Uses of Tenses (In Active Voice)
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the correct form of the Verbs given below :
spend, sleep, go, play, measure, work, know, help, twinkle, shine
spend, sleep, go, play, measure, work, know, help, twinkle, shine
1. My mother always goes to Haridwar in summer.
2. A good student always works hard.
3. My uncle knows Urdu, Hindi and English.
4. We always help the poor.
5. The moon shines in the night.
6. You play tennis every evening.
8. Athermometer measure stemperature.
9. I rarely sleep in the afternoon.
10. We spend most of our evenings in reading books.
2. A good student always works hard.
3. My uncle knows Urdu, Hindi and English.
4. We always help the poor.
5. The moon shines in the night.
6. You play tennis every evening.
8. Athermometer measure stemperature.
9. I rarely sleep in the afternoon.
10. We spend most of our evenings in reading books.
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the Verbsgiven in brackets :
1. Ravi usually gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning. (gets)
2. Does your father shave before breakfast? (shave)
3. They don't play cricket in summer. (play)
4. Prashant always reads the newspaper in the morning. (reads)
5. Do they often not go to cinema on Sunday? (go)
6. The sun rises in the east. (rises)
7. Does he usually not go to his village on foot? (go)
8. Sarla spends most of her evenings in reading novels. (spends)
2. Does your father shave before breakfast? (shave)
3. They don't play cricket in summer. (play)
4. Prashant always reads the newspaper in the morning. (reads)
5. Do they often not go to cinema on Sunday? (go)
6. The sun rises in the east. (rises)
7. Does he usually not go to his village on foot? (go)
8. Sarla spends most of her evenings in reading novels. (spends)
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the Past Continuous form of the Verbs given in brackets :
1. Some students were going on bicycles. (go)
2. Mr. Arora was teaching grammar to class IX. (teach)
3. They were not playing any game. (play in Negative)
4. Wasshe cooking food yesterday? (cook)
5. The farmers were working hard in the field. (work)
6. My uncle was leaving for Kolkata on Monday. (leave)
7. The monkeys were not eating bananas. (eat in Negative)
8. The sun was rising in the east. (rise)
2. Mr. Arora was teaching grammar to class IX. (teach)
3. They were not playing any game. (play in Negative)
4. Wasshe cooking food yesterday? (cook)
5. The farmers were working hard in the field. (work)
6. My uncle was leaving for Kolkata on Monday. (leave)
7. The monkeys were not eating bananas. (eat in Negative)
8. The sun was rising in the east. (rise)
EXERCISE
Read the following sentences carefully and fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Continuous or Simple Past Form of the Verbgiven in bracket against each sentence :
1. They have been reading in this college for four years. (read)
2. I have been playing cricket since my childhood. (play)
3. We parted from one another in 1995. (part)
4. I have been coaching him for six months. (coach)
5. They have been serving in this office since 1990. (serve)
6. He took part in a cricket match last year. (take part)
7. We have been waiting for you for two hours. (wait)
2. I have been playing cricket since my childhood. (play)
3. We parted from one another in 1995. (part)
4. I have been coaching him for six months. (coach)
5. They have been serving in this office since 1990. (serve)
6. He took part in a cricket match last year. (take part)
7. We have been waiting for you for two hours. (wait)
EXERCISE
Name the Tenses used in the following sentences :
1. Rahim goes to school daily. (Present Indefinite Tense)
2. Classes begin at 10 o'clock. (Present Indefinite Tense)
3. The sun rises in the east. (Present Indefinite Tense)
4. The old beggar died yesterday. (Past Indefinite Tense)
5. I shall write a letter tomorrow. (Future Indefnite Tense)
6. All trains stop here. (Present Indefinite Tense)
7. It is raining now. (Present Continuous Tense)
8. It has been raining all night. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
9. Mukesh has been living here since 1990. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
10. I have done my work. (Present Perfect Tense)
2. Classes begin at 10 o'clock. (Present Indefinite Tense)
3. The sun rises in the east. (Present Indefinite Tense)
4. The old beggar died yesterday. (Past Indefinite Tense)
5. I shall write a letter tomorrow. (Future Indefnite Tense)
6. All trains stop here. (Present Indefinite Tense)
7. It is raining now. (Present Continuous Tense)
8. It has been raining all night. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
9. Mukesh has been living here since 1990. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
10. I have done my work. (Present Perfect Tense)
EXERCISE
Underline the correct form of theVerbgiven in the brackets in the following sentences :
