Tense Exercise With Answers: Q1. Choose The Correct Verb From Those in Brackets

Tense Exercise with Answers
Q1. Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:

a. The earth _____ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
b. My friends _____ the film yesterday. (see, saw, have seen)
c. It started to rain while we _____ tennis. (are playing, had played, were
playing)
d. I _____ English for five years. (have been studying, study, am studying)
e. The train _____ before we reach the station. (arrives, will have arrived, had
arrived)
f. Don't disturb me. I _____ my work. (do, did, am doing)
g. Fortune _____ the brave. (is favouring, will favour, favours)
h. I _____ the letter before you arrived. (had written, wrote, will write)
i. He _____ us next week. (will have met, will have been meeting, will be
meeting)
j. Perhaps we _____ Delhi next month. (visit, will visit, visited)
Ans. a. moves
b. saw
c. were playing
d. have been studying
e. will have arrived
f. am doing
g. favours
h. had written
i. will be meeting
j. will visit
Q2. Complete the dialogue.

Rashid: Rahul! Your friend Manas has sent you a postcard. It’s from Kerala. It
____ (look) nice.
Rahul: I bet it does!
Rashid: He ____ (write) that it’s very hot there. There ___ (be) a lot of
tourists. The hotels ____ (be) full. He ____ (say) the restaurants ____ (be)
always full!
Rahul: Yes. I’m sure it is. The papers____ (say) that the temperature there is
30C.
Rashid: Then he ___ (write) that he has learnt a bit of Malayalam, and that he
____ (get on) well with the people there, especially the women!
Rashid: Look, didn’t the newspaper ____ (say) that there’s another strike in
Kerala.
Rahul: Yes, it did Manas won’t mind having to stay in Kerala longer!
Ans. a. looks
b. has written
c. are
d. are
e. says
f. are
g. say
h. writes
i. gets on
j. say
Q3. Correct the following sentences:
i. I lived in Calcutta since 1930.
ii. She died before her husband came.
iii. I have written a letter to her last Monday.
iv. I am reading Kalidasa for the last six days.
v. The new hotel has been opened last Saturday.
vi. He had gone to Madras last week.
vii. The train leave the station before I reached there.
viii. I wish my men had been coming quickly and find us.
ix. At the moment the baby sleep in the cradle.
x. He goes out for ten minutes.
Ans. i. I have been living in Calcutta since 1930.
ii. She had died before her husband came.
iii.I wrote a letter to her last Monday.
iv. I have been reading Kalidasa for the last six days.
v. The new hotel opened last Saturday.
vi. He went to Madras last week.

vii. The train had left the station before I reached there.
viii. I wish my men came quickly and found us.
ix. At the moment the baby is sleeping in the cradle.
x. He has gone out for ten minutes.
Punctuation Exercise with Answers
Q1. Punctuate the following sentences.
a) i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer

Ans. I like playing with my friends-Sandy, Sunny and Sameer.
b) we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh
Ans. We went through the smoky mountains near Shimla, on our way to Leh.
c) myfavourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent

Ans. My favourite soap is Pears and my favourite toothpaste is Pepsodent.
d) i’m a catholic and that’s why i go to st.joseph’s school

Ans. I'm a Catholic and that's why I go to St. Joseph's School.
e) my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words

Ans. My friend, Priya speaks German and she is teaching me some words.
f) he was honest sincere hard working

Ans. He was honest, sincere and hard working.
g) hindusmuslimssikhschristians live together in India
Ans. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians live together in India.
h) long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william
Ans. Long ago, in a town in Switzerland, there lived a famous man called
William.
i) akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely

Ans. Akbar, the greatest of the Mughal emperors, ruled wisely.
j) tanya said to ila rahul is a nice guy

Ans. Tanya said to Ila, "Rahul is a nice guy."
Clauses Exercise with Answers
Q. Identify the clauses and point it whether it is a Noun Clause,

Adjective Clause, Adverb Clause.
a) The bankers need to know what they should do.

Ans. what they should do-Noun Clause
b) The books, which are lost, are not really necessary.

Ans. which are lost-Adjective Clause
c) Whether you like it or not, you have to go to bed now.

Ans. Whether you like it or not-Adverb Clause
d) Students who are intelligent get good grades.

Ans. who are intelligent-Adjective Clause
e) No one knows he is.
Ans. who he is-Noun Clause
f) When I was younger, I thought so.

Ans. when I was younger-Adverb Clause
g) He laughs best who laughs last.

Ans. who laughs last-Adjective Clause
h) I went to see what had happened.

Ans. what had happened-Noun Clause
i) He met a girl whose eyes were blue.

Ans. whose eyes were blue-Adjective Clause
j) I shall remain where I am.

Ans. where I am-Adverb Clause
Preposition Exercise with Answers
Q1. The child responded to his mother's demands _____ throwing a tantrum.
A. By
Q2. I will wait _____ 6.30, but then I'm going home.
A. till
Q3. My best friend, John, is named _____ his grandfather.

A. after
Q4. My parents have been married _____ forty years.
A. for
Q5. It's been snowing _____ Christmas morning.

A. since
Q6. I get paid _____ the end of the month.

A. at
Q7. I'll be with you _____ a moment.

A. in
Q8. I've got a meeting _____ Monday morning.

A. on
Q9. He enjoyed the peace as he walked _____ the forest.

A. through
Q10. A grey mist hung _____ the fields.

A. over

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Tense Exercise with Answers

Q1. Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:

d. have been studying

e. will have arrived

Q2. Complete the dialogue.

Q3. Correct the following sentences:

i. I lived in Calcutta since 1930.

ii. She died before her husband came.

iii. I have written a letter to her last Monday.

iv. I am reading Kalidasa for the last six days.

v. The new hotel has been opened last Saturday.

vi. He had gone to Madras last week.

vii. The train leave the station before I reached there.

ix. At the moment the baby sleep in the cradle.

x. He goes out for ten minutes.

Ans. i. I have been living in Calcutta since 1930.

ii. She had died before her husband came.

iii.I wrote a letter to her last Monday.

v. The new hotel opened last Saturday.

vi. He went to Madras last week.

viii. I wish my men came quickly and found us.

ix. At the moment the baby is sleeping in the cradle.

x. He has gone out for ten minutes.

Punctuation Exercise with Answers

Q1. Punctuate the following sentences.

a) i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer

c) myfavourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent

d) i’m a catholic and that’s why i go to st.joseph’s school

e) my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words

f) he was honest sincere hard working

i) akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely

j) tanya said to ila rahul is a nice guy

Clauses Exercise with Answers

Q. Identify the clauses and point it whether it is a Noun Clause,

a) The bankers need to know what they should do.

b) The books, which are lost, are not really necessary.

c) Whether you like it or not, you have to go to bed now.

d) Students who are intelligent get good grades.

f) When I was younger, I thought so.

g) He laughs best who laughs last.

h) I went to see what had happened.

i) He met a girl whose eyes were blue.

j) I shall remain where I am.

Preposition Exercise with Answers

Q3. My best friend, John, is named _____ his grandfather.

Q5. It's been snowing _____ Christmas morning.

Q6. I get paid _____ the end of the month.

Q7. I'll be with you _____ a moment.

Q8. I've got a meeting _____ Monday morning.

Q9. He enjoyed the peace as he walked _____ the forest.

Q10. A grey mist hung _____ the ﬁelds.

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