Home Practice – 8 Simple Future Tense and Future Continuous Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of simple future tense:
1. In two days, I will _________________ my results. (know)
2. Saurav will _________________ a pilot soon. (become)
3. You will _________________ this decision. (regret)
4. The table will break if you sit on it. (break)
5. Sheena_________________ you the album later. (show)
6. Kind words _________________ others joy. (give)

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of future continuous tense:
1. The baby (walk) _________________ soon.
2. The plane (leave) _________________ at 3 o’clock.
3. He (attend) _________________ the conference next month.
4. She (come) _________________ on Monday for inspecting the classrooms.
5. She (talk) _________________ on good health for a couple of hours.
6. Children (plant) _________________ saplings in the garden.
7. You (chop) _________________ some onions with a knife.
8. The students (sleep) _________________ in their tents.

C. Fill in the blanks given below with is/are/am + going to.
1. We _________________ play a new computer game.
2. My sister _________________ watch TV.
3. You _________________ have a picnic next Tuesday.
4. Jane _________________ go to the office.
5. They _________________ walk to the bus stop this afternoon.
6. His brother _________________ write a letter to his uncle today.
7. She ________________ visit her aunt.
8. I _________________ do my homework after school.

Home Practice – 7 Present Continuous Tense, Simple Past Tense and Past Continuous Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of present continuous tense:
1. He (play) ________________ the piano beautifully.
2. I (wait) ________________ for you in the auditorium.
3. Mary (act) ________________ in the play.
4. He (play) ________________ with his friends in the park.
5. I (learn) ________________ English now?
6. We (look) ________________ at the stars.
7. I (live) ________________ without electricity from two weeks.
8. The baby (cry) ________________ loudly.
9. She (work) ________________ in the garden.
10. The nurse (put) ________________ medicines in the bottle.

B. Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense:
1. Last year I (go) ________________ to England on holiday.
2. It (be) ________________ fantastic.
3. I (visit) ________________ lots of interesting places. I (be) was with two friends of mine.
4. In the mornings we (walk) ________________ in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) ________________ to pubs.
6. The weather (be) ________________ strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) did not ________________ a lot.
8. But we (see) ________________ some beautiful rainbows.

C. Rewrite the sentences in simple past tense:
1. We move to a new house.
2. They bring a sandwich.
3. He doesn't do the homework.
4. They sell cars
5. Does he visit his friends?

D. Tick the correct form of past continuous tense:
1. I ......................... TV at eight o’clock yesterday evening.
     (a) am watching                   (b) was watching
2. I ........................ all day yesterday.
     (a) am painting                     (b) was painting
3. They .............................. the whole time they were together.
     (a)are quarreling                   (b) were quarreling
4. As I ......................... down the road, I saw Philip.
    (a)am walkin                           (b) was walking
5. The phone rang while I ............................... dinner.
     (a) am having                        (b) was having

Home Practice – 6 Transitive and Intransitive, The Tense and Simple Present Tense

A. Underline the verbs in the given sentences and mark them as Transitive or
Intransitive:
1. She was crying all day long.
2. The explosion sank the ship.
3. The watchman blew his whistle.
4. It was raining at that time.
5. They slept on the street.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of to be:
1. What ____________ you doing at 7’O clock in the morning? (was, were)
2. He ____________ sleeping when the telephone rang. (was, were)
3. The children ____________ playing video games. (is, am, are)
4. The teacher ____________ evaluating the answer sheets. (is, am, are)
5. ‘Have you finished that report?’ ‘I ____________ working on it.’ (is, am, are)

C. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense:
1. She ____________ four languages. (speak, speaks)
2. Jane is a teacher. She ____________ French. (teach, teaches)
3. When the water ____________, will you make some tea? (boil, boils)
4. I always ____________ the window at night because it is cold. (close, closes)
5. Those shoes ____________ too much. (cost, costs)

D. Fill in the blanks with the correct form to have:
1. Jack ____________ fun at the party last Saturday. (has, had, have)
2. I'm sorry, but I ____________ to go now. (has, had, have)
3. ____________ you ever been to Canada? (has, have)
4. Dave ____________ passed his driving test. (has, have)
5. Can we ____________ the bill, please? (has, have)
6. The match ____________ already started when we arrived. (had, have)
7. They ____________ breakfast at 6:30 this morning. (has, had)
8. Do you ____________ a brother? (has, have)
9. He ____________ completed his project by Sunday. (have, will have)
10. They ____________ enjoyed the party. (has, will have)

