NCERT Solution Class 7th English Grammar Tenses

NCERT Solution Class 7th English Grammar Tenses

TextbookNCERT
Class 7th
Subject English 
ChapterEnglish Grammar
Chapter NameTenses
CategoryClass 7th English Grammar
Medium English
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NCERT Solution Class 7th English Grammar Tenses – Tense is a important part of a english grammer in which you learn present, past , Future Tense etc.

CBSE Class 7th English Grammar Tenses

English Grammar

Tenses

1. Read the following sentences carefully :  

– Birds fly in the air.

– My brother flew to England last week.

– I shall fly a kite on Sunday. In the first sentence the Verb ‘fly* refers to the action in Present time, in the second sentence the Verb ‘flew’ refers to the action in the Past, while the Verb in the third sentence ‘shall fly’ refers to the action in Future.

2. The Tense of a Verb shows the time when an action takes place.

There are three Tenses :

I. Present Tense
II. Past Tense
III. Future Tense

I. The Present Tense

A. Simple Present Tense.

The Simple Present is used to express :

(i) A habitual action.
(ii) A general truth.
(iii) What is happening (in exclamatory sentences only).
(iv) An order or request.

(i) A habitual action :
• I go for a walk daily.
• He comes to school at 8 O’clock.

(ii) General truth :
• The sun rises in the east.
• Two and two make four.

(iii) What is happening :
• Here comes the chief guest!

(iv) An order or request:
• Obey your teachers.

Exercise 1 (Solved)

Fill in the blanks in the following with the correct form of the verb given in brackets : (Present Tense)

1. I ………… in Model Town. (live)
2. The mother ………… food for us. (cook)
3. She ………… to temple every morning. (go)
4. He ………… on me whenever he wants. (call)
5. I ………… what my sister ………… . (eat)
6. My father ………… from his office in the evening. (return)

Answers:
1. live.
2. cooks.
3. goes.
4. calls.
5. eat, eats.
6. returns.

B. Present Continuous Tense (Is/am/ are + Verb + ing).

(i) In order to form the Present Continuous Tense, we add Present Participle to is, am or are. The Present Participle is formed by adding ‘ing’ to the first form of the verb.

Is’ is used with he, she, it or Third Person Singular Noun, ‘am’ is used with T and ‘are’ is used with we, you, they and plural Nouns.

Examples : She is singing a song.  

(ii) In Interrogative form, the helping verb is used before the subject. IIs/am/are + Subject + (Verb + ing) …. ?)

Examples : Are you going home ?

(iii) In Negative form, we add ‘not between the Principal Verb and the operative helping verb.
[Subject + is/am/are + not + {Verb + ing) …]

Examples: She is not weeping.

Uses of the Present Continuous Tense The Present Continuous Tense is used with the words-at this time, at present, at the moment, now, nowadays, still etc.

The following cases :
(a) To describe an action in progress and/or the continuity of the action.
The girls are singing a chorus.

(b) To describe an action in progress, but not necessarily at the time of speaking. –India is exporting onions to the Middle East. What are you writing these days?

Exercise 2 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct the Present Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. Look ! the sun ………… . (rise)
2. Why ………… you so fast ? (run)
3.The children ………… in the park. (play)
4. Mohini ………… a novel now. (read)
5. Water ………… from the running tap. (flow)
6. ………… it ………… outside now ? (rain)
7. What ………… your sister these days ? (do)

Answers:
1. is rising.
2. are, running.
3. are playing.
4. is reading.
5. is flowing.
6. Is, raining.
7. is, doing.

C. Present Perfect Tense. (Subject + Has /have + III form of the verb)

(i) In the Present Perfect Tense the past participle (III) form of the verb is used with has or have. ‘Has’ is added with third person singular subjects, as—‘he’, ‘she’, ‘if and ‘Have’ is added with T, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they and plural nouns.
• He has won a prize.
• You have insulted me.
• I have taken the dose of medicine.  

(ii) In Interrogative form [Has, have are placed before the subject.] (Has/have + Subject + III form of the Verb…?)
• Have they crossed the river ?
• Where have you seen my brother ?

(iii) In Negative form [‘not’ is used between the main verb and the helping verb.] (Subject : has /have + not + III form of the Verb…)
• She has not come yet.
• I have not received any information.

(iv) Uses of the Present Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Tense is used with the words : yet, as yet, already, just, just now, so far, since, ever since, presently, once, twice, thrice etc.

The following cases :
(a) To express an action that has been recently completed.
I have just received the letter.

(b) To describe an action the time of which is not given.
The train has steamed in.

(c) To describe a past experience.
I have seen this picture several times.

(d) To express an action that began in the Past and still continues.
He has worked in this school for five years, (is still working).

