Punjab State Board PSEB 7th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Tense Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 7th Class English Grammar Tense
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Exercise 1
I. Fill in the blanks with the right tense form of the verb given in the brackets:
1. Our school ……………………… (begin) with a prayer everyday.
2. Ahmed ……………………… (keep awake) till midnight these days.
3. What…………….(make) you do so ?
4. This box ………………….. (contain) a gift for him.
5. This road is closed. They …………………….. (repair) it.
6. The clerk ……………. (type) the letter still, he never …………… (finish) the work in time.
7. Don’t make a noise. An important meeting ……………………. (go on) here. 8. She
8. ………… (say) a prayer to God regularly before going to bed.
9. The peon ……………….. (ring) the bell now.
10. We ……………. (feel) uneasy on a very hot day.
Hints:
1. begins
2. keeps awake
3. makes
4. contains
5. are repairing
6. is typing, finishes
7. is going on
8. says
9. is ringing
10. feel.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the right tense form of the verb given in the brackets: (Use Present Perfect Tense)
1. The water level …………………… (go up) because of rains.
2. The doctor ……………………. (examine) the patient. He is improving now.
3. I ……………………… (finish) my work. I am going home now.
4. They ………………….. (leave) the place.
5. Sheela …………………. (learn) her lesson.
6. Father ………………………. (not come) home for lunch yet.
7. ………………… you ………………. (finish) your work ? Can you come with me now?
8. I ……………………. (study) the problem. It is easy to solve.
9. ………….. he ………. (take charge) of his new assignment ?
10. The train …………………………… (leave) the station. The platform looks deserted.
Hints:
1. has gone up
2. has examined
3. have finished
4. have left
5. has learnt
6. has not come
7. Have, finished
8. have studied
9. Has, taken charge
10. has left.
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the right tense form (Past Continuous or Simple Past) of the verbs given in brackets:
1. She ………………… (look) for a book shop, when I ………………….. (meet) her.
2. The policeman …………………… (arrest) the thief, when I …………………… (see) him.
3. I……………………………… (go) to the cattle-shed, when I …………………….. (hear) someone quarrelling.
4. The sarpanch ………… (take) the horse out of the stable, when I ……. (call) him.
5. Yesterday as I …………. (walk) along the street. I ……………………… (meet) my friend.
6. In January 1948 Gandhiji ……………………… (stay) in Delhi. He was shot while he ……………. (come out) of the prayer meeting.
7. While I …………………. (watch) the T.V., the lights ………….. (go off).
Hints:
1. was looking, met
2. was arresting, saw
3. was going, heard
4. was taking, called
5. was walking, met
6. was staying, was coming out
7. was watching, went off.
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks using the verbs in the brackets according to the tense form indicated:
1. A group of officials ……….. (go) to Delhi tomorrow. (Simple Future)
2. We …………………… (visit) Kashmir next January. (Future Continuous)
3. What …………………….. you ……………(do) tomorrow evening ? (Future Continuous)
4. I …….. (go) with my brother. I am sure I ……………… (have) a very nice time on this (Simple Future)
5. I want to give this book to Jaspreet …………………… you ……………………… (go) to give this book to her ? (Simple Future)
Hints:
1. will go
2. shall be visiting
3. will, be doing
4. shall go, will have
5. will, go.
Exercise 5
Fill in the blanks to express Future Perfect aspects of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. The police …………………… (arrest) the thief by tomorrow.
2. Davinder. ………………… (tell) me all before you talk to him.
3. He ………………….. (return) before you arrive.
4. Gobind ……………………. (write) the story before you return.
5. We …………………… (enjoy) our holidays for about a month before he arrives.
Hints:
1. will have arrested
2. will have told
3. will have returned
4. will have written
5. shall have enjoyed.
Exercise 6
(Miscellaneous)
I. Underline the verb and write in the space given whether the sentence is in the Present, Past or Future Perfect tense. One has been done for you.
1. The rain had stopped before I arrived. (Past Perfect Tense)
2. I have lived in Bhatinda since childhood. (Present Perfect Tense)
3. We shall have reached home before they arrive. (Future Perfect Tense)
4. The children shall have eaten something by the time I reach home, (Future Perfect Tense)
5. She has not finished writing the book. (Present Perfect Tense)
6. The watchman had run away before the owner reached. (Past Perfect Tense)
7. The children have learnt the song. (Present Perfect Tense)
8. Naaz has posted the letter. (Present Perfect Tense)
9. My uncle has given me a room in the new house. (Present Perfect Tense)
10. They will have left for Patiala by night. (Future Perfect Tense)
II. Complete the following letter by using the verb in the bracket in present perfect/ past tense. One has been done for you:
Dear sir
I wrote (write) to you some time ago-asking about conditions of entry to your competition. You replied (reply) enclosing an entry form which I filled up (fill up) and sent (send) without delay. I have heard (hear) nothing from you and am beginning to wonder if my application has gone (go) astray. Please check if you have received (receive) it or not. In case you have not got (not get) it. Kindly inform me.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Amarjit Singh
III. You have planned to undertake a railway journey in your summer holidays. In about ten sentences describe your forth coming trip using simple future tense.
