Tense in Action: Mixed Verb Tense Practice for Class 8 

This Grade 8 worksheet strengthens students’ understanding of all 12 English verb tenses through mixed practice. Learners review tenses in context with MCQs, true/false checks, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence rewriting, and a real-life passage. By switching between past, present, and future forms, students gain control over grammar flow and narrative precision. 

Why Mixed Tense Practice Matters in Grammar?

Mixed tense mastery helps students: 
1. Recognize time relationships between multiple actions. 
2. Shift smoothly between tenses while writing or speaking. 
3. Strengthen sentence accuracy in essays and storytelling. 
4. Build clarity and fluency across all writing forms. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five engaging grammar exercises that cover tense recognition, correction, and usage in context. 

✏️ Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students choose the sentence with the correct verb tense. 
Example: Sneha had finished her homework before dinner. 

🧠 Exercise 2 – True or False 
Students check if the given sentence uses mixed tenses correctly. 
Example: They went shopping yesterday → True 

📘 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences with appropriate verbs and identify the tense used. 
Example: We had been studying for three hours. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students change given sentences into the correct or indicated tense form. 
Example: I drive to office each day → I will drive to office each day. 

🖊️ Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Students fill in the blanks of a narrative passage using correct tenses to create a smooth timeline of events. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 
1. a) Sneha had finished her homework before dinner. 
2. b) Arjun was studying for his test when I called. 
3. b) Rina and her family go for a walk every Sunday. 
4. a) The movie had started by the time we reached the theatre. 
5. b) The children are playing in the park now. 
6. a) When I met Mr. Mehta, he was living in Chennai. 
7. a) We will have completed the new project by next month. 
8. a) Isha has been working all day, so she is tired. 
9. b) The students cleaned the classroom after the activity yesterday. 
10. a) Aarav said he would be helping me with my project. 

Exercise 2 
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T 

Exercise 3 
1. have been studying – Present Perfect Continuous 
2. is writing – Present Continuous 
3. finished – Simple Past 
4. will go – Simple Future 
5. has been cooking – Present Perfect Continuous 
6. play – Simple Present 
7. will have completed – Future Perfect 
8. have been waiting – Present Perfect Continuous 
9. is reading – Present Continuous 
10. will visit – Simple Future 

Exercise 4 (Sample Rewrites) 
1. I will meet you later. 
2. We were learning then. 
3. He will write poems often. 
4. She is cooking dinner daily. 
5. They had painted the wall. 
6. Anaya has been singing beautifully. 
7. He will be learning French next year. 
8. We had completed the project. 
9. I will have driven to office by 8. 
10. They are reading newspapers this morning. 

Exercise 5 (Sample Paragraph) 
Early in the morning, Isha woke up to the sound of rain. Her father was cooking breakfast while her mother was watering the plants on the balcony. By the time she left for school, the rain had stopped completely. On the bus, her friends were talking about Sports Day and how everyone had been preparing for it. At school, she discovered that her team had won the quiz competition. In the evening, her brother was studying for his test, and tomorrow the family will be traveling to Pune for a relaxing holiday. 

Make grammar second nature with this advanced mixed tense worksheet — perfect for polishing fluency, accuracy, and time consistency in writing. 

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