Tense
M.1996. 1. He (remember) the day he first (go) to school.(Use proper tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets)
O.1996.2. Hitesh…..(learn) to drive for some years now he still …..(not pass)his driving test.
M.1997. 3. He (learn) English for five years, but he cannot even read a newspaper. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
O.1997. 4 Diet plays a vital role in the maintenance of good health.(Rewrite the sentence using Present Perfect Tense)
M.1998. 5. Many interesting theories have been put forward.(Rewrite the sentence in
Future Perfect Tense)
M.1998. 6. Complete the following dialogue with appropriate tense form of the verb given in bracket.
Mohan : You looked tired and groggy with sleep when you arrived late at night. Rakesh:
Yes, I did. You know I…..(drive) non stop for ten hours.
M.1998. 7. We make them into goddesses. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘For centuries together, we…..)
O.1998. 8. We inherited the British system of management. (Rewrite using Perfect Present Tense)
M.1999.9. Many animals live in water.(Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.1999.10. Plato wrote many books. (Use Past Perfect Tense)
O.1999. 11. Mr.Diwan……(live) in Nasik since 1960.(Fill in the blanks with proper tense form of the verb)
M.2000. 12. Modern Engineering is solving the problem. (Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
O.2000. 13. By the time I reach home mother …..(finish) cooking.(Use Future Perfect Tense
of the verb given in the bracket)
M.2001. 14. The rodents destroy about a fourth of all grain.(Use Past Perfect tense)
O.2001. 15. In 1947 she gave up her teaching career.(Use Past Perfect Tense)
O.2001. 16. Dilip (save) Rs.2000 by the end of the year.(Use Future Perfect Tense)
M.2002. 17. I have swum at all these places.(Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2002. 18. They have been making the best of a protected market.(Rewrite the sentence using Present Perfect Tense)
O.2002. 19.Tne Arbs live in the desert. (Use Present Perfect Cont. Tense)
M. 2003. 20. In many cases the symbols came to bear little resemblance to the original. (Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
O. 2003. 21. They give power to radio sets. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2004. 22. Worms live about a foot and half underground. (Rewrite using Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
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M.2005. 23. Lata Mangeshkar has been singing songs since her child hood.(Identify the tense)
O.2005. 24. Many of them are struggling in many places.(Rewrite the sentence by using Present Perfect Cont. Tense)
O.2005. 25. By the time the doctor….. (arrive), the patient…..(die). (Use correct tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets)
M.2006. 26 Niranjan…….(write) his exercise by that time. (Rewrite using Future Perfect Tense)
O.2006. 27. The benefits will trickle down to the villages in the form of higher water table levels. (Use Present Perfect Tense)
M.2007. 28. Sania Mirza…. (play) tennis for the last five years. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2007. 29. Ostriches live in Africa. (Use Present Perfect Conti. Tense)
M.2007. 30. It is a marvellous present to a nation starved of heroes. (Use Present Perfect Tense)
O.2007. 31. By the year 2010, you …….(complete) your graduation. (Use appropriate tense form of the verb given in the bracket)
O.2007. 32. Most modern languages make use of a script.(Rewrite it using the Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2008. 33. Multani mitti takes its name from a place in Pakistan.(Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
O.2008. 34. He exudes a quiet smile of satisfaction. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
O.2008. 35. At college Hartman’s faculty advisers tried to reason with him. (Use Past Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2009. 36. The poor chap was always sulking. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2009. 37. Community organizations play a major role in decision making. (Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
M.2009. 38. I lived with that diagnosis. (Change into Past Perfect Tense)
O.2009. 39. Our blinkered and conditioned self prevents us from truly exploring without prejudice. (Rewrite using Present P. T.)
O.2009. 40. Space scientists have done experiments in space.(Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
M.2010. 41. The four Hartmans were lingering at the dinner table.(Name the Tense used in the sentence)
M.2010. 42. The city once suffered a terrible deluge. (Rewrite using Past Perfect Tense)
M.2010. 43. Our blinkered and conditioned self prevents us from truly exploring without prejudice. (Identify the tense)
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M.2011. 44. You will feel the joy of having contributed. (Use Present Perfect Tense)
M.2011. 45. Cockroaches will survive. (Change into Future Perfect T.)
M. 2012. 46. Plato wrote many books. (Rewrite using Past perfect tense)
M. 2013. 47.I didn’t have a dorm room. (Rewrite using Past perfect tense)
M. 2013. 48. The cockroach population has not decreased. (Identify the tense)
M.2014. 49.I spent my high school years in Calcutta. (Rewrite it using Past Perfect tense.)
M.2014. 50.I eagerly clambered up to take in the sights of Mumbai. (Identify the tense.)
