1.2 Tense | Exercise with Answers

1. Read the sentences given below and circle the verbs appropriately.

1. Children like/likes ice-creams.
2. Birds is flying/are flying in the sky.
3. The doctor is treating/ are treating the patient.
4. Our school is commencing/commences at 9.00 in the morning.
5. The florist sell/sells flowers on the street.

Answers:
1.like

2.are flying

3.is treating

4.commences

5.sells

2. Sinduja is getting ready to sleep. She starts writing her diary. Help her complete it by using the verbs given in brackets.
(start, eat, have, finish, go, reach)

1. I got up at 7’O clock. 2. I __________ breakfast.
3. I __________ to office by car. 4. I __________ to work.
5. I __________ lunch at __________. 6. I __________ my task at 7 p.m.
7. I __________ home at 8 p.m.

Answers:
2. ate 3. went 4.started 5.had; 1.00 pm 6.finished 7.reached

3. Read the sentences carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. The doorbell rang, while I ______ (do) my homework.
2. We saw an elephant, while we _________ (go) on a trip to Ooty.
3. Mary fell asleep while she _________ (read) a book.
4. The television was on but nobody _________ (watch) it.
5. Baskaran hurt his hand while he _________ (cut) mangoes.

Answers:
1.was doing 2.were going 3.was reading 4.was watching 5.was cutting

4. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect tense with the help of the words given in the brackets.
1. When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds __________ (gather) over the mountains.
2. She had no umbrella with her; the weather __________________ (seem) so fin e just a few hours ago.
3. All was dark again. Night __________ (fall).
4. She ran towards the big gap in the wall through which she ___________ (enter).
5. Usha looked back at the ruins. The sun ____________ (come) up and was touching the top of the walls.

Answers: 1.had gathered 2.had seemed 3.had fallen 4.had entered 5.had come

5. Read this text and fill in the blanks with future perfect tense.

Iniya moves to Chennai to join an IAS coaching class. Tomorrow by this time, she ______1_____ (join) the class. She _____2______ (undergo) training till next year. She ______3_____ (work) very hard by the time she comes home. Her parents ______4_____ (worry) about her health all the time. They _____5______ (write) many letters by the time she comes home. They will be very happy when Iniya becomes an IAS officer.

Answers:
1.would have joined

2.will have to undergo

3.would have worked

4.would be worried

5.would have written

6. Read the Time line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.

1971 – Harish is born in Madurai.
1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
1997 – Harish meets Amina.
2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
2001 – They have a child.

Answers:
1. Harish has been born in Madurai
2. Harish and his family have moved to Chennai.
3. Harish has finished college and started working for Indian Oil.
4. Harish has been promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
5. Harish has met Amina.
6. Harish and Amina have got married.
7. They have got a child.

7. Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

I —1—- never —-2— (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I ——–3———-(save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I ——4— never ——5—-(be) out of India.
When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I ———–6——-(study) French for two years before I visited Paris.
By the time I left Paris, I ——-7——– (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I —–8— only —–9—-(see) those places on television.

Answers:
1.had 2.seen 3.had saved 4.had 5.been
6.had studied 7.had toured 8.had 9.seen

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. When the burglars broke into the house, everyone _________ (be) sleeping.
2. The milk ____ (spill) over as she went to see the crowd passing by with loud slogans.
3. If Karthik _________ (not + make) any mistake, he will be rewarded.
4. They were watching TV when they _________ (hear) a loud bang at the door.
5. The bus _________ (leave) the stop before we could catch it.
6. Arya _______ (play) the same song for last three days. It has become boring now.
7. Manju _______ (call) after we reach home.
8. The show _______ (complete) its one thousand episodes by next month.
9. Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
10. Prasanna has _______ (fall) sick after eating some snacks at the street side shop.

Answers:
1. was 2. had been spilling 3. has not made 4. heard
5. had left 6. had been playing 7. Called 8. will have completed
9. reaching 10. fallen

9. Tick the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. The climate of the city _________ mild and pleasant most of the time.
a) is remaining b) remains c) was remaining d) is remained

2. One day he _________ into a hotel in Ooty, a beautiful city in Tamilnadu.
a) booking b) was booking c) booked d) had booked

3. You will certainly _________ rewards for what you are doing.
a) get b) had got c) was getting d) be getting

4. Do you _________ the day we moved the piano upstairs?
a) remember b) remembered c) are remembering d) had remembered

5. The rain completely _________ our day.
a) spoilt b) is spoiling c) is spoilt d) was spoilt

6. Akbar _________ the king at the age of fifteen after the sudden death of his father.
a) was becoming b) had become c) became d) become

7. The criminal _________ the place before the police could reach.
a) was escaping b) had escaped c) is escaping d) will escape

8. They _________ all the arrangements before the guest’s arrival.
a) will have made b) will be made c) had been making d) were making

