WBBSE Class 10 English: Tenses and Verbs Practice Mixed tense and verb-form practice based on the WBBSE Madhyamik English examination style. 1 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: When I reached the station, the train ________ (leave). Check Not quite. Please review the explanation and try another question. Correct! Well done. English: The train left before another past action, “reached”, so the Past Perfect form “had left” is used. Formation of Past Perfect Tense: Subject + had + past participle (V3) Example: I had finished my work. বাংলা: “পৌঁছেছিলাম” কাজটির আগেই ট্রেনটি চলে গিয়েছিল। তাই এখানে Past Perfect Tense ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Past Perfect-এর গঠন: Subject + had + Verb-এর 3rd form (V3) উদাহরণ: I had finished my work. = আমি আমার কাজ শেষ করেছিলাম। 2 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets. By the time the teacher entered the classroom, the students ________ (complete) their work. Check The answer is not correct. Review the Past Perfect rule and try again. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The students completed their work before another past action, “the teacher entered”, so the Past Perfect form “had completed” is used. Formation of Past Perfect Tense: Subject + had + past participle (V3) Example: They had completed their work. বাংলা: শিক্ষক শ্রেণিকক্ষে প্রবেশ করার আগেই ছাত্রছাত্রীরা তাদের কাজ শেষ করেছিল। তাই এখানে Past Perfect Tense ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Past Perfect-এর গঠন: Subject + had + Verb-এর 3rd form (V3) উদাহরণ: They had completed their work. = তারা তাদের কাজ শেষ করেছিল। 3 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: She ________ (live) in Kolkata for five years before she moved to Delhi. Check The answer is not correct. Review the Past Perfect rule and try again. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The action of living in Kolkata happened before another completed past action, “moved”, so the Past Perfect form “had lived” is used. Formation of Past Perfect Tense: Subject + had + past participle (V3) Example: She had lived in Kolkata for five years. বাংলা: সে দিল্লিতে চলে যাওয়ার আগে পাঁচ বছর কলকাতায় বাস করেছিল। আগের সম্পন্ন কাজ বোঝাতে এখানে Past Perfect Tense ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Past Perfect-এর গঠন: Subject + had + Verb-এর 3rd form (V3) উদাহরণ: She had lived in Kolkata for five years. = সে পাঁচ বছর কলকাতায় বাস করেছিল। 4 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: I ________ (read) this book twice already. Check The answer is not correct. Review the Present Perfect rule and try again. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The action has happened twice up to the present time, so the Present Perfect form “have read” is used. Formation of Present Perfect Tense: Subject + have/has + past participle (V3) Example: I have finished my work. বাংলা: এখন পর্যন্ত কাজটি দুবার সম্পন্ন হয়েছে। তাই এখানে Present Perfect Tense ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Present Perfect-এর গঠন: Subject + have/has + Verb-এর 3rd form (V3) উদাহরণ: I have finished my work. = আমি আমার কাজ শেষ করেছি। 5 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: Look! The children ________ (play) in the garden. Check The answer is not correct. Review the Present Continuous rule and try again. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The word “Look!” shows that the action is happening now, so the Present Continuous form “are playing” is used. Formation of Present Continuous Tense: Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing Example: They are playing. বাংলা: “Look!” থেকে বোঝা যাচ্ছে যে কাজটি এখন ঘটছে। তাই এখানে Present Continuous Tense ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Present Continuous-এর গঠন: Subject + am/is/are + Verb + ing উদাহরণ: They are playing. = তারা খেলছে। 6 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: My brother usually ________ (go) to school by bus. Check The answer is not correct. Check the Simple Present rule for a singular subject. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: “Usually” shows a regular or habitual action, so the Simple Present Tense is used. With the singular subject “my brother”, the verb takes “-es”: “goes”. Formation of Simple Present Tense: Subject + base verb For he/she/it: Subject + verb + s/es Example: He goes to school. বাংলা: “Usually” দিয়ে নিয়মিত কাজ বোঝানো হয়েছে। “My brother” একবচন হওয়ায় verb-এর সঙ্গে “-es” যোগ হয়ে “goes” হয়েছে। Simple Present-এর গঠন: I/You/We/They + base verb He/She/It + Verb + s/es উদাহরণ: He goes to school. = সে স্কুলে যায়। 7 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: Yesterday, I ________ (meet) my old friend at the market. Check The answer is not correct. Look at the time expression and choose the appropriate past form. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: “Yesterday” refers to a completed action in the past, so the Simple Past form “met” is used. Formation of Simple Past Tense: Subject + past form of the verb (V2) Example: I met my friend yesterday. বাংলা: “Yesterday” অতীতে সম্পন্ন হওয়া কাজ বোঝায়। তাই এখানে Simple Past Tense-এর “met” ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Simple Past-এর গঠন: Subject + Verb-এর 2nd form (V2) উদাহরণ: I met my friend yesterday. = আমি গতকাল আমার বন্ধুর সঙ্গে দেখা করেছিলাম। 8 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: When the phone rang, I ________ (sleep). Check The answer is not correct. Check which action was already in progress when the other action happened. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The action of sleeping was already in progress when the phone rang. Therefore, the Past Continuous form “was sleeping” is used. Formation of Past Continuous Tense: Subject + was/were + verb + ing Example: I was sleeping. বাংলা: ফোন বেজে ওঠার সময় ঘুমানোর কাজটি চলছিল। তাই এখানে Past Continuous Tense-এর “was sleeping” ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Past Continuous-এর গঠন: Subject + was/were + Verb + ing উদাহরণ: I was sleeping. = আমি ঘুমাচ্ছিলাম। 9 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: I think it ________ (rain) tomorrow. Check The answer is not correct. Check the tense used to express a future prediction. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The sentence expresses a prediction about the future, so the Future Simple form “will rain” is used. Formation of Future Simple Tense: Subject + will + base verb Example: It will rain tomorrow. বাংলা: এখানে ভবিষ্যৎ সম্পর্কে একটি অনুমান বা prediction করা হয়েছে। তাই Future Simple Tense-এর “will rain” ব্যবহার হয়েছে। Future Simple-এর গঠন: Subject + will + Verb-এর base form উদাহরণ: It will rain tomorrow. = আগামীকাল বৃষ্টি হবে। 10 / 10 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in brackets: If you work hard, you ________ (succeed) in the examination. Check The answer is not correct. Check the verb form used in the main clause of a first conditional sentence. Correct! Well done. Question explanation: English: The sentence expresses a possible future result based on a condition. In the first conditional, the if-clause uses the Simple Present, while the main clause uses will + base verb. Therefore, “will succeed” is correct. Formation: If + Simple Present, subject + will + base verb Example: If you study hard, you will succeed. বাংলা: এখানে একটি শর্তের উপর ভবিষ্যতের সম্ভাব্য ফলাফল বোঝানো হয়েছে। তাই if-clause-এ Simple Present এবং main clause-এ will + base verb ব্যবহার হয়। গঠন: If + Simple Present, subject + will + Verb-এর base form উদাহরণ: If you study hard, you will succeed. = তুমি মন দিয়ে পড়াশোনা করলে সফল হবে। Your score isThe average score is 58% 0% Restart quiz