More and more of my colleagues . . . . . . . . these days because the owners of the company have changed a lot of procedures. These changes won’t affect me though, because I . . . . . . . . my job here only recently.

He always . . . . . . . . up at 5 a.m.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I _____ John yesterday.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.When he _________ angry he always starts shouting at everyone.

Complete the sentence with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets:After school, we _____ and ______ our parents about our English teacher. (go, tell)

Fill in the blank with the correct form of future tense of the verb given in the bracket.If you study hard you _______ (get) a first class.

Jane quitted trying for the swimming team after that time she . . . . . . . . out too far down at Horn Pond.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:He ____ the box yesterday, because the teacher told him to do so.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ______.

Rewrite the following sentence using the correct tense of the verbs givenin the brackets:We had been walking for about ten minutes when we suddenly ______ (realise) we _____ (move) in the wrong direction.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Peter ___ his lessons. When he finishes them he’ll watch TV.

If she . . . . . . . . late just one more time the manager . . . . . . . . suspend her.

Read the following statement and find out if the verb form used is correct or not.If not, then correct it.I usually go to work by car.

The hikers . . . . . . . . so tired by the time they . . . . . . . . the top of the hill that I’m sure they’ll first want to sit down for a rest.

In the USA, the twenty largest newspaper chains . . . . . . . . for almost half of the circulation, reflecting a trend that . . . . . . . . in the 1970s.

Select appropriate option to fill in the blank:If I ________ his number, I would phone him. (know)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Who ________ first this morning?

She last drove a car three years ago. Since she . . . . . . . . an accident, she . . . . . . . . a car for three years.

Find the most suitable option to replace the verb in bold to retain the meaning of the sentence.It has been more than four years since I see you.

Complete the sentence using appropriate tense:There’s no need to take an umbrella with you. It __________ rain.

Replace the underlined verb with the correct verb form, if necessary:This sauce is great. It’s tasting really good.

In the last elections, Sonia Gandhi . . . . . . . . by a big margin.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.We ____ married when I _____eighteen and Roger____twenty.

Two years ago, she . . . . . . . . English at all, but she . . . . . . . . hard since then.

If the milkman . . . . . . . . tell him to leave two liters.

My brother . . . . . . . . a new BMW and ever since then, he . . . . . . . . about it.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:I didn’t know anyone in the city where I ______ to get a job.

Find the most suitable option to replace the verb in bold to retain the meaning of the sentence:She never get up early in the morning.

It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge . . . . . . . . by the Ministry.

Choose the correct option to frame a meaningful sentence:’____________ you outside the hotel in half an hour, OK?”Yes, that’s fine.’

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I got the computer ____.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form:”Jane told me you have a place at university.””That’s right. I _________ Math at St. Andrews in Scotland.”

The orders were that we . . . . . . . . the area within hours to prevent further loss of life.

Fill in the blank with correct form of verb:Mary ____ to Australia for a while but she’s back again now. (go)

By the 16th century, Austria . . . . . . . . so large that its emperor . . . . . . . . all of modern Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Spain as well as parts of Italy and Yugoslavia.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket._____ the students ____ yesterday? (study)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I hope this book _____.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Yesterday he _________ lunch in a restaurant.

I . . . . . . . . my book in the launderette while my washing . . . . . . . .

Below a set of instructions is given on preparation of instant coffee. Using the instructions, fill in the blank in the sentence given below.(i) Boil water.(ii) Take one teaspoon each of instant coffee and sugar.(iii) Add boiling water and stir the mixture vigorously.(iv) Warm milk separately.(v) Add warm milk to the mixture and stir.(iv) Hot instant-coffee is ready to drink.

Identify the tense used in the following sentence:They were playing a game.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable form of the verb:I ___ (not / like) flying.

My brother will visit Delhi when he . . . . . . . . free.

Use one of the following verbs to complete the sentence.believe / make / tell / translateA liar is someone who ____ the truth.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form:”Why have you got your old clothes on?””Because I _________ the grass.”

For most of the time throughout the picnic, the boys . . . . . . . . football while the girls . . . . . . . . flowers.

I certainly . . . . . . . . my colleague if I had been there.

