EXERCISE NO.

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(i) The peon______________ the bell in the morning.
(A) ring (B) rings (C) ringing (D) rang
(ii) I ______________ to college everyday.
(A) go (B) went (C) going (D) gone
(iii) I ______________ to college yesterday.
(A) go (B) went (C) gone (D) going
(iv) The servant______________ the room regularly.
(A) clean (B) cleans (C) cleaned (D) cleaning
(v) Wood ______________ on water but iron sinks.
(A) float (B) floats (C) will float (D) floating
(vi) My friend ______________ tennis for an hour.
(A) play (B) plays (C) is playing (D) has been playing
(vii) Babur ______________ the Mughal Empire.
(A) fined (B) found (C) founded (D) will found
(viii) The sun______________ in the east and sets in the west.
(A) rise (B) rises (C) is rising (D) rose
(ix) A stamp collector______________ stamps.
(A) collect (B) collects (C) collected (D) collecting
(x) Where did you______________ last evening?
(A) go (B) goes (C) went (D) going

EXERCISE NO. 2
(xi) I ______________ here since 1975.
(A) live (B) lived (C) am living (D) have been living
(xii) She ______________ her homework satisfactorily.
(A) do (B) done (C) did (D) doing
(xiii) Money ______________ the mare go.
(A) make (B) makes (C) will make (D) made
(xiv) They ______________ here a month ago.
(A) come (B) comes (C) came (D) coming
(xv) She ______________ a frock now.
(A) sew (B) sews (C) is sewing (D) was sewing
(xvi) He ______________ well in the last test.
(A) do (B) does (C) did (D) doing
(xvii) He ______________ in the factory for ten years.
(A) work (B) works (C) is working (D) has been working
(xviii) I ______________ you for a long time.
(A) do not see (B) did not see (C) have not seen (D) has not been seeing
(xix) He ______________ of age after two years.
(A) come (B) comes (C) is coming (D) have come
(xx) All good things ______________ to an end.
(A) come (B) comes (C) is coming (D) have come

EXERCISE NO. 3
(i) He did hard work and______________.
(A) succeed (B) succeeds (C) succeeded (D) has succeeded
(ii) He was______________ for misconduct.
(A) fine (B) fined (C) fining (D) fines
(iii) The Muslims never______________ any god but Allah.
(A) worship (B) worships (C) worshipped (D) worshipping
(iv) They have______________ living here for a decade.

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 (A) be (B) are (C) were (D) been
(v) There______________ no boats on the river now.
(A) be (B) is (C) was (D) were
(vi) Two and two______________ four.
(A) make (B) makes (C) will make (D) made
(vii) When did you ______________ from Karachi?
(A) return (B) returns (C) returned (D) will return
(viii) Have you______________ your application?
(A) submit (B) submits (C) submitted (D) been submitting
(ix) When Indo-Pak war began, we______________ in Lahore.
(A) live (B) lives (C) lived (D) were living
(x) The planets have been______________ round the sun ever since their creation.
(A) revolve (B) revolves (C) revolved (D) revolving

EXERCISE NO. 4
(i) My brother and I ______________ present in the last meeting.
(A) be (B) am (C) was (D) were
(ii) He ______________ to us next week.
(A) comes (B) came (C) coming (D) is coming
(iii) My friend and his brother are ______________ to the party.
(A) come (B) comes (C) coming (D) have coming
(iv) We ______________ here for the last ten years.
(A) have lived (B) have been living (C) had been living (D) will live
(v) He ______________ because he is ill.
(A) rest (B) rested (C) had rested (D) is resting
(vi) We ______________ tennis since last Monday.
(A) do not play (B) did not play (C) have not played (D) have not been playing
(vii) I ______________ from fever since last night.
(A) suffer (B) suffered (C) have been suffering (D) am suffering
(viii) She ______________ not aware of the facts.
(A) be (B) is (C) were (D) been
(ix) I ______________ you for a long time.
(A) did not see (B) have not seen (C) has not seen (D) have not been seeing
(x) I ______________ the college in November.
(A) join (B) joins (C) joined (D) have joined

