P !. Directions (Q. Nos. 1-15) Choose the correct option to fill the blanks in the following sentences. vo 1. Rashi working all afternoon and has just finished her assignment. (a) has been (b) had been (6) shall be (a) is 2. The Earth ..snnn On its own axis, (@) rotated (b) is rotating (©) rotates (2) rotating 3. The next train evening at 17.00. (a) leaving (b) is leaving (c) leave (d) leaves 4. Lwill talk to Drishti when Ts. her. (a) saw (b) will see (© see (@) seeing 5. Please be quiet. The children «e+ (a) had slept (b) were sleeping (©) are sleeping (a) have slept 6. What. next week? (@) did you do (b) are you done (©) have you done (4) are you doing 7. Prema . three articles and he is working ‘on another one. (a) has written (b) had written (©) had been writing (4) is writing 8. My last birthday was the worst day I nue « (@) had ever had (b) have ever had (©) had (@) have 9, Mint00 «nes With us since last week. (2) had stayed (b) had been staying (©) has stayed (d)_ has been staying 10. [ have always ..... Tendulkar. (a) liked (b) been liking (c) like (d) had liked HL. Who nu food in your family when your mother is not at home? (a) cooks (b) is cooking (c) has been cooking (d) cooked 12. Where is John? He his car in the garage. (a) repairs (b) is repairing (c) has repaired (d) repaired 13, She the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen. RACTICE QUESTIONS (a) has cleaned (b) has been clean (©) was cleaning (4) have cleaned 14, Lenvy you. At five tomorrow YOU vr. Some suntan on a nice beach in Goa. {a) will get (b) will be getting (©) will have gotten (d) will have been getting 15. You arrived two days ago. You ate going tg leave next Sunday. By the time you leave, yoy ine days here. (@) spend () are spending ll. Directions (Q. Nos. 16-20) Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks by choosing the appropriate words given in the options. During the past 50 years, travelling ...(16)... much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it ...(17)... two or three months to cross Africa by wagon. The trip ...(18)... very rough and often dangerous. Things ...(19)... a great deal in the last 150 years. Now one can ...(20)... to long distances very quickly and easily. 16. (a) has become (b) have become " (b) have spent (d) will have spent (c) become (d) became 17. (a) has taken (b) took (©) taken (b) had taken 18. (a) were (b) is (©) was (d) has been 19. (a) are being changed (b) are changing (© had changed (@) have changed 20. (a) travel (b) travels (©) is travelling (d) had travelled I. Directions (Q. Nos. 21-25) Complete the following passage by filling in the blanks by choosing the appropriate words given in the options. Jack was really unlucky this morning: As he ....(21)..... his apartment buildinhe was hit on the head with a flowerpot which had just fallen from a windowsill. And when he got to the bus stop, the 8:00 am. Bus had just left, What a pity! It ~-~(22)..... that he would be late for work. After he .....(23)..... for 15 more minutes, the next bus arrived. He got on it in a hurry. However, while he was Hiding on the bus, a pickpocket who was standing behind him stole his wallet. All his money and identification cards asa (24)..... . And when he finally arrived at work, his boss .....(25)..... for him for half an hour and became very angry. Poor Jack! He was really unlucky and was fired by his boss that day! 21. (@) is leaving (0) were leaving (©) leave (d) was leaving 22. (a) had seemed (b) has seemed (©) seemed (d) is semi 23. (a) have waited (b) has waited (©) had waited (d) was waiting 24, (a) were taken (b) were took (©) taken (d) had taken 25. (a) had waited (b) had been waiting (©) was waiting @) waited IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs. ALL They «. the moment. 2. The sun . * (build) a new power station at (rise) in the morning. (visit) my grandfather in the nursing home every Friday. 4. My favourite country is Canada. 1, (be) there four times, 5. The grass is wet because it vmeuu. (rain) all day long. 6. Who (invent) the washing machine? 7. ‘Where's Taruna?” “She. at the moment.” 8. Somebod! (steal) my sunglasses atthe imming pool last week, (have) lunch, 9.1 1 had gone to University, 1 sau (study) Physics. . 10. After he finished his exams, he . (go) ‘ona foreign tour. A. L When I B. 1. Where .. (be) you yesterday ? 2. My friend mune (know) the answer to the question. 3. We (finish) our breakfast an hour ago. 4. She jumped off the train while it (move), 5.When I reached home yesterday, my dog (sit) at the door waiting for me. 6. Rishi . (be) ill for three weeks, He's still in the hospital. 7. We are all sure that Lalita (pass) the exam. 8. This lesson is quite short. I . within half an hour. 9. Unless we ... airport in time. 10. Lam busy at the moment, I my computer. (read) it (tart), we can't reach the (work) on. V. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs. (buy) the stamps somebody - (call) my name. .. (not go) to the cinema last night. L ~~ (be) too tired, 3. Asyoucan Tenn (become) a real cricket fan already. 4. Where (you go) on holiday? “I don't know. We (not decide) yet.” 5. Kavita. invite) us to the party buewe (not go). We had other things to do. 6. After school, we . (go) and Cell) our parents about our English teacher. Mla (want) to visit you yesterday, but you (be) not at home, . (see) Anita at the museum when 1 (go) to the restaurant but she (rain) now. It. (begin) raining two hours ago, So it in) for two hours. 