BAHRIA UNIVERSITY (Karachi Campus)

Time: 20 minutes Marks: 05 Name: _USMAN KHAN_____

a) Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.

1. The bomb explodes when the workers are out for lunch.

Ans. The bomb exploded when the workers was out for lunch.________

2. He does what he thinks is right.

Ans. He did what he thought was right.

3. Samad comes and goes when he feels like doing so.

Ans. _Samad came and went when he like going so.

4. The plane crashes and kills all the passengers.

Ans. _the plane crashed and killed all of the passengers.

5. I can understand why he feels nervous.

Ans. i could understand why he felt nervous.

b) For each sentence, put one of the verbs in brackets in simple future and the other in the
future continuous tense.

1. Mary (attend) the party tonight. She (wear) her new dress.

Ans. Mary will attend the party tonight. She will be wearing her new dress.

2. My friend (arrive) by train at seven o`clock. I (wait) for him at the station.

Ans. _My friend will arrive by at seven o' clock. I will be waiting for him at the station.

3. I (write) to you every other day to tell you what I (do).

Ans. I will write to you every other day to tell you what I will be doing.

4. I (be) back in half an hour. You (stay) until then?

Ans. I will be back in half an hour. You will be staying up till then?

5. My mother (shop) on Sunday. She (buy) me a pair of sneakers.

Ans. My shop will shop on Sunday. She will be buying me a pair of sneakers.
c) Choose and Rewrite the correct tense from the brackets.

1. He (failed, has failed) his music examination last year.

Ans. He failed his music examination last year.

2. Man (landed, has landed) on the moon.

Ans. Man has landed on the moon.

3. The invitation card (arrived, has arrived) two days ago.

Ans. The invitation card arrived two days ago.

4. I (watered, have watered) the plants. You don`t have to do it today.

Ans. I have watered the plants. You don't have to do it today.

5. The plans (were finalized, have been finalized) at last.

Ans. The plan have been finalized at last.

d) Rewrite the sentences, putting the verbs in brackets in the past perfect or past perfect
continuous tense.

1. She could recognize me although she (meet) me only once.

Ans. She could recognized me although she met me only once.

2. I told him I (try) to get in touch with him for several days.

Ans. I told him I have tried to get touch with him for several days.

3. She realized she (not look after) her pet properly when it fell sick.

Ans. _She realized she could not look after her pet properly when it fell sick.

4. My uncle became ill because he (work) too hard lately.

Ans. My uncle became ill because he have been working too hard lately.

5. He was tired because he (paint) the house all morning.

Ans. He was tired because he painted the house all morning.