EXERCISE NO. 5
(i) He ______________ there regularly for four months.
(A) go (B) went (C) gone (D) has been going
(ii) Charity______________ at home.
(A) begin (B) begins (C) began (D) will begin
(iii) We ______________ to see a picture last night.
(A) go (B) went (C) gone (D) had gone
(iv) They usually______________ to Karachi in summer.
(A) go (B) went (C) are going (D) were going
(v) I ______________ very hard lately.
(A) work (B) worked (C) have worked (D) have been working
(vi) It ______________ continually for four days.
(A) rain (B) rains (C) is raining (D) have been working
(vii) I ______________ English for six years.
(A) study (B) shall study (C) have studied (D) have been studying

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 (viii) We ______________ one servant.
(A) has (B) have (C) have been (D) shall have
(ix) I ______________ a book when he came in.
(A) read (B) was reading (C) had reading (D) had been reading
(x) Phosphorus ______________ in the dark.
(A) glows (B) glowed (C) will glow (D) will be glowing

EXERCISE NO. 6
(i) I ______________ here since 1960.
(A) live (B) lived (C) am living (D) have been living
(ii) Would that I ______________ rich.
(A) was (B) were (C) is (D) will be
(iii) I ______________ in the rain for half an hour.
(A) stand (B) was standing (C) will be standing (D) have been standing
(iv) Many a boy______________ present in the class.
(A) was (B) were (C) are (D) have been
(v) Like poles______________ each other.
(A) repel (B) repels (C) will repel (D) can repel
(vi) I ______________ to the theatre very often.
(A) do not go (B) did not go (C) have not gone (D) am not going
(vii) I ______________ my wish by tomorrow.
(A) attain (B) shall attain (C) had attained (D) shall be attaining
(viii) I am sure he______________ if you ask him.
(A) come (B) comes (C) will come (D) has been coming
(ix) I ______________ him for a long time.
(A) know (B) knew (C) have known (D) have been knowing
(x) He ______________ abroad last week.
(A) go (B) went (C) had gone (D) has gone

EXERCISE NO. 7
(i) He made false promises and ______________ them quickly.
(A) forget (B) forgets (C) forgot (D) will forget
(ii) We met a stranger who was______________ in a strange costume.
(A) dressed (B) has been dressed (C) had been dressed (D) had dressed
(iii) A coward______________ many times before his death.
(A) die (B) dies (C) had died (D) will die
(iv) Those who work hard______________.
(A) succeed (B) will succeed (C) had succeeded (D) have succeeded
(v) You ______________ a good film lately.
(A) saw (B) have seen (C) had seen (D) have been seeing
(vi) They told him they______________ the film twice before.
(A) see (B) sees (C) had seen (D) have seen
(vii) The poor______________ on Eid day.
(A) are fed (B) have been fed (C) had been fed (D) are being fed
(viii) Promise that you______________ hard in future.
(A) work (B) works (C) will work (D) will be working
(ix) They ______________ to go to Murree next week.
(A) intend (B) intended (C) have intended (D) had intended
(x) You ______________ me any money last month.
(A) did not send (B) have not sent (C) had not sent (D) have not been sending

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 EXERCISE NO. 8
(i) Haste ______________ waste.
(A) make (B) makes (C) made (D) will make
(ii) The thief______________ by now.
(A) apprehend (B) will be apprehended
(C) will have been apprehended (D) would be apprehended
(iii) I ______________ my B.A. after two years.
(A) do (B) does (C) did (D) shall do
(iv) They ______________ hockey since 4 p.m.
(A) play (B) played (C) have been playing (D) were playing
(v) If he______________ hard, he would pass.
(A) works (B) worked (C) will work (D) will worked
(vi) The report______________ by Tuesday next.
(A) complete (B) will be complete
(C) will have been completed (D) will complete
(vii) She ______________hard during the examination.
(A) work (B) worked (C) will work (D) will be working
(viii) I ______________ you since Eid.
(A) do not see (B) did not see (C) shall not see (D) have not seen
(ix) Bad boys always______________ mischief.
(A) make (B) made (C) have made (D) have been making
(x) A good Muslim is______________ to say his prayers five times a day.
(A) require (B) required (C) requiring (D) requires

