10th class,board examination, English grammar, Mastering the present tenses
glish Grammar · Board Exam 2026
Each question carries 1 mark. No negative marking. Choose the correct tense form to fill in the blank.
Simple Present Tense — Questions 1 & 2
Q1. The sun ______ in the east and sets in the west.
(A) is rising
(B) has risen
(C) rises
(D) rose
Q2. She ______ to the temple every Friday without fail.
(A) is going
(B) goes
(C) has gone
(D) go
Present Continuous Tense — Questions 3 & 4
Q3. Please be quiet! The baby ______ in the next room right now.
(A) sleeps
(B) has slept
(C) is sleeping
(D) has been sleeping
Q4. Look at those dark clouds — it ______ heavily outside.
(A) rains
(B) is raining
(C) has rained
(D) has been raining
Present Perfect Tense — Questions 5, 6 & 7
Q5. I ______ my homework, so I can go out and play now.
(A) finish
(B) am finishing
(C) have finished
(D) finished
Q6. The doctor ______ just ______ the operation successfully.
(A) is … performing
(B) has … performed
(C) performs … always
(D) was … performing
Q7. He ______ never ______ the Taj Mahal, though he lives in Agra.
(A) is … visiting
(B) was … visited
(C) has … visited
(D) visits … never
Present Perfect Continuous Tense — Questions 8, 9 & 10
Q8. The students ______ for the annual exam since last month.
(A) are preparing
(B) have prepared
(C) prepare
(D) have been preparing
Q9. It ______ continuously for two days and the streets are flooded.
(A) rains
(B) has rained
(C) has been raining
(D) is raining
Q10. Ravi ______ for the same company for the past ten years and loves his job.
(A) works
(B) has worked
(C) is working
(D) has been working
✅ Answers with Explanation
| Q | Answer | Rule / Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (C) rises | Simple Present — used for universal truths and facts that never change. The sun rising in the east is a permanent truth → V + s/es (rises). |
| 2 | (B) goes | Simple Present — used for habits and regular actions. "Every Friday without fail" signals a habitual action → she goes (3rd person singular). |
| 3 | (C) is sleeping | Present Continuous — used for actions happening at this exact moment. "Right now" is the key clue → is/am/are + V-ing. |
| 4 | (B) is raining | Present Continuous — "Look at those clouds" signals something happening at this very moment → is raining. (Present Perfect Continuous needs a duration like "for two hours.") |
| 5 | (C) have finished | Present Perfect — a recently completed action whose result is felt now ("so I can go out now") → have/has + past participle (have finished). |
| 6 | (B) has … performed | Present Perfect — "just" is a classic signal word for Present Perfect showing a very recently completed action → has just performed. |
| 7 | (C) has … visited | Present Perfect — "never" with a life experience up to the present moment uses Present Perfect → has never visited. Signal words: ever, never, already, yet, just. |
| 8 | (D) have been preparing | Present Perfect Continuous — an action that started in the past and is still continuing. "Since last month" + action still ongoing → have/has been + V-ing. |
| 9 | (C) has been raining | Present Perfect Continuous — "continuously for two days" = a duration showing the action started in the past and is still continuing now → has been raining. |
| 10 | (D) has been working | Present Perfect Continuous — "for the past ten years" shows a long ongoing action from the past continuing to the present → has been working. The stress is on the duration of the activity. |
📌 Four Present Tenses — Quick Reference
| Tense | Structure | Signal Words | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Present | V / V+s/es | always, every day, usually, never, often | Habits, facts, universal truths, routines |
| Present Continuous | is/am/are + V-ing | now, right now, at present, look!, currently | Actions happening at this very moment |
| Present Perfect | have/has + V3 | just, already, yet, ever, never, recently | Completed actions with present result; life experiences |
| Present Perfect Continuous | have/has been + V-ing | for, since, all day, how long, continuously | Actions started in past and still continuing now |
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