Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets
(2022)
Answer : (i) After she ________ (take) her lunch, she went to the theatre.
Ans: took
(ii) The doctor _______ (examine) the patients every evening.
Ans: examines
(iii) They__________ (build) that bridge since 2003.
Ans: are building
(iv) He _____(play) cards, when I saw him.
Ans: was playing
(v) If she works hard, she __________ (get) a first class.
Ans: will get
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:
(2021)
Answer : (i) My goodness, someone ____ away my phone and left his in its place by mistake. (Take)
Ans: took
(ii) If you ____ on time, I’ll leave without you. (Reach)
Ans: don't reach
(iii) I____ the rules of grammar these days. (Learn)
Ans: am learning
(iv) I used to have a pair of binoculars, but I ____ it yesterday because I needed money. (Pawn)
Ans: pawned
(v) The decision ____ before I joined the meeting. (Make)
Ans: was made
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:
(2020)
Answer : (i) If you______ a wallet in the street what would you do with it? (find)
Ans: If you had found a wallet in the street what would you do with it?
(ii) We are late. The film ______ by the time we get to the cinema. (start)
Ans: We are late. The film will start by the time we get to the cinema.
(iii) What was wrong with you? Why ______ to the hospital? (go)
Ans: What was wrong with you? Why had you gone to the hospital?
(iv) I am thinking_______ a house. (buy)
Ans: I am thinking of buying a house.
(v) She took a bottle from the bag she_________ all the way from home. (carry)
Ans: She took a bottle from the bag she was carrying all the way from home.
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:
(2019)
Answer : (i) The child (steal) the show last evening.
Ans: The child stole the show last evening.
(ii) The man (read) the newspaper when I entered the room.
Ans: The man was reading the newspaper, when I entered the room.
(iii) The teacher said that the sun (be) stationary.
Ans: The teacher said that the sun is stationary.
(iv) You might (ask) her name.
Ans: You might ask her name.
(v) He (suffer) from fever for five days.
Ans: He has been suffering from fever for five days.
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
(2018)
Answer : (i) Her path was ________ with flowers. (strew)
Ans: strewn
(ii) He has ______ his speech before we arrived. (begin)
Ans: begun
(iii) The book has ______ the test of time. (stand)
Ans: stood
(iv) Recently the price of petrol has ____ up. (go)
Ans: gone
(v) The old beggar was ____ by a mad dog. (bite)
Ans: bitten
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:
(2017)
Answer : (i) Bread and butter _____ his usual breakfast. (be)
Ans: is
(ii) Some of the protestors were ________ by bullets. (hit)
Ans: hit
(iii) When I came out of the building I saw that it ______. (rain)
Ans: was raining
(iv) Floods _____ if it continues to rain. (occur)
Ans: will occur
(v) I _____ for you since 10 o’clock. (wait)
Ans: have been waiting
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:
(2016)
Answer : (i) All our plans of starting a new venture ......................... up in smoke. (end)
Ans: ended
(ii) Men of straw are not...................in the society. (respect)
Ans: respected
(iii) He got angry before I...................a word. (say)
Ans: say
(iv) Later on he........................his mistake (realize)
Ans: realized
(v) Television is a powerful means of...............knowledge. (diffuse)
Ans: diffusing
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets
(2015)
Answer : (i) Your friends __waited_____ for you for over an hour, (wait)
(ii) It is not worth__paying___ so much money for this concert (pay)
(iii) When I reached the station, the train__had left_____ (leave)
(iv) I__saw_____ the Taj Mahal last month, (visit)
(v) The criminal __attacked_____the victim with a blunt object, (attack)
Question : Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
(2014)
Answer : (i) His company is greatly sought after. (seek)
(ii) His courage forsook him. (forsake)
(iii) The terrified people flew to the mountains. (flee)
(iv) The police left no stone unturned to trace the culprits. (leave)
(v) The robber struck him a blow on the head. (strike)
Question : Use the correct form of the verb in brackets to fill in the blanks:
(2012)
Answer : (i) The first such prize was awarded in 1199. (AWARD)
(ii) The computer is a complex gadget and consists of many parts. (CONSIST)
(iii) Jacob has completed his report already. (COMPLETE)
(iv) The postman collected his bag and left. (COLLECT)
Question : Use the correct form of the verb in brackets:
(2009)
Answer : (i) I do not usually-carry---- an umbrella but today I’m-carrying---- one. (CARRY)
(ii) She never -worries---- about her children. (WORRY)
(iii) That child always -cries---when he has a bath. Listen, he’s crying---- now. (CRY)
Question : Form Verbs from the following Nouns:
(2007)
Answer : (i) Courage
Ans. Encourage
(ii) Memory
Ans. Memorize
(iii) Prison
Ans. Imprison
(iv) Class
Ans. Classify
(v) Friend
Ans. Befriend
Question : Put the verbs in bracket in the correct tense and rewrite the following:
(2007)
Answer : India (have) many calendars which Indians (use) since very early times. More than thirty (be) still in use. One difficulty about having so many calendars (be) that the same date (fall) on different days according to each.
Ans: India had many calendars which Indians had been using since very early times. More than thirty are still in use. One difficulty about having so many calendars is that the same date falls on different days according to each.
Question : Choose the appropriate verb form to fill in the blanks and rewrite the sentences:
(2006)
Answer : (i) The efficiency of a plant __is known_______ by the load it can take.
(ii) Everyday last week my aunt _broke______ a plate.
(iii) If I __had answered________ one more question, I would have passed.
(iv)He promised __to give_____________ me a post in his department.
(v) Please don’t __leave the door open ________when you go out.