Fill in the following blanks with correct The Present Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. Look ! the sun ………… . (rise)
2. Why ………… you so fast ? (run)
3. The children ………… in the park. (play)
4. Mohini ………… a novel now. (read)
5. Water ………… from the running tap. (flow)
6. ………… it ………… outside now ? (rain)
7. What ………… your sister these days ? (do)

Answers:
1. is rising.
2. are, running.
3. are playing.
4. is reading.
5. is flowing.
6. Is, raining.
7. is, doing.

(A) To describe an action the time of which is not given.
• The train has steamed in.

(B) To describe a past experience.
• I have seen this picture several times.

(C) To express an action that began in the Past and still continues.
• He has worked in this school for five years, (is still working)

(D) To describe a past experience.
• I have seen this picture several times.

(E) To express an action that began in the Past and still continues.
• He has worked in this school for five years, (is still working)

Exercise 3 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with the Present Perfect Tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. Where ………… you ………… your purse ? (lose)
2. ………… she not yet ………… her work ? (finish)
3. How many sums ………… she ? (solve)
4. My sister ………… from Meerut presently. (return)
5. Raju ………… Saroj since 1980. (know)
6. Asha ………… never ………… the Red Fort. (see)

Answers:
1. have, lost.
2. Has, finished.
3. has, solved.
4. has returned.
5. has known.
6. has, seen.

Exercise 4 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense (Present Perfect Continuous) of the verbs given in brackets :

1. It ………… outside for half an hour. (hail)
2. The storm ………… since 4 O’clock. (howl)
3. I ………… for the bus since morning. (wait)
4. Since when ………… you ………… in this school ? (read)
5. It ………… not ………… since midnight. (rain)
6. She ………… midnight oil for five years. (bum)
7. I ………… for the examination for one year. (prepare)

Answers:
1. has been hailing.
2. has been howling.
3. have been waiting.
4. have, been reading.
5. has, been raining/has, rained.
6. has bunt has been burning.
7. have been preparing.

D. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

(Subject + has /have + been + I form of the Verb + trig…)

In order to form the Present Perfect Continuous Tense, we put has been or have been before the Present Participle Form of the Verb ; as

• It has been raining for two hours.
• I have been lying a kite since 2 O’clock.

(a) The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that began in the Past, is still continuing and may extend into the Future ; as

• She has been waiting for you for three hours.
• They have been playing cards since 10 A. M.

(b) This tense is also used to express an action in a sentence which begins with ‘For how long’ or ‘Since when’, as in

• For how long have you been sitting here ?
• Since when has he been living in this house ?

(c) This tense is also used to express an action which began in the past and has been just completed. However, its result is visible in the present, as in

• I have been studying since morning and I am much tired now.
• She has been washing the dishes for an hour and her clothes are dirty now.

Note : Since is used for a point of time. For is used for a period of time.

Exercise 5 (Solved)

I. Fill in the blanks with correct present tense form of the verbs given in brackets :

1. Water ………… at 100°C. (boll)
2. We ………… a hockey match tomorrow. (play)
3. ………… your brother ………… his account ? (clear)
4. The cattle ………… In the field. (graze)
5. She ………… meat several times. (taste)

Answers:
1. boils.
2. are playing.
3. Has, cleared.
4. graze.
5. has tasted.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (present tense) given in brackets :

1. There ………… (go) the bell!
2. If you ………… not ………… (obey), you will be punished.
3. ………… you ………… (go) for a walk daily ?
4. The players ………… (warm) themselves up at the moment.
5. The train ………… just ………… (arrive).

Answers:
1. goes.
2. do, obey.
3. Do, go.
4. are warming.
5. has, arrived.

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs (present tense) given in brackets :

1. Ask him what he (want).
2. The girls (rehearse) a play for the School Day.
3. She (absent) herself since Monday last.
4. What (make) you laugh ?
5. I (fly) to New York next week.

Answers:
1. wants.
2. are rehearsing.
3. has been absenting.
4. makes.
5. am flying.

II. The Past Tense

A. The Past Indefinite Tense Or The Simple Past Tense.

(Subject + II form of the Verb…)

In the Simple Past (Past Indefinite) Tense the second form of the Verb is used; as

• He came here yesterday.

Did’ is used in the Interrogative and Negative sentences. ‘Did’ is also used to lay emphasis. Only the first form of the Verb is used with ‘did’.

(i) In Interrogative Sentences [‘did’ is placed before the subject and verb in first form after it ; as-] (Did + Subject + I form of the Verb…?)
• Did you show me your homework ?

(ii) In Negative Sentences [‘did not is put after the subject and first form of the verb is used thereafter : as (Subject + did + not + I form of the Verb…)
• 1 did not apply for leave.

