EXERCISE-31
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:
1.I________ something burning. (smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
2.Look! The sun________ over the hills. (rises, is rise, is rising)
3.She ________ unconscious since four o’clock. (is, was, has been)
4.He used to visit us every week, but he ________now. (rarely comes, is rarely coming, has rarely come)
5.We________ for his call since 4:20. (are waiting. have been waiting, were waiting)
6.Every day last week my aunt________ a plate. (breaks, broke, was breaking)
7.I know all about that film because I ________it twice. (saw, have seen, had seen)
8.Our guests ________ they are sitting in the garden. (arrived, have arrived. had arrived)
9.I________ him since we met a year ago. (didn’t see, haven’t seen, hadn’t seen)
10.We ________our breakfast half an hour ago. (finished, have finished, had finished)
ANSWERS:
1.smell 2. is rising
3.has been 4. rarely comes
5.have been waiting 6. broke
7.have seen 8. have arrived
9.haven’t seen 10. finished
EXERCISE-32
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets.
1.She jumped off the bus while it ________ (moved. had moved, was moving)
2.When we went to the cinema, the film ________ (already started. had already started, would already start)
3.I ________ walking for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain. (had been, has been, have been)
4.Did you think you ________ me somewhere before? (have seen. had seen, were seeing)
5.The town ________ its appearance completely since 1980. (is changing, changed, has changed)
6.Sheena ________ her case, look. (packed, has packed, had packed)
7.When I was in Sri Lanka, I ________ Nogombo, Beruwela and Nilaveli. (visited, was visited, have visited)
8.I meant to repair the radio, but ________ time to do it today (am not having, haven’t had, hadn’t)
9.When I ________ my dinner I went to bed. (had, have had, had had)
10.Men ________to abolish wars up to now, but may be they will find a way in the future. {never ,managed, have never managed, will have never managed)
ANSWERS:
1.was moving 2. had already started
3.had been 4. had seen
5.has changed 6. has packed
7. visited 8. haven’t had
9.had had 10. have never managed.
EXERCISE-33
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets.
1.The plane ________ at 3:30. {arrives, will arrive)
2.I will phone you when he ________back. (comes, will come)
3.When I get home, my dog ________at the gate waiting for me. (sits, will be sitting)
4.I ________the Joshis this evening. (visit, am visiting)
5.Look at those black clouds. It________ . (will rain, is going to rain)
6.The train ________ before we reach the station. (arrives, will have arrived)
7.Perhaps we________ Mahabaleshwar next month. (visit, will visit)
8.Unless we ________ now we can’t be on time. (start, will start)
9.I________ into the town later on. Do you want a lift? (drive, will be driving)
10.The next term ________ on 16th November. (begins, is beginning) .
ANSWERS:
1.arrives 2. comes
3.will be sitting 4. am visiting
5.is going to rain 6. will have arrived
7.will visit 8. start
9.will be driving 10. begins