BLANKS
Fill in the blanks given below with one of the choices in the bracket.
Today we……(got/are/is)successful. We…..(did/do/have)learnt English. We…..(had/have/are)been going to CEC for many years. Now I have………(got/am/are/)a good job.
When I started……(learn/learning/learnt)English,
I …….(feel/felt/feeled) hesitation to talk to others
and I ….(was /am/had) very weak in English.
CEC…..(is/has/had)been a good institute so far.
……(did/do/will)you have to go to CEC to learn English nowadays.
Fill in the blanks from the options given in the brackets.
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• I……the letter yet(did not write, have not written, had not written, will not write)
• I …..from her for a month(did not hear, was not hear, have not heard, have not been hearing)
• You ….Chennai since 1962 (have lived, have been lived, will have lived, could have lived)
• Columbus
• Babar…..the battle of Panipat(won, had won, has won, will won)
• The servant…….when called(has not come, did not come, shall not come, would not come)
• I …..a letter to him yesterday.(have written, wrote, will write, can write)
• A new theatre ……last Friday.(has been started, will start, was going to start , was started)
Select one appropriate option.
• I……the letter yet(did not write, have not written, had not written, will not write)
• I …..from her for a month(did not hear, was not hear, have not heard, have not been hearing)
• You ….Chennai since since1962 (have lived, have been lived, will have lived, could have lived)
• Columbus
• Babar…..the battle of Panipat(won, had won, has won, will won)
• The servant…….when called(has not come, did not come, shall not come, would not come)
• I …..a letter to him yesterday.(have written, wrote, will write, can write)
• A new theatre ……last Friday.(has been started, will start, was going to start , was started)
• I …..my work last evening.(will finish, have finished, finished , had finished)
• The old man……of a cold last night(died, had died, has died, may die)
• A moment ago I …..of strange news.(was hearing, have heard, had heard, heard)
• I ……a letter to her yesterday.(had written, wrote, was written, would write)
• The train……before we reached the station(left, was leaving , had left, would leave)
• The patient had died before the doctor …….(arrived, will arrive, had arrived, shall arrive)
• I …….my work before they came(had finished, finished, was finishing, will finish)
• He told me that she …..ill for six days.(was, would be, will be, had been)
• She ……for six days before the doctor came(was fasting, had been fasting, fasted, could fast)
• He…….home before the sun sets(will have reached, would have reached, will be reaching, could reach)
• I shall leave this place by the time she……(comes, shall come, will come, should come)
• He ……from fever since last night.(had been suffering , will be suffering, will suffer, has been suffering)
• She …..the station before the train leaves(could reach, will have reached, would reach, will be reaching)
• He …..for two hours(was working, will work , has been working, none of these)
• They had left before he ……(had come, was come, came , will come)
• He……me a story a story just now(had told, was telling, is telling, has told)
• I feel that I ……..resign my job(shall , would, should, can)
• Had I known you were coming, I ……at home(would stay, could stay, would have stayed, will stay)
• We shall play if the parents……us(will allow, allow, shall allow, would allow)
• It…..all night (is raining, was raining, has been raining, none of these.)
• I wish my brother……..here(was , were, be , is)
• …….i in his place, I should pay off the debts(were , be, was, am)
• I had visited many towns before ………(he was returning home, he returned home, he will return home, he had returned home)
• You will have reached home before……( the rain starts, the rain will be starting, the rain was starting, the rain has started)
• Three years have passed since…….(his father has died, his father died, his father had died, his father would die)
• I had been reading this book for two weeks before …….(she had arrived, she will arrive, she arrived, she has arrived)
• The train has stopped when …….(we came out, we would come out, we had come out, we shall come out)
• The servant had finished his work when …….(I had called him, I have called him, I called him, I would call him)
• I shall have left the place by the time……(she will arrive, she has arrived, she arrives, she should arrive)
• I shall rest after…….(I finish my work, I have finished my work, I should finish my work)
• They will have reached the station before……..the train(will start, started, starts, shall start)
• I shall get job before ……..the week (will end, had ended, ends, shall end)
• The sun rises in the east. Now it ………(sets, had set, is setting, was setting)
• The man in the white hat who …….past the window lives next door(walks, has been walking, is walking, could walk)
• Architects…..the plans of buildings for their living(make, had made, makes, are making)
• I wear a coat because the sun ……(does not shine, is not shining , did not shine, will not shine)
• I always……him on the corner of the street(meet, has met, are meeting you, may meet)
• The baby ……..because it is hungry(cries, cried, shall cry , is crying)
• I am spending this weekend in Dalhousie. I ….there nearly every week(go, went, am going, had gone)
• Where are you? I ………in the kitchen(sit, have sat, am sitting, shall sit)
• Why…..those clothes this morning?(you wash, you washed, you washing , are you washing)
• Where ….now?(do you go, have you gone, are going ,were going)
• The bus started while I …… on.(got, was getting, had got, will get)
• When I …..to the radio last night; I heard a loud scream(was listening, listened, has listened ,l am listening)
• While we were having our supper, the night……(had gone out, was going out, will go out, went out)
• She spoke t e while she……the lunch(was cooking, cooked, were cooking, would cook)
• The children …..their homework when their father came back(did, do, have done, were doing)
• I took another cake when you…..(are not looking, were not looking, have not looked, had not looked)
• He was sitting in a café when I …….(have seen him, saw him, was seeing him, not see him)
• When I was out, the sun ……(was shining, had shone, shone, would shine)
• The boy fell down while he….(ran, runs, was running, would run)
• When the war……we were living in Mumbai(began, will begin, was beginning, had begun)
• They……a month ago.(had come, came, will come, have come)
• You …..a new visitor every day for the last two weeks(had, were, have had, are)
• How long ago……here(you are arrive, you had arrived, you are arriving , did you arrive)
• We…….our supper half an hour ago(had finished, would finish , finished, have finished)
• I ……the violin since I was boy(have not played, was not playing, did not play, am not playing)
• My brother …..to me for months(has not written, was not writing, did not write, haven’t written)
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Prepositions:
• Gandhi had full control…….his body and mind.
