Class 9 Grammar - TENSE - Part 1

Class 9 Grammar - TENSE - Part 1

  By- Bijit Gogoi

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.

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 have done 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 his house, he (read) a book.
    Ans: When we went his house, he was reading.

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 seen) 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 were you, I would not do that.
    (b) The baby (cry) because it is hungry.
    Ans: The baby was crying because it is hungry.
    (c) The train (arrive) at 9 AM everyday.
    Ans: The train arrives at 9AM 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 has been hearing from him for the last two years.
    (c) They (finish) the work by Sunday next.
    Ans: They shall have finished 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 the story since morning.
    (c) If it (rain), we shall not go to school today.
    Ans: If it rains, we shall not go to school today.

14.(a) The passenger jumped off the train while it (move).
    Ans: The passenger jumped off the train while it moved.
    (b) I (write) the essay for fifteen minutes.
    Ans: I have been writing the essay 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 were honest, he would 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.