TENSE FORMS - HSLC EXAM QUESTIONS
Use the correct tense - form of the verbs given in brackets :
1. HSLC - 1998
(i) When he entered my room , I _____ (write ) a letter .
(ii) The match ( start ) before we reached the field .
(iii) It is time you (go) home .
Ans :
(i) When he entered my room , I was writing a letter .
(ii) The match had started before we reached the field .
(iii) It is time you went home .
2. HSLC - 1999
(i) We shall wait here until he (come ) back .
(ii) When he came in , I (write ) a letter .
Ans :
(i) We shall wait here until he comes back .
(ii) When he came in , I was writing a letter .
3. HSLC - 2000
(i) He ( walk ) across the road when a scooter hit him .
(ii) I wish I ( accept ) the job .
(iii) Hurry up , the the taxi ( wait ) .
Ans :
(i) He was walking across the road when a scooter hit him .
(ii) I wish I accepted the job .
(iii) Hurry up , the the taxi is waiting .
4. HSLC - 2001
(i) They ( live ) in Delhi for ten years .
(ii) She died after she (suffer) for five years .
(iii) Ten years have (pass) since I met you .
(iv) When he came , it (be) all over .
(v) He (stay) here until you return .
Ans :
(i) They have living in Delhi for ten years .
(ii) She died after she had suffered for five years .
(iii) Ten years have passed since I met you .
(iv) When he came , it was all over .
(v) He will stay here until you return .
5. HSLC - 2002
(i) When he started for office , it still ( rain )
(ii) I ( not meet ) my friend for ages .
(iii) If you ( request ) him , he would have helped you .
(iv) She ( work ) in this school since 1990 .
(v) We two ( be ) friends for long .
Ans :
(i) When he started for office , it was still raining
(ii) I have not met my friend for ages .
(iii) If you had requested him , he would have helped you .
(iv) She has been working in this school since 1990 .
(v) We two have been friends for long .
6. HSLC - 2003
(i) We _____ each other for the last ten years . (know )
(ii) If I _____ his address , I would have contacted him . (know )
(iii) Look , there _____ the bus . ( go)
Ans :
(i) We have known each other for the last ten years .
(ii) If I had known his address , I would have contacted him .
(iii) Look , there goes the bus .
7. HSLC - 2004
(i) He cannot play in the match as he ______ his foot . (injure)
(ii) I wish I _____ help you . ( can )
(iii) If I _____ you , I should not accept that post ( be )
Ans :
(i) He cannot play in the match as he has injured his foot .
(ii) I wish I could help you .
(iii) If I were you , I should not accept that post .
8. HSLC - 2005
I hurried back to the room _____ (feel) very nervous , for it is much easier ____ ( steal ) something than to return it undetected . I _____ (open ) the door quietly , then ____ ( stand ) in the doorway clouded moonlight . Anil was still asleep . I _____ ( creep ) to the head of the bed and my hand _____ ( come ) up with the notes .
Ans :
I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous , for it is much easier to steal something than to return it undetected . I opened the door quietly , then stood in the doorway clouded moonlight . Anil was still asleep . I crept to the head of the bed and my hand came up with the notes .
9. HSLC - 2006
(a) Father is not at home ; he ____ out . (go)
(b) He ______ the station before the train departed . ( reach )
(c) It's time we _____ home . ( return )
Ans :
(a) Father is not at home ; he has gone out .
(b) He had reached the station before the train departed .
(c) It's time we returned home .
10. HSLC - 2007
(a) The new teacher _____ us now for six months . (teach )
(b) Mohan _____ home before it started raining . (reach )
(c) He told us that he never _____ a lie ( tell )
Ans :
(a) The new teacher has been teaching us now for six months .
(b) Mohan had reached home before it started raining .
(c) He told us that he never tell a lie
11. HSLC - 2008
(a) Our teacher ____ to London last year . ( go )
(b) John ____ a number of short stories . (write )
(c) We should never _____ a lie . ( tell )
Ans :
(a) Our teacher went to London last year .
(b) John has a number of short stories .
(c) We should never tell a lie .
12. HSLC - 2009
(a) The lady slipped while she ( climb ) the steps .
(b) We shall wait here until he (come ) back .
(c) He talks as if he (know ) everything .
Ans :
(a) The lady slipped while she was climbing the steps .
(b) We shall wait here until he comes back .
(c) He talks as if he knows everything .
13. HSLC - 2010
(a) He jumped off the bus while it ____ (move ) .
(b) He said that he _____ the letter . ( post )
(c) He _______ a teacher since 1994 . (be )
Ans :
(a) He jumped off the bus while it was moving .
(b) He said that he had posted the letter .
(c) He has been a teacher since 1994
14. HSLC -2011
(a) We (know ) each other for five years .
(b) The other day I (meet ) a magician in the bazaar.
Ans :
(a) We have known each other for five years .
(b) The other day I met a magician in the bazaar.
15. HSLC - 2012
(a) She said that she ( will ) help her friend .
(b) The boys (play ) in the garden when the tree fell down .
Ans :
(a) She said that she would help her friend .
(b) The boys were playing in the garden when the tree fell down .
16. HSLC - 2013
(a) I wish I (be) a king .
(b) The boy (sleep ) , don't disturb him .
Ans :
(a) I wish I were a king .
(b) The boy is sleeping , don't disturb him .
17. HSLC - 2014
(a) She ______ a book when I saw . ( read )
(b) She ____ a teacher since 2002 . (be)
Ans :
(a) She was reading a book when I saw
(b) She has been a teacher since 2002 .
18. HSLC - 2015
(a) The bell rang after we ( finish ) our work .
(b) Please ring me up as soon as he ( come )
Ans :
(a) The bell rang after we had finished our work .
(b) Please ring me up as soon as he comes .
19. HSLC - 2016
(a) It is time we ( go) to bed .
(b) She behaves as if she (know ) everything .
Ans :
(a) It is time we went to bed .
(b) She behaves as if she knew everything .
20. HSLC - 2017
(a) If it ( rain ) we shall not go out .
(b) We ( know ) each other for the last ten years .
Ans :
(a) If it rains we shall not go out .
(b) We have known each other for the last ten years .
21. HSLC - 2018
(a) If I ( be ) you , I would not have called him again .
(b) The principal is not in his room . He (go) out .
Ans :
(a) If I were you , I would not have called him again .
(b) The principal is not in his room . He has gone out .
22. HSLC - 2019
(a) They (live) in Delhi for ten years .
(b) When he came it ( be ) all over .
(c) He ( stay ) here until you return .
Ans :
(a) They have been living in Delhi for ten years .
(b) When he came it was all over .
(c) He will stay here until you return .
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