• I have no influence………my office.
• Kamlesh has a longing……..Asha.
• We must lodge a protest…….the new act?
• He did not succeed……his search for job.
• He has lust…….power.
• Pt. Nehru had reputation………..patriotism.
• He has a yearning…..happiness.
• He has no sympathy……you.
• Everyone felt sympathy……..the widow.
• Our Principal is accessible……..everybody.
• I was amused ……..the talk of a mad man.
• I have no quarrel…….him.
• Nawab of Pataudi is good………cricket.
• He is not fit…….the new job.
• I was horrified………the murder.
• He is jealous……..my game
• Prem is ill……….fever.
• He is occupied……his work.
• Are you qualified…….the post.
• He is sensitive……….cold.
• I am thankful…….you for your timely help.
• This tank abounds…….fish.
• I don’t approve…….your conduct.
• He is confined…….bed.
• Do not confide your secrets……him.
• I must confer……..my friends.
• He flew…….a rage.
• The dog flew…….the bird.
• Yesterday I called…..mr. khanna.
• Please call………for doctor.
• I called…… his office.
• Your behavior calls…….punishment.
• He put……something against the rainy day.
• Slavery has been put……in the world.
• He put……a world here and there.
• Where are you putting…….these days?
• His marriage has been put……
• Put…..your clothes.
• This road leads…..Ambala.
• Our parents look …..us.
• I must look……your accounts.
• The police will look…..the matter.
• I am looking…….dog.
• Look…..both sides of the question paper.
• I am looking forward…….my father, this evening.
• Do not l look down……upon the poor.
• I could not look…….his motives.
• Our professor looks…….a few essays.
• We look……a job.
• I am competing……him for the first prize.
• I arrived…..the railway station late
• He is wanting…..wisdom.
• I felt offended………your remark
• I was moved …..the sight of hungry beggar.
• I was moved…..tears on hearing of this death.
• He is prone …..evil.
• He is not quick……his work.
• Our teacher is popular……..the students.
• He is negligent …..his duty.
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Put a/an/the wherever necessary. Don’t put any article where it is not necessary.
…..dog is…..animal
He became…..great man.
She is…..good girl
Windows are made of…….glass.
I was invited to….dinner.
We write on……paper.
……old and young should live together.
The brick hit him on…..face.
He went….home
She is going to……cinema.
Mr. khan is coming from……office.
Where is ……pen bought?
Meena likes…..music of France
He returned on……television.
….mother is out today.
I want…..today’s Indian nation.
…..principal is not…….in town.
Mukul goes to…..school everyday.
They are …..brother and sister.
He invited me to …..tea.
I am a student of…….Bihar university.
He reads in…….Patna College
Sita has….headache.
What is on……radio tonight?
We like…..history and …..Physics.
He writes about…..nature.
I shall be back in…….hour.
She is …..typist.
I have got…..cold
He is not……shakespeare.
Please open….window.
……..richest are not always happiest.
……honest man gets his due.
That the earth is round is……universal truth.
....milk comes from……cow.
There is …….dirt on …..plate.
……..child ran across……street.
Most of ….students are good.
What is ……matter?
He is …..Kalidas of our times.
…….Bangali is ……indian language.
We have so fine……day.
…..tiger is …..fierce animal.
…….cat is not so faithful as…..dog.
……honesty is ……best policy.
…….more one has…..more one wants.
….Bombay is …….London of India
I am fond of….. milk and…..tea.
I wrote to …….father for ….money.
In….summer, he went to Bombay
He is ……socialist, not ……communist.
Mr. sinha is ….M.A. in English
Hari is …..Hindu. abdul is ….muslim.
Rubi is……taller of the two girls.
I spent…..Holi at home.
This is …….best book on the subject.
What type of …..answer is this?
…..sun rises in….east.
Open……book and read…..passage.
……drowning man catches……straw.
He is…..worst player.
I found …..book you were looking for.
This is……historic occasion.
After…..year or two……question can be considered.
We want…….help of few people.
….teaching of …..English is difficult today.
Yesterday I saw…..European riding on ….elephant.
……English often fought……French.
……ink is …….useful article.
It was….unique sight.
…..Ganga is …..sacred river.
His brother is …….university professor.
Have you read……Ramayana.
He was stuck by……arrow.
He was ….African by birth.
He drives……motor car at…….uniform speed.
Try to come……hour before the class starts.
Let us go and bathe in…..river.
……few days later people made…….appeal against it.
They were grateful for……bread we gave them’
…..owner was conferred on him for his services to the country.
He decided to stay at …….hotel in the center the town.
It is ……pleasure to do business with such an efficient organization.
There was……knock on …..door.
You can fool some of……people all…….time and all…..people some of….time.
There will always be a conflict between…….old and young……young people want …….change but…..old people want…….things to stay…..same.
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Select one of the four options given.
• I …..my work last evening.(will finish, have finished, finished , had finished)
• The old man……of a cold last night(died, had died, has died, may die)
• A moment ago I …..of strange news.(was hearing, have heard, had heard, heard)
