TOPIC: TENSES

Fill in the blanks with correct form of the words given in the
brackets:
1) William ________ (introduce) Margaret and her sister to uncle Dot
and _______ (show)him Margaret’s drawing. Uncle Dot______(study)the
drawing and _____(say)’Well Done!’. Eventually Margaret
_____(smile)and _________(express)her gratitude.

2) When I ______(reach) Maya’s house, she ______(leave) already.

Though I ______ (reach) there at the appointed time, yet she
______(leave). Thus I ______ (come) back disappointed.
3) Yesterday I _____ (try) to take notes while the teacher ______
(explain) a topic in the class. Since she _______(not speak) loudly, it
______ (be) difficult to hear what she was saying.

4) The roof of the hall of a school building _______ (fall) down in heavy
rains yesterday night. Five persons _______ (die) on the spot. The
building_______ (be) under construction. According to the neighbours
about fifteen persons ______ (sleep) in the hall. Most of the victims
_____ (be) labour class.

5) Rajesh ______ (sit) in the train at this time tomorrow. We _____ (go)
to see him off. He ______ (stay) with us for almost a month. He
________ (promise) that he _______ (visit) us again next year.

6) I ______ (look) forward to go to England, next year. I _______ (plan)

to
stay there for a few years. I _______ (come) back and ______ (serve) my
country.
7) Ram ______ (invite) his friend Shyam on his birthday. When
Shyam_______ (reach) his house, his classmates ______ (come) already.
Ram ________ (introduce) Shyam to everyone and then_______ (serve)
snacks to them.

After he ______ (cut) the cake, they_______ (dance) as they ________

(decide).
8) Yesterday I ______ (see) a speeding car hit a scooterist who ______
(fall) unconscious. The poor fellow ______ (bleed) profusely before the
people _______ (take) him to the hospital. The man ________ (struggle)
for his
life but _____ (breathe) his last after an hour.
9) Last Sunday when I _______ (return) home late at night, I was
shocked to find my house unlocked. Someone ________ (break) into my
house in
my absence. All the boxes ______ (be) opened. I ______ (check) my
locker in which I ______ (put) my money but it ______ (vanish). I
______ (report) the matter to the police.
10) Jagdish _______ (climb) the stairs when he ______ (fall) down and
________ (break) his leg. The doctor _______ (advise) him a month’s
rest. He_______ (not able) to take his Terminal Exams and ______ (be)
very upset about it.
11) At present the children _______ (play) in the garden. They
_____(finish) their homework. They _______ (play) for an hour and then
_____
(watch) TV .

12) When I _________ (arrive) at the station, Radhika_______ (wait) for

me. She ________ (wear) a blue dress and ________ (look) very pretty.
As soon as she ____ (see) me, she ____ (shout) something but I couldn’t
hear what she _______ (say) as everyone ________ (make) such a noise.