Exercise 1
Insert the correct form of the present tense of the verbs in the blank spaces in the following sentences :
1. A good dictionary ………….. a lot. (cost)
2. These five chairs ………….. one thousand rupees. (cost)
3. Ten kilometres ………….. a long distance to walk. (be)
4. Sita ………….. next to my house. (live)
5. Bread and butter ………….. a wholesome food. (be)
6. One of these three boys ………….. first in his class every year. (stand)
7. My kite ………….. very high in the sky. (fly)
8. They ………….. gloomy. (look)
9. All the students in this school ………….. English. (learn)
10. My lawn ………….. very beautiful in spring. (look)
Exercise 3
Insert ‘is’ or ‘are’ after the word ‘there’ in the following sentences :
1. There ………….. two boys standing there.
2. There ………….. many students in the school.
3. Today, there ………….. many boys missing from the class.
4. If you need some money, there ………….. some in my coat pocket.
5. There ………….. sixteen players selected to tour Australia.
6. There ………….. a proper balance of emotions and intelligence in him.
7. There ………….. nothing to be so happy about.
8. ………….. there anybody there ?
9. There ………….. no light here.
10. There ………….. complete darkness inside.
Exercise 3
Insert the correct form of present tense of the verbs given in brackets in the following sentences :
1. The new aeroplanes ………….. very fast. (fly)
2. The river ………….. beautiful in summer. (look)
3. The mangoes ………….. fresh. (look)
4. One of my friends ………….. in the same school as myself. (reads)
5. The owners of this factory ………….. very rich and ………….. in large houses. (be, live)
6. Some women ………….. travelling by car as it ………….. them sick. (dislike, make)
7. The boys ………….. to school daily. (go)
8. He ………….. to see pictures. (like)
9. I ………….. how he ………….. it. (wonder, do)
10. You ………….. what ………….. me. (know, trouble)
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