Class-VIII

Subject- English
GRAMMAR: TENSES
Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verbs given in
the brackets:
1 The earth ___ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
2 My friends ___ the Prime Minister yesterday. (see, have seen, saw)
3 I ____ him only one letter up to know. (Sent, have sent, send)
4 She ___ worried about something. (looks, is looking, looking)
5 It started to rain while we ____ tennis. (are playing, were playing, had played)
6 He ___ fast when the accident happened. (is driving, was driving, drove)
7 He ___ asleep while he was driving. (falls, fell, has fallen)
8 He ___ a mill in this town. (have, has, is having)
9 He ___ here for the last six years.(worked, is working, has been working)
10 He thanked me for what I ____ (have done, had done, have been doing)
11 I ____ him for a long time. (know, have known, am knowing)
12 Don’t disturb me. I ____ my homework. (do, did, am doing)
13 Abdul ___ to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)
14 He ___ TV most evenings. (watches, is watch, is watching)
15 When he lived in Hyderabad, he ____ to cinema once a week. (goes, went, was
going)
16 This paper ___ twice a week. (appearing, was appearing, appears)
17 Ashok fell off the ladder when he ___ the roof. (is mending, was mending, mended)
18 The Headmaster ___ to speak to you. (is wanting, wants, was wanting)
19 I ____ a new bicycle last week. (bought, have bought, had bought)
20 It ____ since early morning. (rained, is raining, has been raining)
21 I ___ a lot of work today. (did, does, had done)
22 I will phone you when he ____ back. (comes, will come)
23 When I get home, my dog ____ at the gate waiting for me. (sits, will be sitting)
24 Unless we ____ now, we can’t be on time. (start, will start)
25 I ___ into town later on. Do you want a lift? (drive, will be driving)
26 By 2020, robots ___ many of the jobs that people do today. (will be taking over, will
have taken over)
27 I’m sure she ___ the exam. (passes, will pass)
28 I ____ home next Sunday. (go, am going)
29 She ___ unconscious since four’ O clock. (is, was, has been)
30 Look! The sun ___ over the hills. (rises, is rising, had risen)