RBSE Class 10 English Grammar Tenses Additional Exercise Solved

RBSE Class 10 English Grammar Tenses

RBSE Board Class 10 English Grammar Tenses are part of English grammer portion of English Subject. Here we have given Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 10 English Grammar Tpoic name Tenses in details. Hope this article will help you to understand the tenses in a better way.

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 10 English Grammar Tenses Additional Exercise Solved

Additional Exercise Solved

Question 1.
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 auto rickshaws 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)

Answer.

1. have forgotten
2. has been crying
3. was walking, met
4. had done
5. took
6. have completed
7. did not stop
8. found, had broken
9. was cooking, heard
10. will be looking
11. shan’t help
12. will be reading

Question 2.
Rewrite the following sentences as directed in the brackets.

1. My father missed the train by two minutes. (interrogative-negative)
2. Rana is buying toys. (negative)
3. I forgot his name. (negative)
4. The boy was doing his homework. (negative)
5. Mr Sharma teaches us Maths. (interrogative)
6. It has been raining since morning. (interrogative)
7. My friend runs very fast. (negative)

Answer.

1. Did my father not miss the train by two minutes?
2. Rana is not buying toys.
3. I did not forget his name.
4. The boy was not doing his homework.
5. Does Mr Sharma teach us Maths?
6. Has it been raining since morning?
7. My friend does not run very fast.

Question 3.
Rewrite the following sentences by making changes as directed in the brackets.

1. I will meet the Principal today. (simple past)
2. It begins to rain. (present perfect)
3. Boys are making a loud noise. (past continuous)
4. Girls are sitting in the room. (past continuous)
5. He writes a letter. (present continuous)
6. We go to bed very early. (simple past)

Answer.

1. I met the Principal yesterday.
2. It has begun to rain.
3. Boys were making a loud noise.
4. Girls were sitting in the room.
5. He is writing a letter.
6. We went to bed very early.

Question 4.
Put the verbs given in the brackets into Simple Past Tense.

1. It (is) very cold here.
2. What (is) the use of a statue if it (can) not keep the rain off?
3. I (come) of a family famous for its agility.
4. He (glance) at us hopefully and (say) that he (show) visitors around the town.
5. I (smile) and (say) it (is) all right that he (take) us along.
6. I do not think I (like) naughty boys.

Answer.

1. It was very cold here.
2. What was the use of a statue if it could not keep the rain off?
3. I came of a family famous for its agility.
4. He glanced at us hopefully and said that he showed visitors around the town.
5. I smiled and said it was alright that he took us along.
6. I did not think I liked naughty boys.

Question 5.
Rewrite the following sentences in Simple Future Tense.

1. I rode a horse.
2. He comes to see me.
3. They go to the market in the evening.
4. He achieved success in exams.
5. You tell me of marvelous things.
6. The man praised me for this act.

Answer.

1. I will ride a horse.
2. He will come to see me.
3. They will go to the market in the evening.
4. He will achieve success in exams.
5. You will tell me of marvelous things.
6. The man will praise me for this act.

Question 6.
Complete the following paragraph by choosing the correct options given below:
In Tigers For Dinner, Tall Tales by Jim Corbett’s Khansama, Ruskin Bond recounts the stories that (a) ………………. Bond’s condition of the tale is simple and picturesque, but his language and style make you (b) ……………. every word and every line, bringing a smile to your face. Bond’s imitable style (c) ………………. hill and dale, into dark forests and wooden bungalows.

