EXERCISE - VERBS

( 2.1)  EXERCISE - AUXILIARY VERBS
Fill in the blanks with ‘is' or ‘are'.

• 1. The rose _____ a beautiful flower.

• 2. His two sons _____ still small.

• 3. My brother _____ doing his degree at that university.

• 4. Dogs _____ the most faithful animals.

• 5. There _____ a lot of ants on the tree.

• 6. That chair _____ comfortable to sit on.

• 7. The equator _____ an imaginary line round the earth.

• 8. The natives of this island _____ a friendly people.

• 9. We _____ waiting for the bus.

• 10. _____ your mother sleeping now?

 
Fill in the blanks with ‘does' or ‘do'.

• 11. _____ you know him?

• 12. That _____ not mean I _____ not like her.

• 13. Please _____ not smoke here.

• 14. _____ anybody know the answer?

• 15. They _____ not want to play.

• 16. It _____ not matter where you put it.

• 17. He _____ the measuring and we _____ the cutting.

• 18. Those sheep _____ not belong to that farmer.

• 19. My feet _____ not get tired easily.

• 20. Everyone here _____ not know about it.

 
Fill in the blanks with ‘has' or ‘have'.

• 21. He _____ a law degree.

• 22. They _____ gone to the cinema.

• 23. Only one of the students _____ failed the test.

• 24. I _____ come here to borrow your book

• 25. "_____ you ever done online banking?"

• 26. "We _____ not done our homework yet."

• 27. Each of you _____ to pay a dollar.

• 28. There _____ been no complaint so far.

• 29. Does he _____ a bicycle?

• 30. What _____ she got to say about this?

 
Choose the correct word for each sentence.

• 31. The earth _____ (go, goes) round the sun.

• 32. He _____ (go, goes) to school by bus.

• 33. I often _____ (go, goes) to the library.

• 34. She wants to _____ (go, goes) to the library?

• 35. She does not _____ (go, goes) to the library?

• 36. Oh, she does _____ (go, goes) to the library.

• 37. He often _____ (go, goes) to the cinema.

• 38. Every one of us must _____ (go, goes) to school.

• 39. Every one of us usually _____ (go, goes) to school early.

• 40. He too has to _____ (go, goes) to school.

 
Choose the correct word for each sentence.

• 41. She _____ (read, reads) every day.

• 42. I _____ (drink, drinks) milk every day.

• 43. We _____ (like, likes) to swim.

• 44. My neighbours _____ (talk, talks) to us every day.

• 45. He _____ (speak, speaks) good English.

• 46. They _____ (work, works) in that factory.

• 47. One of us _____ (live, lives) near the hospital.

• 48. Those deer in the zoo _____ (look, looks) hungry.

• 49. Everyone of the postmen _____ (ride, rides) a bicycle.

• 50. The black dog can _____ (bark, barks) very loudly.

 
( 2.2)  EXERCISE - SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Use the Simple Present tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. It _____ (hurt) to know what he said.

• 2. I sometimes _____ (play) football with my friends.

• 3. My sister _____ (want) to be a teacher.

• 4. We _____ (like) to do our homework together.

• 5. His father _____ (smoke) a pipe.

• 6. Does your mother _____ (cook) every day?

• 7. The train _____ (leave) in an hour.

• 8. He _____ (wash) his car on Sundays.

• 9. My friend _____ (ride) a bike to work.

• 10. They often _____ (swim) in the river.

 
( 2.3)  EXERCISE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Use the Present Continuous tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. We are too late. The train _____ (leaving).

• 2. Look at what he _____ (do).

• 3. My father _____ (go) to Paris next month.

• 4. She says she _____ (cook) for dinner this evening.

• 5. I think she _____ (write) a letter at the moment.

• 6. Why _____ he _____ (break) up those boxes?

• 7. He _____ (come) on the one o'clock train tomorrow.

• 8. They _____ (widen) the road.

• 9. One of you _____ always _____ (complain) about something.

• 10. Do you not understand what I _____ (say)?

 
( 2.4)  EXERCISE - PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Use the Present Perfect tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. We _____ (not see) her since we last met her.

• 2. He _____ (teach) us for two years and is still teaching us.