EXERCISE NO. 9
(i) He ______________ his essay by now.
(A) will write (B) will have written (C) would write (D) have written
(ii) They ______________ their work so far.
(A) did not finish (B) finished (C) have not finished (D) do not finish
(iii) When he ______________, I will let you know.
(A) arrives (B) arrive (C) arrived (D) will arrive
(iv) I thanked them for what they ______________ for me.
(A) has done (B) had done (C) will do (D) would do
(v) I ______________ for Karachi tomorrow.
(A) am leaving (B) leave (C) left (D) will have been leaving
(vi) This is the car which I ______________ last month.
(A) buy (B) have bought (C) bought (D) had bought
(vii) He ______________ in the ground for a long time.
(A) has been playing (B) plays (C) had played (D) has played
(viii) He ______________ his homework before the guests came.
(A) finished (B) has finished (C) had finished (D) had been finished
(ix) He treated me as I ______________ his servant.
(A) am (B) have been (C) was (D) were
(x) The clerks ______________ on strike since Monday.
(A) were (B) have been (C) will be (D) are

EXERCISE NO. 10
(i) The train______________ the destination till now.
(A) reached (B) had reached (C) reaches (D) will have reached
(ii) If I had worked hard, I ______________.
(A) would have pass (B) should have pass (C) would have passed(D) would pass

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 (iii) He cried if he ______________ mad.
(A) had been (B) was (C) is (D) will be
(iv) I wish, he ______________ the match.
(A) may win (B) will win (C) has won (D) had won
(v) Would that I ______________ rich.
(A) was (B) am (C) were (D) have been
(vi) You ______________ a shock when you open the box.
(A) had got (B) got (C) has got (D) will get
(vii) When he ______________ all his newspapers, he’ll go home.
(A) has sold (B) is selling (C) had sold (D) will sell
(viii) Unless you ______________ hard you cannot succeed.
(A) do not work (B) work (C) worked (D) had worked
(ix) Time once gone cannot be______________.
(A) recall (B) recalls (C) recalled (D) recalling
(x) My friend______________ a car last week.
(A) bought (B) has bought (C) will buy (D) had bought

EXERCISE NO. 11
(i) Work hard lest you______________.
(A) will fail (B) should fail (C) failed (D) had failed
(ii) It started to rain when we______________ tennis.
(A) are playing (B) played (C) were playing (D) had played
(iii) The patient______________ before the doctor arrived.
(A) had died (B) will die (C) die (D) dies
(iv) Uneasy ______________ the head that wears a crown.
(A) lie (B) lied (C) lay (D) lies
(v) If I ______________ here, I shall come to you.
(A) is (B) are (C) am (D) was
(vi) I work hard so that I ______________.
(A) may not fail (B) may fail (C) should fail (D) should not fail
(vii) She ______________ to us next week.
(A) will be coming (B) came (C) comes (D) is coming
(viii) He speaks as if he______________ mad.
(A) is (B) was (C) were (D) will be
(ix) None of us______________ the idea.
(A) will like (B) likes (C) liking (D) like
(x) I ______________ a letter from your friend just now.
(A) received (B) have received (C) had received (D) will’ve received

EXERCISE NO. 12
(i) When the phone bell rang, I ______________ having a bath.
(A) was having (B) had (C) will have (D) would have
(ii) Slow an steady______________ race.
(A) wins (B) won (C) has win (D) have won
(iii) I asked if he______________ the exam.
(A) takes (B) had taken (C) will take (D) have taken
(iv) Rabia said that she______________ Aslam.
(A) can marry (B) has married (C) will marry (D) would marry
(v) If you______________ I shall be available.
(A) will come (B) come (C) have come (D) came
(vi) It ______________ continually for four days.

