Q1: Fill in the blanks with Simple Present or Present Continuous form of the verb given in the bracket after each blank.
(i) We (a) ______ (go) to the Darjeeling for a picnic. It is a beautiful town which (b) ______ (lie) at the foot of a mountain range and there is a stream which (c) ______ (flow) near the town.
(ii) He (a) ______ (eat) all the biscuits while his mother (b) ______ (sleep). Then he quickly (c) ______ (run) away.
(ii) The farmer (a) ______ (cut) the corn while the children (b). ______ (play) in the shed that I (c) ______ (see) at the end of the farm.
(iii) I (a) ______ (love) music and these days I (b) ______ (learn) to play the piano. Mrs. Singh (c) ______ (teach) me very patiently.
(iv) She (a) ______ (read) a lot of books and (b) ______ (take) pride in it. Look! Even now she (c) ______ (read) a story book.
(v) We (a) ______ (wait) for Pawan. We (b) ______ (go) to see a movie that (c) ______ (start) at 3 p.m.
Q2: Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Continuous form of the verb given in the brackets after each blank.
(i) He (a) ______ (worry) because he (b) ______ (know) that he (c) ______ (be) late.
(iii) The teacher (a) ______ (punish) Heena. She (b) ______ She (c) (promise) never to lie again.
(iv) We (a) ______ (see) beautiful fishes, they were (b) ______ (play) games with each other. They happily (c) ______ (jump) in and out of the water.
(v) The movie we (a) ______ (see) yesterday was very (b) ______ (frighten). I kept (c) ______ (scream) throughout the movie.
Q3: Fill in the blanks with Simple Past, Past Continuous, Simple Present or Present Continuous form of the verb given in the bracket after each blank.
I was at Mr. Gupta’s toy shop this morning. I (a) ______ (look) for a gift for Mohit. It (b) ______ (be) his birthday today and he (c) ______ (throw) a party in the evening. I (d) ______ (see) a small green car in the shop. Since Mohit (e) ______ (love) rocks, I (f) ______ (decide) to buy it for him. I (g) ______ (look) for Mr. Gupta when I (h) ______ (see) a policeman in the shop. The policeman (i) ______ (interview) people. I think something (j) ______ (miss) from the shop and the police (k) ______ (try) to find the thief.
Q4: Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past or Past Perfect form of the verb given in the brackets after each blank.
(i) When I (a) ______ (reach) the station, the train (b) ______ (leave).
(ii) The boy (a) ______ (decide) to free the bird but it (b) ______ (die) two days ago.
(iii) He (a) ______ (finish) all the work, when we (b) ______ (reach) the office.
(iv) The teacher (a) ______ (teach) the lesson when I (b) ______ (join) the school.
(v) The robbers (a) ______ (escape) by the time the police (b) ______ (arrive).
Q5: Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present or Present Perfect form of the verb given in the brackets after each blank.
(i) This dress (a) __________ (look) beautiful. I (b) __________ (buy) it for you.
(ii) I(a) __________ (play) daily and this (b) __________ (be) the best match ever.
(iii) l(a) __________ (love) ghost stories and I (b) __________ (hear) many ever.
(iv) Although I (a) __________ (know) him I (b) __________ (forget) his name.
(v) The shop (a) __________ (give) little choice but I (b) __________ (select) my gift.
Q6: Given below is a news report. Complete it by using the suitable form of the verb given after each blank.
Truck Collides With School Bus
In a tragic accident last evening, a truck (a) ______ (collide) with a school bus on the National Highway. The accident is (b) ______ (report) to (c) ______ (occur) at 6 p.m. The school bus (d) ______ (carry) forty children (e) ______ (return) from a picnic. Thirty-three children (f) ______ (admit), to a nearby hospital. The condition of ten is (g) ______ (say) to be critical, while the others (h) ______ (recover). No one (i) ______ (know) the exact cause of the accident though it is suspected that the truck driver might (j) ______ (fall) asleep while driving.
Q7: Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in the box.
punish – make – determine – work – happy – fail – appoint – praise
The whole class (a) ______ by the Geography teacher. Sanchit is the only child who (b) ______ his project. The others (c) ______ to do their work. Sanchit is (d) ______ he (e) ______ all night to complete his project. He (f) ______ to complete his work. The teacher (g) ______ him and gave him three golden stars. She (h) ______ him the monitor of the class.
Q8: Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with will/shall the verbs given in the box below.
be, get, meet, take, buy, go, look
(i) Anil : “I hear you have won a lottery. What will you do with the prize?”
Sunil: I ______________ a new car
(ii) Riya: “Why don’t you try on your new dress?
Pooja: I don’t think it ______________ good on me.
(iii) ‘See you. I hope we ______________ again soon’.
(iv) ‘I will take you to airport today’.
‘No, thanks, Anjali ______________ me.
(v) It’s raining. Don’t go out.
You ______________ wet.
(vi) Avni has invited me to her sister’s marriage.
But I don’t think I ______________ there.
(vii) I ______________ very thankful to you, sir.
Q9: Rewrite the following sentences in Future Continuous.
(i) She (write) to you in a few days.
(ii) I (not go) to town again this week.
(iii) Mr. Trump (visit) India in March.
Q10: Rewrite the following sentences in Future Perfect.
(i) By the end of this year, my father (payoff) all his debts.
(ii) By next July, he (write) his second novel.
(iii) By the year 2100, human beings (travel) to Mars.
Q11: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate participle.
(i) His ___________ coat needs mending.
(a) tattered
(b) tattering
(ii) A ___________ stone gathers no moss.
(a) rolling
(b) rolled
(iii) A ___________ opportunity never returns.
(a) lost
(b) losing
(iv) He kept me ___________.
(a) waiting
(b) waited
(v) She looked ___________.
(a) worried
(b) worrying
(vi) I saw the storm ___________.
(a) approaching
(b) approached
(vii) ___________ a noise, I turned around.
(a) hearing
(b) heard
(viii) Being ___________ he quit his job.
(a) dissatisfied
(b) dissatisfying
(ix) Being ___________ with work, I couldn’t meet them.
(a) occupied
(b) occupying
(x) ___________ by his wife, he persevered.
(a) Encouraged
(b) Encouraging
Q12: Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs.
I wish I (i) ___________ be a scientist. How exciting it (ii) ___________ be to go to Antartica! I (iii) ___________ be able to play with penguins and seals. (iv) ___________ be I (v) ___________ bring one back with me!. I (vi) ___________ even think of building house there.
Q13: Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals given below.
will, could, would, should, may, can
(i) Gandhiji ___________ spin everyday.
(ii) We ___________ pay taxes regularly.
(iii) ___________ you please keep quiet?
(iv) Eat so that you ___________ live.
(v) ___________ I ask you a question please?
(vi) ___________ be pleased to help you.
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