9. Sabithra _________ her job by tomorrow evening.
a) will be completing b) will complete
c) will have completed d) will have been completing

10. Harshini _________ her mother in making rangoli in the yard for the last one hour.
a) is helping b) has helped c) has been helping d) helps

Answers:
1. b) remains 2. c) booked 3. d) be getting 4. a) remember
5. a) spoilt 6. c) became 7. b) had escaped 8. a) will have made
9. c) will have completed 10. c) has been helping

10. Choose the correct form of the present tense verb from the options given.

1. All children __________ something new every day. (learn/ learns/ learned)
2. A good student always ________ hard. (work / works / worked)
3. Engineers ___________ bridges. (build / builds / built)
4. My sister is an architect. She __________ skyscrapers. (design/ designs / designed)
5. The Himalayas ______________ India from the cold winds. (protect/ protects/ protected)
6. It always ________ here in the afternoon. (drizzle / drizzles / drizzled)
7. My mother _____________ in a factory. (work/ works/ worked)
8. Kamali ________ English very well, but she doesn’t understand Hindi. (speak/ speaks/ spoke)
9. Cows __________ us milk. (give/ gives/ gave)
10. The trains to Chennai always _________ on time. (run / runs / ran)

Answers:
1. learn 2. works 3. build 4. designs 5. protect
6. drizzles 7. works 8. speaks 9. give 10. run

11. Make sentences in the present continuous tense using the verb given in brackets.

1. Who is that boy ________ on the table? (stand)
2. What are you __________? (do) I __________ (listen) to music.
3. My brother __________ (work) in London now.
4. I _____________ (wait) for my mother.
5. It is better not to disturb her, she ____________ (work).

Answers:
1. standing 2.doing, am listening 3.is working 4.am waiting 5.is working

12. Write negative sentences.
1. He is learning to read. 2. I am having a bath.
3. I’m reading a fantastic book. 4. Raja is driving a new car.
5. I’m looking for my bag.

Answers:
1. He isn’t learning to read

2. I am not having a bath

3. I am not reading a fantastic book

4. Raja is not driving a new car

5. I am not looking for my bag

13. Write questions for the answers.

1. _________________? No, they aren’t singing.
2. _________________? Yes, She is writing a new book.
3. _________________? Yes, It is working.
4. _________________? No, he isn’t doing the project.
5. _________________? Yes, We are planning to go.

Answers:
1. Are they singing?

2. Is she writing a new book?

3. Is it working?

4. Is he doing the project

5. Are we planning to go?

14. Fill in the blanks with verbs in the present continuous.

1. You ___________ (listen) to the music.

2. He _______________________ (cry).

3. I _________ (swim) in the pool.

4. Latha_______ (wait) for her daughter.

5. ________ she ________ (watch) TV?

6. Who _________ he __________ (help)?

7. Her father ________ (not/cook) dinner.

8. Akila ___________ (not/sing) a song.

9. My brother ____ (not/do) his homework.

10. _____your mother ____(work) today?

11. Amutha and Praba _____ (play) tennis.

12. Amith and Ravi ___ (not/swim) in the lake.

Answers:
1. are listening 2. is crying 3. am swimming 4. is waiting
5. Is, watching 6. is, helping 7. is not cooking 8. is not singing
9. is not doing 10. Is, working 11. are playing 12. are now swimming

15. Make sentences in the present perfect tense using the verbs in brackets.

1. She ____________ to anybody. (never apologized, has never apologized, have never apologized)
2. My mother _________________ to London. (has been, being in, have been)
3. I ___________ all the plays of Shakespeare. (read, had read, have read)
4. Have you ___________ your lunch? (finish, finished, had finished)
5. _____________ he brought his bike? (Had, Has, Have)

Answer:
1. has never apologized 2. has been 3. have read
4. finished 5. Has

16. Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs in brackets.

1. How long __________ ? (are you waiting, have you been waiting, have you waited)
2. She ___________ in the garden since morning. (is working, has been working, work)
3. I _______________ this mobile for three years. (am using, has used, have been using)
4. The children ___________ in the park. (has been playing, have been playing, had been playing)
5. The workers ______ higher wages for a long time. (has been demanding, have been demanding, demand)

Answer:
1. have you been waiting 2. has been working 3. have been using
4. have been playing 5. have been demand

17. Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs. The Hare and the Tortoise.

One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise ____1___(know) that the Hare ____2_____ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise ____3___ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. ‘Yes, I’ll race you,’_____4____ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ___5___ (have) a clever plan. He____6__ (find) his brothers and sisters and he___7___ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all___8___ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race__9____ (begin)! The Tortoise __10____ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ___11___ (be) faster, of course. ‘This will be a very easy race’, ___12___ (think) the Hare. So the Hare ____13_____(decide) to rest, and he quickly __14__ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ___15___ (wake up) and he___16___ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! ‘How did he get ahead of me?’ the Hare asked himself. In fact, it___17___ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it __18____ (be) the Tortoise’s sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ___19___ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he___20___ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he____21__ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ___22___ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare ___23___ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and____24__ (win) the race!

