แบบฝึกหัดที่ 2พร้อมตำตอบ- Verbs(Tenses)

Exercise 2- Verbs

( 2.1)  EXERCISE - AUXILIARY VERBS Fill in the blanks with ‘is' or ‘are'.  1. The rose _____ a beautiful flower. The rose is a beautiful flower.  2. His two sons _____ still small. His two sons are still small.  3. My brother _____ doing his degree at that university. My brother is doing his degree at that university.     4. Dogs _____ the most faithful animals. Dogs are the most faithful animals.  5. There _____ a lot of ants on the tree. There are a lot of ants on the tree.  6. That chair _____ comfortable to sit on. That chair is comfortable to sit on.   7. The equator _____ an imaginary line round the earth. The equator is an imaginary line round the earth.   8. The natives of this island _____ a friendly people. The natives of this island are a friendly people.  9. We _____ waiting for the bus. We are waiting for the bus.  10. _____ your mother sleeping now? Is your mother sleeping now? Fill in the blanks with ‘does' or ‘do'.  11. _____ you know him? Do you know him?  12. That _____ not mean I _____ not like her. That does not mean I do not like her.  13. Please _____ not smoke here. Please do not smoke here.  14. _____ anybody know the answer? Does anybody know the answer?  15. They _____ not want to play. They do not want to play.  16. It _____ not matter where you put it. It does not matter where you put it.  17. He _____ the measuring and we _____ the cutting. He does the measuring and we do the cutting.  18. Those sheep _____ not belong to that farmer. Those sheep do not belong to that farmer.  19. My feet _____ not get tired easily. My feet do not get tired easily.  20. Everyone here _____ not know about it. Everyone here does not know about it. Fill in the blanks with ‘has' or ‘have'.  21. He _____ a law degree. He has a law degree.  22. They _____ gone to the cinema. They have gone to the cinema.  23. Only one of the students _____ failed the test. Only one of the students has failed the test.  24. I _____ come here to borrow your book I have come here to borrow your book.  25. "_____ you ever done online banking?" "Have you ever done online banking?"  26. "We _____ not done our homework yet." "We have not done our homework yet."  27. Each of you _____ to pay a dollar. Each of you has to pay a dollar.  28. There _____ been no complaint so far. There has been no complaint so far.  29. Does he _____ a bicycle? Does he have a bicycle?  30. What _____ she got to say about this? What has she got to say about this Choose the correct word for each sentence.  31. The earth _____ (go, goes) round the sun. The earth goes round the sun.  32. He _____ (go, goes) to school by bus. He goes to school by bus.  33. I often _____ (go, goes) to the library. I often go to the library.  34. She wants to _____ (go, goes) to the library? She wants to go to the library?  35. She does not _____ (go, goes) to the library? She does not go to the library?  36. Oh, she does _____ (go, goes) to the library. Oh, she does go to the library.  37. He often _____ (go, goes) to the cinema. He often goes to the cinema.  38. Every one of us must _____ (go, goes) to school. Every one of us must go to school.  39. Every one of us usually _____ (go, goes) to school early. Every one of us usually goes to school early.  40. He too has to _____ (go, goes) to school. He too has to go to school. Choose the correct word for each sentence.  41. She _____ (read, reads) every day. She reads every day.  42. I _____ (drink, drinks) milk every day. I drink milk every day.  43. We _____ (like, likes) to swim. We like to swim.  44. My neighbours _____ (talk, talks) to us every day. My neighbours talk to us every day.  45. He _____ (speak, speaks) good English. He speaks good English.  46. They _____ (work, works) in that factory. They work in that factory.  47. One of us _____ (live, lives) near the hospital. One of us lives near the hospital.  48. Those deer in the zoo _____ (look, looks) hungry. Those deer in the zoo look hungry.  49. Everyone of the postmen _____ (ride, rides) a bicycle. Every one of the postmen rides a bicycle.  50. The black dog can _____ (bark, barks) very loudly. The black dog can bark very loudly. ( 2.2)  EXERCISE - SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Use the Simple Present tense of the words in brackets.  1. It _____ (hurt) to know what he said. It hurts to know what he said.  2. I sometimes _____ (play) football with my friends. I sometimes play football with my friends.  3. My sister _____ (want) to be a teacher. My sister wants to be a teacher.  