TENSE - CLASS IX
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| CLASS IX CORRECT TENSE |
1. Give the correct tense forms of the verbs
given in brackets :
1. (a) We (be) good friends for long.
Ans : We have been good friends for long.
(b) They (play) since morning.
Ans : They have been playing since morning.
(c) What (do) he do yesterday?
Ans : What did he do yesterday?
2. (a) We (need) your advice.
Ans : We need your advice.
(b) Please try to (come) soon.
Ans : Please try to come soon.
(c) We (want) to go to Mumbai next month.
Ans : We want to go to Mumbai next month.
or
We shall want to go to Mumbai next month.
3.(a) She was (see) picking the marbles.
Ans : She was seen picking the marbles.
(b) I (do) the work before my father comes.
Ans : I shall do the work before my father comes.
(c) Nobody (like) a traitor.
Ans : Nobody likes a traitor.
4. (a) Three people (kill) in the accident.
Ans : Three people were killed in the accident.
(b) He (do) the work since Monday last.
Ans : He has been doing the work since Monday last.
(c) The old man (go) for a walk every morning.
Ans : The old man goes for a walk every morning.
5. (a) The bus (leave) the stoppage before I arrived.
Ans : The bus had left the stoppage before I arrived.
(b) I (cut) my finger. It is bleeding.
Ans : I have cut my finger. It is bleeding.
(c) When we went to his house, he (read) a book.
Ans : When we went to his house, he was reading a book.
6. (a) Water (flow) downwards.
Ans : Water flows downwards.
(b) I (see) a bird in the sky now.
Ans : I see a bird in the sky now.
(c) He (finish) his work just.
Ans : He has finished his work just.
7. (a) When I reached home mother (cook) rice.
Ans : When I reached home, mother was cooking rice.
(b) He talks as if he (know) everything.
Ans : He talks as if he knew everything.
(c) I (not see) him for a week.
Ans : I have not seen him for a week.
8. (a) If I (be) you I would not do that.
Ans : If I had you I would not do that.
(b) The baby (cry) because it is hungry.
Ans : The baby is crying because it is hungry.
(c) The train (arrive) at 9 A. M. everyday.
Ans : The train arrives at 9 A. M. everyday.
9. (a) She went out after she (lock) the door.
Ans: She went out after she had locked the door.
(b) I (have) my dinner an hour ago.
Ans : I have had my dinner an hour ago.
(c) When I saw him he (write).
Ans : When I saw him, he was writing.
10.(a) He (arrive) just before the game started.
Ans : He had arrived just before the game started.
(b) Don't disturb the child; it (sleep).
Ans : Don't disturb the child, it is sleeping.
(c) I just (finish) the work.
Ans : I have just finished the work.
11.(a) The woman (weep) when I saw her.
Ans : The woman was weeping when I saw her.
(b) No one (hear) from him for the last two years.
Ans : No one hears from him for the last two years.
(c) They (finish) the work by Sunday next.
Ans : The will finish the work by Sunday next.
12. (a) They (eat) all the apples before I arrived.
Ans : They had eaten all the apples before I arrived.
(b) It is time we (leave).
Ans : It is time we left.
(c) Look at the sky, it (go) to rain.
Ans : Look at the sky, it is going to rain.
13.(a) We (know) each other for ten years.
Ans : We have known each other for ten years.
(b) I (write) the story since morning.
Ans : I have been writing story since morning.
(c) If it (rain) we shall not go to school.
Ans : If it rains, we shall not go to school.
14.(a) The passenger jumped off the train while it (move).
Ans : The passenger jumped off , the train while it was moving.
(b) I (write) the essay for fifteen minutes.
Ans : I have been writing the eassy for fifteen minutes.
(c) The old man ( go) out for a walk regularly in the morning.
Ans : The old man goes out for a walk regularly in the morning.
15.(a) If he (be) honest he would have been praised.
Ans : If he had honest he wouldn't have been praised.
(b) He usually (go) for a walk in the morning
Ans : He usually goes for a walk in the morning.
(c) When they came, the boy (play) chess.
Ans : When they came, the boy was playing chess.
16.(a) He (go) to Shillong last month.
Ans : He went to Shillong last month.
(b) Before he arrived at the station, the train (leave) already.
Ans : Before he arrived at the station, the train had left already.
(c) He (not come) yet.
Ans : He has not come yet.
17. (a) Many soldiers (kill) in the Kargil war.
Ans : Many soldiers were kill in the Kargil war.
(b) I (see) the Tajmahal and know how beautiful it is.
Ans : I see the Tajmahal and know how beautiful it is.
(c) I wish I ( be) the principal of the school.
