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TENSE FORMS | English Grammar | Class 5 to 10; Question Paper Solutions of HSLC Exam; Most Common Questions.

 



  TENSE FORMS (CLASS 5th TO 10th)

✅ H.S.L.C. – 1998

Questions:

  1. When he entered my room, I —— (write) a letter.
  2. The match —— (start) before we reached the field.
  3. It is time you —— (go) home.

Answers:

  1. was writing
  2. had started
  3. went

✅ H.S.L.C. – 1999

Questions:

  1. We shall wait here until he —— (come) back.
  2. When he came in, I —— (write) a letter.

Answers:

  1. comes
  2. was writing

✅ H.S.L.C. – 2000

Questions:

  1. He —— (walk) across the road when a scooter hit him.
  2. I wish I —— (accept) the job.
  3. Hurry up, the taxi —— (wait).

Answers:

  1. was walking
  2. had accepted
  3. is waiting

✅ H.S.L.C. – 2001

Questions:

  1. They —— (live) in Delhi for ten years.
  2. She died after she —— (suffer) for five years.
  3. Ten years —— (pass) since I met you.
  4. When he came, it —— (be) all over.
  5. He —— (stay) here until you return.

Answers:

  1. have lived
  2. had suffered
  3. have passed
  4. was
  5. will stay

✅ H.S.L.C. – 2002

Questions:

  1. When he started for office, it still —— (rain).
  2. I —— (not meet) my friend for ages.
  3. If you —— (request) him, he would have helped you.
  4. She —— (work) in this school since 1990.
  5. We two —— (be) friends for long.

Answers:

  1. was raining
  2. have not met
  3. had requested
  4. has worked
  5. have been

✅ H.S.L.C. – 2003

Questions:

  1. We —— (know) each other for the last ten years.
  2. If I —— (know) his address, I would have contacted him.
  3. Look, there —— (go) the bus.

Answers:

  1. have known
  2. had known
  3. goes

✅ H.S.L.C. – 2004

Questions:

  1. He cannot play in the match as he —— (injure) his foot.
  2. I wish I —— (can) help you.
  3. If I —— (be) you, I should not accept that post.

Answers:

  1. has injured
  2. could
  3. were


8. H.S.L.C. – 2005

Questions 

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 in clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. I — (creep) to the head of the bed and my hand — (come) up with the notes.

Answers

I hurried back to the room felt 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 in clouded moonlight. Anil was still asleep. I crept to the head of the bed and my hand came up with the notes.

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9. H.S.L.C. – 2006

Q:

(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)

A:

(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. H.S.L.C. – 2007

Q:

(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)

A:

(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 tells a lie.

_______________________________

11. H.S.L.C. – 2008

Q:

(a) Our teacher ___ to London last year. (go)

(b) John ___ a number of short stories. (write)

(c) We should never ___ a lie. (tell)

A:

(a) Our teacher went to London last year.

(b) John has written a number of short stories.

(c) We should never tell a lie.

______________________________

12. H.S.L.C. – 2009

Q:

(a) The lady slipped while she ___ the steps. (climb)

(b) We shall wait here until he ___ back. (come)

(c) He talks as if he ___ everything. (know)

A:

(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 knew everything.

_____________________________

13. H.S.L.C. – 2010

Q:

(a) He jumped off the bus while it ___ . (move)

(b) He said that he ___ the letter. (post)

(c) He ___ a teacher since 1994. (be)

A:

(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. H.S.L.C. – 2011

Q:

(a) We ___ each other for five years. (know)

(b) The other day I ___ a magician in the bazaar. (meet)

A:

(a) We have known each other for five years.

(b) The other day I met a magician in the bazaar.

____________________________

15. H.S.L.C. – 2012

Q:

(a) She said that she ___ help her friend. (will)

(b) The boys ___ in the garden when the tree fell down. (play)

A:

(a) She said that she would help her friend.

(b) The boys were playing in the garden when the tree fell down.

___________________________

16. H.S.L.C. – 2013

Q:

(a) I wish I ___ a king. (be)

(b) The boy ___, don’t disturb him. (sleep)

A:

(a) I wish I were a king.

(b) The boy is sleeping, don’t disturb him.

__________________________

17. H.S.L.C. – 2014

Q:

(a) She ___ a book when I saw her. (read)

(b) She ___ a teacher since 2002. (be)

A:

(a) She was reading a book when I saw her.

(b) She has been a teacher since 2002.

___________________________

18. H.S.L.C. – 2015

Q:

(a) The bell rang after we ___ our work. (finish)

(b) Please ring me up as soon as he ___ . (come)

A:

(a) The bell rang after we had finished our work.

(b) Please ring me up as soon as he comes.

_________________________

19. H.S.L.C. – 2016

Q:

(a) It is time we ___ to bed. (go)

(b) She behaves as if she ___ everything. (know)

A:

(a) It is time we went to bed.

(b) She behaves as if she knew everything.

___________________________

20. H.S.L.C. – 2017

Q:

(a) If it ___ we shall not go out. (rain)

(b) We ___ each other for the last ten years. (know)

A:

(a) If it rains, we shall not go out.

(b) We have known each other for the last ten years.

_____________________________

21. H.S.L.C. – 2018

Q:

(a) If I ___ you, I would not have called him again. (be)

(b) The Principal is not in his room. He ___ out. (go)

A:

(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. H.S.L.C. – 2019

Q:

(a) They ___ in Delhi for ten years. (live)

(b) When he came it ___ all over. (be)

(c) He ___ here until you return. (stay)

A:

(a) They have lived in Delhi for ten years.

(b) When he came it was all over.

(c) He will stay here until you return.

___________________________

23. H.S.L.C. – 2020

Q:

(a) I ___ there before she went. (go)

(b) Ten years ___ since I met you last. (pass)

(c) When she came I ___ a letter. (write)

A:

(a) I had gone there before she went.

(b) Ten years have passed since I met you last.

(c) When she came I was writing a letter.

__________________________

24. H.S.L.C. – 2022

Q:

(a) He ___ the bell when I was reading. (ring)

(b) Nobody ___ where he lives. (know)

(c) The guests ___ before the dinner was set. (arrive)

A:

(a) He rang the bell when I was reading.

(b) Nobody knows where he lives.

(c) The guests had arrived before the dinner was set.

____________________________

25. H.S.L.C. – 2024

Q:

(a) Hari ___ to read novels. (love)

(b) We ___ in Guwahati since last January. (live)

A:

(a) Hari loves to read novels.

(b) We have been living in Guwahati since last January.

____________________________

26. H.S.L.C. – 2025

Q:

(i) The train ___ before we reached the station. (leave)

(ii) The sun ___ in the east. (rise)

(iii)

 When I met her, she ___ a book. (read)

A:

(i) The train had left before we reached the station.

(ii) The sun rises in the east.

(iii) When I met her, she was reading a book.

______________________________


Location: Guwahati, Assam, India

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