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 (A) has been raining (B) is raining (C) was raining (D) will rain
(vii) We ______________ dinner when our father came home.
(A) start (B) started (C) had started (D) have started
(viii) We ______________ on picnic tomorrow.
(A) are going (B) have gone (C) had gone (D) went
(ix) He ______________ to college everyday at 8: 00 O’ clock.
(A) goes (B) will do go (C) has gone (D) had gone
(x) He asked me where I ______________.
(A) am going (B) will go (C) was going (D) have gone

EXERCISE NO. 13
(i) The guests______________ here last night.
(A) reach (B) are reaching (C) reached (D) had reached
(ii) He laughs as if he______________ weeping.
(A) is (B) was (C) were (D) will be
(iii) If he ______________ he would have passed.
(A) had worked hard (B) worked hard (C) works hard (D) should’ve worked hard
(iv) A drowning man______________ at a straw.
(A) catch (B) catches (C) had caught (D) was caught
(v) I would have helped him if he______________ to me.
(A) will come (B) came (C) come (D) had come
(vi) ______________ you reach the college in time yesterday.
(A) do (B) does (C) did (D) have
(vii) A black sheep ______________ the whole flock.
(A) will spoil (B) spoil (C) spoils (D) spoiled
(viii) Work hard lest you______________ fail.
(A) will fail (B) should fail (C) shall (D) would
(ix) If he had forgiven him, he ______________ himself.
(A) would have reformed (B) will reform
(C) shall reform (D) has reformed
(x) He ______________ out five minutes ago.
(A) has gone (B) had gone (C) was going (D) went

EXERCISE NO. 14
(i) He just______________ out.
(A) go (B) went (C) gone (D) has gone
(ii) I just______________ tea.
(A) take (B) took (C) takes (D) have taken
(iii) I ______________ him for a long time.
(A) know (B) knew (C) have known (D) have been knowing
(iv) Rome ______________ in a day.
(A) not built (B) is not built (C) was not built (D) had not been built
(v) Majority of the people in Pakistan______________ Muslims.
(A) be (B) is (C) was (D) were
(vi) Either you or I ______________ responsible for that.
(A) am (B) is (C) was (D) were
(vii) None of the students______________.
(A) fail (B) will fail (C) has failed (D) will fails
(viii) If you heat ice, it______________ in water.
(A) turn (B) turns (C) turned (D) will turn
(ix) I ______________ a horse if I could afford it.

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 (A) keep (B) shall keep (C) had kept (D) would keep
(x) I ______________ there if I were you.
(A) shall not go (B) did not go

(C) would not have gone (D) had not gone

(xi) It is I who______________ to blame.

(A) am (B) is (C) was (D) were
(xii) If I had not fallen ill, I ______________ the examination.
(A) passed (B) had passed (C) have passed (D) would have passed
(xiii) If the weather______________ fine, I shall go out.
(A) are (B) is (C) was (D) be
(xiv) If he______________ another cake, he will be sick.
(A) eat (B) eats (C) will eat (D) had eaten
(xv) With a view to______________ you, I went there.
(A) meet (B) meets (C) met (D) meeting
(xvi) The mother with her daughters______________.
(A) come (B) comes (C) has come (D) have come

EXERCISE NO. 15
(i) God ______________ those who help themselves.
(A) help (B) helps (C) helped (D) helping
(ii) It ______________ two to make a quarrel.
(A) takes (B) took (C) taken (D) taking
(iii) A drowning man______________ at a straw.
(A) catch (B) catches (C) caught (D) will catch
(iv) A rolling stone______________ no moss.
(A) gather (B) gathers (C) gathered (D) will gather
(v) A coward______________ many times before his death.
(A) die (B) dies (C) died (D) will die
(vi) Money ______________ the mare go.
(A) make (B) makes (C) made (D) will make
(vii) A bad workman______________ with his tools.
(A) quarrel (B) quarrels (C) quarreled (D) will quarrel
(viii) It ______________ no use crying over spilt milk.
(A) be (B) is (C) was (D) has been
(ix) Time once gone cannot be______________.
(A) recall (B) recalls (C) recalled (D) recalling
(x) Who ______________ the wind?
(A) can see (B) saw (C) sees (D) has seen

(xi) Every potter______________ his own pot.

(A) praise (B) praises (C) praised (D) will praise
(xii) A black sheep______________ the whole flock.
(A) spoil (B) spoils (C) will spoil (D) can spoil