Fill in the blanks with tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.
Fill in the blanks with correct present tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. They…(live) in Delhi for five years.
Ans:- have been living
2. At the moment the child…(play) in the garden.
Ans:- is playing
3. I…(tell) you already about it.
Ans:- have told
4. If you…. (study) hard, you will secure a first division.
Ans:- study
5. She…(pass) the post office on her way to school every day.
Ans:- passes
6. He…(read) since morning.
Ans:- has been reading
7. This pen…(cost) me ten rupees.
Ans:- has cost
8. He…(wait) for me since morning.
Ans:- has been waiting
9. The sun…(shine) by day.
Ans:- shines
10. The bell…(ring) just now.
Ans:- has rung
Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.
11. He…(buy) a car one month ago.
Ans:- bought
12. She…(leave) for Allahabad yesterday.
Ans:- left
13. He…(teach) in this college for five years.
Ans:- taught
14. I…(write) to her last week.
Ans:- wrote
15. He…(be) weak in English in the beginning.
Ans:- was
Direction : Fill in the blanks with the correct future tense forms of the verbs given in brackets.
16. He…(be) here early next month.
Ans:- will be
17. If I go to school late, the teacher…(punish) me.
Ans:- will punish
18. If you study hard, you…(get) a first class.
Ans:- will get
19. He…(leave) for Tokyo next week.
Ans:- will leave
20. At the end of the next year, my father…(retire).
Insert the correct tense of the verb given in bracks against each sentence.
1. I waited for her until she…… (come).
Ans.- came
2. So long as the rain…… (continue), I stayed at home.
Ans.- continued
3. Wherever there is coal, you…… (will) find iron.
Ans.- will
4. The hare ran as fast as it…… (can).
Ans.- could
5. He did not know it until I…… (tell) him.
Ans.- told
6. I shall be grateful if you…… (send) money.
Ans.- send
7. He believed that hard work…… (pay) in the long run.
Ans.- paid
8. She says that she…… (top) the list of success ful candidates.
Ans.- topped
9. He could not foresee that a calamity…… (will)befall him.
Ans.- would
10. I was told that the house…….(be) for sale.
Ans.- was
11. He has lost more than he…… (can) afford.
Ans.- could
12. He hired a taxi because he…… (be) in a hurry.
Ans.- was
13. Wherever I …….(preach), the people gathered to listen.
Ans.- preached
14. She finished first, though he…… (begin) late.
Ans.- began
15. A notice was circulated in order that all. (may) know it.
Ans.- might
16. He walked as though he …….(be) slightly lame.
Ans.- had been
17. You may go wherever you…… (like).
Ans.- like
18. She told me that she…… (will) come.
Ans.- would
19. The boy ran away because he…….(be) afraid me.
Ans.- was
20. She liked you better than she……. (like) me.
Ans.- likes