practice questions fot tenses
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DIRECTION for the questions 1 to 20: Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:
1. Abdul ___________ to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)
2. The Soup ________ good. (taste, tastes, is tasting)
3. He ______ TV most evening. (watches, is watch, is watching)
4. He _______ out five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)
5. When he lived in Hyderabad, he _______ to the cinema once a week. (goes, went, was going)
6. The baby _______ all morning. (cries, has been crying)
7. I _______ Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)
8. I ______ Kumar this week. (haven't seen, did't see, am not seeing)
9. This paper _____ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)
10. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________ the roof. (is mending, was mending, mended)
11. I _________ something burning. (smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
12. Look, the sun ______ over the hills. (rises, is rise, is rising)
13. She ______ unconscious since four o'clock. (is, was, has been)
14. He used to visit us every week, but he _______ now. (rarely comes, is rarely coming, has rarely come)
15. I ______ him since we met a year ago. (didn't see, haven't seen, hadn't seen)
16. We ______ our breakfast half an hour ago. (finished, have finished, had finished)
17. She jumped off the bus while it _______ . (already started, had already started, would already start)
18. I ______ for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain. (have walked, have been walking, had been walking)
19. Did you think you ______ me somewhere before?. (have seen, had seen, were seeing)
20. The town _________ its appearance completely since 1980. (is changing, changed, has changed)
Answer:
1. This time tomorrow, I ............................... on the beach.
am lying
will lie
will be lying
2. She said that she ....................... help me.
will
shall
would
3. Phone me when you ............................ time.
have
would have
will have
4. I will follow you wherever you ...........................
go
goes
will go
5. You ........................... an accident if you go on driving like that.
are having
will have
would have
6. When you phoned, I ................................. in the garage.
worked
am working
was working
7. I .............................. all my childhood in South India.
was spending
spend
spent
8. The phone ......................... while I was having a bath.
rings
rang
was ringing
9. I tried a little of the soup to see how it ..........................
tastes
is tasting
tasted
10. When we were children we ............................. our own toys.
were making
made
had made
11. I can't dance because I ........................... my leg.
have broken
broke
had broken
12. I .......................... the bell six times but no one opened the door.
was ringing
have rung
rang
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1. This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
2. She said that she would help me.
3. Phone me when you have time.
4. I will follow you wherever you go.
5. You will have an accident if you go on driving like that.
6. When you phoned, I was working in the garage.
7. I spent all my childhood in South India.
8. The phone rang while I was having a bath.
9. I tried a little of the soup to see how it tasted.
10. When we were children we made our own toys.
11. I can’t dance because I have broken my leg.
12. I rang the bell six times but no one opened the door.