EXERCISE-28
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets.
1.The earth________ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
2.My friends ________ the Prime Minister yesterday. (see, have seen, saw)
3.I ________him only one letter up to now. (sent, have sent, send)
4.She________ worried about something. (looks, looking, is looking)
5.It started to rain while we ________tennis. (are playing, were playing, had played)
6.He________ fast when the accident happened. (is driving. was driving, drove)
7.He ________ asleep while he was driving. (falls, fell, has fallen)
8.I’m sure I ________ her at the party last night. (saw, have seen, had seen)
9.He ________a mill in this town. (have, has, is having)
10.He ________ here for the last five years. (worked, is working, has been working)
ANSWERS:
1.moves 2.saw
3.have sent 4. Looks
5.were playing 6. was driving
7.fell 8. Saw
9.has 10. has been working
EXERCISE-29
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets.
1.He thanked me for what I_____ . (have done, had done, have been doing)
2.I ________a strange noise. (hear, am hearing, have been hearing)
3.I ________him for a long time. (know, have known, am knowing)
4.I ________English for five years. (study, am studying, have been studying)
5.Don’t disturb me. I ________ my homework. (do, did, am doing)
6.Abdul________ to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)
7.The soup ________ good. (taste, tastes, is tasting)
8.He________ TV most evenings. (watches, is watch, is watching)
9.He________ cut five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)
10.When he lived in Hyderabad he________ to the cinema once a week. (goes, went, was going)
ANSWERS:
1.had done 2. hear
3.have known 4. have been studying
5.am doing 6. wants
7.tastes 8. watches
9.went 10. went
Exercise-30
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets.
1.The baby ________all morning. (cries, has been crying. has cried)
2.I ________Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)
3.I ________Kumar this week. (haven’t seen, am not seeing not saw)
4.This paper ________ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)
5.Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________the roof. (is mending, was mending, mended)
6.The Headmaster ________ to speak to you. (wants, is wanting, was wanting)
7.I ________ a new bicycle last week, (bought. have bought, had bought)
8.Here are your shoes; I________ them. (just clean, just cleaned, have just cleaned)
9.It ________ since early morning. (rained, is raining, has been raining)
10.I________ a lot of work today, (did, have done, had done)
Answers:
1.has been crying 2. saw
3.haven’t seen 4. Appears
5.was mending 6. wants
7.bought 8. have just cleaned
9.has been raining 10. have done/did
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