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TENSES EXERCISE

 Fill in the blanks.


1. I …………………………….. him for a long time.
have known
knew
had known
2. I was sorry when Janet moved to another city. We ……………………….. good friends
since our childhood.
have been
had been
were
3. I ……………………………. about six letters since morning.
have written
had written
wrote
4. It is important that she ………………………….. me before she leaves.
should meet
meet
Either could be used here
5. You ……………………………… more polite to him.
should have been
ought to have been
must have been
6. He insisted that he …………………………… heard.
be
should be
Either could be used here
7. You ………………………………….. him an idiot – it really upset him.
should not call
should not have called
would not have called
8. I am sure I …………………………….. him before.
have met
met
had met
9. I got caught in the rain and my coat …………………………….
is ruined
has been ruined
Either could be used here
10. The phone rang while I ……………………………. in the kitchen.
am
was
have been
11. Negative oxygen atoms ……………………………….. positive hydrogen atoms.
are attracted
attract
attracting
12. You ………………………………. me any help.
never gave
have never given

Answers
1. I have known him for a long time.
2. I was sorry when Janet moved to another city. We had been good friends since
our childhood.
3. I have written about six letters since morning.
4. It is important that she meet / should meet me before she leaves.
5. You should have been / ought to have been more polite to him.
6. He insisted that he should be heard.
7. You should not have called him an idiot – it really upset him.
8. I am sure I have met him before.
9. I got caught in the rain and my coat is ruined / has been ruined.
10. The phone rang while I was in the kitchen.
11. Negatives oxygen atoms attract positive hydrogen atoms.
12. You have never given me any help.

 Complete the following sentences.

Since ancient times, trade relations ……… 1……between India and Europe. There
……….2………… a great demand for Indian goods in the European markets. In the
medieval period, land routes …………3……… for this trade. Later the merchants and
rulers …………….4………………… to look for sea routes for their trade with India.
Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese sailor, ………………………..5………………. round the tip of
South Africa in 1498 and ……………………6………………. at the port of Calicut in India.
He ………………7……………………. trade privileges from the Zamorin. In 1510, the
Portuguese …………………..8…………………….. Goa. Thereafter, they
………………….9…………………… Diu-Daman under their control. The Portuguese
……………10…………………… huge wealth from their trade with India.

Questions
Four options are given against each number separated by the symbol (/). Choose the
one that will correctly complete the sentence given above.
1. existed / had existed / exist / were existed
2. has been / was / were / had been
3. used / were used / are used / had used
4. begin / had begun / began / has begun
5. had gone / goes / went / has gone
6. had landed / landed / lands / has landed
7. obtained / has obtained / had obtained / obtains
8. captures / captured / had captured / has captured
9. bring / brought / had brought / have brought
10. were amassing / amassed / had amassed / amass

Answers
1. Existed; 2. Was; 3. Were used; 4. Began; 5. Went; 6. Landed; 7. Obtained; 8.
Captured; 9. Brought; 10. Amassed

 PRACTICE
PASSAGE 1
The world …………1………….. (be) online. Everyone ………………2…………. (use)
computers and internet for business and pleasure. There is growing concern
about the effects this has on children. Nowadays children ………………
3…………… (spend) a lot of time online ……………4………….. (play) games,
………5……………. (chat) with their friends and ……………6………….. (watch)
videos. Priceless childhood hours …………7……………….. (spend) sitting indoors
opposite a computer screen instead of playing outdoors.
Some people believe that children should ………………8…………. (allow) to spend
time online. In their opinion, the hours spend on the computers are actually very
good for them. Their logic is simple. Nowadays computer skills are absolutely
essential for success in the workplace. Therefore, the time they spend on the
computer ……………9……………. (be) actually helping them to gain the skills
they …………10…………. (need) to become productive adults.

Passage 2
Many scholars and learned men ……………1…………………… (use) to visit King
Krishna Deva Raya’s court. The king himself was a learned man and ……………
2……………….. (love) to entertain those distinguished guests. Very often, the
scholars, who ……………3…………… (visit) his court ……………4……… (challenge)
his courtiers. The king greatly ……………5…………… (enjoy) these contests of wit
and wisdom.

PASSAGE 3
One day, a scholar ……………6……………. (come) to the palace. He was a well-
learned person and ……………7…………. (speak) many languages. The king
……………8……………. (welcome) him with great pleasure and ……………
9………….. (request) him to spend a few days in the palace. The visitor …………
10…………….. (accept) the invitation happily. He also ………………11…………….
(challenge) Krishna Deva Raya’s courtiers to find out what his mother tongue
……………12…………… (be).
PASSAGE 4
The courtiers ………………13…………… (try) every trick in the book. They spoke
with him in several languages. Interestingly, the scholar …………14………………..
(be) fluent in all of them and therefore the courtiers …………15……….. (not)
figure out what his mother tongue was.
Meanwhile, Tenali Raman ………………16…………… (sit) quietly in one corner. He
…………17……………. (not even make) an attempt to speak to the scholar. Tenali
Raman was the most intelligent among Krishna Deva Raya’s courtiers. So the
king ……………18……………. (surprise). He ……………19……………. (ask) Raman
why he …………20…………….. (not take up) the challenge.
Suddenly Tenali Raman …………21…………….. (rise) from his seat. He turned
towards the king and …………22………….. (say) that he had something urgent to
do. Saying this, he ……………23………………. (rush) towards the door. As he
…………24…………….. (go) past the scholar, he ……………25……………. (trip) and
……………26…………… (step) hard on the man’s toes. The scholar ……………
27………… (badly hurt) and …………28……….. (cry) out in pain.

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