Ans : I wish I were the principal of the school.
18.(a) I (know) them for the last two years.
Ans: I had known them for the last two years.
(b) I went out when it (rain).
Ans : I went out when it was raining.
(c) I (read) in the school for the last seven years.
Ans : I have been reading in the school for the last seven years.
19.(a) Ram came to meet me after I (leave).
Ans : Ram came to meet after I had left.
(b) The minister (not arrive) yet.
Ans : The minister has not arrived yet.
20.(a) He (leave) the place a year ago.
Ans : He left the place a year ago.
(b) It is time I (go) to bed.
Ans : It is time I went to bed.
(c) I (see) you yesterday.
Ans : I swa you yesterday.
21.(a) He (swim) in the river.
Ans : He swims in the river.
(b) The patient (die) before the doctor came.
Ans : The patient had died before the doctor came.
(c) The patient (die) an hour ago.
Ans : The patient died an hour ago.
22.(a) The thief (leave) before the doctor came.
Ans : The thief had left before the doctor came.
(b) She (suffer) from fever since January.
Ans : She has been suffering from fever since January.
(c) There (be) nobody in the house when we called.
Ans : There was nobody in the house when we called.
23.(a) The little girl (cry) because she is hungry now.
Ans : The little girl was crying because she is hungry now.
(b) Fortune (favour) the brave.
Ans : Fortune favours the brave.
(c) We (enter) the classroom before the teacher came.
Ans : We had entered the classroom before the teacher came.
24.(a) The boys (reach) the town, before it grew dark.
Ans : The boys had reached the town before it grew dark.
(b) I would have been happy if I (be) a king.
Ans : I would have been happy if I were a king.
(c) My father (come) home tomorrow.
Ans : My father comes home tomorrow.
25.(a) He usually (take) his breakfast at 7 A.M.
Ans : He usually takes his breakfast at 7 A. M.
(b) Ice (float) on water.
Ans : Ice floats on water.
(c) It is a month since I (see) him.
Ans : It is a month I saw him.
26.(a) He (prepare) his lesson before the teacher came.
Ans : He had prepared his lesson before the teacher came.
(b) Water (freeze) in extreme cold.
Ans : Water freezes in extreme cold.
(c) It is time we (return) home.
Ans : It is time we returned home.
27.(a) When he entered my room I (sleep).
Ans : When he entered my room I was sleeping.
(b) He (go) to Guwahati last week.
Ans : He went to Guwahati last week.
(c) He (kill) in the battle last year.
Ans : He was killed in the battle last year.
28.(a) Socrates was (take) away to prison.
Ans : Socrates was taken away to prison.
(b) He (finish) his work an hour ago.
Ans : He finished his work an hour ago.
29.(a) My father (work) in this factory for five years.
Ans : My father has been working in this factory for five years.
(b) Stop that noise! I (listen) to the news on the radio.
Ans : Stop that noise! I am listening to the news.
(c) Ramu (not come) back from the market yet.
Ans : Ramu has not come back from the market yet.
30.(a) They (live) in our town for the last ten years.
Ans : They have been living in our town for the last ten years.
(b) The match (begin) before I reached.
Ans : The match had begun before I reached.
31.(a) My father (arrive) at the bus stop everyday at 6 A. M.
Ans : My father arrives at the bus stop everyday at 6 A. M.
(b) Hari Singh (read) a novel when I entered the room.
Ans : Hari Singh was reading a novel when I enered the room.
(c) Our school (reopen) next Monday.
Ans : Our school reopens next Monday.
32.(a) There (be) only a few students in the class yesterday.
Ans : There were only a few students in the class yesterday.
(b) The man who (work) hard can succeed in life.
Ans : The man who works hard can succeed in life.
(c) We (play) football at this time tomorrow.
Ans : We will be playing football at this time tomorrow.
33.(a) It (rain) since 10 o'clock.
Ans: It has been raining since 10 O'clock.
(b) She (read) a book when I met her.
Ans: She was reading a book when I met her.
(c) If I (be) a bird, I could fly.
Ans: If I were a bird, I could fly.
34. (a) They (reach) home before it grew
dark.
Ans: They had reached home before it grew dark.
(b) I (go) to apply for the post.
Ans: I am going to apply for the post.
(c) The bus (leave) Guwahati at 6 o'clock every day.
Ans: The bus leaves Guwahati at 6 o'clock every day.
35. (a) It's time I (do) some real work.
Ans: It's time I did some real work.
(b) He (wait) for you since 8 A. M.
Ans: He has been waiting for you since 8 A. M.
(C) The train (leave) the station before we arrived.
Ans: The train had left the station before we arrived.
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