Answers:
1.knew 2.could 3.was 4.said 5.had 6.found
7.told 8.hid 9.began 10.ran 11.was 12.thought
13.decided 14.fell 15.woke up 16.saw 17.was 18.was
19.ran 20.could not 21.sat 22.got up 23.turned 24.won

18. Make sentences in the past continuous tense using the verb in brackets.
1. The children ___________ (wait) for the bus.
2. The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.
3. I __________ (play) in the rain all evening.
4. Vijay __________ (repair) his car.
5. Hari _____________ (work) hard to pass the entrance examination.

Answers: 1.were waiting 2.were learning 3.was playing 4.was repairing 5.was working

19. Complete the sentences using the past perfect tense.
1. Kalai didn’t complete his homework because ___________.
2. By the time Sundar got up ________.
3. When we reached the park, __________.
4. Saralah didn’t want to see her ___________ .
5. Manohar was laughing because _____________.

Answers:
1. he had become tired 2. he had heard a loud noise
3. our friend had already reached 4. as she had decided to avoid her
5. he had liked the joke very much

20. Circle the correct verb form in each of the following sentences.

1. Ezhil baked / had been baking a cake when they came.
2. Veeran cleaned / had been cleaning the room since morning.
3. We worked / had been working in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.
4. The cat had been waiting/was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
5. Kannan had been looking/ have been looking for a job for a long time.

Answers:
1. baked 2. had been cleaning 3. had been working
4. was waiting 5. has been looking

21. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We hope you ___________ (have) a great time in Ooty.
2. I think Manju ____________ (visit) her grandparents during the vacation.
3. Be careful, that mirror ______ (fall) on the floor.
4. As soon as my father arrives, we ___________ (go) to watch the film.
5. When your train arrives, I __________ (wait) for you at the station.

Answers:
1. will have 2. will visit 3. will fall 4. will go 5. will wait

22. Make sentences in the future continuous tense using the verb in brackets.
1. Ashwin __________ (complete) M.B.A. in another two years.
2. I ____________ (go) to Thanjavur by this time tomorrow.
3. Prabha __________ (receive) the best student award in six months’ time.
4. The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
5. He _________ (attend) the conference.

Answers:
1. will be completing 2. will be going 3. will be receiving
4. will be leaving 5. will be attending

23. Complete the sentences in present tense forms.
1. Saravanan always …………….(go) for a walk in the morning.
2. We ……………… (gather) here for a meeting and the chairperson is yet to arrive.
3. Arun a ……. eagerly ……………… (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
4. Sheeba ……………… (move) to a new house next week.
5. Naseera ……………..(attend) music classes regularly.
6. Ilakiya and Adhira……………(enjoy) each other’s company very much.
7. Mani …………..(work) in this school for five years.
8. It…………(pour) outside now.

Answers:
1. goes 2. are gathering 3. been – waiting 4. is moving
5. attends 6. are enjoying 7. is working 8. is pouring

24. Complete the sentences in past tense forms.

1. I …………..(go) to her place on foot.
2. The children …………… (play) in the ground when the teacher arrived.
3. They …………….. (request) him when the manager arrived.
4. If you ………………… (work) hard, you would have won the relay match
5. Joanna and Joy ……..already………. (leave) for Ooty, when the others reached the station.
6. We all ………….. (sing) in the choir last week.
7. Nancy ……………. (ask) for help.
8. The office goers………….. (wait) for the train.

Answers:
1. went 2. were playing 3. requested
4. had worked 5. had – left 6. sang
7. asked 8. waited

25. Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets in the future form.

1. We ___________ not ___________ to the market, in case it rains. (go)
2. Keerthi ___________ his work by next week. (do)
3. The peon ___________ the bell by the time I reach the school. (ring)
4. I ___________ my sister’s house next April if I go to Uttarakhand. (visit)
5. If you listen carefully, you ___________ my point. (understand)
6. By next year, I ___________ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live)
7. The new edition of this book ___________ out shortly. (come)
8. She hopes you ___________ her. (help)

Answers:
1. will – go 2. will do / will be doing 3. will ring 4. will visit
5. will understand 6. would have lived 7. will come 8. will help

26. Underline the verbs and identify the tense forms.

1. I am working hard day and night.

2. The Moon revolves around the Earth.

3. Were the milk men milking the cow?

4. He received your messages last night.

5. I have been ill for a couple of days.

Answers

1. am working hard – Present continuous
2. revolves – Simple present
3. Were – milking – Past continuous
4. received – Simple Past
5. have been – Present perfect

27. In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.
Raghav (a) __________ in a middle class family. He is a (b) __________ boy of 8. His mother (c) __________ as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) __________ is his favourite hobby. He (e) __________ the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) __________ drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) __________ he (h) __________ a great painter in future.

