Fill the blanks with correct tense forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It ____ (rain) since last night , and it ____ (look) as if it may rain for the rest of the day.
2. We __ (go) shopping last weekend. There ___ (be) a great crowd at the shoppind centre.
3. It __ (be) a fine morning today.
4. She ___ (mop) the floor when her cousin came in.She __ (scold) him angrily because he __ (make) the floor dirty with his dirty shoes.
5. The police ____ (investigate) the robbery that ___ (take) place last week.
6. My school ___ (hold) a food and fun fair next month to raise money for the school building fund.
7. Look ! Those bees __ (buzz) round the flowers.
Answers
1. It ____ (rain) since last night , and it ____ (look) as if it may rain for the rest of the day.
- It has been raining since last night , and it looks as if it may rain for the rest of the day.
2. We __ (go) shopping last weekend. There ___ (be) a great crowd at the shoppind centre.
- We went shopping last weekend. There was a great crowd at the shoppind centre.
3. It __ (be) a fine morning today.
- It is a fine morning today.
4. She ___ (mop) the floor when her cousin came in.She __ (scold) him angrily because he __ (make) the floor dirty with his dirty shoes.
- She was mopping the floor when her cousin came in. She scolded him angrily because he made the floor dirty with his dirty shoes.
5. The police ____ (investigate) the robbery that ___ (take) place last week.
- The police are investigating the robbery that took place last week.
6. My school ___ (hold) a food and fun fair next month to raise money for the school building fund.
- My school is holding a food and fun fair next month to raise money for the school building fund.
7. Look ! Those bees __ (buzz) round the flowers.
- Look ! Those bees are buzzing round the flowers.
Answer:
1. It is raining since last night and it looks as if it may rain for the rest of the day.
2. We went shopping last weekend. There was a great crowd at the shopping centre.
3. it has been a fine morning day.
4. She was mopping the floor when her cousin came in. She scolded him angrily because he made the floor dirty with his dirty shoes.
5. The police was investigating the robbery that had taken place last week.
6. My school will be holding a food and fun fair next month to raise money for the school building fund.
7. Look! Those bees are buzzing round the flowers.