Home Practice – 5 Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs

A. Circle the subject and underline the verb in each sentence.
1. Raj and Rahul fly kites on weekends.
2. Sohil plays cricket for team.
3. The birds gathered grass for the nest.
4. Sona painted beautiful pictures.
5. Tommy’s doctor operated on an injured accident victim.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct auxiliary verbs given in the bracket.
1. You ________________ eat many chocolates. (must / must not)
2. The children ________________ waited for this trip for a long time. (have / was)
3. Rohan ________________ polishing the old brass lamp. (has / was)
4. I ________________ going to London this summer break. (am / is)
5. Chris ________________ run fast to win the race. (should not / should)
6. Seema ________________ participate for the competition, she is going outstation.
(cannot / can)
7. A football player ________________ wear his guards to save his legs. (should / was)
8. You ________________ speak now. It is your turn. (may not /may)
9. ________________ your grandmother live in Delhi? (has / does)
10. He ________________ returned from the trip. (has / does)

Home Practice - 4 Adjectives and Degrees of comparison

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct order of adjectives.
1. Jasmine is a ________, _______, ______ girl. (young, Indian, sweet)
2. The carpenter made a ________, _______, ______ stool. (wooden, brown, small)
3. My sister purchased a ________, _______, ______ bag. (blue, Italian, gorgeous)

B. What kind of adjective is the underlined word in each sentence.
1. These books are very interesting.
2. Seema has white glowing teeth.
3. He has enough money to buy TV set.
4. Which window shall I open?
5. They have their umbrellas with them.

C. Use the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets and complete the
sentences.
1. It was the _______________ (bad) day in China’s aviation history.
2. Typing on a computer is _______________ (fast) than writing by hand.
3. This is the _______________ (comfortable) room in the house

D. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the bracket.
1. We saw _______________ animals at the zoo. (many/more)
2. Can you please buy a _______________ apples? (a little/a few)
3. The students have to do _______________ work today.(much/many)
4. I have a _______________ interest in western music.(a few/a little)
5. He only spent a _______________ dollars there.(a few/a little)

Home Practice - 3 Noun: Possession, Pronoun and Commonly confused words

A. Rewrite the following sentences by using apostrophes.
1. The mans tools got wet in the rain.
2. The boys backpack was in the closet.
3. The dogs owner took it inside the house.
4. The childrens candy was expensive.
5. The puppys tail wags when he is happy.

B. Choose appropriate words to complete the sentences correctly.
1. You are not _________________ to talk in the library. (allowed/aloud)
2. I go out to _________________ every year with my parents for a cruise. (see/sea)
3. The actors had to shoot the _________________ three times. (scene/seen)
4. The _________________ on the weekend is supposed to be sunny. (weather/whether)
5. She _________________ out the candle and went to sleep. (blew/blue)

C. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate pronoun.
1. The girls are playing in the garden. _________________ look very happy.
2. Where is Rohan? I haven’t seen _________________ in several days.
3. _________________ are going for the movie. Would you like to join us?
4. Reena is a nice girl. Everyone likes _________________.
5. My daughters enjoy watching cartoon films. This CD is for _________________.

D. Underline the Pronouns in the following sentences and write their kinds in the
space provided.
1. That is a big metal cupboard.
2. The thief hid himself behind the wall.
3. What was the question?
4. The gifts are yours and mine.
5. This is the driver who ran the stop sign.

Home Practice - 2 Noun: Singular and Plural and Noun: Gender

A. Rewrite the following sentences using the plural form of the nouns and making
appropriate changes to the other words.
1. The thief removed the turkey from the shelf.
2. The chef put away his knife.
3. The hero had his photo taken.
4. The child looked at the little white mouse.
5. The fox looked longingly at the goose.

B. Rewrite the following sentences with the opposite gender of the highlighted
words.
1. The Emperor had twenty sons.
2. Farmer Joe owns two bulls and four ducks.
3. My aunt, who is an actress, gave away the prizes to the boys.
4. The bridegroom is a smart young man.
5. We saw a lion and a tiger in the zoo.