(a) (i) will be born (ii) is born (iii) born (iv) has born
(b) (i) school-going (ii) going to school (iii) school coming (iv) school gone
(c) (i) working (ii)works (iii) has worked (iv)will work
(d) (i) drawn (ii) had drawn (iii)drawing (iv) having drawn
(e) (i) win (ii) was winning (iii) wins (iv)won
(f) (i) was starting (ii) starting (iii) started (iv) is starting
(g) (i) hoped (ii)hoping (iii) hopes (iv) has hoped
(h) (i) will become (ii) becomes (iii) would become (iv)will be becoming

Answers:
a) is born

b) school going

c) works

d) drawing

e) won

f) started

g) hopes

h) will become

28. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.

	Wrong Words	Correct Words
When Anand reach Arun’s place, his	reach	reached
friends have arrived already. Arun	have arrived	had arrived
introduces Anand to them. Arun’s brother	introduces	introduced
buy some snacks from the market.	buy	bought
Arun serving it to all his friends. Then	serving	was serving
they all sat together to planning their holidays.	planning	plan
Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so	have	has
they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays.	plan	planned
“Would we have a good time?, asked Arun.	would	will
They all cheerfully say, “Yes!”	say	said

29. Read the story and rewrite it using the simple past tense.
Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone’s friend.

Answer:
Juno the elephant was lonely and tried to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refused to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals were running away from Dera the tiger who was eating everyone he found. Juno went and gave Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately ran away. Juno was now everyone’s friend.

30. Rewrite the story in the past tense.
The boy chases a cat. The cat climbs up the tree and purrs from the branch of the tree. The cat jumps to another tree. The boy who is chasing the cat notices a snake under the tree. He leaves his attempt to catch the cat and he runs home screaming for help.

Answer:
The boy chased a cat. The cat climbed up the tree and purred from the branch of the tree. The cat jumped to another tree. The boy, who was chasing the cat, noticed a snake under the tree. He left his attempt to catch the cat and ran home, screaming for help.

31. Identify the errors in the sentences given below and rewrite them.
1. I have met him yesterday.

2. I am watching TV since morning.

3. She is seeming sad.

4. She watched TV when her husband came.

5. He is having a cellular phone.

6. I heard him to speak on several subjects.

7. Ten candidates have passed one failed.

8. He succeeded because he works hard.

9. How long are you working in this office?

10. I shall wait for you till you will finish your work.

11. When I reached the station, the train already left.

12. She or he have done well.

13. One of the boys are missing.

14. None is genuine.

15. She is waiting for you for 3 hours.

Answers:
1. I met him yesterday.

2. I have been watching TV since morning.

3. She seems sad.

4. She was watching TV when her husband came.

5. He has a cellular phone.

6. I heard him speak on several subjects.

7. Ten candidates have passed, and one has failed.

8. He succeeded because he worked hard.

9. How long have you been working in this office?

10. I shall wait for you until you finish your work.

11. When I reached the station, the train had already left.

12. She or he has done well.

13. One of the boys is missing.

14. No one is genuine

15. She has been waiting for you for 3 hours.

32. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

The people of India, as a whole, 1 ___________ (be) warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 ___________ (arouse) their charity and generosity and a committee 3 ___________ (be) promptly 4 ___________ (set) up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 ___________ (be) the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 ___________ (believe) in what we 7 ___________ (call) the dignity of labour.

Answers:
1.are 2.arouses 3.is 4.set 5.is 6.believe 7.call

33. Use the verbs given in brackets in the following sentences in their correct forms.

1. I ____(like) to spend time with my friend, whenever I ____(be) free.
2. He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.
3. At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I _________ (not know) their plans for the journey.
4. They firmly _______(believe) in the existence of God.
5. We ______(hear) a lot of noise because the new buildings _______ (transmit) sound vacant.
6. She always _______ (make) excuses for coming late.
7. The Prime Minister _______ (leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.

Answers:
1.like – am 2.is – is running 3.are waiting – do not knew 4.believe
5.are hearing – are transmitting 6.makes 7.leaves

34. You are a commentator for a 5000 metre running race. Use simple present and present continuous tenses and complete the commentary from the beginning to the end of the race.

The 5000 metre race is about to begin. Lined up at the starting point, from left to right, are John of Great Britain, Peter of Nigeria and Jeeva of India. The runners are warming up for the great event. Now they 1___________ (take) their positions on the track. They 2 ___________ (be) all ready for the start. There 3 ___________ (go) the starter’s gun! Yes, the race has begun. John 4 ___________ (lead) and Jeeva 5___________ (follow) him closely.

Answers:
1.are taking 2.are 3.goes 4.is leading 5.is following

35. Read the extract from Kayal’s diary entry regarding her Nepal Trek and fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

DAY 1 We _______1________ (leave) Anna International Airport in Chennai two days ago catching a direct flight to Kathmandu in Nepal. We ______2_________ (spend) a day sightseeing. Kathmandu is full of people, rickshaws and the smell of sandalwood. I’ve never ______3_________ (be) on a trip like this before. So I’m really excited.

