EXERCISE
JIM Underline the correct form of the verbs : The students (are/have/will have) a football match
next Monday. They are waiting / have been waiting / wait) for this match for one month.
Their team (have won / was winning / has been winning) for last two years. But last time
they have / were / have been) narrowly defeated by the opponent. The match next time (will
I will be / will have) held in the local club ground,
[B] Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets using proper
auxiliaries if required :
[ 1) We (come) to Kolkata last month. We(stay) in Mumbai before. Our new
residence
(be) very nice. There
(be) a small garden in front of our
Mumbai's house. Here it (rain) since last Sunday. Father says he (make)
a garden like Delhi.
127 The thief (catch) red-handed when he (steal) money from the almirah. The
almirah
(lock) but the thief somehow (manage) to get the keys.
The ancient Egyptians were the first to (measure) a year with exactness. They
(know) that the best time to (plant) was after the Nile River
(overflow) each year. Their priests (notice) that between each overflowing the
moon (rise) 12 times.
[4] David Copperfield
(run) away from London and (walk) to Dover. A driver
(tell) him the way to his aunt's house. As he (stand) at the gate, he saw
his aunt. She (work) in the garden. David nervously (open) the gate and
moved towards her.
(5) Kapil Dev (be) a great cricketer of India. He (bear) in 1959 and he
(play) his First Match against Pakistan in 1978. Since then, he
in 129 Test Matches and
(represent) India
(take) a record of 431 wickets with Richard Hadley.
16] While I
(walk) back home yesterday, someone
hand and
(snatch) the bag from my
(run) away. The police (not catch) him yet. 1 (wonder) how
- (happen) nowadays.
List
way
xuch things
The fisherman in our country (catch) fish in nets which (make) of string
The nets (carry) in boats, which (take) out to the sea. Then they
(drop) it in the water. The nets (not sink) to the bottom of the sea.
[8] Yesterday they (be) late in starting. So they (drive) fast of the way to the station;
yet by the time they (reach) the station, the train already (leave).
191 Today (be) the most important day in his life. He (go) to sit for his final
examination. If he (succeed) he (continue) his studies.
[10] It (rain) heavily. We -(wait) for an hour under a shed for the rain to stop.
Asit (rain) the whole morning, all vehicles (come) to a stands still. The sky has
(clear).
[11] The necklace (steal) from house. The police
cannot (find) the thief.
They (can) arrest the thief, he (flee). Ultimately the thief (catch) by
[12] We
(expect) him yesterday. He (not come) till today. No one
(happen) to him. Perhaps he
(know) what
(reach) here tomorrow. You (see) him then.
not yet
the police
Answers
Answer:
The students will have a football match
next Monday. They are waiting for this match for one month.
Their team / has been winning) for last two years. But last time
/ were narrowly defeated by the opponent. The match next time (will
) held in the local club ground,
[B] Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets using proper
auxiliaries if required :
[ 1) We (come) to Kolkata last month. We(stay) in Mumbai before. Our new
residence
(be) very nice. There
(be) a small garden in front of our
Mumbai's house. Here it (rain) since last Sunday. Father says he (make)
a garden like Delhi.
127 The thief (catch) red-handed when he (steal) money from the almirah. The
almirah
(lock) but the thief somehow (manage) to get the keys.
The ancient Egyptians were the first to (measure) a year with exactness. They
(know) that the best time to (plant) was after the Nile River
(overflow) each year. Their priests (notice) that between each overflowing the
moon (rise) 12 times.
[4] David Copperfield
(run) away from London and (walk) to Dover. A driver
(tell) him the way to his aunt's house. As he (stand) at the gate, he saw
his aunt. She (work) in the garden. David nervously (open) the gate and
moved towards her.
(5) Kapil Dev (be) a great cricketer of India. He (bear) in 1959 and he
(play) his First Match against Pakistan in 1978. Since then, he
in 129 Test Matches and
(represent) India
(take) a record of 431 wickets with Richard Hadley.
16] While I
(walk) back home yesterday, someone
hand and
(snatch) the bag from my
(run) away. The police (not catch) him yet. 1 (wonder) how
- (happen) nowadays.
List
way
xuch things
The fisherman in our country (catch) fish in nets which (make) of string
The nets (carry) in boats, which (take) out to the sea. Then they
(drop) it in the water. The nets (not sink) to the bottom of the sea.
[8] Yesterday they (be) late in starting. So they (drive) fast of the way to the station;
yet by the time they (reach) the station, the train already (leave).
191 Today (be) the most important day in his life. He (go) to sit for his final
examination. If he (succeed) he (continue) his studies.
[10] It (rain) heavily. We -(wait) for an hour under a shed for the rain to stop.
Asit (rain) the whole morning, all vehicles (come) to a stands still. The sky has
(clear).
[11] The necklace (steal) from house. The police
cannot (find) the thief.
They (can) arrest the thief, he (flee). Ultimately the thief (catch) by
[12] We
(expect) him yesterday. He (not come) till today. No one
(happen) to him. Perhaps he
(know) what
(reach) here tomorrow. You (see) him then.
not yet
the police