1. He (has, is having) a house in Mumbai.
2. The earth (moves, moved) round the sun.
3. We (saw, have seen) the Prime Minister yesterday.
4. It started raining while we (played, were playing) football.
5. I am sure I (met, had met) him at the station yesterday.
6. We (have been working, are working) in this factory for five years.
7. If you (start, started) at once, you will reach there by this evening.
8. He thanked me for what I (have done, had done) for him.
9. He (is living, has been living) in this house for ten years.
10. He (went, had gone) out five minutes ago.
2. The earth (moves, moved) round the sun.
3. We (saw, have seen) the Prime Minister yesterday.
4. It started raining while we (played, were playing) football.
5. I am sure I (met, had met) him at the station yesterday.
6. We (have been working, are working) in this factory for five years.
7. If you (start, started) at once, you will reach there by this evening.
8. He thanked me for what I (have done, had done) for him.
9. He (is living, has been living) in this house for ten years.
10. He (went, had gone) out five minutes ago.
EXERCISE
Change the following sentences as directed :
1. Mother cooks food for us. (Past Indefinite)
Mothercooked food forus.
2. She told me a story. (Simple Future)
She will tell me a story.
3. The wind is blowing hard. (Simple Present)
The wind blows hard.
4. He lived in this city for three years. (Present Perfect)
He has lived in this city forthree years.
5. Mahesh lived in Delhi for five years. (Present Perfect)
Mahesh has lived in Delhi forfive years.
6. Mukesh has worked hard for the test. (Present Continuous)
Mukesh is working hard forthe test.
7. He is sleeping in the garden. (future Continuous)
He will be sleeping in the garden.
8. He went to the station to see his sister. (Past Continuous)
He was going to the station to see his sister.
9. She went to the station to see her brother. (Pretsent Continuous)
She is going to the station to see herbrother.
10. She went to Agra to see the Taj. (Future Continuous)
She will be going to Agra to see the Taj.
Mothercooked food forus.
2. She told me a story. (Simple Future)
She will tell me a story.
3. The wind is blowing hard. (Simple Present)
The wind blows hard.
4. He lived in this city for three years. (Present Perfect)
He has lived in this city forthree years.
5. Mahesh lived in Delhi for five years. (Present Perfect)
Mahesh has lived in Delhi forfive years.
6. Mukesh has worked hard for the test. (Present Continuous)
Mukesh is working hard forthe test.
7. He is sleeping in the garden. (future Continuous)
He will be sleeping in the garden.
8. He went to the station to see his sister. (Past Continuous)
He was going to the station to see his sister.
9. She went to the station to see her brother. (Pretsent Continuous)
She is going to the station to see herbrother.
10. She went to Agra to see the Taj. (Future Continuous)
She will be going to Agra to see the Taj.
EXERCISE
1.The coffee we are drinking at present is very bitter. (drink)
2. Today my father is wearing a woollen coat. (wear)
3. Mohan plays table tennis with his friends. (play)
4. The farmers always work in their fields. (work)
5. Our examinations are starting at 10 o'clock tomorrow. (start)
6. My father seldom wears a coat. (wear)
7. Our car is giving a lot of trouble these days. (give)
8. My mother is preparing the dinner. (prepare)
9. The population of India is growing very rapidly. (grow)
10. Computers are becoming more and more popular. (become)
EXERCISE
Change the following sentences as directed within the brackets :
1. He taught in this college for five years. (Present Perfect Continuous)He has been teaching in this college forfive years.
2. He was not sleeping in this room. (Future Indefinite)
He will not sleep in this room
3. You have done much good. (Past Continuous)
You were doing much good.
4. He will catch the ball. (Present Indefinite)
He catches the ball.
5. I did not see him yesterday. (Future Indefinite)
I shall not see him tomorrow.
6. She stood before me. (Present Perfect)
She has stood before me.
7. Shyam bathed in the Ganga yesterday. (Future Continuous)
Shyam will be bathing in the Ganga tomorrow.
8. I have been writing a letter for a long time. (Past Perfect Continuous)
I had been writing a letterfora long time.
9. Kamala promised me to give her pen. (Present Perfect)
Kamala has promised me to give herpen.
10. He will never help your brother. (Past Indefinite)
He neverhelped yourbrother.