Tense: Practice Set

 Q.1. Fill the blanks with the correct form of verb.

     1. I.......my work daily. (Do)

     2. No news.......good. (is/am/are)

    3. We saw two women.......the shop today.( Entering/ entered/ to enter)

    4. Stop.......and start laughing.( Cry)

    5. The room......to him by the warden. (Allotted/ was allotted/ was allotting)

    6. The telephone bell....... ringing when I......to bed. ( Start/ just go)

    7. Ranjan.....his breakfast when the taxi arrived. The taxi had to wait. (Not have)

    8. I.....some trouble with my eyes for a week. Now I......not able to see anything.(have, be)

    9. When we......the cinema hall, the film..... already.(reach, begin)

    10. Mr. Ahmed...... present at the meeting next week. He......abroad.(not go, go)

Answers: 1. do,  2. Is, 3. Entering, 4. crying, 5. was allotted, 6. started, was just going, 7. had not had, 8. had been having, am 9. reached, had begun, 10. will not, is 

Q.2.  Fill the correct form of the verb in the following blanks.

         1. It happened a few weeks ago as I.......home from abroad.(Walk)

         2. The rain was pouring  down and I.......(feel)... Miserable.

         3. By the end of the last year Raina.....(read) four novels.

         4. Raina usually....(take) a bus to the office but today she.....(drive) because she is late.      Last night her boss.....(telephone) her and......(ask) her to believe at the office at 8 O'Clock sharp for an important board meeting. "I never be late for a board meeting in my life. Why....(my mother/forget) to wake me this morning?"

       5. Weather.....(change)all the time.

       6. He...(did not change/ had not changed) very much !

      7. One evening of last Summer Vinay.....(drive) along a narrow country road,......(enjoy) a rather beautiful sunset. He....(have) the car window open and the soft air...(blow) on his face. He was on his way to visit a friend, Vikas for the weekend. He....(work) really hard for several weeks and....(look) forward to a weekend of peace and quiet. Then in the distance, he....(see) a bright light. It....(attract) his attention because it...(be) a rather strange colour and so intense.

      Vinay.....( carry on ) driving westward and the light....(Stay) in the same direction, directly ahead of him. He....(be) curious to know what it was as he....(never see) anything like it before. He ...(get) closer and closer until he actually...(drive) through it. The car...(surrounded) by a greenish light. Suddenly, it.....(be) no longer a pleasant evening. Vinay....(close) the window and at the same moment, the car engine.....(stop). He heard the sound of approaching footsteps, but.....(can) see nothing.

  8. This is the second time you...(break) a cup; you...(break) one yesterday.

  9. When we....(go) to see them yesterday evening, they.....(playing) chess; they.....(say) that they.....(play) since 5 O'Clock.

10. Mother.....(just go) to the market; Karan....(see) her just now in the New Market as he.....(come) home from the school.