DAY 2 It ______4_________ (rain) when we reached Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city, and saw the snowy peaks of the Himalayas for the first time. We _____5_____(reach) Pokhara after a hair-raising six-hour bus journey along very narrow roads with a lot of hairpin bends. The bus _____6_____ (be) so full that one person had to share the driver’s seat.

DAY 3 We ______7_________ (begin) our trek at last. We are at about 900 metres and the weather is warm and humid. For lunch we had chips and yak cheese sandwiches. I didn’t like them very much. I’m thrilled that we ________8_______ (pitch) tents for our camps in the dense forests.

DAY 4 Yesterday a landslide ______9______ (block) our path and we had to use ropes to get over it. This morning we walked along the river Kali Gandaki through dense forests of oak trees and we pitched our camp at Tukuche below the Annapurna mountain range. The main danger in addition to landslides, is ‘yak attack’. Yaks ______10_____ (be) not dangerous but you have to be careful if you meet a herd of them because they can push you off the sides of the mountain.

DAY 5 We met a lot of children on our trek through the villages. They _______11_______ (play) in the pool of muddy rain water as we left the place. We have already climbed 2,400 metres. Up here, it never ______12_________ (rain) and there are no trees. It ______13_________ (be) windy and dusty and I am always thirsty.

DAY 6 Yesterday we _______14_______ (go) up to the mountainside of the township of Mukthinath, at 3,600 metres. The thin air with less oxygen there ______15________ (leave) us breathless. We _______16_______ (feel) that we couldn’t go any further. We _______17_______ (drink) a lot of extra fluids to prevent altitude sickness.

DAY 7 We turned around today and started to descend to Jomosom. As we went down, the oxygen filled our blood again and we seemed to _____18______ (fly) instead of walking.

DAY 8 We went back to Pokhara in a small plane yesterday. It was exciting when we __19___(fly) between the mountain peaks. We arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon and we ________20_______ (spend) our last few hours in shopping. We leave for Chennai tomorrow. We’ve had a trip of a lifetime.

Answers:
1.left 2.spent 3.been 4.was raining 5.reached
6.was 7.began 8.pitched 9.blocked 10.are
11.were playing 12.rains 13.is 14.went 15.left
16.felt 17.drank 18.be flying 19.flew 20.spent

36. In the following passage, underline the verbs in simple past. (Simple past verb are bolded and underlined).

i) Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody.

ii) That night he strolled into the Palette Club about eleven o’clock, and found Trevor sitting by himself in the long room. “Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right?” he said, as he lit his cigarette. “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor, “and by-the-bye, you have made a conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell him all about you – who you are, where you live, what your income is, what prospects you have.”

iii) “And now tell me how Laura is. The old model was quite interested in her.” “You don’t mean to say you talked to him about her?” said Hughie. “Certainly I did. He knows all about the relentless colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000.” “You told that old beggar all my private affairs?” cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. “My dear Alan,” cried Hughie, “I shall probably find him waiting for me when I go home.”

37. Fill in the blanks using past perfect tense forms of the verbs:

1. I ______ never____ (see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
2. We were not able to stay overnight as we____not______(reserve) the tickets in advance.
3. Nirmala ___________ (be) to the concert several times.
4. Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he ____________ (live) there for five years.
5. Yusuf understood the problem because he __________ (experience) the situation earlier.
6. Catherine did not have any cash because she ____________ (lose) her purse.
7. My father _________(be) to Mumbai once before.
8. The cat ___________ (chase) the bird before it flew out of the yard.
9. Edith _____________ (visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
10. If we _______ (call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.

Answers:
1.had, seen 2.had, reserved 3.had been 4.had lived 5.had experienced
6.had lost 7.had been 8.had chased 9.had visited 10.had called

38. Read the following news report and BOLD the past perfect tense form of the verb and UNDERLINE the simple past tense form of the verb.

INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN TO WIN BLIND CRICKET WORLD CUP
Chasing a huge target of 308 runs, India romped home in the penultimate over of the match to defeat Pakistan and win the Blind Cricket World Cup. India started off their chase in a cracking manner, but had lost two quick wickets. Sunil Ramesh rose to the occasion as he played a great knock to help India beat Pakistan and had scored 93 runs. Earlier India won the toss and had decided to bowl first. Pakistan amassed a huge score of 307 for eight in 40 overs. Their openers had given them a brisk start which the later batsmen capitalized on.

Answers:
Chasing a huge target of 308 runs, India romped home in the penultimate over of the match to defeat Pakistan and win the Blind Cricket World Cup. India started off their chase in a cracking manner, but had lost two quick wickets. Sunil Ramesh rose to the occasion as he played a great knock to help India beat Pakistan and had scored 93 runs. Earlier India won the toss and had decided to bowl first. Pakistan amassed a huge score of 307 for eight in 40 overs. Their openers had given them a brisk start which the later batsmen capitalized on.

39. Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.

(i) The poet stops to hear the maiden singing while she 1 ___________ (cut) and 2 ___________ (bind) the grain. The song of the lady 3 ___________ (fascinate) the poet, who 4 ___________ (stand) there to listen to the song. The girl ___________ (sing) a sad song.

(ii) During the monsoon, a tender slightly warm breeze 1 ___________(blow) on a cloudless afternoon. A sort of fragrance 2 ___________ (rise) from the wet grass and trees in the sunlight. It 3 ___________ (seem) as if the warm breath of the exhausted earth 4 ___________ (fall) against one’s skin. A sweet voiced bird somewhere 5 ___________ (chirp) repeatedly.

Answers:
(i) 1.cuts 2.binds 3.fascinates 4.stands 5.sings
(ii) 1.blows 2.rises 3.seems 4.falls 5.chirps

40. Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets.

Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ___________ (serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ___________ (cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ___________ (become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ___________ (transform) people. They 5 ___________ (develop) an addiction to it.

Answers:
1.have been 2.have caused 3.has become 4.has transformed 5.have developed

41. Read the following passage and correct the errors you come across.

1. Rajan slowly settle down in his retired life. His pension plus what his wife bring from the household work she does helped them to meet their requirements. Life is easy until one Sunday. His granddaughter Madhu come crying. The clay doll in her hand had broken into two. Rajan pacify her and promise to mend it. This small repair work become the founding stone of a very prosperous venture into making clay dolls which earn him great respect.

2. Games and sports helps in recreation. Soccer, cricket, lawn tennis or wrestling is eagerly watched by millions of fans all over a world. It helps one got a temporary relief from the tensions of a day. The dedication displayed by all player in the field indicates the mental and spiritual development of the player.

Answers:

Question 1		Question 2
Incorrect	Correct	Incorrect	Correct
settle	settled	helps	help
bring	brought	is	are
does	did	a	the
is	was	got	get
come	came	player	players
pacify	pacified	player	players
promise	promised
earn	earned

42. Choose the correct options and complete the dialogue.

A: Hello. What do you watch / are you watching?
B: A programme about the Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre, which I recorded last night. I study / I’m studying about it this term.
A: All that I know / I’ve known about it is that hundreds of people died / had died in it.
B: Yes, it was much, much worse than anyone has expected / had expected. It went on / has gone on for hours. Do you want / Have you wanted to watch the programme with me?
A: No, thanks. I’ve got to do some veena practice. I’ve just remembered / I just remembered that we’ve got a concert tomorrow, and I don’t have / haven’t had time to practise my new piece this week.
B: OK. I’ve already done / I already did my practice, so I’ve got time to watch TV. See you later.

Answers:

A: Hello. What are you watching?
B: A programme about the Jallian Wala Bagh Massacre, which I recorded last night. I’m studying about it this term.
A: All that I’ve known about it is that hundreds of people had died in it.
B: Yes, it was much, much worse than anyone had expected. It went on for hours. Do you want to watch the programme with me?
A: No, thanks. I’ve got to do some veena practice. I’ve just remembered that we’ve got a concert tomorrow, and I haven’t had time to practise my new piece this week.
B: OK. I already did my practice, so I’ve got time to watch TV. See you later.

43. Complete the sentences with the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets.

1. (tell) me exactly what (happen) last night!
2. Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She (teach) me for four years.
3. I (never) think of a career in medicine before I spoke to my Biology teacher but now I think (seriously) it.
4. Oh no! I (forget) to bring my assignment! What am I going to do? This is the second time I (do) this!
5. I can’t remember what my teacher (say) yesterday about our homework. I (not listen) properly because Akbar (talk) to me at the same time.
6. Last year we (go) on a school trip to Kanyakumari. We (have) a very interesting time.
7. At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
8. I (get) up at 7 every morning but this morning I (sleep) for a long time and I (not get) up until 8.

Answers:
1.tell – happened2.has been teaching
3.never thought – am thinking seriously about it4.forgot – have done
5.said – was not listening – was talking 6.went – had
7.am thinking – have not made 8.get – slept – did not get

44. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Everyone ______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
2. Evangelene ______ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
3. Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
4. I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
5. I was angry that I ______ such a mistake (make).
6. My mother was tired yesterday because she ______ well the night before (not sleep).
7. Her parents ______ in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be).
8. Nothing much ______ when I got to the meeting (happen).
9. Scientists predict that by 2050, man ______ on Mars. (land)
10. Sh! Someone ______ to our conversation! (listen)
11. The plane ______ off in a few minutes. (take)
12. They ______ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
13. Justin and his parents ______ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)
14. Rajini Prem’s family ______ in Chengalpattu now. (be).
15. Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)
16 This ______ an easy quiz so far (be).
17. Our team ______ any games last year. (not win)
18. We ______ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)
19. Hurry up! The movie ______ (already begin)

