GRAMMAR EXAMINATION
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:
1. Abdul ___________ to be a doctor. (wants, wanting, is wanting)
2. The Soup ________ good. (taste, tastes, is tasting)
3. He ______ TV most evening. (watches, is watch, is watching)
4. He _______ out five minutes ago. (has gone, had gone, went)
5. When he lived in Hyderabad, he _______ to the cinema once a week.
(goes, went, was going)
6. The baby _______ all morning. (cries, has been crying)
7. I _______ Rahim at the zoo. (saw, have seen, had seen)
8. I ______ Kumar this week. (haven't seen, did't see, am not seeing)
9. This paper _____ twice weekly. (is appearing, appearing, appears)
10. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________ the roof. (is
mending, was mending, mended)
11. I _________ something burning. (smell, am smelling, have been
smelling)
12. Look, the sun ______ over the hills. (rises, is rise, is rising)
13. She ______ unconscious since four o'clock. (is, was, has been)
14. He used to visit us every week, but he _______ now. (rarely
comes, is rarely coming, has rarely come)
15. I ______ him since we met a year ago. (didn't see, haven't
seen, hadn't seen)
16. We ______ our breakfast half an hour ago. (finished, have
finished, had finished)
17. She jumped off the bus while it _______ . (already started, had
already started, would already start)
18. I ______ for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain. (have
walked, have been walking, had been walking)
19. Did you think you ______ me somewhere before?. (have seen,
had seen, were seeing)
20. The town _________ its appearance completely since 1980. (is
changing, changed, has changed)
Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:
a. The earth _____ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
b. My friends _____ the film yesterday. (see, saw, have seen)
c. It started to rain while we _____ tennis. (are playing, had played, were playing)
d. I _____ English for five years. (have been studying, study, am studying)
e. The train _____ before we reach the station. (arrives, will have arrived, had
arrived)
f. Don't disturb me. I _____ my work. (do, did, am doing)
g. Fortune _____ the brave. (is favouring, will favour, favours)
h. I _____ the letter before you arrived. (had written, wrote, will write)
i. He _____ us next week. (will have met, will have been meeting, will be meeting)
j. Perhaps we _____ Delhi next month. (visit, will visit, visited)
In this story, decide which tense the verbs in brackets should be – past simple, past
continuous or past perfect.
When I (was living) in London, a strange thing —– (happen) to me.
At that time, I —- (have) a job as a receptionist in a hotel. I —– (apply) for the job
before I —– (arrive) in London, which —– (make) things a bit easier.
The hotel —– (be) in the centre, and —– (be) always busy. One day, as I —– (work)
I —– (hear) someone call my name. The voice was familiar – I —– (think) I —–
(hear) it before. I —– (look) up and —– (see) to my surprise that the person standing
in front of me —- (be) …..
Turn the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
2. He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
3. ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
4. ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
5. He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
6. ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
7. He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
8. He says, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
9. He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
10. ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.
11. He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’
12. John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’
13. She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’
14. ‘Call the witness,’ said the judge.
15. The speaker said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’
Change the sentences to passive voice. 1. The Browns have built the large house.
2. A jellyfish stung her while she was swimming.
3. They gave her a nice present.
4. Jane is singing the new song.
5. The storm destroyed the house.
6. People spent a lot of Monday on the first shopping Saturday.
7. How do you write that word?
8. She watered the flowers every day.
9. The headmaster called his parents to the office.
10. Ben will direct the show.
11. The dog has broken the window pane.
12. You must pay the bill first.
13. They were interviewing her for the job.
14. The professor told him not to talk in class.
15. You shouldn’t speak to your neighbour.
16. Do not leave your bicycle in the hall.
17. Can you learn French easily?
18. Your impolite tone surprises me.
19. James will repair the car.
20. An unknown author wrote the book.
21. They forced him to steal the money out of his dad’s room.
22. Our neighbors have invited us to dinner.
23. Why are they tearing down the old theatre?
24. I will present my ideas at the conference tonight.
25. She would have told you.
Complete the given passage.
Your heart …………………. (pumps / is pumping / pumped) blood to the different
parts of your body. When it ……………………. (work / works / is working) like it’s
supposed to, it …………………… (keeps / kept / has kept) you alive and well. But
when the heart ………………….. (failed / fails / is failing), people get very sick or
even die. Now, scientists ……………………. (have found / are finding / find) a way to
turn dead rat hearts into living ones. It’s a medical miracle and the technique may
eventually …………………….. (allow / allows / allowed) doctors to make new hearts
from patients’ own cells. This new heart can then be ……………………..
(transplanting / transplanted / transplant) to the patient’s body without the fear of
rejection.
Complete the following passage using appropriate verb forms.
The Chinese ………………….. (do / does / has / have) not celebrate their New Year
on January 1 like people in many parts of the world …………………. (do / does/ did).
In 2022, the Chinese Year …………………….. (begun / begin / began) on February
1. The Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in China and people
often …………………….. (take / took / are taking) weeks of holiday from work to
prepare for and celebrate the New Year.
Chinese months are based on the lunar calendar. Each month …………………….
(begin / begins / began / begun) on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally
…………………… (start / are starting / have started) on the first day of the month
and ………………………. (continue / continues / continued) until the fifteenth, when
the moon is brightest.