I will go to Amritsar during summer holidays. I will go by train. I will catch the train from Ludhiana. I will go to the railway station. I will buy a ticket and go to the platform to board the train. The train will reach Amritsar within three hours. There, I will stay in a hotel. I will visit Sri Harmandar Sahib. I will have a holy dip in the tank there. I will also visit the Durgiana Mandir. I will not miss to see the Jallianwala Bagh before I come back.
IV. Your house is flooded due to heavy rains. You saved yourself by sitting on the roof top for almost three days and nights. Using simple and continuous past tense, write your experience.
I found water all around me. It was rising continually. I, with my family, took shelter on the roof of my house. We took with us all the eatables available in home. There was a large carpet at the roof. At night we slept on it. But the rain did not stop for three days. All our eatables were consumed. We grew weaker and weaker. We prayed to God for help. Then one day, it stopped raining. We came down, took buckets and threw the water out of the house. We thanked God for saving our lives.
V. Supply for the blanks the future perfect tense of the verb given in the brackets:
1. Our maid will have broken all the cups (break).
2. He …………..by that time. (return)
3. The sun …………… when we reach home. (set)
4. We …………. all the cakes by evening. (eat)
5. She ……………for the family by night. (cook)
6. He …………. his pledge. (keep)
7. Each child …………… a new pull over. (bought)
8. The shoeshine …………… my shoes. (polish)
9. The commander ………….. the army to march. (order)
10. I……………. the job by sunset. (complete)
11. She …………. to speak English by the year end. (learn)
12. You ………….. tea before we reach there. (drink)
13. Meeta ………….. the beauty contest. (win)
14. Mini …………… to India by early September. (fly)
Hints:
2. will have returned
3. will have set
4. shall have eaten
5. will have cooked
6. will have kept
7. will have bought
8. will have polished
9. will have ordered
10. shall have completed
11. will have learnt
12. will have drunk
13. will have won
14. will have flown.
VI. Given below is a complaint letter. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets. One has been done.
The Secretary
DIV/4901
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi.
Dear Sir
I regret to bring (bring/brought) to your notice that Bihari Lal, the sweeper is not doing (is not doing / has not done) his duty well. He sweeps (sweeps / sweep) the road only once a day. He leaves (leave /leaves) the garbage on the road or throws (threw / throws) them all around. As a result the area is filthy. I have requested (am requesting /have requested) him many times but he refused (refuses / refused) to obey. It seems (seem / seems) he does not care (do not care/does not care).
Yours sincerely
Anil Sharma
VII. Rewrite the following sentences after changing the verbs into the present or past continuous tense:
1. Sudha lies on the bed.
2. Raja plays with his brother.
3. The servant rang the bell.
4. The children scream.
5. The sun sets in the west.
6. They go out for a picnic.
7. She likes the game.
8. I eat my food.
Answer:
1. Sudha is lying on the bed.
2. Raja is playing with his brother.
3. The servant was ringing the bell.
4. The children are screaming.
5. The sun is setting in the west.
6. They are going out for a picnic.
7. She is liking the game.
8. I am eating my food.
VIII. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect tense of the verb given in brackets:
1. He …………. a tiger before I reached the forest. (kill)
2. She ………….. a sweater before I bought a new one. (knit)
3. I ……………. money from my friend before I received my salary. (borrow)
4. The river ……………. its bank before the dam was built. (overflow)
5. She ……………. my book before I could check her. (steal)
6. The train …………….. before I could reach the station. (arrive)
7. I ………….. a funny story before the sad one. (hear)
8. The thief ………….. from the jail before the police arrived. (escape)
Answer:
1. He had killed a tiger before I reached the forest. (kill)
2. She had knitted a sweater before I bought a new one. (knit)
3. I had borrowed money from my friend before I received my salary. (borrow)
4. The river had overflown its bank before the dam was built. (overflow)
5. She had stolen my book before I could check her. (steal)
6. The train had arrived before I could reach the station. (arrive)
7. I had heard a funny story before the sad one. (hear)
8. The thief had escaped from the jail before the police arrived. (escape)