Verbs Worksheet For Class 10

1. She ---------------------- that it was my last chance.

a) said b) told

2. She -------------------- me that she would be late.

a) said b) told

3. Clara --------------------------- a naughty word this morning.

a) said b) told

4. I --------------------- the children to keep quiet.

a) said b) told

5. I don't think that he is ---------------------- the truth.

a) saying b) telling

6. He has a reputation for --------------------- nasty jokes.

a) saying b) telling

7. He --------------------- whether I was free.

a) said b) asked c) told

8. I --------------------- an aeroplane.

a) can see b) am seeing

9. Suddenly I ------------------------ something strange.

a) looked at b) saw

10. --------------------- if that shirt still fits you.

a) See b) Look

Answers

1. She said that it was my last chance. (Say is used in cases where there is no direct object.)

2. She told me that she would be late. (We use tell when there is a personal object we use say when there is no object.)

3. Clara said a naughty word this morning. (The word tell is not normally used before objects like 'word', 'name', 'sentence' and 'phrase'.)

4. I told the children to keep quiet.

5. I don't think that he is telling the truth.

6. He has a reputation for telling nasty jokes. (There are some common expressions with tell: tell the truth, tell a lie; tell a joke)

7. He asked whether I was free. (The words say and tell cannot be used to introduce indirect questions.)

8. I can see an aeroplane. (See is one of those verbs that are not normally used in the continuous form.)

9. Suddenly I saw something strange.

10. See if that shirt still fits you. (When see means find out, it can be followed by if or whether.)