Eng. Paper Grade - 9
Eng. Paper Grade - 9
Fill in the blanks in the following passage by using the correct tense
form of the verbs given in brackets. A forty-year old man (a)…………….
(kill) and six others (b)………….(injure) when the van in which they(c) ..
(travel) overturned after colliding with a truck last evening. Soon after
the incident a huge crowd (d)……………….. (gather) on the spot and (e)
………… (start) beating the driver as he (f)……………… (find) to be
under the influence of alcohol. The police arrived on the scene and
arrested the driver.
2. Fill in the correct form of the given verbs:
1. Rita ___ a mile every day. (run/runs)
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of helping verbs (is/am/are).
1. Penny __ my sister.
2. I __ very interested in the new project.
3. We ___ best friends.
4. Vinit __ my friend since class 2.
5. __ you happy here?
6. __ this your book?
7. I ___ going to meet my granny today.
8. ___ you aware of this poem written by William Shakespeare?
9. India ___ a secular country.
10. The children ___ studying for their exams.
11. The boy __ very mischievous.
12. I ___ feeling very sleepy.
13. The dog __ barking at the stranger.
14. The cats ___ fighting for food.
15. ___ you sure what you said is true?
4. Go through the following sentences and use the right form of the verb in the
blanks to complete the sentences.
1. Mr Simon, the great painter and philanthropist, ____ arrived. (has/have)
2. Bread and butter ___ his daily food. (is/are)
3. Yusuf and Rahul ____ gone to the school fair. (have/has)
4. Slow and steady ____ the race. (win/wins)
5. The players ___ preparing for the big game tonight. (were/was)
6. The jury ____ unanimous in their decision. (was/were)
7. The little boy _______ mangoes. (like/likes)
8. The teachers ________ asked to attend a conference today. (were/was)
9. I _______ it is good for you. (thinks/think)
10. Neenu and Anu _____ twins. (are/is)
11. Rahul ______ English and Spanish. (speak/speaks)
12. Caro _______ in a bank. (works/work)
13. Mathan, Tovino and Boban _____ best friends. (are/is)
14. Every one of us ____ here. (is/are)
15. None of them _______ completed their assignments. (have/has)
16. Jithu _______ a BMW car. (has/have)
17. What do you ______ about wasting food? (think/thinks)
18. Veena ______ that it would not be okay for us to go out at this time. (feels/feel)
19. ______ anyone seen the movie? (has/have)
20. We ______ at the park yesterday. (were/was)
21. The movie _____ great. (was/were)
22. The curtains _____ the wall colours perfectly. (matches/match)
23. Boney and Heera ______ moving to Bangalore. (are/is)
24. Preetha _____ a son and a daughter. (has/have)
25. Their daughter, Sheela, ____ a grade X student. (is/are)
5. Go through the sentences and change their tenses as directed.
1. The boy speaks the truth. (Present Continuous Tense)
2. Mr Cooper has spoken about Dinosaurs. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
3. The boat sailed yesterday. (Simple Present Tense)
4. Amy went to school yesterday. ( Future Continuous Tense)
5. The baby cried for hours. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
6. Robert ate all the cookies. (Present Perfect Tense)
7. I have finished my assignment. (Past Perfect Tense)
8. Mr Bert had taught for five years. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense).
9. Dev saw the Prime Minister yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense)
10. Priya shall finish her stitching by then. (Future Perfect Tense)
6.