Gap Filling Exercise For Class 10

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the verb.

1. One of the boys ………………….. not submitted his work. (has / have)

2. She …………………….. from fever since yesterday. (is suffering / has been suffering / was suffering)

3. I ………………….. all the books to the library yesterday. (returned / have returned / had returned)

4. I will talk to him when he ………………………. (will come / come / comes)

5. Each man and each woman ………………………. the right to vote. (has / have)

6. Walking along the road, the old man ……………………… by a bus. (run over / was run over / was ran over)

7. I am not used to ……………………….. on busy highways. (drive / driving)

8. She ……………………. in this office for more than 10 years. (has worked / has been working / is working)

9. I ……………………. that evening. (still remember / am still remembering)

10. The teacher made the student ………………………… his work. (repeat / to repeat)

Answers

1. One of the boys has not submitted his work.

2. She has been suffering from fever since yesterday.

3. I returned all the books to the library yesterday.

4. I will talk to him when he comes. (When the main verb is in the future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to future.)

5. Each man and each woman has the right to vote.

6. Walking along the road, the old man was run over by a bus.

7. I am not used to driving on busy highways.

8. She has worked / has been working in this office for more than 10 years.

9. I still remember that evening. (Remember is not normally used in the continuous form.)

10. The teacher made the student repeat his work. (Make cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.)