TENSE

1. Tom performed in the show. 30. Alana attends the class every day.
2. Alice was practicing on the tennis court. 31. Tom is talented enough to do the task.
3. Jim had been there a long time ago. 32. Rick is upset.
4. I was waiting for my friends. 33. Richard is interested to perform in the program.
5. Peter had been cooking the meal before we reached 34. The movie is fantastic.
there. 35. The detective book is thrilling.
6. Alana was happy to hear the news. 36. The actor is talented.
7. Jeff had left the place before we reached. 37. We are excited to go to the picnic.
8. Rock was singing in the show. 38. We have been trying to solve the problem for two
9. Bob was playing football in the field. hours.
10. They were practicing cricket for the upcoming 39. Patrick is going to the library.
tournament. 40. Robert will be going to the varsity.
11. Alex was excited to go to the concert. 41. Tom will have reached the place by now.
12. Dana wrote the letter. 42. I will be singing modern songs in the program.
13. I was attending the class. 43. I will help you to do the project.
14. I prepared the design. 44. Alice will assist you in this case.
15. Albert was sick. 45. We will have reached home before you come.
16. Patrick went to the library. 46. Robin will come to our place.
17. John had written the application before you came. 47. Alana will sing country songs in the program.
18. Paul started reading after the teacher had entered the 48. Bob will write a poem.
room. 49. Ben will do the assignment.
19. Rick was exhausted. 50. Henry will be traveling to Italy in March.
20. Rock wants to sing. 51. I will meet you in the evening.
21. Bill writes the letters. 52. We will watch a movie this Friday.
22. Peter is coming to our place. 53. Patrick will have been cooking the meal before you
23. Bob has given the book to Allen. reach home.
24. I am going to the varsity. 54. Dona will prepare the dessert.
25. Aric loves to read books. 55. They will arrange a party at their home.
26. Lisa has been living in this area for twenty years. 56. Tom will be upset after hearing this.
27. The singer is singing nicely. 57. Aric will have gone to meet his cousin before he
28. The program is going on smoothly. comes here.
29. Alice prefers coffee to tea. 58. I will perform the role of heroin in the play.
RIGHT FORM OF VERB
1. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 0.5*8=4
Cleanliness (a) ….(be)…. an important factor of our life. If we (b) ….(‘do’ in the negative)…. keep ourselves clean, we face a lot of
problems. Many serious diseases (c) ….(cause)…. due to being unclean. It is very easy to (d) ….(stay)…. clean. We have to (e)….(follow)
…. some simple rules. We must wash our hands before (f) ….(eat)…. and after using toilets. We should always (g) ….(wear)….
clean cloths. We must also wear shoes and socks when we are (h) ….(go)…. outside.
2. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 0.5*8=4
Traffic jam (a) ….(be)…. a common affair in our country. It (b) ….(cause)…. many problems for us. We (c) ….(get)…. late to go for office. A
huge amount of fuel (d) ….(waste)…. in the roads. But there (e) ….(be)…. some valid reasons for traffic jam. Drivers tend to (f)….(overtake)….
each other frequently. Most of the drivers are unable to read and (g) ….(write)….. So they (h) ….(‘do’ in the negative) understand the meanings
of different symbols in the roads while driving.
3. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 0.5*8=4
Rokeya (a) ….(be)…. a brilliant student. She was (b) ….(doing)…. excellent in her study. She (c) ….(has)…. a dream of becoming a teacher.
She (d) ….(want)…. to make her family solvent. But all her dreams (e) ….(kill)…. cruelly as her family decided to (f) ….(marry)…. her off.
Rokeya could hardly (g) ….(believe)…. it. She tried her best to (h) ….(convince)…. her family but failed.
4. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 0.5*8=4
The annual prize giving ceremony of our school (a) ….(hold)…. last Friday. We (b) ….(decorate)…. the school compound beautifully. We (c)
….(use)…. colourful ballons to decorate. The compound (d) ….(wear)…. a festive look. The function (e) ….(start)…. at 4 p.m. Our
headmaster Mr. Rashedul Islam (f) ….(elect)…. the main guest. At first, students (g) ….(get)…. their prizes for brilliant performances
in study, sports etc. Then the students (h) ….(perform)…. a fantastic play.
5. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of verbs in the brackets. 0.5*8=4
Deforestation (a) ….(mean)…. cutting down trees in large numbers. The causes of deforestation (b) ….(be)…. many. People cut down trees in
large number to (c) ….(draw)…. quick profit from them. The lucrative price of wood also (d) ….(allure)…. people to cut trees. This
destruction (e) ….(disturb)…. our ecological balance. The existence of animals are going to be (f) ….(threaten)….. Due to deforestation carbon
dioxide is (g) ….(increase)…. worldwide. As a result, the world is (h) ….(get)…. warmer.