Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. The teacher asked the boys whether they ……………………….. the sums.

a) had solved
b) were solved
c) solve
d) have solved

2. Although they …………………………….., they did not lose heart.

a) were defeated
b) have been defeated
c) have defeated
d) had defeated

3. He said that he would not believe it even if he ……………………………. it with his own eyes.

a) will not see
b) could not see
c) had not seen
d) saw

4. A great city once stood where the village of Rajgir now ……………………………

a) lies
b) had lied
c) lying
d) lied

5. The sage ………………………….. his disciplines not to blame others for their failures.

a) enjoined upon
b) enjoined to
c) enjoined with

6. The girl requested that she ……………………………. to have another helping of the pudding.

a) should be allowed
b) could be allowed
c) would be allowed
d) was allowed

7. My pen ………………………… by somebody yesterday.

a) was stolen
b) has stolen
c) had stolen
d) stolen

Answers

1. The teacher asked the boys whether they had solved the sums.
2. Although they were defeated, they did not lose heart.
3. He said that he would not believe it even if he saw it with his own eyes.
4. A great city once stood where the village of Rajgir now lies.
5. The sage enjoined upon his disciplines not to blame others for their failures.
6. The girl requested that she should be allowed to have another helping of the pudding.
7. My pen was stolen by somebody yesterday.