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CLASS : X TENSES DATE:

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS GIVEN IN
BRACKETS:

1. Once when I (a)______ (cross) the road, I (b)______(see) a small boy who
(c)_______(look) quite lost. I (d)_______ (ask) him the name of his parents but he (e)_____
(can) not answer. After waiting for a little while, I (f)______ (bring) him home and
(g)_______(feed) him.

2. I (a)______ (feel) very sorry to see the pathetic condition of the slums. Children
(b)______(be) shabbily dressed and were running all over the place. A small girl (c)
_______(eat) a banana. She (d)_______(get) it from her father. Her father (e)______ (be) a
poor labourer. Her mother always (f)________ (remain) sick.

3. As per the prediction of the Met. Department, it (a)______ (rain) tomorrow. On hearing
this, the farmers (b)_______ (start) dancing. There (c)________ (be) no rains in their area
for a long time. This weather prediction(d) _________(make) everybody happy.

4. Seema, my classmate is (a)______ (celebrate) her birthday tomorrow. I (b)_______


(want) to gift her a science puzzle but (c)______(not know) where to buy it from. I
(d)_______ (will/shall) ask my father in the evening when he (e)______ (return) home from
work.

5. It’s bright afternoon. The sun(a)________ (shine) in the sky. The children(b)______(play)
in the garden where there (c)_______ (be)lots of plants. Squirrels (d)______ (nibble) at the
small pieces of food. The place (e)______(be) buzzing with activity. We (f)______(be) all
very happy and enjoying the place.

6. Two children (a)______ (be) playing in the backyard of their house when they (b)______
(spot) a tiger cub. Mistaking it for a big cat, they (c)_______(bring) it home and
(d)______(hide) it. When their parents (e)_______(come back) in the evening, they
(f)_______ (decide) that they (g)_______ (will/shall) not disclose the presence of the big cat
to their parents.

7. The students (a)______ (organize) a rally to bring awareness among the locals regarding
pollution. Many junior students also (b)________ (join)it. They (c)_______(stage) a street
play which (d)______ (appreciate) by one and all. All the activities(e)______ (be) very
successful. These (f)_______ (be aim) to bring about awareness among people.
8. We all (a)______ (need) change as it (b)________ (refresh)and (c)_______ (relax) our
minds. Schools and colleges too give long holidays to students to (d)______ (rejuvenate)
themselves. Holidays(e)_______(be) a welcome change. In our country, we (f)______ (be)
number of holidays, on account of religious and national festivals.

9. An old couple(a)______ (cross) the road when a speeding truck (b)_______ (hit) them
from behind. The old man (c)______ (fly) into the air while the woman (d) ______(lie)
bleeding on the ground. People (e)_______ (gather) and (f)_______ (take) them to the
hospital where they (g)_______ (declare) dead.

10. Romila (a)_______(go) to a hotel to celebrate her birthday in the evening. Many guests
(b)_______ (invite). Her father (c)________ (buy) a new dress for her and the mother
(d)_____ (order) a chocolate cake. Today she (e)______(turn) sixteen. She remembers that
last year, she (f)________ (gift) a bicycle by her parents.

11. What (a)_______ (do) you do if there (b)_______ (be) nobody to receive you at the
railway station? (c)______ (will/shall) you take a cab on your own or (d)_____ (will/shall)
you wait there? You (e)_______ (not carry) much luggage but the one bag that you
(f)______ (be) is quite heavy.

12. Rosy (a)_______(fall) sick, so her mother (b)______ (take) her to a nearby doctor. The
doctor said, “You (c)_______ (must) take the medicines regularly and (d)______ (drink) lots
of fluid.” Rosy (e)_______ (not pay) much attention to the doctor’s words which (f)_______
(make) him scold her.

13.I (a)______ (learn) English for seven years now. But last year I (b)_______(not work)
hard enough for English, that’s why my marks (c)______ (not be) really that good then. As I
want to (d)______ (pass) my English exam successfully next year, I (e)____ (study) harder
this term.

14.During my last summer holidays, my parents (a)______(send) me on a language course


to London. It (b)_______ great and I (c)______(think) I (d)________ (learn) a lot. Before I
(e)______ (go) to London, I (f)_______ (not enjoy) learning English. But while I (g)_____
(do) the language course, I (h)_______ (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
There I (i)______ (notice) how important it (j)_______(be) to speak foreign languages
nowadays. Now I (k)_______ (have) much more fun learning English than I (l)______(have)
before the course.

15. At the moment I (a)______ (revise) English grammar. And I (b)_____ (begin already) to
read the texts in my English Textbooks again. I (c)_____ (think) I (d)______(do) one unit
every week, My exam (e)_____(be) on 15 th May, so there (f)______(not be) any time to be
lost. If I (g)______(pass)my exams successfully, I (h)______ (start) an apprenticeship in
September. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (i)_______(go) back to London to work
there for a while.

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