EXERCISE 5
Direction: In this exercise, each sentence has a blank space. To fill in the blank, choose the correct verb from the choice given:
1. Mohan and Shankar promised …………hard.
(A) to work (B) working
(C) worked (D) none
2. Don’t disturb me. I ………….my homework.
(A) do (B) doing
(C) am doing (D) was doing
3. Since when have you been………… here ?
(A) stay (B) staying
(C) stayed (D) hone
4. Can I have some milk before I ………….to bed ?
(A) go (B) am going
(C) shall go (D) went
5. The match was so boring that I ……………. it in the middle.
(A) leaving (B) left
(C) would leave (D) none
6. The earth………….. around the sun.
(A) move (B) moves
(C) moved (D) is moving
7. The cattle were…………….. in the field.
(A) grazing (B) grazed
(C) will grazing (D) none
8. When we reached the ground, the match……………..
(A) already started (B) had already started
(C) would already started (D) none
9. If I had known that you were in the hospital, I ………… you.
(A) would have visited (B) would visit
(C) visited (D) none
10. When he lived in Shimla, he………….. the Mall once a week.
(A) visit (B) visited
(C) will visit (D) none
- I ………… for the interview since 10 a.m.
(A) is waiting (B) has been waiting
(C) have been waiting (D) none
- Jhanda Singh jumped off the bus while it ……………
(A) moved (B) will move
(C) was moving (D) is moving
Answers:-
1.(A) 2. (C)
3. (B) 4. (A)
5. (B) 6. (A)
7. (A) 8. (B)
9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (C) 12. (C)