GACICISE
EXERCISE 13: Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous forms of the Verbs given in
brackets
1. It____heavily since morning. (rain)
2. He____from malaria for one week. (suffer)
3. India
____very fast since Independence. (progress)
4. Umesh___for half an hour. (sleep)
5. A fine breeze___since last evening. (blow)
EXERCISE 14: Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect Continuous forms of the Verbs given in
brackets.
1.I___for you since morning (wait)
2. The gardener___my lawn for two hours. (mow)
3. They____cricket for five hours. (play)
4. The children___kites since 2 p.m. (fly)
5. The police___a watch over his movements since 16th April. (keep)
EXERCISE 15: Fill in the blanks with the Future Perfect Continuous forms of the verbs given
brackets
1. She___continuously for two hours. (sing)
2. Tomorrow at this time,I___to London for two hours. (fly)
3. In 2020, he___his own shop for ten years. (run)
4. When you arrive, they____fruits for half an hour. (pick)
5. By this time next year,_____French for ten years (learn)
Answers
Answer:
EXERCISE 13:
1) It has been raining heavily since morning.
2) He has been suffering from malaria for one week.
3) India has been progressing very fast since Independence.
4) Umesh has been sleeping for half an hour.
5) A fine breeze has been blowing since last evening.
EXERCISE 14:
1) I had been waiting for you since morning.
2) The gardener had been mowing my lawn for two hours.
3) They had been playing cricket for five hours.
4) The children had been flying kites since 2 p.m.
5) The police had been keeping a watch over his movements since
16th April.
EXERCISE 15:
1) She will have been singing continuously for two hours.
2) Tomorrow, at this time, I will have been flying to London for two hours.
3) In 2020, he will have been running his own shop for tem years.
4) When you arrive, the will have been picking fruits for half an hour.
5) By this time next year, I will have been learning French for ten years.
Answer:
EXERCISE 13:
1) It has been raining heavily since morning.
2) He has been suffering from malaria for one week.
3) India has been progressing very fast since Independence.
4) Umesh has been sleeping for half an hour.
5) A fine breeze has been blowing since last
evening.
EXERCISE 14:
1) I had been waiting for you since morning.
2) The gardener had been mowing my lawn for two hours.
3) They had been playing cricket for five
hours.
4) The children had been flying kites since 2 p.m.
5) The police had been keeping a watch over his movements since 16th April.
EXERCISE 15:
1) She will have been singing continuously for two hours.
2) Tomorrow, at this time, I will have been flying to London for two hours.
3) In 2020, he will have been running his
own shop for tem years.
4) When you arrive, the will have been picking fruits for half an hour.
5) By this time next year, I will have been learning French for ten years.