• 3. She _____ (already throw) away her old dresses.

• 4. I _____ already _____ (tell) them to hurry up.

• 5. _____ you _____ (be) to see your old uncle recently?

• 6. My parents _____ (never be) to London.

• 7. They _____ (just meet) your brother.

• 8. Our baby _____ (sleep) for more than eight hours.

• 9. I _____ not _____ (choose) the one I want yet.

• 10. You _____ (not eat) your dinner yet.

 
( 2.5)  EXERCISE - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Use the Present Perfect Continuous tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. They _____ (visit) their parents since they shifted out.

• 2. She _____ (talk) for an hour and when is she going to stop?

• 3. His friends _____ (wait) for him since 7 o'clock.

• 4. What _____ you _____ (do) since this morning?

• 5. I have found it. I _____ (search) for it for two days.

• 6. He _____ (eat) here for one week and he is not coming back.

• 7. We _____ (see) each other regularly since we became friends.

• 8. Why _____ you _____ (keep) this matter a secret?

• 9. Her mother _____ (pray) for good luck at that temple.

• 10. My sister _____ (try) to write a book since last year.

 
( 2.6)  EXERCISE - PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Use the Past Simple tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. She _____ (cut) her finger last night.

• 2. We _____ (go) for a ride and _____ (come) home late.

• 3. Her former husband always _____ (drink) heavily.

• 4. He _____ (lend) me some money last week.

• 5. There _____ (are) lots of people at the party.

• 6. My father _____ (lose) his car keys this morning.

• 7. She often_____ (quarrel) with her neighbour.

• 8. The vagrant _____ (lay) a mat on the pavement and _____ (sleep) on it.

• 9. I _____ (meet) my uncle on Sunday afternoon.

• 10. _____ (can) you please help me carry this?

 
( 2.7)  EXERCISE - PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Use the Past Continuous tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. While I _____ (wait) for you, I fell asleep.

• 2. He _____ (swim) at 4 o'clock yesterday.

• 3. Some students _____ (not listen) while the teacher _____ (speak).

• 4. We _____ (play) football when it started to rain.

• 5. When I _____ (walk) home, I saw a dog barking at the postman.

• 6. She and her friends _____ (shop) yesterday evening.

• 7. When they arrived, I _____ (bathe).

• 8. While one worker _____ (paint), another _____ (mix) some paint.

• 9. What _____ you _____(do) when I was not at home?

• 10. They _____ (jog) early this morning.

 
( 2.8)  EXERCISE - PAST PERFECT TENSE
Use the Past Perfect tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. After we _____ (see) the movie, we went for a ride.

• 2. He _____ already _____ (leave) when we arrived.

• 3. I _____ just _____ (shut) the door when the telephone rang.

• 4. They ate the food that I _____ (buy).

• 5. She _____ (eat) her lunch when I reached home.

• 6. My father _____ (drink) a glass of milk before he slept.

• 7. "I fell down". He said that he _____ down.

• 8. "I cut my finger". She said that she _____ her finger.

• 9. I arrived at the cinema after the film _____ (start).

• 10. The train _____ already _____ (go) when we reached the station.

 
( 2.9)  EXERCISE - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Use the Past Perfect Continuous tense of the words in brackets.

• 1. She _____ (sleep) before she was woken by the loud thunder.

• 2. The patient _____ (groan) when the doctor arrived.

• 3. The little boy _____ (play) with fire before he was burnt.

• 4. _____ you _____ (try) to get me before I called?

• 5. What _____ the child _____ (do) before she was scolded by her mother?

 
( 2.10)  EXERCISE - AUXILIARY VERBS
Fill in the blanks with ‘was' or ‘were'.

• 1. He _____ here five minutes ago.

• 2. This _____ the dress she wore last week.

• 3. They _____ still young when their parents died.

• 4. One of the eggs _____ broken.

• 5. There _____ some oranges on the table.

• 6. _____ you tired after the game?

• 7. She _____ not at home when I called.

• 8. Yesterday I saw a rainbow as I _____ driving home.

• 9. We _____ supposed to arrive early but the train was late.

• 10. Those _____ people who helped the victims.