Functional English WORK SHEET 1.7

Functional English WORK SHEET 1.7

Write the letters A, B, C, or D of the correct answer in the brackets:

1. When the Principal entered the class, a student _______ on the blackboard.

A. wrote, B. was writing, C. writes, D is writing

2. She ______ T.V. when her husband came.

A. watch, B. was watching, C. is watching, D watched

3. He always _____ to prove that the earth revolves round the sun.

A. tried, B. tries, C. was trying, D is trying

4. He saw me by chance and _______the car.

A. stop, B. stopped, C. stops, D. was stopping

5. How many pegs of wine ______ yesterday?

A. you have drank, B. were you drinking, C. did you drink, D do you drink

6. I was watching T.V. when she ______ in.

A. comes, B. came, C. come, D. was coming

7. She cut her finger while she ______ vegetables.

A. cutting, B. was cutting, C. cut, D. had cut

8. She still remembers the day when she first _____ to church.

A. went, B. was going, C. gone, D. going

9. The train had left before I ______ the station.

A. reach, B. was reaching, C. reached, D. reaches

10. Had you worked hard, you ______ passed?

A. would, B. will, C. would have, D. will have

11. We hope that Papa _____ soon.

A. come, B. is coming, C. will come, D. will come

12. Saleem is learning how _____.

A. to swim, B. to swimming, C. swimming, D. swim

13. Someone ______ away my keys within an hour.

A. takes, B. took, C. has taken, D. had taken

14. The train _______ before they reached the station.

A. will have departed, B. has departed, C. is departing, D. was departing

15. By July 2019, he ______ in this company for twelve years.

A. will work, B. will have been working, C. will be working, D. has been working

16. They ______ the students o educational tour on next Monday.

A. were taking, B. have taken. C. are taking, D. have been taking

17. She has been suffering from malaria since she_____ her job.

A. leaves, B. left, C. had left, D. has been leaving

18. Ramesh _____ suffering from fever since the last week.

A. has, B. has been, C. was, D. is

19. There are no taxis available because taxi drivers _____ on strike.

A. went, B. will go, C. go, D. have gone

20. An honest man always _________ the truth.

A. speaking, B. spoke, C. speak, D. speaks

21. What ______ you going to do with this suitcase?

A. will, B. were, C. shall, D. are

22. No, she is not here; she ____ just _____ out.

A. was, going, B. has, gone, C. is, going, D. will, go

23. Columbus ________ America.

A. discovers, B. has discovered, C. discovered, D. will discover

24. ____ you like milk or coffee?

A. Are, B. Have, C. Does, D. Do

25. I opened the door and saw that it ______

A. rained, B. has rained, C. was raining, D. were raining

26. When I reached the station, I found Sarita _____ for me.

A. was waiting, B. waited, C. waits, D. waiting

27. India ______ freedom I 1947.

A. attains, B. attained, C. has attained, D. was attaining

28. He ______ out for a morning walk after he had practiced Yoga.

A. go, B. will go, C. have gone, D. went

29. She ______ a better job next month.

A. will get, B. have got, C. had got, D. get

30. I went into the hostel to see what students ________.

A. are doing, B. did, C. were doing, D. doing

31. She will go out only when the rain ______.

A. stop, B. is stopping, C. stopped, D. stops

32. Are you __________ an exercise on Present Tense now?

A. do, B. did, C. does, D. doing

33. An iron ball ________ on water.

A. not float, B. does not float, C. not floats, D. do not float

34. His wife always ________ in the evening.

A. has cooked, B. had cooked, C. is cooking, D. cooks

35. The sun rises in the east and _________ in the west.

A. is setting, B. sets, C. set, D. setting

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