Home Practice – 1 Alphabetical Order, Articles and Nouns

1. Arrange the following words in the alphabetical order.
a. baboon, porcupine, kangaroo, jackal, iguana, mule.
b. signal, society, shudder, student, skier.
c. ground, granite, gruesome, grease, gristle.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
a. Albert Einstein was _________ famous scientist.
b. I ate _________ apple, _________ egg and _________ loaf of bread.
c. I am _________ university student.
d. She returned after _________ hour.
e. My sister got _________ best student award.

3. Underline the nouns in the following sentences and state whether they are
common, proper, abstract or collective.
a. We were attacked by a swarm of bees.
b. Padma is staying with her aunt in Bangalore.
c. Rohit was given a trophy for his courage.
d. To his amazement he jumped into the river.

Model Story Writing

Read the first paragraph given below and continue the story. What do you think happened
to the shoemaker and the rich man? Did the young children in the town help the
shoemaker? How? Put on your thinking caps and write your own story. Remember to give a
title

Once there lived a poor shoemaker next to a rich man. He was a carefree and happy
person. He cheerfully sang all day long. Every day the cheerful shoemaker sang lovely
songs while he worked. All the young children in that small town loved to hear the
shoemaker sing his lovely songs. They sat on comfortable chairs and listened to his
melodious songs or they stood around his window to listen to him.
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Ch. 24 - Future Continuous Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the words given in the
brackets.
1. Sheena ____________________ (work) night shifts from Friday.
2. I ____________________ (walk) home from my office.
3. We ____________________ (wait) for Ronald at the airport.
4. Mother____________________ (invite) my friends over for a tea party.
5. Ken ____________________ (search) for the book I requested in the library tomorrow.
6. I ____________________ (travel) to Spain next week.
7. Father ____________________ (go) out for an important meeting.
8. Roy ____________________ (play) chess at the club tonight.
9. We s____________________ (listen) to Arabic music at the concert.
10. Jenny ____________________ (draw) a portrait of Mother Teresa at the competition.

C. Tick () the appropriate word from the choices given below in each sentence.
1. Lalit ____________________ his birthday on Sunday.
a) will be celebrating b) celebrate c) celebrated
2. He ____________________ all his classmates later today.
a) invite b) was inviting c) will be inviting
3. His mother ____________________ a cake for him on Sunday morning.
a) bakes b) baked c) will be baking
4. Some of his friends ____________________ to help him decorate his house.
a) will be coming b) come c) were coming
5. His friends ____________________ many games during the party.
a) played b) were playing c) will be playing
6. I will not go to the party as I ____________________ my grandparents that day.
a) visit b) will be visiting c) visited

Ch. 23 - Simple Future Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple future tense.
1. Seema _______________ (come) home soon.
2. I _______________ (go) for a walk in the morning.
3. Rita _______________(watch) television for an hour.
4. I _______________ (find) a place to keep my belongings.
5. Meghna _______________ (buy) a book from the bookstore.
6. The office _______________ (open) at 10 a.m.
7. I _______________ (learn) my lessons well.
8. We _______________ (go) for a swim on Sunday.

B. Complete the following paragraph with the simple future tense of the words
given in the brackets.
The day _______________ (arrive) when I _______________ (write) my Pre-Medical Examination. It
_______________ (culminate) an entire year’s hard work. I know I _______________ (be) nervous
when I _______________ (write) the examinations, but the dream that one day my friends and
I _______________ (be) doctors makes us feel exceedingly glad. We _______________ (have) to work very
hard to come out with flying colours. We _______________ (have) to wait for our scores to
come, after which we _______________ (be) admitted to various sections. I _______________ (look)
forward to join the Cardiology section.

C. Fill in the blanks given below with is/are/am + going to.
1. Look at that wild beast. It _______________ jump.
2. We have set up a new solar plant. We _______________ start the work soon.
3. My daughter does not like the proposals. She _______________ reject them all.
4. The newly-painted roof has suffered a lot of damage. It _______________ fall any day
now.
5. I _______________ lock you in the room unless you tell me the truth.

