EXAMINATION ON TENSES AND VOICE CHANGE

F.M- 65 TIME: 1.5 HRS

1. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

build cook go have stand

stay swim work rain watch

1. Please be quiet. I ………………….

2. Where is Umesh? He is in the kitchen. He ………………….
3. ‘You …………………. on my foot.’
4. Look! Somebody ………………….in the river.
5. We’re here on holiday. We …………………. at the Royal Hotel.
6. Where’s Renu? She …………………. a shower.
7. They …………………. a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.
8. I …………………. now. Goodbye.
9. The weather is nice at the moment. It is not ………………….
10. You can turn off the television. I am not ………………….it.

2. Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Continuous Tense of the verbs given in
brackets.
1. We ______ English for two years. (study)
2. He ______ in this school for several years. (teach)
3. I ______ in this flat since 2000. (live)
4. It ______ for three hours. (rain)
5. They ______ for seven hours. (work)

3. Put in am / is/are (present) or was / were (past):

1. Last year she …………….. 10, so she …………….. 11 now.
2. I …………….. hungry. Can I have something to eat?
3. ‘Where …………….. the children?’ ‘I don’t know. They …………….. in the
garden ten minutes ago.’
4. Today the weather …………….. nice, but yesterday it …………….. very cold.
5. I feel fine this morning but I …………….. tired last night.
6. Where …………….. you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?
7. I like your new shirt …………….. it expensive?
8. Don’t they wear those shoes? These …………….. very expensive.
 9. This time last year I …………….. in Goa.
10. They …………….. in school today morning.

4. Use the correct form of the verb:

1. We (watch) the shop windows when we met Vimal.
2. I (wait) outside the theatre when I saw Om.
3. When Vijay arrived, Soma (study).
4. When he saw Ramesh in the library, he (return) his books.
5. When I saw them at midnight, they (try) to find a taxi.

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb:

1. You had been …………………. till now since morning, (slept, sleeping, sleep)
2. She …………………. sun-bath for a month, (have been taking, had taken, had
been taking)
3. I …………………. this car for four years, (have driven, had driven, had been
driving)
4. He had not been …………………. for a few days, (seen, saw, seeing)
5. The players had been …………………. for three hours, (running, ran, run)
6. …………………. he been studying for examination for four days? (had, have)
7. Where had he been …………………. for so many days? (lived, live, living)

6. Fill in past simple or past perfect simple.

1. After they (see) the Tower, they (go) to Westminster Abbey.

2. He (ask) me which animals I (see) in Africa.
3. After Columbus (discover) America, he (return) to Spain.
4. Before they (move) to Liverpool, they (sell) everything.
5. After he (work) very hard, he (fall) ill.
6. She (open) the box after she (find) the key.
7. They (go) to a restaurant after they (sail).
8. Before they (start) the party, they (invite) some friends.
9. After she (wash) the curtains, she (clean) the windows.
10. They (go) for a sightseeing tour after the bus (arrive).
11. Before he (mow) the lawn, he (pick) some roses.
12. After he (finish) school, he (work) for a magazine.
13. They (drink) a cup of tea after they (finish) lunch.

7. Here is a passage on how idlis are made. Use passive voice to fill in the blanks using
the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
Idlis are made (make) with rice grains and urad dal. First, rice grains and urad dal
……………………………… (soak) in water for at least three hours. Then they ater for at
least three hours. Then they ……………………………… (grind) to make batter which
……………………………… (keep) overnight to ferment. Next day, the batter
……………………………… (pour) into the idli trays in small measures. The idlis (steam)
for fifteen minutes. Since no oil ……………………………… (require) while cooking, idlis
make a healthy snack.

8. Change the Voice:

1. Rama was making a kite.

2. Behaviour reveals one’s character.
3. I will defeat him.
4. He kept me waiting.
5. We expect good news.
6. How do they make coffee?
7. The window has been broken by Mala.
8. Rachna was watering the plant.
9. The bird has been shot dead.
10. Why have you hit me so hard?