Answers:
1.was sleeping2.had quit3.did you spend4.leaves
5.had made6.had not slept7.will be8.had happened
9.will have landed 10.is listening 11.will take 12.were talking
13.are living 14.is 15.goes 16.has been
17.did not win 18.saw 19.may have already begun

45. Correct the errors in the following passage.

Taking a career aptitude test. There is dozens of career aptitude tests online that asks a series of questions. These is formulated to find out what kind of work would suits you the best. These tests analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and personality to help you narrow down your career choice. You can also does an Internet search for “career aptitude tests” and takes several so you can compare the results. Once you have an idea of what field you want to work in, consider all the options within that field. For instance, if you would wants to work in healthcare, you could be a nurse or a doctor, you can also considers paramedical careers in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and micro-biology.

Answer:
Taking a career aptitude test. There are dozens of career aptitude tests online that ask a series of questions. These are formulated to find out what kind of work would suit you the best. These tests analyze your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and personality to help you narrow down your career choice. You can also do an Internet search for “career aptitude tests” and take several so you can compare the results. Once you have an idea of what field you want to work in, consider all the options within that field. For instance, if you want to work in healthcare, you could be a nurse or a doctor, you can also consider paramedical careers in physiotherapy, occupational therapy and micro-biology.

46. Complete the sentences using the verbs given in brackets.

1. We __________________in this house for 20 years. (live)
2. I _________________this computer for three years. (use)
3. The workers ______________ higher wages for a long time. (demand)
4. It ____________ since yesterday. (rain)
5. He _______________ in the garden since morning. (work)

Answers:
1.have lived 2.have used 3.have demanded 4.has been raining 5.has been working

47. Read the passage given below and fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the list.

My mother _______1_________ Kodaikanal recently. She _____2_______ the tribes in and around Kodai. she____3_______ to buy pure honey and spices from them for a long time. A little tribal girl ____4__________ to sell her honey. My mother who ______5________ it for some time, at once called her and bought all the honey she had.

1. a) had been touring b) will be touring c) toured
2. a) will meet b) has been meeting c) had been meeting
3. a) had wanted b) had been wanting c) been wanting
4. a) was trying b) had been trying c) is trying
5. a) noticed b) was noticed c) had been noticing

Answers:
1. a) had been touring

2. b) has been meeting

3. b) had been wanting

4. a) was trying

5. a) noticed

48. Read the following report of a special camp conducted by NSS volunteers and fill in the blanks with the appropriate past form of verbs.

Last year, we ____1____(conduct) a special camp at Pazhanchur village. The team ____2____ (consist) of the NSS Co-ordinator and 25 volunteers, and three local youth. Our coordinator _____3___ already ____4____ (write) to the District Educational Officer of the village about the camp and ____5____ (seek) permission. The DEO ___6_____ (issue) orders to the Headmistress of the Panchayat Union Middle School to provide accommodation to the NSS unit. Before we ___7_____ (reach) the village, people ___8_____ (gather) at the school. A few volunteers ___9_____ (speak) to them freely explaining how we would help them during the camp. The villagers ___10_____ (say) that there _____11___ (are) many illiterate people and that they ____12____ (want) an “Adult Literacy Programme”. They also ___13_____ (suggest) that our team should help them in creating awareness on Garbage segregation and Health and Hygiene. Our co-ordinator _____14___ (note) down all the requirements and we successfully ____15____ (complete) the camp fulfilling their needs. During the day-time, we ___16_____ (go) on a rally with charts on bio-degradable and non- bio-degradable wastes. We also ___17_____ (place) few dustbins in street corners. In the evenings, we ___18_____ (teach) the elders to identify letters of the alphabet and ____19____ (help) them to sign. We ____20____ (work) on all our projects for seven days. We ___21_____ (spend) seven fruitful days of our life there. The villagers who ____22____ (return) to their homes came back to bid farewell to us on the final day.

Answers:
1. conducted2. consisted3. had already 4. written
5. sought6. issued7. reached8. had gathered
9. spoke10. said11. were12. wanted
13. suggested14. noted15. completed16. went
17. placed18. taught19. helped20. worked
21. spent 22. had returned

49. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verb given in brackets.

I ……1…… (be) in London some time ago on a short visit and …….2….. (happen) to witness an incident. A very trivial one, but it …….3….. (set) me thinking. I ……4……(take) a walk in one of the suburbs and there ….5…….. (be) this teenage girl ahead of me ….6…….. (take) her pup for a walk. The pup …..7……. (decide) to use that moment to relieve itself. The girl …….8….. (take) a paper bag from her pocket, …….9….. (clean) up the mess and then ……10…… (walk) onto the nearest bin to dispose of it! What …..11…….(impress) me ….12…….. (be), this ….13……..(be) a teenager. This ……14…… (be) an age when there ……15…… (be) a natural tendency to rebel, but this civic sense ….16…….. (be) so deeply ……17…… (ingrain) in her that she never …….18….. (give) a second thought to it.

