Question

Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:

1. He ______ TV most evening. (watches, is watch, is watching)

2. He _______ out five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)

3. When he lived in Hyderabad, he _______ to the cinema once a week. (goes, went, was going)

4. The baby _______ all morning. (cries, has been crying)

5. I _______ Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)

6. I ______ Kumar this week. (haven’t seen, didn’t see, am not seeing)

7. This paper _____ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)

8. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________ the roof. (is mending, was mending, mended)

9. I _________ something burning. (smell, am smelling, have been smelling)

10. Look, the sun ______ over the hills. (rises, is rise, is rising)

11. She ______ unconscious since four o’clock. (is, was, has been)

12. He used to visit us every week, but he _______ now. (rarely comes, is rarely coming, has rarely come)

13. I ______ him since we met a year ago. (didn’t see, haven’t seen, hadn’t seen)

14. We ______ our breakfast half an hour ago. (finished, have finished, had finished)​​

Answer 1

1) He watches TV most evening.

2) He went out five minutes ago.

3) When he lived in Hyderabad, he went to the cinema once a week.

4) The baby has been crying all morning.

5) I saw Rahim at the zoo.

6) I haven't seen Kumar this week.

7) This paper appears twice weekly.

8) Ashok fell off the ladder when he was mending the roof.

9) I smell something burning.

10) Look, the sun is rising over the hills.

11. She has been unconscious since four o’clock.

12. He used to visit us every week, but he rarely comes now.

13. I haven't seen him since we met a year ago.

14. We finished our breakfast half an hour ago.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. watches
2. has gone
3. went
4. has been crying
5. had seen
6. haven't seen
7. appears
8. was mending
9. smell
10. is rising
11. has been
12. is rarely coming
13. haven't seen
14. finished