Select suitable option to complete the sentence:Physics ______ my best subject at school but when I _____ (start) college, my grades in physics _____ (come) down.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The history exam __________ given next Friday.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.”I’m cold.””I _____ the heating on.”

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:The plane _____ at $$4$$ and it ____ us $$20$$ minutes to get there.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.I usually ______ a blouse and jeans at home, but today I ______ on a new dress.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I hate it when my boiled egg ________ properly.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: I’ve planned my future for the next five years.B: That is very clever of you. What _________ when you retire?

Which of the options given below may suitably replace the phrase printed in bold to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence requires no correction, mark (d) as the answer.When ice and water existed together on the same volume, the temperature remains constant.

While my parents . . . . . . . . in the shopping centre, a thief . . . . . . . . into their car for the radio.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:Jill is interested in politics but she _______ to a political party. (not/belong)

She . . . . . . . . onto the train because the station guard . . . . . . . . his whistle.

Read the given situation and frame ameaningful question:Your friend wants you to phone later. You don’t know what time to phone.You ask him/her:_______________________

Read what Sharon says about a typical working day:Sharon: I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8:45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o’clock. I ‘m always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don’t usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o’ clock. I always sleep well.Yesterday was not a typical working day for Sharon.Complete the sentence which describes how her day went yesterday:________ out yesterday evening.

Use the given verb in the correct form to complete the statement:’What _____ (you/do)?’ ‘I’m an electrical engineer.’

Use the words in bracket to complete the sentence.Why ______ at me like that? What’s the matter? (you/look)

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I’m tired, so I ________ to bed.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:Your friend has won some money. You ask: (what / do with it?)

Fill in the blank with appropriate form of verb.I ____ to the cinema last night.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I am ________ to some piano music.

Time . . . . . . . . over. We . . . . . . . . fifty applications in all.

Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate option:The Olympic Games _________ after every four years.

According to the new schedule, the whole team have accepted, we . . . . . . . . every Monday and Wednesday next term.

I feel certain that her new travel agency because she a thorough market survey.

Over recent years, glue-sniffing, which . . . . . . . . negative effects on both the body and the mind, . . . . . . . . a major problem among teenagers.

Choose the correct word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.He cannot meet the classes today because he ____.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The French Revolution _________ about 200 years ago.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I visited my sister when she ________ in Moscow.

Change the following into simple past tense:Does he visit his parents?

Replace the underlined tense form with the correct option:If you will work hard you will certainly succeed.

Fill in the blank with the correct option.When we went to their home, Sushma _____ some fresh coffee for us

I . . . . . . . . glasses when I was younger, but now I . . . . . . . . contact lenses.

Before I got to the end of his article, I felt I knew everything there . . . . . . . . about the North America Free Trade Agreement.

Read the sentence mentioned below. Check the tense of the verb. Correct the verb if it is incorrect.Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Excuse me. Do you know where I can _________ a color film ?

“The police . . . . . . . . the New York bomber” . . . . . . . . the headline of the newspaper.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.I ___ something burning.

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in the brackets:I want to ___ (see) Margaret before she ____ (go) out.

I . . . . . . . . to play the lottery about two years ago, but I . . . . . . . . anything yet.

The experts are now fully convinced that the animal two old women . . . . . . . . at the pack . . . . . . . . a puma.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I ________ to the dentist tomorrow.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:When the door _____________ Frank was very surprised.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words with the help of the hint in the brackets.He ___ to school at 7:30 and ___ at 2 o’clock. (It happens regularly)

I . . . . . . . . Malcolm in his car, but he . . . . . . . . the traffic and didn’t see me.

By the end of this court session, the jury all the witnesses and they the courtroom to decide on a verdict.

In recent decades, the efficiency of the United Nations . . . . . . . . by a growing number of countries.

Choose the correct word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.I first ____ Mr. Mohan in 1981.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.He promised that they ________ the following Saturday.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of theverb.He ______ while hiding the jewels.

Chinese merchants . . . . . . . . trade in Tibet since 1950, when China . . . . . . . . the country.

If it rains the match . . . . . . . . cancelled.

Water . . . . . . . . on heating.

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:The children didn’t _______ to school because it ________ Sunday.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The weather forecast says it ________ tomorrow.