(a) (i) he has heard
(ii) they have heard
(iii) he had heard
(iv) he has been hearing

(b) (i) wants to linger to
(ii) wanted lingering to
(iii) want to linger on
(iv) want to linger with

(c) (i) takes you over
(ii) take you above
(iii) take them on
(iv) taking us over
Answers.
(a) (i) he has heard
(b)(iii) want to linger on
(c) (i) takes you over

Question 7.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option given below:
(a)…………. the beauty of nature not through right but through touch. She (b) ……………… hundreds of things through mere touch. She (c) ……………… the smoothness of the skin of a silver birth by (d) ……………… her loving hands on it. She (e) ……………… the same thing and felt the rough and shaggy bark of a pine. She desired that men with sight and hearing power must ……………… full use of these powers.
(a) (i) enjoyed (ii) was enjoying (ii) had enjoyed (iv) enjoys
(b) (i) will find (ii) finds (iii) has found (iv) found
(c) (i) had judged (ii) judged (iii) would judge (iv) was judging
(d) (i) passing (ii) passed (iii) pass (iv) passes
(e) (i) do (ii) does (iii) did (iv) will do
(f) (i) have made (ii) will make (iii) made (iv) make
Answers.
(a) (i) enjoyed
(b) (iv) found
(c) (ii) judged
(d) (i) passing
(e) (ii) did
(f) (iv) make

Question 8.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. The police ………………. four thieves last night. (catch)
2. I was …………………… food when he came in. (cook)
3. It ……………….. since 9 o’clock. (rain)
4. I certainly ……………… my colleague if I had been there. (help)
5. Stars ………………. in the sky at night. (twinkle)
6. All the students …………. the classwork when the teacher came in. (do)
7. Mahesh ……………….. tomorrow from Patna. (come)
8. The patient ………….. before the doctor came. (die)
9. I saw that the policemen ………… the thieves. (chase)
10. He is a very rude person, I… him. (not help)

Answers.

1. caught
2. cooking
3. has been raining
4. would have helped
5. twinkle
6. were doing
7. will come
8. had died
9. were chasing
10. won’t help.

Question 9.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Ekta was reading the newspaper when Nidhi ……………… he room. (enter)
2. The minister of Defence ………………….. Dr. kalaam on the grand success of the missile. (congratulate)
3. Rajiv dropped his mobile while he ……………….. the bus. (board)
4. Last Sunday when Kiran ……………… food in the kitchen one of her friend came to visit her. (cook)
5. Please avoid ……………… here. It is a library. (talk)
6. Neetu …………. her painting before she went to market. (complete)
7. Priya left her home early in the morning today. Nobody …………. where has she gone. (know)
8. ‘Put on your helmets, you …………… to enter the dange-zone now’ said the watchman. (go)

Answers.

1. entered
2. congratulated
3. was boarding
4. was cooking
5. talking
6. had completed
7. knows
8. are going

Question 10.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. The Prime Minister …………….. (address) the people on the television yesterday.
2. We ……………….. (see) a big snake on the ground while we were cleaning it.
3. The date of examination has been declared so the students ……………….. (prepare) for it these days.
4. The farmer …………….. (divide) his property his sons before he died.
5. The Principal …….. (distribute) the annual prizes tomorrow.
6. Look! An old man ………….. (run) after the bus to catch it.
7. Most of the people ………………. (worship) God daily before taking tea.
8. When the rain started we …………… (stand) in the God.

Answer.

1. addressed
2. saw
3. are preparing
4. had divided
5. will distribute
6. is running
7. worship
8. were standing

Question 11.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. The postman ………………. (deliver) the post by 11 a.m. everyday.
2. While the doctor ………………….. (examine) the patient, there was an uproar in the hall.
3. Priyanka ……. (begin) to live in this locality recently.
4. Tomorrow is a holiday. The officers ………………. (remain) closed.
5. In her youth, she ……………… (spend) hours standing before the mirror.
6. Bhima …………. (throw) the ball so hard that all his companions failed to stop it.
7. The pilot came down after the plane ………………. (land).
8. Vivek with his friend Imtiyaz ……………. (go) to Indore by the night bus today.

Answer.

