CBSE Class 10 English Tenses And Modals Worksheet

 

(TENSES)

1. Fill up the blanks by using the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

Question. We ____________ (go) to Guwahati by Rajdhani Express last month.
Answer. went

Question. Rajdhani train ____________ (be) a fully air-conditioned train.
Answer. is

Question. It ____________ (provide) food, cold drinks, water and the blankets at night.
Answer. provides

Question. The journey____________ (be) cool. It imparted solace to the soul and mind.
Answer. was

Question. On the opposite, there____________(be) a priest.
Answer. was

Question. He ____________ (be) in the church for Mumbai for past twenty years.
Answer. has been

Question. I was informed that he ____________(read) a book.
Answer. had been reading

Question. He did not say when he ____________(come).
Answer. would come

Question. I hope that you ____________(pardon) me soon.
Answer. will pardon

Question. He taught me that good deeds ____________ (be) never lost.
Answer. are

 

Question. Complete the paragraph by using the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
Honey, amla, gums, resins, tubers and tamarind; all these and more (a) ____________(came) from forests and (b) ____________(find) their way into our lives. But the tribals who (c) ____________(pluck), dig and extract them get a pittance. Now, the government (d) ____________(decide) to provide a minimum support price (MSP) for some select forest produce on the lines of wheat and paddy. The step could (e)_________ (helped) around 40 million tribal families which still (f) ____________(depends) part of whole year on income from forest.

Answer. 
a. some
b. have found
c. pluck d. has decided
e. help
f. depend

Question. Complete the paragraph by using the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
A new study has (a) ____________(find) that birds living in cities (b) ____________(be) larger brains while species with smaller brains (c) ____________(find) almost exclusively in rural locations. Researchers at Sweden‘s Uppsala University (d) ____________(look) at 82 bird species in central European cities and in the surrounding countyside and (e) ____________(found) that birds with relatively large brains, such as crows and magpies (f) ____________(inhabited) urban areas.
Answer. 
a. found
b. have
c. are found
d. have looked
e. have found
f. inhabit

 

MODALS

Question. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals.
In India, the death toll due to road accidents (a) ____________increased drastically. Most of them (b)____________have been averted. Wider road awareness among road users (c) ____________ be taught.Separate lanes for heavy vehicles (d) ____________be made. More stringent laws (e) ____________be enforced while issuing licenses. If we do not follow this, the degrading society like ours (f)____________fail the next day.
Answer.
a. has
b. could
c. ought to
d. should
e. must
f. will

Question. Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals and complete the dialogue.
Pradeep : Doctor, I am not feeling well, (a) ____________ you please issue me a medical certificate?
Dr. Ashok : Yes, certainly I (b) ____________ if you (c) ____________tell me your ailment.
Pradeep : Sir, I (d) ____________ go to Shimla as I am suffering from workaholism.
Dr. Ashok : This is no ailment. Sorry, in that case I (e) ____________. You (f)____________ leave now.
Answer.
 a. could
b. will
c. can
d. need to
e. cannot
f. may

 

 

Today (a) ______(be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (b) _______ (shake); I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (c) _______(kill, really) me and my toes (d) _______(bleed), but I (e) _____(want, still) to continue.

 

II. Complete the following passage by giving the correct form of the word given in brackets.

The saving of certain animals from extinction (a) ____________ (be) a problem for zoologists for many years. Recently, the problem has become more acute and (b) ____________ (receive) so much publicity that most people now feel (c) ____________ (concern) about it. One of the most gratifying developments of the last few years is the (d) ____________ (pass) of strict laws to protect wild animals. Why is it, then, that still some rare animals (e) ___________ (threat) with extinction? One reason (f) ____________ (be) the march of civilisation. The natural home of several species (g) destroyed___________ (destroy) for land, for road or an airfield.

 

III. Complete the following paragraph by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below.

In the same wild place where Macbeth had first (a) ____________ [(i) see (ii) seen (iii) saw (iv) been seen] them, the three witches (b) ____________ [(i) was singing (ii) had sung (iii) have been singing (iv) were singing] strange songs and putting mysterious things into the pot over a fire. They were making black magic. They (c)____________ [(i) stop (ii) were stopped (iii) stopped (iv) had stopped] suddenly. ‘‘He’s coming,’’ said one of them. Macbeth (d) ____________ [(i) was standing (ii) had stood (iii) stood (iv) have stood] there, looking at them.]

 

IV. Complete the following passage choosing the correct options given.

According to the NASA Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Aliens (a) ___________ a base on the Moon and they (b) ___________ the American astronauts in no uncertain terms to (c) ___________ and stay away from the Moon. According to (d) ___________ unconfirmed reports, both Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin saw UFOs shortly after that historic (e) ___________ on the Moon in Apollo 11 on 21 July 1969. Observers in the control room say that they remember (f) ___________ one of the astronauts refer to a “light” in or on a crater (g) ______________ the television transmission. The mission control (h) ______________ for more details.

 

(a) (i) are having (ii) have (iii) has (iv) is having

(b) (i) are telling (ii) tell (iii) told (iv) are saying

(c) (i) get off (ii) getting off (iii) got off (iv) going off

(d) (i) a (ii) an (iii) no (iv) some

(e) (i) are landing (ii) is landing (iii) were landing (iv) landing

(f) (i) hearing (ii) listen (iii) having heard (iv) have listened

(g) (i) in (ii) during (iii) for (iv) at

(h) (i) is asked (ii) are asked (iii) asked (iv) was asked

 

 

The sculptor (a) .............................. (will, would, shall, should) lead a life of dedication if he has to carve divine images. He (b) ...................... (may, might , must, dare) be deft in handling his implements like the chisel and the mallet. If he allows any interruptions, the quality of his work (c) .................... (may, can, will, shall) suffer. Some artists (d) ............................. (will , shall, must, might) not stop work even for food. You (e) ....................... (will, would, shall, should) not disturb an artist's concentration at any cost. If you do so, he (f) ..................... (will , shall, may, might) feel annoyed.

 

 

(i) We………… obey our teachers, (have to, must)

(ii) She………pass this time, (ought to, has to)

(iii) He…………. not buy a car. (has to, need)

(iv) He works hard lest he …… fail, (should, must)

(v) The old lady… ……… take a bath every day before taking meals, (ought to, should)

(vi) She ………….. finish this work before I go. (has to, must)

(vii) Ramesh said that they ………….. report for duty on Monday, (should, ought to)

(viii) We…… prepare our lessons well before examination, (ought to, must)