10. Now Ranjan (call) Ravi again. Tt (be) the third time he (call) him this evening. B. 1. Lookt Ie.. (rain) so we can't to the be: (go)2 While the doctor... (examine) Mr, Gupta this morning, his daughter = ssseeasseee wait) 31 (fall) asleep yesterday when (watch) T. V. es 41 (not find) my ring yet which 1 ose) at the party yesterday, “in 5. While Arun ~ (play) tennis. Anuj (rake) a shower. 6. When they (work) in the garden, the : Phone secon (FINE). Last night 1 (read) a book when suddenly (heat) a scream, 8. When I (ed) up, he .. (sie) in the garden and (read) a book. 9. We (wait) for the bus for neatly half an. hour, but it (not arrive) yet, so I don't think We vue (be able to) attend the meeting on time. 10. While the children One of them weenn(drop) his ball and (try) to get it our himself. VY" Complete the following passages using A. 1. My mother (a) .. B. the appropriate forms of verb. (do) a lot of work. She W)eernnee (COOK) FOO aNd (Cnnen(Clean) the house. Whenever I (d) (fall) ill, she looks after me well. She (©). (be) a religious person. She (.cnnu(narrate) many interesting stories to us at bed time. 2.1 (a) (run) for a bus when I (b). ve (hit) my foot on something on the pavement and (c). (fall) over. I tried to get up but could not (move). I had a terrible pain in my left (00t. 1 (@)eecss (sprain) my ankle very badly. I was limping when some passersby ( (notice) me. 1. My brother (a).. (ride) motorcycles for ten years. Yesterday for the first time, he (b).. (meet) with an accident. Now he ©). (be) in hospital. The doctor says that he (d).. (discharge) from the hospital tomorrow. Ze India (a)... (become) independent in 1947. Since then our country (b) (make) a lot of progress. Today, India (©) (be) one of the most industrialised countries in, the world. The country (d).. oo (play) greater role in international affairs ¢ coming years. Vl Complete the following passages with appropriate form of verbs. A. 11 @ marks (0) .. then. As I want to (d) exam successfully next year, I (e) (learn) English for seven yea now. But last year | (b) hard enough for English, that's why . (not be) really (not worl) my that good (pass) my English (study) harder this term. : 2. During my last summer holidays, my parents a). London. Ie (b) © Before I (e) ... while Tle). @) (send) me ona language course ty (be) great and | (think) 1 (2) were (learn) a log ww (go) to London, 1 (f (not enjoy) learning English. Bur (do) the language course,| (meet) lots of young people from all over the world. There I (i) (notice) how important it Gj) eo speak foreign languages nowadays. Now [(k) Englis course. 1, At the moment I (a) grammar. And I (b) (have) much more fun learning than I (1). . (have) before the snes (revise) English (being already) read the texts in my English textbooks again. VG) seers (INK) LQ) eco (do) one unit every week. My exam (e) 15™ May, so there (8) sous. time to be lost. If 1 (@) exams successfully, 1 (h) - (be)on (not be) any (po Ge apprenticeship in September. And al apprenticeship, maybe I (i). to London to work there for a while. 2. When 1 (a) se. (b) ceeestns (heat) When 1(0) that smoke (e) fourth floor of a (reach) home yest noise of a fire « (G0) UP, L(A) cose (come) out igh rise buildin, (go) over to the place and (g). (find) a small group of people wh see (gaze) at the smoke and (i) (talk) in serious tones as if somethin; serious (j) (happen).Answers Part 1 Objective Questions 1 1.(b)had been 2. (c) rolates 3. (d) leaves 4. (0) see 5 (©) are sleeping 6. (@) are you doing 7. (a) bas wetten 8. (a) had ever hac @ (d)has been staying 10. (a) hed 11. (a) cooks 12, (0) repairing 13.(@)was cleaning 14. (b) wile getting 15 (6) wilhave spent I 16. (@)has become 17. (b) took 18. (0) was 19. () have changed 20. (a) travel M21. (@) was leaving 22. (c) seemed 23. (c) had waited 24, (a) were taken 25, (0) had been wating Part 2 Subjective Questions IV A.1.are building 2. rises 3 vist 4. have been S.has been raining «6. invented 72s having 28. stole 8.would have studied 10, went Bit.wee 2. knows 2 finished 4. was moviog 5.was siting 6. has been 7. will pass 8. will have read 9. start 10. am working V A. 1.was buying, called 2.did not go, was 3. 80¢, have become 4. are you going, have not decided S.had invited, aid not go - 6. went, told 7. wanted, were 8. sew, was going, did not seo 8.is raining, began, has beon raining 10.8 calling, is, has called B.1.is raining, go 2. was examining, was waiting 3. fell, was watching 4. have not found, lost 5. was playing, was taking 6. were working, rang 7.was teading, heard 8. got, was sitting, was reading 9. have been waiting, has not amved, will be able to 10. were playing, dropped, tied VIAL. (a) does (©) cooks (©) cleans (fan @ (0 narrates 2. (@) wasrunning ——(o) hit (©) fel (@) move (©) sprained (0 notices B.1. (a) hasbeen riding (6) met os (@) willbe discharged 2. (@) became (o} has made is (6) watt piay VIIA. 1. (a) have been leaming (©) did not work (©) were not (@) pass (e) will study 2 (@) sent (e) was (© think (@)have teamed (@) went (0 had not enjoyed (0) was doing (0) mot ( noticed was ( have haa B.1. (@) amrovising (by have already begun (©) think (@ ill do (is {() will not bo (0) pass ¢b) wit start () wl go 2 (a) reached (b) heave (6) wont (a) saw {0) was coming (went {o) found (6) were grazing (taking () had happened