Practice Exercises - 1 - Tenses, English, Class 8 | English Class 8 PDF Download

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:

1. Please give me your pen. I ________ mine at home. (forget)

2. The hungry child ________ for ten minutes. (cry)

3. He ________ along the road when suddenly he ________ an old man. (walk, meet)

4. I praised him for what he ________ for the poor. (do)

5. When I was at school, I ________ part in cultural activities. (take)

6. You cannot go out till you ________ your homework. (complete)

7. He ________ there and ran away. (not stop)

8.  When I reached the house I ________ that thieves ________ into it. (find, break)

9. My mother ________ food when she ________ a noise. (cook, hear)

10. There is going to be a buss strike. Everyone ________ for autorickshaws and rickshaws next week. (look)

11. He is a very rude person. I ________ him. (not help)

12. When you reach there, he ________ a book. (read)

Answers:

1. Please give me your pen. I ________ mine at home. (forget)
Ans. have forgotten

2. The hungry child ________ for ten minutes. (cry)
​Ans. has been crying

3. He ________ along the road when suddenly he ________ an old man. (walk, meet)
​Ans. was walking, met

4. I praised him for what he ________ for the poor. (do)
​Ans. had done

5. When I was at school, I ________ part in cultural activities. (take)
​Ans. took

6. You cannot go out till you ________ your homework. (complete)
​Ans. have completed

7. He ________ there and ran away. (not stop)
​Ans. did not stop

8.  When I reached the house I ________ that thieves ________ into it. (find, break)
​Ans. found, had broken

9. My mother ________ food when she ________ a noise. (cook, hear)
​Ans. was cooking, heard

10. There is going to be a buss strike. Everyone ________ for autorickshaws and rickshaws next week. (look)
​Ans. will be looking

11. He is a very rude person. I ________ him. (not help)
​Ans. shan’t help

12. When you reach there, he ________ a book. (read)
​Ans. will be reading