M.1996. 1. Ans: He remembered the day he first had gone to school.
O.1996.2. Ans:Hitesh has been learning to drive for some years now but he still has not passed his driving test.
M.1997. 3. Ans:He has been learning English for five years, but he cannot even read a newspaper.
O.1997. 4 Ans:Diet has played a vital role in the maintenance of good health.
M.1998. 5. Ans:Many Interesting theories will have been put forward.
M.1998. 6. Ans: Mohan: You looked tired and groggy with sleep when you arrived late at
night. Rakesh: Yes, I did. You know I had been driving non stop for ten hours.
M.1998. 7. Ans: For centuries together, we have been making them into goddesses.
O.1998. 8. Ans:We have inherited the British system of management.
M.1999.9. Ans:Many animals have been living in water.
M.1999.10. Ans:Plato had written many books.
O.1999. 11. Ans: Mr.Diwan has been living in Nasik since 1960.
M.2000. 12. Ans: Modern Engineering has solved the problem
O.2000. 13. Ans: By the time I reach home mother will have finished cooking.
M.2001. 14. Ans: The rodents had destroyed about a fourth of all grain.
O.2001. 15. Ans: In 1947 she had given up her teaching career.
O.2001. 16. Ans: Dilip will have saved Rs.2000 by the end of the year.
M.2002. 17. Ans: I have been swimming at all these places.
M.2002. 18. Ans: They have made the best of a protected market.
O.2002. 19. Ans: The Arbs have been living in the desert.
M. 2003. 20. Ans:In many cases the symbols have come to bear little resemblance to the original.
O. 2003. 21. Ans: They have been giving power to radio sets.
M.2004. 22. Ans: Worms have been living about a foot and half underground.
M.2005. 23. Ans: Present Perfect Continuous Tense
O.2005. 24. Ans: Many of them have been struggling in many places.
O.2005. 25. Ans: By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had died.
M.2006. 26 Ans: Niranjan will have written his exercise by that time.
O.2006. 27. Ans: The benefits have trickled down to the villages in the form of higher water table levels.
M.2007. 28. Ans: Sania Mirza has been playing tennis for the last five years.
M.2007. 29. Ans:Ostriches have been living in Africa.
M.2007. 30. Ans:It has been a marvellous present to a nation starved of heroes.
O.2007. 31. Ans: By the year 2010, you will have completed your graduation.
O.2007. 32. Ans: Most modern languages have been making use of a script.
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M.2008. 33. Ans: Multani mitti has taken its name from a place in Pakistan.
O.2008. 34. Ans: He has been exuding a quiet smile of satisfaction.
O.2008. 35. Ans:At college Hartman’s faculty advisers had been trying to reason with him.
M.2009. 36. Ans: The poor chap has always been sulking.
M.2009. 37. Ans: Community organizations have played a major role in decision making.
M.2009. 38. Ans: I had lived with that diagnosis.
O.2009. 39. Ans: Our blinkered and conditioned self has prevented us from truly exploring without prejudice.
O.2009. 40. Ans: Space scientists have been doing experiments in space.
M.2010. 41. Ans: Past Continuous Tense
M.2010. 42. Ans: The city had once suffered a terrible deluge.
M.2010. 43. Ans: Simple Present Tense
M.2011. 44. Ans: You have felt the joy of having contributed.
M.2011. 45. Ans: Cockroaches will have survived.
M. 2012. 46. Ans: Plato had written many books.
M. 2013. 47. Ans: I hadn’t a dorm room.
M. 2013. 48. Ans: The tense used here is perfect present tense.
M.2014. 49. Ans. I had spent my high school years in Calcutta.
M.2014. 50. Ans: Simple past tense
The Simple Past and the Past Perfect Tense:
1. Events or actions completed in the past are written in past tense.
2. When two events or actions are narrated in past tense; the past perfect tense is used to denote the action which happened earlier and the simple past tense is used for the other action.
