Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Grammar Tenses

Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi

12th English Grammar: Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense forms

1. We (wait) for you for more than an hour.

   Answer: have been waiting

2. When Seetha reached the station, the train (leave).

   Answer: had already left

3. The burglar (attack) the tenant.

   Answer: attacked

4. Mohan’s company is greatly (seek) after.

   Answer: sought

5. The terrified people (flee) to the mountains.

   Answer: had fled

6. My school (hold) a food-and-fun fair next month to raise money for the school building fund.

   Answer: is holding

7. She had (look) very worried for the past few days; but when I (ask) what the matter was, she said that it was nothing.

   Answer: had been looking, asked

8. I thought that the grass (need) cutting, but the lawnmower (be) out of order.

   Answer: needed, was

9. Madhu told him what (happen) to his dad, so he (run) home to see how he was.

   Answer: had happened, ran

10. She says that she (send) the letter a month ago; but, so far, she (not receive) any reply.

    Answer: had sent, has not received

Glossary of Grammatical Terms

A category in grammar that expresses the time of an action or state (e.g., past, present, or future).

A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence. It is the main part of a sentence's predicate.

Used to talk about a completed action that happened at a specific point in the past. Example: "He attacked the problem."

Used to describe an ongoing action at the present moment or a planned future event. Example: "My school is holding a fair next month."

Used for an action that happened at an unspecified time before now, or an action that began in the past and continues to the present. Example: "She has not received any reply."

Used to show that an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment, emphasizing the duration. Example: "We have been waiting for an hour."

Used to clarify that one event happened before another event in the past. Example: "When I arrived, the train had left."

Used to show that an action started in the past, continued for some time, and then stopped before another past action. Example: "She had been looking worried before I asked her why."