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Direction: In this exercise, each sentence has a blank space. To fill in the blank, choose the correct verb from the choice given:
1. The fire ……………..the huts before the fire brigade came. (A) had burnt (B) will burn (C) has burnt (D) bums
2. I have ………………..my work. (A) do (B) does (C) will do (D) done
3. Don't make a noise, she ……………. (A) sleep (B) will sleep (C) is sleeping (D) none
4. Will you go ……………..a movie ? (A) to see (B) seen (C) to seeing (D) none
5. They …………..to Shimla last year. (A) will go (B) have gone (C) will have gone (D) none
6. He has been …………. the plants for two hours. (A) watering (B) watered (C) waters (D) none
7. He always ………….. up at 5 a.m. (A) gets (B) will get (C) is getting up (D) none
8. Since then a new housing estate………… built and it has become very noisy. (A) has been (B) was (C) had (D) is
9. I hope they……….. this road by the time we come back next summer. (A) shall have repaired (B) will have repaired Visit- www.edumantra.net
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10. I have already ………..the Red Fort. (A) saw (B) seen (C) seeing (D) none
11.In a few years we all …………. in the houses heated by solar energy. (A) will live (B) shall be living (C) lived (D) shall have been living
12. I met Mohan when he………….. to the post office. (A) is going (B) has gone (C) was going (D) none
13. He………… us to go out in the boat yesterday. (A) does not allow (B) allows (C) did not allow (D) has not allowed
14. When I saw him he…………. a portrait. (A) is painting (B) painted (C) was painting (D) had painting
15. The thief will have run away before the police………….. (A) comes (B) had come (C) came (D) none
16. If they………… that picture lower, people would be able to see it. (A) hanged (B) hang (C) hung (D) will hung
17. This pen………… me Rs. 10. (A) costed (B) costs (C) cost (D) will cost
18. My brother will visit Delhi when he…………… free. (A) was free (B) be Visit- www.edumantra.net
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19. If it rains the match…………. cancelled. (A) be (B) will be (C) will (D) will have been
20. Unless I have a quiet room I…………. successful. (A) would not be (B) shall not be (C) have not been (D) had not been
21.The labourers are ……… the tree. (A) cut (B) cutted (C) cutting (D) none
22. I could get a job easily if …………. a degree. (A) has (B) had (C) will have (D) have
23. The hens ………….. into the house if you had shut the door. (A) would not have got (B) did not get (C) does not get (D) not got
24. Last week the boys a …………magic show. (A) will see (B) saw (C) have seen (D) none
25. What…………. if you press this button? (A) happens (B) happened (C) will happen (D) have happened
26. If the milkman …………. tell him to leave two liters. (A) comes (B) came (C) has come (D) come
27. You should ………… exercise daily. (A) took (B) have taken Visit- www.edumantra.net
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28. To his horror, he found that he………… for nearly 24 hours. (A) sleeps (B) slept (C) was sleeping (D) had slept
29. A temple………… in the middle of the village. (A) situates (B) is situated (C) is situating (D) none
30. A black cow that ……….. in the field for some time did not return home in the evening. (A) grazes (B) was grazing (C) had been grazing (D) grazed
31.When I ……………out the sun was shining brightly. (A) sets (B) is setting (C) set (D) setted
32. I know all about that film because I ………….. it twice. (A) saw (B) have seen (C) had seen (D) have been seen
33. In the last elections, Sonia Gandhi ……………. by a big margin. (A) was won (B) is winning (C) will win (D) won
34.The train ………….. before we reached the station. (A) left (B) has left (C) had left (D) would have left
35. He risked ………… out in the rain. (A) to go (B) going (C) will go (D) none
36. The bus………. before we reached the bus stand. (A) left (B) has left Visit- www.edumantra.net
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37. The patient …………. before the doctor came. (A) dies (B) was dying (C) had been dying (D) had died
38. When I pay him tomorrow, he........... everything. (A) has received (B) has been receiving (C) will have received (D) will have been received
39. Why did you help him when you knew that he…………. you? (A) will cheat (B) is cheating (C) cheated (D) had cheated
40. I …………. forty on my next birthday. (A) am (B) shall be (C) have been (D) going to be
41. Mohan and Shankar promised …………hard. (A) to work (B) working (C) worked (D) none
42. Don't disturb me. I ………….my homework. (A) do (B) doing (C) am doing (D) was doing
43. Since when have you been………… here ? (A) stay (B) staying (C) stayed (D) hone
44. Can I have some milk before I ………….to bed ? (A) go (B) am going (C) shall go (D) went
45. The match was so boring that I ……………. it in the middle. (A) leaving (B) left Visit- www.edumantra.net
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46. The earth………….. around the sun. (A) move (B) moves (C) moved (D) is moving
47. The cattle were…………….. in the field. (A) grazing (B) grazed (C) will grazing (D) none
48. When we reached the ground, the match…………….. (A) already started (B) had already started (C) would already started (D) none
49. If I had known that you were in the hospital, I ………… you. (A) would have visited (B) would visit (C) visited (D) none
50. When he lived in Shimla, he………….. the Mall once a week. (A) visit (B) visited (C) will visit (D) none
51. I ………… for the interview since 10 a.m. (A) is waiting (B) has been waiting (C) have been waiting (D) none
52. Jhanda Singh jumped off the bus while it …………… (A) moved (B) will move (C) was moving (D) is moving
53. The police ………….. four thieves last night. (A) catch (B) caught (C) catching (D) will catch
54. I was…………. food when he came in. (A) cooking Visit- www.edumantra.net
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55. I certainly……………. my colleague if I had been there. (A) helped (B) would have helped (C) can help (D) may help
56. It …………… since 9 o'clock. (A) rains (B) was raining (C) has been raining (D) will rain
57. Stars…………… in the sky at night. (A) will twinkle (B) twinkle (C) twinkles (D) have been twinkling
58. Water……….. on heating. (A) evaporate (B) evaporates (C) evaporated (D) is evaporating
59. Shantanu ……………. all the chocolates. (A) ate (B) eating (C) eaten (D) have eaten
60. Farmers……………. the field. (A) has ploughed (B) ploughing (C) ploughs (D) plough
61. If I ………………… you, I would not repeat that mistake. (A) were (B) is (C) had been (D) are
62. I ………………. this book for last four years. (A) write (B) writing (C) have been writing Visit- www.edumantra.net
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