Tenses for class 11 exercises with answers, worksheets, pdf

Tenses for Class 11 is one of the important topics in English grammar as this topic also holds weightage in many competitive exams. Students may read the Worksheets PDF to practice the concepts that have been covered in this page.

Tenses

Tenses for class 11 of the verb are tools for expressing time. They describe the condition and time of action and refer to the timing of an action. The verb tenses of present, past, and future pertain to the time of action and describe its timing and state.

The definition of tense is the verbal form that expresses the relationship between time and action. Work takes place over time, and action is the result of that time. Tense specifies the moment at which an action occurs.

There are three time phases.

1. Present time (now)
2. Past time (passed)
3. Future time (yet to come)

Let’s have a look at the sentences below.
Hari eats a mango in. (At the moment) Hari consumes a mango. Hari will eat a mango in the past. (Future)

We can see that each of the aforementioned sentences has a distinct meaning. The verbs in each sentence take on a distinct form, which explains why. Tenses are the names given to these various verb tenses. A verb’s tense conveys the timing of an action or the subject’s state.

Tenses for class 11 Exercises with answers

The given passage has not been edited. Read the passage and edit it, underlining the errors committed in the passage. Write the correct word in the space provided.

Hamburger lovers alert! Scientists think they had	(a)	………………………………………
discovered the remnants of our earliest meat-eating human ancestors. An Ethiopian student	(b)	………………………………………
found pieces of a skull while he worked	(c)	………………………………………
on a project with 40 scientists. Scientists said the creature could eat both meat	(d)	………………………………………
and bone marrow. Previously creatures did not used tools to cut their meat	(e)	………………………………………
so their diet were more limited. According to White, the addition	(f)	………………………………………
of meat to the diet, did not turned the	(g)	………………………………………
creatures into lions, but rather it enable them to kill larger animals for food.	(h)	………………………………………
The addition of meat and fat to the creature’s diet have many positive effects. Meat and	(i)	………………………………………
fat help the thinking powers of the brain and	(j)	………………………………………
broadened the diet. The improved diet helped creatures to survive	(k)	………………………………………
better and longer, and to began development toward modem humans.	(l)	………………………………………

Answer:
(a) had – have;
(b) remain – remains;
(c) worked – was working;
(d) said – say;
(e) used – use;
(f) were – was;
(g) turned – turn;
(h) enable – enabled;
(i) have – had;
(j) help – helped;
(k) survived – survive;
(l) began – begin.

Tenses for class 11 Exercises practice

The phenomenon of female infanticide is as old in many cultures, and (a) ……………………. (account) for millions of gender-selective deaths throughout history. It (b) ……………………. (remain) a critical concern in a number of developing countries today, notably in the two most populous countries on earth, China and India. In all cases, specifically female infanticide (c) ……………………. (reflect) the low status accorded to women in most parts of the world. It is arguably the most brutal and destructive manifestation of the anti-female bias that (d) ……………………. (pervades) patriarchal societies. It is closely linked to the phenomena of sex-selective abortion, which (e) ……………………. (target) the female fetus almost exclusively, and leads to the neglect of the girl child.

Tenses for class 11 Worksheets

Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses

1. They _______ in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I _______ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun _______ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun _______ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I _______ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane _______ off (take).
7. They _______ to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I _______ well the night before (not sleep).
9. Sh! Someone _______ to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it _______ (already rain)
11. I think Bob _______ for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane _______ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I _______ up at 7 every morning but this morning I _______ long and I
    _______ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ____________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This _______ an easy quiz so far (be).
16. They _______ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house.
    (live)
17. Everyone _______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He _____________ by herself since her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I _______ such a stupid mistake (make).
20. I predict that by 2020, man ______________ on Mars (land)
21. He _______ his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter ______________ from the university yet (gradate).
23. They _______ any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She _______ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They _______ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much __________ when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents _______ in New York two weeks from today (be).
28. I _______ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team _______ any games last year. (not win)

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Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses

1. They have been in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I saw a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun rose at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun was shining when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I will not tell this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane was taking off (take).
7. They go to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I had not slept well the night before (not sleep).
9. Sh! Someone is listening to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it was already raining (already rain)
11. I think Bob is leaving for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane will be taking/ will take off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I get up at 7 every morning but this morning I slept long and I didn’t get up until 8. (get, sleep, not
    get)
14. I am not wearing my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This has been an easy quiz so far (be).
16. They are living in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)
17. Everyone was sleeping when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He has been living by herself since her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I had made such a stupid mistake
20. I predict that by 2020, man will have landed on Mars (land)
21. He quit his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter has not graduated from the university yet (gradate).
23. They didn’t send any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She goes to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They were talking about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much was happening when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents will be in New York two weeks from today (be).
28. I made two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team didn’t win any games last year. (not win)

Tenses for class 11 Exercises, Worksheets pdf