BASIC GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with is, am, or are.
- She......a doctor.
- They..... good friends.
- I....a teacher.
- He.... an engineer.
- You.....a farmer.
- Rajitha and Hema.....sisters.
- Shankar.....a conductor.
- Seeta....a student.
- We.....farmers.
- It.....a snake.
II.Fill the blanks with was, or were.
- Manisha.....a dancer.
- They.......nice people.
- The children..... clever.
- The garden..... beautiful.
- Rome.....not built in a day.
III.Fillthe blanks with being, been, or be.
- We shall...... watching the movie.
- Breakfast is.....prepared by my sister.
- They have.......watering the garden for the last two hours.
- The teachers will....felicitated by the students on Teachers' Day.
- All your activities are.......watched carefully.
IV. Fill in the blanks with have, has, or had.
- Mary......just gone out.
- Navya...... submitted thesis before she was awarded a Ph D.
- Kalyan complained against Kavya after he.....picked a quarrel with her.
- Charan will.......reached his destination by this evening.
- My uncle..... invited 27 guests till now.
V. Fill in the blanks with shall or will (in primary sense)
- Marlowe......attend the meeting tomorrow.
- Jessica.....get married to John on Wednesday.
- We.....be traveling to Mumbai at this time tomorrow.
- I....take up this issue for discussion next week.
- They.....move to London next year.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form (V1, V2, V3, or V4).
- I have been........(learn) English.
- She will have......(see) the movie.
- It did not.......(rain) yesterday.
- Do they......(support) the movement?
- We......(meet) a few days ago.
- India......(get) independence in 1947.
- Are you.....(surprise)?
- It was.......(amaze)!
- I saw him.....(play) a game on the computer.
- Make sure that the boy.....(attend) school regularly.
VII. Fill in the blanks with who, whose, which, what, when, where, why, how.
- I know a businessman ......sells furniture.
- Prakash will pass the examination.... he prepares himself well.
- Aruna tells........she knows.
- He told them......he came there.
- This is the book......I lent him yesterday.
- The engineer........the government selected to monitor the construction of the bridge is ready to start the work.
- The place.........you stand belongs to him.
- This is the boy........father talked to the Principal yesterday.
- I don't know ......they left this place.
- Please tell us .........you achieved great success.
- ........ book did you borrow from library yesterday?
- The headmaster asked students........they had written the annual examinations.
- The farmer went home........ the sun set.
- Coronavirus spreads rapidly. That is........ we stay indoors.
- .......bicycle did you borrow to go to market?
Key to the above exercises:
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