Fill in the Blanks With Correct Form of Verb – Exercise With Answer

Fill in the Blanks With Correct Form of Verb: fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the bracket with answers.

Let’s practice some fill in the blanks with suitable verbs –

Exercise 1

1. He is______football (play/plays/playing).

2. The shop______at nine o’clock every morning. (open/opens/is opening).

3. It______since eight o’clock this morning. (is raining/was raining/has been raining).

4. I______next month (will be coming/am coming/shall be coming).

5. That house______to my uncle. (belong/belongs/is belonging).

6. You______when I came to your house. (are sleeping/were sleeping/slept).

7. When I______ my dinner I went to bed. (had/have had/had had).

8. I thanked him for what he______. (did/has done/had done).

9. A hardworking student______the prize ( win/wins/won).

10. She______ with her bad-tempered roommate (put up/puts up/putted up).

Answers

1. He is playing football (play/plays/playing).

2. The shop opens at ten o’clock every morning. (open/opens/is opening).

3. It has been raining since eight o’clock this morning. (is raining/was raining/has been raining).

4. I shall be coming next month (will be coming/am coming/shall be coming).

5. That house belongs to my uncle. (belong/belongs/is belonging).

6. You were sleeping when I came to your house. (are sleeping/were sleeping/slept).

7. When I had had my dinner I went to bed. (had/have had/had had).

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Exercise 2

1. Don’t get off the train till it______(stop).

2. We______(Play) a cricket match tomorrow.

3. I______(return) the book as soon as I finish it.

4. He______(wait) for a train in an empty junction.

5. I______(wait) for the bus since morning.

6. The lion______(drink) water from a pond.

7. Gandhiji______(shoot) on his way to a prayer meeting.

8. Rohan______(suffer) from fever since Monday.

9. The teacher______(announce) the results.

10. If he______(work) hard, he will pass.

Answers

1. Don’t get off the train till it stops (stop).

2. We will play (Play) a cricket match tomorrow.

3. I will return (return) the book as soon as I finish it.

4. He was waiting (wait) for a train in an empty junction.

5. I have been waiting (wait) for the bus since morning.

6. The lion was drinking (drink) water from a pond.

7. Gandhiji had been shot (shoot) on his way to a prayer meeting.

8. Rohan has been suffering (suffer) from fever since Monday.

9. The teacher will announce (announce) the results.

10. If he works (work) hard, he will pass.

Exercise 3

1. I thanked him for what he______(do).

2. I___(speak) to him for an hour till his mother___(come).

3. It may___(rain) today. So we___(decide) not to go out.

4. A student who___(work) hard may___(win) the prize.

5. He___(earn) a lot of money and___(build) a beautiful red house.

6. One day I wanted to___(help) a poor man by___(give) him some money.

7. Divya___(drop) the cups, while she___(wash) the dishes.

8. Albert Einstein___(be) the cleverest physicist the world___(have) ever known.

9. My father___(go) to Kolkata to___(visit) the Victoria Memorial.

10. They___(swim) in the pool when the wind____(start) blowing.

Answers

1. I thanked him for what he had done (do).

2. I have been speaking (speak) to him for an hour till his mother came (come).

3. It may rain (rain) today. So we have decided (decide) not to go out.

4. A student who works (work) hard may win (win) the prize.

5. He earned (earn) a lot of money and built (build) a beautiful red house.

6. One day I wanted to help (help) a poor man by giving (give) him some money.

7. Divya dropped (drop) the cups, while she was washing (wash) the dishes.

8. Albert Einstein is (be) the cleverest physicist the world has (have) ever known.

9. My father is going (go) to Kolkata to visit (visit) the Victoria Memorial.

10. They were swimming (swim) in the pool when the wind started (start) blowing.

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