Worksheet: Verb | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

Q1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
(i)
Once when I (a) _________ (cross) the road, I (b) __________ (see) a small boy who (c) _________ (look) quite lost. I (d) _________ (ask) him the name of his parents but he (e) _________ (can) not answer. After waiting for a little while, I (f) _________ (bring) him home and (g) ___________ (feed) him.

(ii)
I (a) __________ (feel) very sorry to see the pathetic condition of the slums. Children (b) _________ (be) shabbily dressed and were running all over the place. A small girl (c) ______ (eat) a banana. She (d) _________ (get) it from her father. Her father (e) _______ (be) a poor labourer. Her mother always (f) ________ (remain) sick.

(iii)
As per the prediction of the Met. Department, it (a) ________ (rain) tomorrow. On hearing this, the farmers (b) __________ (start) dancing. There (c) ________ (be) no rains in their area for a long time. this weather prediction (d) __________ (make) everybody happy.

Q2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
(i) Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have)
(ii) Five miles____ long distance. (is/are)
(iii) Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has)
(iv) The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are)
(v) Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are)
(vi) Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
(vii) Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are)
(viii) The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies)
(ix) Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are)
(x) A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from the tubewell. (was/were)
(xi) The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions. (was/were)
(xii) No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have)
(xiii) Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are)
(xiv) Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years)
(xv) Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are)

Q3: Go through the following sentences and use the right form of the verb in the blanks to complete the sentences.
(i) Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, ____ arrived. (has/have)
(ii) Bread and butter ___ his daily food. (is/are)
(iii) Yusuf and Rahul ____ gone to the school fair. (have/has)
(iv) Slow and steady ____ the race. (win/wins)
(v) The players ___ preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
(vi) The jury ____ unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
(vii) The little boy _______ mangoes. (like/likes)
(viii) The teachers ________ asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
(ix) I _______ it is good for you. (thinks/think)
(x) Neenu and Anu _____ twins. (are/is)
(xi) Rahul ______ English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
(xii) Caro _______ in a bank. (works/work)
(xiii) Mathan, Tovino and Boban _____ best friends. (are/is)
(xiv) Every one of us ____ here. (is/are)
(xv) None of them _______ completed their assignments. (have/has)

Q4: Complete the following passage by choosing the correct word from the given options.
Scientists think they …………1………. (figure / figured / have figured) out the real job of the seemingly useless appendix: it …………2………….. (produced / is producing / produces) and protects good germs for your gut. For generations, appendix …………3…………….. (is dismissed / has dismissed / has been dismissed) as superfluous. Doctors …………4………….. (thought / have thought / had thought) it had no function, surgeons …………5…………. (remove / have removed / removed) it routinely and people …………6………… (lived / have lived / are living) fine without it. However, the new study …………7………….. (suggested / suggest / suggests) that appendix is responsible for the massive amount of benign bacteria ……………8…………. (present / presented / have presented) in the human digestive system.

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