Grammar: Tense Present, Past and Future Exercise-1

Grammar: Tense

Exercise-1

Supply the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

1.    Before the policeman came, the thief _________ away. (run)

2.    We generally _______ to school in the morning. (go)

3.    When I got up, it _______. (rain)

4.    They ______ home by tomorrow. (go)

5.    Don’t cross the road. The bus ______ . (come)

6.    When I saw them, they ______ . (dance)

7.    Krishna ______ yet. (not arrive)

8.    Promod ______  (paint). It looks nice.

9.    Vijayeta and Nayan love travelling. They ______ India next month when the SEE exam finishes. (visit)

10. The examination ______ nearer. (come)

11. When they arrived, I ______. (bath)

12. Ram and Shyam ______ to Pokhara by next week. (go)

13. Take the umbrella. It ______ . (rain)

14. The old beggar ______ yesterday. (die)

15. Don’t make a noise. The baby ______ . (sleep)

16. Does he owe any money? No, he doesn’t ______ any. (owe)

17. As soon as you see Neetu, you ______ her father. (remember)

18. As soon as I cracked jokes, everybody ______. (laugh)

19. By the time the policemen came, the thieves ______ away. (run)

20. Roshan ______ in grade X by next year. (be)

21. Listen! Someone ______. (sing)   

22. When Sulochana played, Sangita ______. (dance)

23. By the first week of July our exam result ______ out. (be)

24. We ______   English for the last seven years. (learn)

25. By the time he comes here, it ______ been very late. (have)

26. The letters ______ by this time tomorrow. (post)

27. This car ______ to my friend. He wants to sell it. (belong)

28. They ______ the building by the end of this month. (build)

29. Students ______ from picnic by six o’clock. (return)

30. She usually ______ red sari in the special programs. (wear)

Answer Key:

1.    Before the policeman came, the thief had run away. (run)

2.    We generally go to school in the morning. (go)

3.    When I got up, it was raining. (rain)

4.    They will have gone home by tomorrow. (go)

5.    Don’t cross the road. The bus is coming. (come)

6.    When I saw them, they were dancing. (dance)

7.    Krishna has not arrived yet. (not arrive)

8.    Promod has painted. It looks nice. (paint).

9.    Vijayeta and Nayan love travelling. They will visit India next month when the SEE exam finishes. (visit)

10. The examination is coming nearer. (come)

11. When they arrived, I was bathing. (bath)

12. Ram and Shyam will have gone to Pokhara by next week. (go)

13. Take the umbrella. It was raining. (rain)

14. The old beggar died yesterday. (die)

15. Don’t make a noise. The baby was sleeping. (sleep)

16. Does he owe any money? No, he doesn’t owe any. (owe)

17. As soon as you see Neetu, you will remember her father. (remember)

18. As soon as I cracked jokes, everybody laughed. (laugh)

19. By the time the doctor came, the thieves had died. (die)

20. Roshan will have been in grade X by next year. (be)

21. Listen! Someone is singing. (sing)   

22. When Sulochana played, Sangita was dancing. (dance)

23. By the first week of July our exam result will have been out. (be)

24. We have been learning English for the last seven years. (learn)

25. By the time he comes here, it will have been very late. (have)

26. The letters will have been posted by this time tomorrow. (post)

27. This car belongs to my friend. He wants to sell it. (belong)

28. They will have built the building by the end of this month. (build)

29. Students will have returned from picnic by six o’clock. (return)

30. She usually wears red sari in the special programs. (wear)