Competitive Exams English Grammar_Examples Set No.1

Choose the correct Past Continuous Tense.
‘The child _________ for hours.’

Choose the correct tense.
‘He buy a brand new car last year.’

‘A good person never _________ anybody.’
Choose a proper word from the following to fill in the blank.

Use the correct verb form of a verb given in the bracket.
‘She always _________ her parents when she was young.’

Pick out the incorrect part of the following sentence.
‘I think that he has been committed this crime on the spur of the moment.’

Choose the suitable verb-form.
‘The bus _________ at 7.00 p.m. every day.’

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
‘My body is paining now because I _________ since morning.’

Choose the correct alternative for the blank.
‘She fainted on the floor while she _________.’

Complete the following sentence by putting the verb in brackets in correct form, positive or negative.
‘I found that he was not feeling well, so I _________ (disturb) him.’

Which of the following sentences are grammatically correct?
a. He was remembering his childhood.
b. He loved playing cricket.
c. He did not worked hard.
d. He had been wasting his time.

Fill in the blank choosing the correct alternative.
‘Alexander Graham Bell _________ the telephone in 1876.’

Choose the incorrect sentence.

Complete the following sentence using the correct form of verb.
‘I _________ (read) this novel since 8 O’clock this morning.’

‘M.S. Dhoni _________ three wickets before it started raining.’
Choose the correct alternative.

Pick out the sentence which has been written in the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

Identify the correct sentence/s.
a. He could finish his homework in an hour.
b. He was able to finish his homework in an hour.

Identify the tense form and time expressed in the following sentences.
a. Where is your mother taking you to this evening?
b. We are going to visit your place soon.

Use a suitable tense of the word given in the brackets.
‘The Prime Minister of India _________ in Mumbai tomorrow.’

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the tense given in bracket.
‘Sameer did not go to the college yesterday because he _________ (complete) his home assignment.’

Fill in the blank choosing the correct alternative.
‘Perhaps, we _________ elsewhere next week.’