D. In the following sentences, fill in the blanks with either the simple future
tense or the going to form of the verb.
1. If you don't stop pushing her, I _______________ the warden. (to tell)
2. Would you like bread or butter? I _______________ tea. (to have)
3. Aviral is always late. I'm sure he _______________ late for the party on Tuesday. (to be)
4. It's 3 o'clock already. We _______________ the ride. (to miss)
5. It's starting to rain. I _______________ my parasol. (to open)
6. They _______________ the vehicle on Saturday. (to wash)
7. I don't think they _______________ their vacations by the beach again. (to spend)

Ch. 15 – Transitive Verb and Intransitive Verb

A. Underline the verbs in the sentences given below and mark them as transitive
or intransitive.
1. Heat expands solids.
2. Solids expand on heating.
3. The pilot stopped the plane.
4. The plane stopped abruptly.
5. Afira must speak the truth.
6. Afira must speak loudly.
7. The girl is flying the plane.
8. The eagles are flying in the sky.
9. The motorist fell off the vehicle and broke his arm.
10. The lumberjack felled an evergreen tree.
11. The damage sank the boat.
12. The boat sank suddenly.

Ch. 21 - Past Continuous Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense.
We ___________________ (expect) many guests that day. Mother ___________________ (cook) delicious dishes in the kitchen. Father  ___________________ (tidy) the living room while my elder brother ___________________ (lay) the table. I ___________________ (help) my brother by bringing the plates and the spoons. My elder sister ___________________ (feed) her little baby, so she couldn’t help us, but she ___________________(try) to clear the room while the baby ate. All of us  ___________________(do) our best to make it a special day.

B. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. The train ___________________ (travel) at full speed when somebody ___________________ (pull) the chain.
2. The singers ___________________ (sing) the last song when the stage collapsed
(collapse).
3. The teacher ___________________ (teach) us mathematics when the Principal called
(call) her to the office.
4. The cats ___________________ (play) with the ball when they saw (see) the dog.
5. I ___________________ (sleep) when you ___________________ (ring) the bell.

D. Choose the appropriate tense to complete the sentences given below.
1. When I phoned my friends, they ___________________ football.
a) played b) were playing c) play
2. We ___________________ the poem when the Principal entered the class.
a) were reciting b) have recited c) recited
3. I ___________________ in the pool when Hugo jumped into it with a great splash.
a) swam b) am swimming c) was swimming
4. Yamini ___________________ the whole day yesterday.
a) was cycling b) will cycle c) cycles
5. I ___________________ to the radio while you ___________________ television.
a) was listening, were watching b) listening, watching
c) listen, watch

Ch. 20 - Simple Past Tense

B. Underline the doing words in the sentences that you just wrote.

C. Fill in the blanks with simple past and read the complete sentence.
1. In 2010, I _______________ (go) to Miami on a holiday.
2. It _______________ (be) amazing to meet them.
3. I _______________ (visit) several religious shrines.
4. I _______________ (be) with two cousins and a nephew at the party.
5. In the mornings we _______________ (walk) in the streets of London.
6. In the morning, the girls _______________ (go) to reading clubs.
7. The forest _______________ (be) eerily silent.
8. We _______________ (see) some exotic fruits in our orchard.

D. Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense.
I still remember my visit to the mountains last winter. It _______________ (be) so cold that the water _______________ (freeze) on the lakes and we _______________ (have) a lot of fun skating on the ice. We _______________ (do) not realise then the problems that the freezing of water could create. The water _______________ (freeze) in the taps as well and we _______________ (have) no water. There _______________ (be) no water even to drink. We _______________ (experience) drough conditions even though there _______________ (be) ice everywhere! Every morning, we _______________ (draw) lots to see who would bring ice to heat up in order to get some water.

E. Complete the sentences given below using the simple past tense form of the
verb.
1. Ravi _______________ Swati on Friday.
a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen
2. Ramesh _______________ his telegram yesterday.
a) received b) was receiving c) had received
3. Savita _______________ school two years ago.
a) will leave b) leave c) left
4. Last night, I _______________ sleep well.
a) don't b) didn't c) hadn't
5. Shyam _______________ asleep while he was driving.
a) fell b) falls c) was falling
6. Arka _______________ a new bicycle on Monday.
a) bought b) had bought c) have bought
7. The team _______________ its breakfast half an hour ago.
a) finished b) have finished c) had finished
8. When Ami was in India, he _______________ Varanasi, Assam and Shillong.
a) visited b) was visiting c) would visit
9. I _______________ an old classmate of mine at the library.
a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen
10. Aviral _______________ that he would not visit the museum.
a) says b) said c) had said

F. Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the word given in the brackets
below.
1. It was extremely hot, so I _______________ off my jacket. (take)
2. The biopic was very good. I _______________ it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Samantha was free, so I _______________ her (disturb)
4. Satyajit was very tired, so he _______________ to sleep early. (go)
5. The bed was very comfortable. I _______________ comfortably. (sleep)
6. Archie was hungry, so he _______________ the leftovers. (eat)
7. We went to Meeta's house but she _______________ at home. (be)
8. It was a hilarious moment but nobody _______________. (laugh)
9. The door was open and a crow _______________ into the house. (fly)

Ch 18 Present continuous tense

A. Underline the doing words in the sentences that you just wrote.

B. Now look at the sentences that you have written. Write the form
    of to be and the verb in its –ing form.
                  
C. Fill in the blanks in the paragraph given below with the present
    continuous tense.
    They are _______________ (have) a meeting inside. I wonder what 
    they are _______________ (discuss). Perhaps they are
    _______________ (think) of declaring a holiday tomorrow. Peep through
    this window. Tell us what they are _______________ (do). Well,
    Mrs. Pandey is _______________ (stand) and _______________ (talk)
    to the others. All the others are _______________ (listen) to her, while
    Mr.Tripathi is _______________ (nod) his head. The Manager is     
    _______________ (take) down notes. Now all the people are
    _______________ (clap). Look out, they are _______________ (rise).
    They are _______________ (come) out of the room.

D. Fill in the blanks given below with the simple present or the present
     continuous tense.
1. Usually the gardener _______________ (water) the plants. He is unwell
    today, so I am _______________ (water) the plants.
2. My father _______________ (work) in England. Right now, he is
    _______________ (work) in Singapore because his company has sent
    him there.
3. In India, it _______________ (rain) during the months of June, July and
    August. It is _______________ (rain) heavily now as it is the month of August.
4. Mr. George _______________ (go) to Church on Sundays. Where is he 
    _______________ (go) now?
5. Usually, Jamal does not _______________ (talk) to anybody, it is surprising
    to see him _______________ (talk) for so long with that man.

E. Choose the correct option for the statements given below.
1. I _______________ a postcard now.
    a) am writing b) was writing
2. Parvesh _______________ in the bed at the moment.
    a) lying b) is lying
3. I _______________ in London this month.
    a) am staying b) stay
4. Peter _______________ this week.
    a) working b) is working
5. My brother and sister _______________ now.
    a) is cooking b) are cooking
6. Oh no! Look! _______________?
    a) What is he wearing? b) What does he wearing?
7. Don't turn off the television. _______________.
    a) I am watching it. b) I'm not watching it.
8. I can hear Jane. _______________.
    a) She is coming. b) She isn't coming.

Ch. 17 – Simple Present Tense

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense.
We ______ (spend) a lot of time sleeping. But there are parts of our
body that never ______ (sleep). The heart ______ (beat), the lungs
______ (pump) air, the brain _______ (control) the various organs and
even _______ (tell) you when it _______ (be) time for you to get up!
So do not _______ (think) that you _____ (be) not doing
anything when you _______ (sleep), the human body _______
(be) always active!

B. Fill in the blanks with simple present tense form of the verb given in the
brackets.
1. The train ________________ at 4:25. (arrive)
2. I will give you a call when he ________________ back. (come)
3. Unless we ________________ now we can’t make it on time. (start)
4. The Sun ________________ in the west. (set)
5. The upcoming session ________________ on Friday. (begin)
6. Aman ________________ a doctor. (be)
7. They ________________ our relatives. (be)
8. When does the bus ________________? (depart)
9. Let’s hold on till she ________________ her lunch. (finish)

C. Fill in the blanks with simple present tense.
1. They ________________ documentaries every weekend.
a. watch b. watches c. watched
2. I will scold anybody who ________________ my wardrobe.
a. touch b. touches c. will touch
3. What ________________ dogs eat?
a. do b. does c. have
4. His flight ________________ at 12:21 in the night
a. arrive b. arrives c. is arriving
5. I ________________the blames
a. deny b. denies c. am denying
6. My brother ________________ for a news agency.
a. work b. works c. is working
7. I ________________ this perfume very much.
a. like b. likes c. am liking
8. All children ________________ candies.
a. like b. likes c. are liking
9. The moon ________________ around the Earth.
a. revolve b. revolves c. is revolving