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