Answers:
1.was 2.happened 3.set 4.was taking 5.was 6.taking 7.decided 8.took 9.cleaned 10.walked 11.impressed 12.was 13.was 14.was 15.was 16.was 17.ingrained 18.gave

50. Complete the passage by choosing the correct form of the verb from the options given.

We Indians…………(took/take/taken) pride in our rich civilisation, history and culture. But sad to say, we find that most people ………… (lack/lacking/ lacked) in civic sense when it comes to public cleanliness, ………… (form/ forming/ formed) queues or even when ………… (driven/drove/driving) vehicles. Cleanliness and discipline must be ………… (inculcate/inculcating/ inculcated) in children in their formative years. We ………… (were/ are/ have) used to throwing garbage in public places. We ………… (have encouraged/ are encouraged/ will encourage) to be more disciplined and ………… (followed/ follow/ following) rules but in trashy places we ………… (became/ become/ will become) trashy ourselves. No city in our country …………(had managed/ has managed/ is managing) to fight the garbage menace. Civic sense ………… (are/ is/ has) the need of the hour.

Answers:
1. take 2. lack 3. forming 4. driving 5. inculcated 6. are
7. are encouraged 8. follow 9. become 10. has managed 11. Is

51. Rewrite the following paragraph correcting the underlined errors.

While several destinations is coming up with measures to counter the effects of over-tourism, New Zealand was gently urging travellers to be much responsible. The country’s tourism industry have launched a initiative ‘Tiaki-Care for New Zealand’, who invites visitors to care for its unique land and environment. The Tiaki Promise encourage visitors to experience the country in a way that protects the nature environment, respect all cultures and preserves the country on future generations. Tiaki means to care for and protect in New Zealand native language, Te Reo Maori. In Maori culture, them believe all things were interconnected; peoples and land are ones.

Answers:
1. are2. is3. more4. has5. which
6. encourages 7. natural 8. respects 9. for 10. New Zealand’s
11. they 12. are 13. people 14. One

52. Complete the following by filling in the correct form of the word in brackets.

My father (1)…………(like) fishing very much. Every Sunday morning, he (2)…………(go) fishing by the river. There (3)…………(be) many different kinds of fishes in the river. If my father (4)…………(catch) a small fish, he will release it in the river. Sometimes when he (5)…………(be) lucky enough to get a big fish, he (6)…………(bring) it home for dinner.
This morning, my father and my brother(7)…………(go) fishing together by the river. They (8)…………(promise) Mom to bring home a big fish. In the morning, they (9)…………(buy) some bait from the market. As soon as they reached the river, they (10)…………(start) fishing. They (11)…………(wait) for two hours patiently, but they (12)…………(not catch) any fish. There (13)…………(be) grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain. Therefore, they (14)…………(leave) empty-handed.
Then, they (15)…………(be) at the market again. However, this time they (16)………… (not get) any bait. Instead they (17)………… (buy) a big fish.
At the moment, Mom (18)………… (prepare) dinner in the kitchen. She (19)…………(cook) the fish. Dad and my brother(20)…………(watch) a football match on TV now.

Answers:
1. likes 2. goes 3. are 4. catches 5. is 6. brings
7. are going 8. promised 9. bought 10. started 11. waited 12. did not catch
13. were 14. left 15. were 16. did not get 17. bought 18. is preparing
19. is cooking 20. are watching

53. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Moving house
I come from a very large family and recently my parents …………1……… (decide) that they ………2………… (spend) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Chennai. “We ………3………… (move) to the country”, my father ……….4……….. (announce) one evening. “I ………..5………. (sell) this house and we ……….6……….. (live) on a farm”. So last week we ……….7……….. (load) all our belongings into two hired vans, and for the last few days we ………..8………. (try) to organise ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, for example, my two brothers and I ……….9……….. (start) painting the upstairs rooms. Unfortunately, while I ………..10………. (mix) the paint, one of my brothers ……..11…………. (open) the door. Nobody ……….12……….. (tell) him that we ……..13…………. (be) in the room. So instead of painting the walls, we ……….14……….. (spend) all morning cleaning paint off the floor. But worse things ………..15………. (happen) since then. This morning, when I ………16………… (wake) up, water ………17………… (drip) through the ceiling next to my bed. We ……….18………..(spent) the last five hours repairing the roof. It is not all bad news though. The school in the village nearby ………19………… (close) down two years ago, and my parents ……….20……….. (not find) another school for us yet.

Answers:
1. decided 2. had spent 3. are moving 4. announced
5. will sell 6. will live 7. loaded 8. have been trying
9. started 10. was mixing 11. opened 12. told
13. were 14. spent 15. have happened 16. woke
17. was dripping 18. have spent 19. closed 20. have not found

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