INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

MIDDLE SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
WORKSHEET ON TENSES

Class VII _____ Roll No. ______ Name:_______________________________ Date________

A. Choose the correct form of the verb from those in brackets to complete each sentence:

a. She _________ (has gone, went) to Qatar yesterday.

b. Rohit had left before his friend ________ (had come, came).
c. They _______________ (lived, have lived) in Delhi since 2005.
d. We ____________________ (are living, have been living) here for a month.
e. By this time tomorrow I _____________________(shall reach, shall have reached) home.
f. The train ____________________(left, will have left, has left) before we reach the station.
g. The train _________________ (left, had left) before we reached the station.

B. Rewrite the sentences using the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:

a. We (not see) her since we (leave) school.

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b. Her health (improve) greatly since she (go) to live in the country.
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c. I (write) the letter before I went to school.

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d. She (study) English for two years before she (come) to our school.
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e. They (live) in Bombay for ten years now.

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f. He (read) the newspaper when she came in.

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g. We (live) in Bombay since 2004.

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C. Rewrite the sentences as directed in the brackets.

a. Simran will finish her work in time. (Change to Past perfect tense)
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b. Sheila ate her food before 8 pm. (Change to Future perfect tense)
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c. Sam lived here for ten years. (Change to Present perfect continuous tense)
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d. Sony and Suni are trying to fix the bicycle. (Change to Past continuous tense)
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e. Sanish was doing his homework. (Change to Future continuous tense)

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f. Suhail plays football very well. (Change to Past perfect continuous tense)
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g. Sikander did his work early. (Change to Present Perfect tense)

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D. Rearrange the words/phrases to form meaningful sentences.

a. town/ an/ is/ in/ Hamelin/ Germany/ old

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b. it/many/was/by/overrun/ years/rats/ ago

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c. could/ get rid/ no/ of/ one/them

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d. made/ of/the life/ they/ the people/ miserable/ Hamelin/ of

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