1. delivers
2. was examining
3. has begun
4. will remain
5. spent
6. threw
7. had landed
8. will go

Question 12.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. I ……………… (watch) a very interesting film now.
2. My husband ……………….. (like) tea for breakfast.
3. Many foreign birds …………………. (come) to India these days.
4. She ……………… (write) twenty plays so far.
5. I ……………… (get) a letter from him ten days ago.
6. Look! It ………….. (rain) now.
7. Every winter our school ……………… (go) on a trip.
8. Rohit …………….. (learn, Urdu for five years.

Answer.

1. am watching
2. likes
3. are coming
4. has written
5. got
6. is raining
7. gone
8. has been learning

Question 13.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. 1. I ……………… (show you the documents tomorrow.
2. 2. India ……………………(be) rich …… (be) rich in minerals and gems.
3. 3. The boys ……………….. (play) a Football match at this time.
4. 4. They ……………… (take) tea when the postman rang the bell.
5. 5. The house ……………… (sit) on the crest of a low hill.
6. 6. They ……………. (wait) and waited for Wanda.
7. 7. My mother ………………. (already take) her tea.
8. 8. …………….. Natalya ………………. (complete) her story book?

Answer.

1. will show
2. is
3. are playing
4. were talking
5. sat.
6. had waited
7. has already taken
8. Has, completed

Exercise For Practice

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs in past indefinite tense:

1. As soon as the chief guest ……………….. all ………………………… up. (come, stand)
2. ……………….. you ……………….. this man? (recognize)
3. He ………………… is the name of God that he ………… not …………… the crime. (swear, commit)
4. I. ……………… a single letter yesterday. (not, post)
5. He………………… his mistake. (not, admit)

Question 2.
Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs in Past Continuous Tense.

1. When I first met her, she ………………….. in a small school. (study)
2. It ………………. late so they left. (get)
3. …………………… he ……………………. Madam? (not lie)
4. Mother ………………. to someone over the telephone. (talk)
5. He was nervous as he …………………….. to explain the reason of his absence. (try)
6. They ………… to leave this company after the incident. (plan)
7. He ……………… at a breakneck speed. (drive)
8. She ………………….. to persuade me but failed. (try)
9. He ………….. anywhere as we thought. (not go)
10. My brother ………………….. the window-pane. (not break)

Question 3.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form (Past Perfect Tense) of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The boys said that they ……………….. their work. (finish)
2. We………. the ground before the match started. (reach)
3. He …………….. on his clothes before the bell rang. (not put)
4. We …….. our lunch before my friend came. (eat)
5. The Principal was happy to find that the clerk ………… all letters. (type)
6. I ……………… the book after I had read it. (close)
7. The patient ……………….. before his relatives reached. (die)
8. The teacher said that the boys ……………….. on a picnic. (go)
9. He ………………. in this school for two yrs. before he left. (work)
10. After he ……………….. the lowers, die Tall away.

Question 4.
Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets. Also insert since/for in the blanks.

1. I ……………….. in this room ……………….. five hours. (sleep)
2. He ………………… football ……………….. three hours. (play)
3. You ………………… in this school ……………….. 1980. (study)
4. Radha ……………….. song ……………….. morning. (sing)
5. I ………. in Meerut…..ten months. (live)
6. The teacher ……………….. in this school ……………….. two years. (teach)
7. These girls ………………… homework ……………….. Monday. (not do)
8. ………….. you ……………….. in this college ………………. 2002? (study)
9. You ……………….. in the river ……………….. three hours. (not swim)
10. Where ………… that boy ……………….. morning? (play)

Question 5.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Water ……………… on heating. (evaporate)
2. Shantanu …………………… all the chocolates. (eat)
3. Farmers ……………….. the field. (plough)
4. If I …………….. you I would not repeated that mistake. (be)
5. I ……………… this book for last four years. (write)
6. I …………. you in writing the essay. (help)
7. Two aeroplanes ……………….. flying in the sky. (be)
8. He …………… back yet. (not come)
9. While I …………. to the music, my younger son was dancing. (listen)
10. Some of my friends …………….. the Taj Mahal last week. (visit)

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