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Tenses (Verb form) with Practice Sets, Class- 12th, Subject - English, HBSE, CBSE

Supply the correct Tense/form of the verb given in the brackets:

Set - 1

1. Water…....…(boil) at 100 C. 

2. I cannot go out as it …………..(rain) 

3. They …......just….....(go) out. 

4. They ….......(leave) for Agra yesterday. 

5. He ….......(live) here since 1950. 

      Ans. 1. boils, 2. is raining, 3. have just gone, 4. left, 5. has been living

    

      Set - 2

1. The rose….......(smell) sweet. 

2. If you work hard, you…....… (pass) 

3. He …….....(not pass) his B.A. yet. 

4. I…....... (go) to Mumbai last month. 

5. This road…....…(lead) to Bhopal. 

      Ans. 1. smells, 2. will pass, 3. has not passed, 4. went, 5. leads


    Set - 3

1. Don’t disturb her. She….........(do) her homework. 

2. He …........(work) all day yesterday. 

3. Crime never….....…(pay) 

4. Your finger….......(bleed). Go to the doctor. 

5. Look! the smoke …......(come) out of the window. 

       Ans. 1.  is doing, 2.  worked, 3. pays, 4. is bleeding, 5. is coming


    Set - 4

1. He usually …......(drink) tea but today he…......(drink) coffee. 

2. My mother ….....(cook) food in the kitchen at this moment.

3. Ice …......(melt) above 0 Celsius. 

4. Lions …......(not live) on fruit and vegetables. 

5. Run fast! The train ....….(whistle)

       Ans. 1. drinks, is drinking, 2. is cooking, 3.  melts, 4. do not live, 5. is whistling 


    Set - 5

1. He …....... (buy) it last month. 

2. She  …........(not study) now. 

3. India …........(become) independent in 1947. 

4. The patient …......... (die) before the doctor came. 

5. Look! She ….........(tremble) with fear. 

    Ans. 1. bought, 2.  is not studying, 3.  became, 4. had died, 5.  is trembling


    Set - 6

1. I wish I ….......(listen) to my parents’ advice. 

2. It .....…..(rain) last night. 

3. The sun …....…(set) in the west. 

4. The new teacher …........(teach) us for six months. 

5. I don’t know him. I …........(never see) him before. 

       Ans. 1. had listened, 2.  rained, 3.  sets, 4. has been teaching, 5. have never seen