4. We _____ (like) to do our homework together. We like to do our homework together.  5. His father _____ (smoke) a pipe. His father smokes a pipe.  6. Does your mother _____ (cook) every day? Does your mother cook every day?  7. The train _____ (leave) in an hour. The train leaves in an hour.   8. He _____ (wash) his car on Sundays. He washes his car on Sundays. 9. My friend _____ (ride) a bike to work. My friend rides a bike to work.  10. They often _____ (swim) in the river. They often swim in the river. ( 2.3)  EXERCISE - PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Use the Present Continuous tense of the words in brackets  1. We are too late. The train _____ (leaving). We are too late. The train is leaving.  2. Look at what he _____ (do). Look at what he is doing.  3. My father _____ (go) to Paris next month. My father is going to Paris next month.  4. She says she _____ (cook) for dinner this evening. She says she is cooking for dinner this evening.  5. I think she _____ (write) a letter at the moment. I think she is writing a letter at the moment.  6. Why _____ he _____ (break) up those boxes? Why is he breaking up those boxes?  7. He _____ (come) on the one o'clock train tomorrow. He is coming on the one o'clock train tomorrow.  8. They _____ (widen) the road. They are widening the road.  9. One of you _____ always _____ (complain) about something. One of you is always complaining about something.  10. Do you not understand what I _____ (say)? Do you not understand what I am saying? ( 2.4)  EXERCISE - PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Use the Present Perfect tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. We _____ (not see) her since we last met her. We have not seen her since we last met her.  §  2. He _____ (teach) us for two years and is still teaching us. He has taught us for two years and is still teaching us.  §  3. She _____ (already throw) away her old dresses. She has already thrown away her old dresses.  §  4.  I _____ already _____ (tell) them to hurry up. I have already told them to hurry up.  §  5. _____ you _____ (be) to see your old uncle recently? Have you been to see your old uncle recently?  §  6. My parents _____ (never be) to London. My parents have never been to London.  §  7. They _____ (just meet) your brother. They have just met your brother.  §  8. Our baby _____ (sleep) for more than eight hours. Our baby has slept for more than eight hours.  §  9. I _____ not _____ (choose) the one I want yet. I have not chosen the one I want yet.  §  10. You _____ (not eat) your dinner yet. You have not eaten your dinner yet.  ( 2.5)  EXERCISE - PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE Use the Present Perfect Continuous tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. They _____ (visit) their parents since they shifted out. They have been visiting their parents since they shifted out.  §  2. She _____ (talk) for an hour and when is she going to stop? She has been talking for an hour and when is she going to stop?  §  3. His friends _____ (wait) for him since 7 o'clock. His friends have been waiting for him since 7 o'clock.  §  4. What _____ you _____ (do) since this morning? What have you been doing since this morning?  §  5. I have found it. I _____ (search) for it for two days. I have found it. I have been searching for it for two days.  §  6. He _____ (eat) here for one week and he is not coming back. He has been eating here for one week and he is not coming back.  §  7. We _____ (see) each other regularly since we became friends. We have been seeing each other regularly since we became friends.  §  8. Why _____ you _____ (keep) this matter a secret? Why have you been keeping this matter a secret?  §  9. Her mother _____ (pray) for good luck at that temple. Her mother has been praying for good luck at that temple.  §  10. My sister _____ (try) to write a book since last year. My sister has been trying to write a book since last year. ( 2.6)  EXERCISE - PAST SIMPLE TENSE Use the Past Simple tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. She _____ (cut) her finger last night. She cut her finger last night.  §  2. We _____ (go) for a ride and _____ (come) home late. We went for a ride and came home late.  §  3. Her former husband always _____ (drink) heavily. Her former husband always drank heavily.  §  4. He _____ (lend) me some money last week. He lent me some money last week.  §  5. There _____ (are) lots of people at the party. There were lots of people at the party.  §  6. My father _____ (lose) his car keys this morning. My father lost his car keys this morning.  §  7. She often_____ (quarrel) with her neighbour. She often quarrelled with her neighbour.  §  8. The vagrant _____ (lay) a mat on the pavement and _____ (sleep) on it. The vagrant laid a mat on the pavement and slept on it.  §  9. I _____ (meet) my uncle on Sunday afternoon. I met my uncle on Sunday afternoon. my uncle on Sunday afternoon.  §  10. _____ (can) you please help me carry this? Could you please help me carry this? ( 2.7)  EXERCISE - PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Use the Past Continuous tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. While I _____ (wait) for you, I fell asleep. While I was waiting for you, I fell asleep.  §  2. He _____ (swim) at 4 o'clock yesterday. He was swimming at 4 o'clock yesterday.  §  3. Some students _____ (not listen) while the teacher _____ (speak). Some students were not listening while the teacher was speaking.  §  4. We _____ (play) football when it started to rain. We were playing football when it started to rain.  §  5. When I _____ (walk) home, I saw a dog barking at the postman. When I was walking home, I saw a dog barking at the postman.  §  6. She and her friends _____ (shop) yesterday evening. She and her friends were shopping yesterday evening.  §  7. When they arrived, I _____ (bathe). When they arrived, I was bathing.  §  8. While one worker _____ (paint), another _____ (mix) some paint. While one worker was painting, another was mixing some paint.  §  9. What _____ you _____(do) when I was not at home? What were you doing when I was not at home?  §  10. They _____ (jog) early this morning. They were jogging early this morning. ( 2.8)  EXERCISE - PAST PERFECT TENSE Use the Past Perfect tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. After we _____ (see) the movie, we went for a ride. After we had seen the movie, we went for a ride.  §  2. He _____ already _____ (leave) when we arrived. He had already left when we arrived.  §  3. I _____ just _____ (shut) the door when the telephone rang. I had just shut the door when the telephone rang.  §  4. They ate the food that I _____ (buy). They ate the food that I had bought.  §  5. She _____ (eat) her lunch when I reached home. She had eaten her lunch when I reached home.  §  6. My father _____ (drink) a glass of milk before he slept. My father had drunk a glass of milk before he slept.  §  7. "I fell down". He said that he _____ down. "I fell down". He said that he had fallen down.  §  8. "I cut my finger". She said that she _____ her finger. "I cut my finger". She said she had cut her finger.  §  9. I arrived at the cinema after the film _____ (start). I arrived at the cinema after the film had started.  §  10. The train _____ already _____ (go) when we reached the station. The train had already gone when we reached the station. ( 2.9)  EXERCISE - PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE Use the Past Perfect Continuous tense of the words in brackets.  §  1. She _____ (sleep) before she was woken by the loud thunder. She had been sleeping before she was woken by the loud thunder.  §  2. The patient _____ (groan) when the doctor arrived. The patient had been groaning when the doctor arrived.  §  3. The little boy _____ (play) with fire before he was burnt. The little boy had been playing with fire before he was burnt.  §  4. _____ you _____ (try) to get me before I called? Had you been trying to get me before I called?  §  5. What _____ the child _____ (do) before she was scolded by her mother? What had the child been doing before she was scolded by her mother? ( 2.10)  EXERCISE - AUXILIARY VERBS Fill in the blanks with ‘was' or ‘were'.\ §  1. He _____ here five minutes ago. He was here five minutes ago.  §  2. This _____ the dress she wore last week. This was the dress she wore last week.  §  3. They _____ still young when their parents died. They were still young when their parents died.  §  4. One of the eggs _____ broken. One of the eggs was broken.  §  5. There _____ some oranges on the table. Click here for the answer There were some oranges on the table.  §  6. _____ you tired after the game? Were you tired after the game?  §  7. She _____ not at home when I called. She was not at home when I called.\ §  8. Yesterday I saw a rainbow as I _____ driving home. Yesterday I saw a rainbow as I was driving home.  §  9. We _____ supposed to arrive early but the train was late. We were supposed to arrive early but the train was late.  §  10. Those _____ people who helped the victims. Those were people who helped the victims.