{"id":694,"date":"2015-06-12T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T12:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=694"},"modified":"2015-06-12T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T12:15:37","slug":"tenses-exercise-for-grade-10-gap-fills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/tenses-exercise-for-grade-10-gap-fills\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenses exercise for grade 10 | Gap fills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using appropriate tense forms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. My brother ——————- (be) an engineer. He ———————- (go) to London in 2012. Since then he ——————— (work) there in a software company. By the end of next year, he ———————– (return) to India.<\/p>\n

2. My watch ——————– (stop) again. Nowadays it ———————- (stop) every now and then. I ——————— (give) it to a watch repairer tomorrow.<\/p>\n

3. Shyam ———————— (lie) in hospital for two weeks. We ——————— (visit) him yesterday. He ——————— (recover) completely.<\/p>\n

4. Mark ——————- (apply) for jobs ever since he passed his examination in 2013. Last month he ——————— (appear) for an interview. He ———————- (wait) for the result now. If selected he ——————– (join) duty next month.<\/p>\n

5. I ———————– (borrow) a book from my friend yesterday. I ——————– (finish) reading it. I ——————— (return) it tomorrow. He ——————— (promise) to give me another book then.<\/p>\n

6. We ———————– (live) in this rented house for five years. We ———————- (build) a house of our own. It ——————— (be) nearing completion. Next month we ———————– (move) to our new house.<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. My brother is<\/strong> an engineer. He went<\/strong> to London in 2012. Since then he has been working<\/strong> there in a software company. By the end of next year, he will return<\/strong> to India.<\/p>\n

2. My watch has stopped<\/strong> again. Nowadays it stops<\/strong> every now and then. I am giving \/ will give<\/strong> it to a watch repairer tomorrow.<\/p>\n

3. Shyam has been lying<\/strong> in hospital for two weeks. We visited<\/strong> him yesterday. He has recovered<\/strong> completely.<\/p>\n

4. Mark has been applying<\/strong> for jobs ever since he passed his examination in 2013. Last month he appeared<\/strong> for an interview. He is waiting<\/strong> for the result now. If selected he will join<\/strong> duty next month.<\/p>\n

5. I borrowed<\/strong> a book from my friend yesterday. I have finished<\/strong> reading it. I will return<\/strong> it tomorrow. He has promised<\/strong> to give me another book then.<\/p>\n

6. We have been living<\/strong> in this rented house for five years. We are building<\/strong> a house of our own. It is nearing<\/strong> completion. Next month we will move<\/strong> to our new house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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