1.He has become the fourth largest manufacturer of personal computers in America. (Identify the tense)
2. He had won his laurels in atheltic events. (Identify the tense)
3. His words have intrigued me. (Identify the tense)
4. I had picked some of the lovely, tasty fruits. (Identify the tenses)
5. The number of people on this planet right now is approaching seven billion. (Rewrite using present perfect continuous tense)
6. Constant telephone contact with customers kept the company close to the market. (Rewrite using present perfect continuous tense)
7. I spent hours looking for an adjective.(Rewrite using present perfect continuous tense)
8. I went for a walk. (Rewrite using perfect present tense)
9. I tramped back to the farm. (Rewrite using perfect past tense)
10. This requires an exercise of will. (Use present perfect continuous tense)
11. Other boys were wasting their early years. (Use past perfect continuous tense)
12. His father sat at the big kitchen table. (Rewrite using past continuous tense)
13. I took him around with me. (Use present perfect continuous tense)
14. I brought it home. (use present perfect tense)
15. At last, he stopped coming. (use past perfect tense)
16. Paddy cultivation is disappearing from my village. (use present perfect continuous tense)
17. I have been listening long since the sound tak, tak, tak. (Identify the tense)
18. JNNURM has started an ambitious development plan in many cities. (use present perfect continuous tense)
19. They are bringing about change. (Use present perfect tense)
20. I came to meet you alone. (Rewrite using present perfect tense)
21. Today, I say good-bye with heavy heart. (Rewrite using present continuous tense)
22. The incident took place when devotees started gate – crashing.(use perfect pasttense)
23. Prime Minister Manmohan Sing sanctioned Rs 1 lakh for the relatives of the victims.(Rewrite using present perfect tense).
24. It’s almost as if they live in different time zones and different countries. (Rewrite using
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present perfect continuous tense)
25. The operating team had gone to bed nice and early.(Identify the tense)
26. The village has been scripting its own success story. (Identify the tense)
27. 93 families have come back to the village. (Identify the tense used in this sentence)
28. I visited the country farm of a friend. (Rewrite using present perfect tense)
29. India has been breaking its own world record. (Identify the tense)
30. I spent my highschool years in Calcutta. (Rewrite using present perfect tense)
31. Our country has been striving for since Independence. (Identify the tense)
32. But it is making a huge difference.( Rewrite using present perfect continuous tense)
33. This is a goal world leaders have been calling for decades.(identify the tense)
34. You will have taken a giant step towards greener horizons. (Identify the tense)
35. The number of people on this planet right now is approaching seven billion. (Use present perfect continuous tense)
36. We did a lot of reading and research. (Rewrite using perfect past tense)
Answers Tense TEXTUAL SENTENCES
Sequence of tense
The Simple Past and the Past Perfect Tense:
1. Events or actions completed in the past are written in past tense.
2. When two events or actions are narrated in past tense; the past perfect tense is used to
denote the action which happened earlier and the simple past tense is used for the other
action.
1. Ans: Present perfect tense
2. Ans: Perfect past tense
3. Ans: Present perfect tense
4. Ans: Past perfect tense
5. Ans: The number of people on this planet right now has been approaching seven billion.
6. Ans. Constant telephone contact with customers has been keeping the company close
to the market.
7. Ans. I have been spending hours looking for an adjective.
8. Ans. I have gone for a walk
9. Ans. I had tramped back to the farm.
10. Ans. This has been requiring an exercise of will.
11. Ans. Other boys had been wasting their early years.
12. Ans. His father was sitting at the big kitchen table.
13. Ans. I have been taking him around with me.
14. Ans. I have brought it home.
15. Ans. At last he had stopped coming.
16. Ans. Paddy cultivation has been disappearing from my village.
17. Ans. The tense used here is ‘present perfect continuous tense.’
18. Ans. JNNURM has been starting an ambitious development plan in many cities.
19. Ans. They have brought about change.
20. Ans. I have come to meet you alone.
21. Ans. Today I am saying good-bye with a heavy heart.
22. Ans. The incident had taken place when devotees started gate – crashing.
23. Ans. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned Rs. 1 lakh for the relatives of the
victims.
24. Ans. It’s almost as if they have been living in different time zones and different
countries.
25. Ans. The tense used here is ‘perfect past tense’
26. Ans. Present perfect continuous tense.
27. Ans. The tense used here is ‘present perfect tense’
28. Ans. I have visited the country farm of a friend.
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29. Ans. The tense used here is present perfect continuous tense.
30. Ans. I have spent my highschool years in Calcutta
31. Ans. The tense used here is present perfect continuous tense.
32. Ans. But it has been making a huge difference.
33. Ans. The tense used here is present perfect continuous tense.
34. Ans. The tense used here is ‘future perfect tense’.
35. Ans. The number of people on this planet right now has been approaching seven billion
36. Ans. We had done a lot of reading and research.
Tense NON TEXTUALSENTENCES
Identify the tense
1.They had not been frank enough with Dave.
2. All her colleagues had decided to stay back in the office.
3. He had been working in Bajaj Industries for twenty years.
4. Some had fanned out insinde the mine.
5. He has been an inspiration who has provided the key to success.
Tense NON TEXTUAL SENTENCES
Identify the tense
1. Ans: Past perfect tense.
2. Ans: Past perfect tense.
3. Ans: Past perfect continuous tense
4. Ans: Perfect past tense.
5. Ans: Perfect present tense.