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CBSE Class 8 English MCQs - English Grammar - Tenses

This document provides an English grammar quiz on verb tenses. It includes 80 questions that test understanding of verb conjugations in different tenses, including present perfect, present continuous, past perfect, and future. The questions cover a range of common verbs and scenarios to assess comprehension of when different tenses are properly used. An answer key is provided to check responses.

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CBSE Class 8 English MCQs - English Grammar - Tenses

This document provides an English grammar quiz on verb tenses. It includes 80 questions that test understanding of verb conjugations in different tenses, including present perfect, present continuous, past perfect, and future. The questions cover a range of common verbs and scenarios to assess comprehension of when different tenses are properly used. An answer key is provided to check responses.

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  • Grammar Exercises: This section contains fill-in-the-blank exercises focusing on the use of tenses in English grammar.
  • Answer Key: Provides the correct answers for the grammar exercises focusing on tenses.

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4. ENGLISH GRAMMAR : TENSES


Fill in the blanks with the proper tense or form of the verb given in brackets :-

61. Raj and his family --------------------- here since May 1980 . [ live ]

a) is living b) have been living c) are living d) has been living

62.Our examination ----------------------- on 4th March . [ begin ]

a) has begun b) is beginning c) begins d) began

63.After he ---------------- the roof ------------- [ leave , collapse ]

a) left ,collapsed b) has left , collapsed c) left , had collapsed

m
d) had left, collapsed

co
64. They ------------- when the thief entered the bedroom . [sleep ]

y.
a) sleep b) were sleeping c) slept d) are sleeping

da
65.I ---------------- the painting just now . [ finish ]
a) finished b) had finished c) finish d) have finished
to
66.Look there , the man ------------------ the child . [beat ]
es

a) is beating b) beats c) beat d) has beaten


di

67. When I visited him in Mumbai , he --------------------- there for


five years . [teach ]
tu

a) teaches b) is teching c) had been teaching d) has been teaching


.s

68. He ------------- to my house to tell me what ---------------- . [ come , happen ]


a) came , happened b) comes ,happens c) came , had happened
w

d) had come , happened


w

69.Have you ------------------------ my instructions ? [ carry out ]


w

a) carry out b) carried out c) carrying out d) had carried out

70. Delhi ------------- on the Yamuna . [ stand]


a) stood b) is standing c) stands d) has stood

71. I told him that I -------------------- hard for the last four hours. [ work ]
a) worked b) was working c) am working d) had been working

72. A moment ago I ------------------ strange news . [hear ]


a) have heard b) heard c) hear d) am hearing

73. Bali -------------------- this book since January last . [ read ]


a) is reading b) reads c) has been reading d) read

74. They --------------------- to London next year . [ go ]


a) went b) go c) had gone d) are going

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75. We -------------------- each other for the past ten years . [ know ]
a) know b) are knowing c) have known d) had known

76. I shall go there after I -------------- my lessons . [ do ]


a) did b) do c) am doing d ) have done

77. The bus ---------------- round the corner . [ come ]


a) came b) comes c) is coming d) had come

78. I --------------------- this exercise by ten o‟ clock . [finish ]

a) shall have finished b) have finished c) finish d) finished

79. I ------------------ not ------------------- the letter yet . [ write ]

m
a) am, written b) was , written c) have , written d) had , written

co
80. I ------------------------ a letter to her yesterday . [ send ]

y.
a) had sent b) have sent c) was senting d) sent

ANSWER KEY. ENGLISH GRAMMAR : TENSES


da
to
61. [b] 71. [d]
es

62. [c] 72. [b]


di

63.[d] 73. [c]


tu

64.[b] 74. [d]


.s

65.[d] 75. [c]


w

66.[a] 76. [d]


w

67.[c] 77. [c]


w

68.[c] 78. [a]

69.[b] 79. [c]

70. [c] 80. [d]

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8 4. ENGLISH GRAMMAR : TENSES Fill in the blanks with the proper tense or form of the verb given in brackets :- 61
9 75. We -------------------- each other for the past ten years . [ know ] a) know b) are knowing c) have

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