case of:
1. things happening in the present
Example:
- She is a teacher.
2. something that happens repeatedly
Example:
- They disturb me.
3. a habit or a routine
Example:
- He goes to work every day.
4. describing something that is part of a given situation
Example:
- In summers the sun rises very early.
5. giving instructions or offering advice
Example:
- Switch off the fan, please!
6. stating a permanent truth
Example:
- The sun rises in the east.
7. to make future time reference when the event is part of a fixed time table
Example:
- This year Diwali falls on a Sunday.
8. in exclamatory sentences
Example:
- Here comes the bride!
9. in commentaries
Example:
- Sachin hits the ball for a six!
10. instead of Present Continuous with certain verbs
Examples:
- I see her coming.
- I have a cold.
Present Continuous
This form is used:
1. to refer to something happening at the time of speaking
Example:
- Please don’t talk so loudly, my mother is sleeping.
2. when we talk about something connected with the present time
Example:
- These days more and more people are learning to drive.
3. when we refer to a situation that is more or less temporary
Example:
- She is looking for a new accommodation.
4. for an action that is planned for the near future
Example:
- I am going to see a movie today.
5. for a persistent habit
Example:
- She is forever grumbling about something or the other.
Verbs Not Used In Continuous Tense
- see, hear, smell, notice, recognize: perception
- appear, look, seem: appearance
- want, wish, desire, feel, like, love, hate, hope, refuse, prefer: emotion
- think, suppose, belief, agree, understand, remember, forget, know: thinking
- have, own, possess, belong to possession
Present Perfect
This form is used
1. to indicate activities completed in the immediate past
Example:
- He has just completed his homework.
2. to express past actions when no definite time is given
Example:
- I have seen the movie ‘Gone With the Wind’.
3. to describe past events that have an impact on the present
Examples:
- He has washed the dishes.
- I have cut my finger.
4. to denote an action that began in the past but continues up to the present (using/or, since, etc.)
Example:
- I have known her for a long time.
Present Perfect Continuous
This form is used to refer to something that began in the past but is still happening at the time of speaking. Example: I have been reading ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ for the past one week.
Fill in the blanks using the simple present and present continuous forms of the verb given in brackets.
Shikha: What ……………………………. (be) all those children ……………………………. (do) in the middle of the playground? Why ……………………………. (be) they ……………………………. (play) during assembly time?
Kajol: They ……………………………. (practise) for a match. They ……………………………. (be) members of the school team.
Shikha: ……………………………. (do) that mean they ……………………………. (be) ……………………………. (go) to ……………………………. (play) a match today?
Kajol: Yes, they ……………………………. (be)
Past Indefinite
This form is used for:
1. an action completed in the past
Example:
- He left for Delhi yesterday.
2. a past habit or a routine
Example:
- He went to school by bus but walked back home.
Past Continuous
This form is used:
1. to refer to something happening at the time of reference in the past
Example:
- We were eating our dinner when he came.
2. when we talk about something that was a persistent habit in the past
Example:
- He was always grumbling.
Past Perfect
This form is used to indicate the earlier of the two activities that happened in the past.
Example:
- The train had already left by the time I reached the station.
Past Perfect Continuous
This form is used to refer to something that began in the past and continued upto a point of reference in the past.
Example:
- I had been reading ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ for the last one week when he came to see me.
Tenses Exercises Solved Examples With Answers for Class 10 CBSE
Diagnostic Test – 22
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
The defeat of the Marathas and the rapid decline of the Mughal empire after Aurangzeb’s death ultimately (a) ……………………………. (lead) to the advent of the British rule. The main reason for the failure of the Marathas (b) ……………………………. (be) the lack of allies. Though their infantry (c) ……………………………. (base) on the European style, they (d) ……………………………. (fail) to woo allies in north India. Their earlier behavior and their political ambitions which led them to loot and plunder, (e) ……………………………. (antagonize) all the powers. They (g) ……………………………. (levy) heavy taxes and huge fines on the Rajputana states.
Answer:
(a) led
(b) was
(c) was based
(d) failed
(e) had antagonized
(f) had levied
| Score: For each correct answer award yourself 1 mark. 3 – good 2 or less – you need to develop grammar skills through adequate practice |
Tenses Exercises Practiced Examples With Answers for Class 10 CBSE
Fill in the blanks using the simple past or past continuous forms of the verb given in brackets.
Some years ago, there ……………………………. (be) a popular children’s program which ……………………………. (star) a pet chimpanzee. It ……………………………. (lead) to a lot of demand for pet chimpanzees, which ……………………………. (result) in enormous smuggling from some islands to other Pacific countries. The chimpanzee babies ……………………………. (buy) as luxury pets. This fashion ……………………………. (result) in a large number of chimpanzees, which ……………………………. (prove) too much for their owners to cope with.
Future Time Reference
Future time is expressed in the following ways:
1. will/shall + infinitive to denote future actions
Examples:
- We shall go for a picnic tomorrow.
- He will reach by 5:30 p.m.
2. is/am/are + going to + infinitive
Example:
- We are going to play football this evening.
3. is/am/are + to + infinitive
Example:
- He is to leave for Jaipur tomorrow.
4. is/am/are + about to + infinitive
Example:
- It is about to rain.
5. simple present (to express an unalterable plan)
Example:
- The Prime Minister leaves for a 10-day tour of the US tomorrow.
6. present continuous (to denote the future)
Example:
- A new coffee shop is opening in Amritsar.
7. will/shall + be + -ing (present participle)
Example:
- We shall be going abroad sometime next year.
Diagnostic Test – 23
Fill in the blanks using suitable words in the future tense.
What kind of a car (a) ……………………………. we be driving in 2020? Rather different from the type we know today. The people who are designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems (b) ……………………………. accelerate along with the pace of the car development. Today, there are a number of students in the transport design course at London’s Royal College of Art researching this. According to them, future cars (c) ……………………………. pick up their fuel during journeys, from a power source built into the road, or store it in small quantities for traveling in the city.
Answer:
(a) will
(c) will
(b) are going to
| Score: For each correct answer award yourself 1 mark. 3 – good 2 or less – you need to develop grammar skills through adequate practice |