Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. Raman always.........to work on time (come)

2. Yesterday ........my ankle while playing basketball. (twist)

3. By the time I finished drinking juice, Lokesh..........already..........his dessert. (eat)

4. By the time they sit for their exams, the students...........plenty of practice with
verb tenses. (have)

5. The alarm...........for several minutes, but I only woke up when my sister threw
water on my face. (ring)

6. Who...........the test series between England and Australia next month ? (win)
7. The horses......... around the race track. (gallop)
8. In 1950, India........... republic. (become)
9. At the moment,the students................. for a field trip. (prepare)​

Answer 1

1.come

2.twisted

3.had ,eaten

4.had

5.rang

6.will win

7.galloped

8.became

9.were preparing

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Raman always comes to work on time. (come)

2. Yesterday my ankle twisted while playing basketball. (twist)

3. By the time I finished drinking juice, Lokesh has already eaten his dessert. (eat)

4. By the time they sit for their exams, the students have practiced plenty of verb tenses. (have)

5. The alarm had rung for several minutes, but I only woke up when my sister threw water on my face. (ring)

6. Who will win the test series between England and Australia next month? (win)

7. The horses gallop around the race track. (gallop)

8. In 1950, India became a republic. (become)

9. At the moment, the students are preparing for a field trip. (prepare)​

Explanation:

Tenses are the use of specific forms of verbs. It refers to the situation of time and when the situation takes place. Mainly, there are three types of tenses. They are:

1. Present Tense [Subject + V₁/V₂ + Object]

• Used for the sentence when the action is happening right now, or the action which takes place continuously.
• The present form of the verb adds 's' or 'es' at the end.
• I, we, you, they, and all plural form of the subject takes V₁ while subjects such as he, she, it, and all singular takes V₅.

Example: Raman always comes to work on time.

i. Present Continuous  [Subject + am, is, are + V₄]

• Used when the action happening now and may continue in the future.

Example: At the moment, the students are preparing for a field trip.    

ii. Present Perfect [Subject + has, have + V₃]

• Used at events that occurred before you expected (already)

Example: By the time I finished drinking juice, Lokesh has already eaten his dessert.

• Used at events that recently occurred (just)

Example: By the time they sit for their exams, the students have practiced plenty of verb tenses.

2. Past Tense [Subject + V₂ + Object]

• Used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.

Example: Yesterday my ankle twisted while playing basketball.

3. Future Tense [Subject + will + V₁ + Object].

• Used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet.

Example: Who will win the test series between England and Australia next month?