Gap Filling Exercise No-31,32&33 (Solved)

Gap Filling Exercise No-16,17&18 (Solved)

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

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