Tenses
MISCELLANEOUS
EXERCISE
(Based on Textual
Sentences)
I. Fill in the blanks with correct
form of the verbs given in the brackets:
(a) 1. She....... (be) the first
woman to work on the Telco's shop floor. (Simple Present)
2. Sudha........ (decide) to inform
the topmost person. (Simple Past)
3. Studies....... (serve) for delight,
ornament and ability. (Simple Present)
4. A private soldier ..........
(pass) him and…… .... (salute)him. (Past Perfect)
5. Discipline ........ (not cut) down
individual freedom. (Simple Present)
6. The workers ......... (go) on
strike. (Present Perfect)
7. Children ......... (play) in the
park. (Present Continuous)
8. Hard work....... (bring) success.
(Simple Present)
9. He....... (reach) the ground
before the match started. (Past Perfect)
10. She ....... (stay) here till
Sunday,
11. Lions........ (not live) on
fruits.
12. A stich in time......... (save)
nine.
13. My grandmother......... (accept)
her seclusion with resignation. (Simple Past)
14. Mohan does not have much money,
so he......... (not buy) a car yet. (Simple Present)
15. The old man always.........
(carry) an umbrella with him. (Simple Past)
(b) 1. India........ (get) its first
vision of freedom in 1857 when the war of independence was started. (Simple Past)
2. Kalam says that only strength.........
(respect). (Simple Present)
3. Man ....... always (be) in the
fear of wars. (Present Perfect)
4. We........ (plunder) our
children's heritage thoughtlessly. (Present Continuous)
5. Major Som Nath Sharma........ (insist) to
be with his company during the war. (Simple Past)
6. The Indian troops, at once, (fly) into
Srinagar and..... (block) all the routes to Srinagar. (Simple Past)
7. The whole city ........ (turn)
into an endless graveyard. (Past Perfect)
8. General MacArthur was one of the
those who....... (be) responsible for the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki. (Past Perfect)
9. Their faces at once........ (grow)
grave and attentive. (Simple Past)
10. They ........ (writhe) in agony
because of the intolerable pain of their burns. (Past Continuous)
11. Malcolm........ (close) his eyes and.........
(become) motionless. (Simple Past)
12. She....... (reach) there after a
long journey of 1250 kilometers. (Past Perfect)
13. Modern man in his greed.........
(cut) down the trees and forests. (Present Perfect)
14. The water level ......... (sink)
year after year. (Present Continuous)
15. By cutting down our forests, we.........
(disturb) the water cycle also. (Present Perfect)
Answers
(a) 1. is 2. decided 3. serve 4. had
passed, saluted 5. does not cut 6. have gone 7. playing 8. brings 9. had
reached 10. will be staying 11. do not live 12. saves 13. accepted 14. has not
bought 15. carried.
(b) 1. got 2. respects 3. has always
been 4. are plundering 5. insisted 6. flew, blocked 7. had turned 8. had been
9. grew 10. were writhing 11. closed, became 12. had reached 13. has cut 14. is
sinking 15. have disturbed.
