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Standard: VIII

Subject: English
Grammar Practice Sheet

Q1. Choose the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.
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I (wash / washes) the car on Monday.

You (study / studies) English on Tuesday.
He (cook / cooks) on Friday.
It (cook / cooks) on Sunday.

Q2. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in present
continuous tense.
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I (play) _______ _______ the piano now.

I (run) _________ _________ now.
You (get) __________ _________ hungry now.
He (swim) _________ __________ in the pool now.
He (sleep) _________ _________ in the bed now.
They (stop) _________ _________ the game now.
Jason (listen) ________ ________ to music now.
I (talk) ________ ________ now.
My car (make) ________ ________ strange noises. I need to get it
checked out.
10) Marcos and I (study) ________ ________ English now.
Q3. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple
present perfect tense.
1) I (visit) _______ ________ Australia before.
2) The ice on the sidewalk (melt) _______ ________. I think the sun is
out today.
3) The McMillans (prepare) _______ _________ a lot of food for the
party. It looks delicious.
4) Tonys flight from New Jersey (land) _______ ________. We should
see him any minute.
Q4. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in present
perfect continuous tense.
1) I (write) _______ _______ _________ my new book for ten months.
2) The runners (race) _______ _______ _________ since 9:00 in the
morning.
3) Anthony (play) _______ _______ ________ soccer his entire life.
4) The baby (cry) _______ _______ _________ all night. He has been
doing that every night since he was born.
5) Julian and I (try) _______ _______ _________ to find jobs for two
weeks. We are a little discouraged, but we cannot give up.

Q5. Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs
in simple past tense.
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2)
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I (clean) ________ my car on Monday.

You (walk) ________ three miles on Tuesday.
We (cook) ________ lunch on Wednesday.
They (sew) ________ curtains on Thursday.
He (film) ________ the movie on Friday.
She (play) ________ chess on Saturday.
It (rest) ________ from its work on Sunday.

Q6. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses in past continuous tense.
1) Dr. Andrews (call) _______ _______ his patient earlier today.
2) My brother and I (buy) _______ _______ donuts for breakfast at nine
o'clock this morning.
3) Becky (skate) _______ _______ when she fell and broke her ankle.
4) They (bake) _______ _______ twelve cherry pies yesterday.
5) Ms. Rodriguez (teach) _______ _______ three classes last year while
Mr. Leonard was teaching two.
Q7. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses in simple past perfect tense.
1) I (study) _______ _______ extremely hard before the test was given.
2) We (expect) _______ _______ to find many vacant hotel rooms, but we
only found one.
3) They (play) ______ _______ in the Super Bowl in 1990, so they were
more prepared in 1995.
4) He (enjoy) _______ ______ color photography before he tried blackand-white film.
5) She (look) _______ ________ all over town for a formal dress before
she found one she liked.
6) It (jump) ______ _______ out of its cage just before we arrived at
the zoo!
Q8. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses in past perfect continuous tense.
1) Tony's knee (ache) ______ ______ ______ until the coach bandaged
it.
2) The owner of the cookie shop (plan) ______ ______ ______ to add two
more ovens before the building burned.
3) My family and I (live) ______ ______ ______ in the Florida Keys
before we decided to move to the northern part of the state.
4) The lake (supply) ______ ______ ______ water for the town since
1902. Now it was too polluted.
5) Crystal (paint) _____ ______ ______ the walls before she ran out of
paint.
6) The colony's independent farmers (feel) ______ ______ ______
resentful about English rule and taxation long before the Revolution.
7) Until Nigel joined a fraternity, he (call) ______ ______ ______ his
father every Saturday.