Exception – I never told a lie. (This sentence means – I did not ever tell a lie) 

(iii) To lay emphasis.
• I did try to solve the question but was not able to solve it.Uses of the Past Indefinite TenseThe Past Indefinite (Simple Past) Tense is used :

(a) To express an action completed in the past with reference to the time of speaking.
• I saw many birds in the zoo.

(b) To express habitual or regular action in the Past.
• Gandhiji always spoke the truth.

(c) To express an event which occurred at a particular point in the Past.
• My father came back home yesterday.

(d) To express an action which occupied a period of time in the Past, but is now ended.
• We lived in this house for ten years. (do not live now)
• I stayed at the Green Hotel for two months. (not staying now)

(e) To express an action where some word, showing past action [yesterday, ago, last, etc.) is given in the sentence, as,
• He received your message yesterday.
• I passed the S.S.C. Examination last year.
• Mark the correct use of the Past Indefinite Tense in the following sentences.

Incorrect Correct

He has passed the Secondary School Ex-amination in 1978. He passed the Secondary School Examination in 1978.

(i). They have left for Agra yesterday.
(ii). They left for Agra yesterday.
(iii). She has written a letter to her father last evening. She wrote a letter to her father last evening.
(iv). Babar has founded the Mughal Empire. Babar founded the Mughal Empire.

Note : The difference in the meaning of the following sentences :
(i) He has worked in this office for five years. (He is still working here)
(ii) He worked in this office for five years. (He is no longer working here)

Exercise 6 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct past tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. I …………. your letter this morning.
2. How many deer …………. you …………. in the zoo ?
3. My father …………. a new house last month.
4. Prices …………. by forty percent last year.
5. Columbus …………. America.
6. Thousands of people …………. their lives in the earthquake.

Answers:
1. received.
2. did, see.
3. bought.
4. rose.
5. discovered.
6. lost.

B. The Past Continuous Tense. (Subject + was/were + I form of the Verb + ing…)

(i) The Past Continuous Tense denotes an action going on in the past. In order to form Past Continuous Tense we add Present Participle to was or were ; as—
• The train was running at full speed.

(ii) In Negative form [‘not is placed between the helping verb and the principal verb ; as—] (Subject + was/were + not + Verb + ing…)
• She was not weeping.

(iii) In Interrogative form [the helping verb is placed before the subject ; as—] (Was/were + Subject + Verb + ing + … ?)
• Were the sheep grazing in the field ?
• Uses of the Past Continuous Tense.

(iv) The Past Continuous Tense is used to express an action that was happening in the Past at the time of speaking. The time of the action may or may not be mentioned.
• The old lady was crying at the top of her voice.
• They were not making a noise.

(v) The use of this tense with Simple Past Tense denotes that the previous action was going on when the latter action took place ; as—
• My mother was cooking the food when I reached home.

Exercise 7 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct Past Continuous Tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. The baby ……….. in the room. (weep)
2. Children ……….. a noise in the class. (make)
3. Why ……….. you ……….. at her ? (look)
4. We saw the aeroplane while it ……….. . (take off)
5. The students ……….. their morning prayer when I reached their school. (say)
6. I ……….. my beard when the telephone bell rang. (shave)
7. My mother ……….. when I returned home. (sleep)

Answer:
1. was weeping
2. were making
3. did, looked
4. was taking off
5. were saying
6. was shaving
7. was sleeping

C. The Past Perfect Tense [Subject + had + III form of the Verb)

We often make mistakes while using the Past Perfect Tense. We use ‘had! at random wherever we view ‘past action’ in a sentence in our mother-tongue.

• I had gone to Delhi yesterday. This sentence should be formed in Simple past.
• I went to Delhi yesterday. The structure of Past Perfect is—

In order to form the Past Perfect Tense we use ‘had’ before the Past Participle (III) form of the Verb.

(i) In Interrogative form [‘Had! is used before the subject] (Had + Subject + form of the Verb + ?)
• Had he left when you came ?

(ii) In Negative form [‘not is used after ‘had’] (Subject + had + not + III form of the Verb + )
• I had not seen you before. Uses of the Past Perfect Tense

(a) The Past Perfect Tense is used to express an action completed before another action took place ;
• When he came to me, I had posted the letter.

(b) (i) It is also used to express an unfulfilled action in the past; as—
• If she had worked hard she would have passed.

(ii) It is also used to express an unfulfilled wish in the past; as—
• I wish I had won the election.

(c) To denote the action or event which has been completed before some point of time.
• By afternoon he had completed much work. Use of Past Indefinite and Past Perfect Tenses in Time Clauses We can express time by using some ‘time-denoting’ Adverbs or through Adverbial clauses of Time. The combination of two past actions depends upon their mutual relevance.

Examples :
I had waited for my friend until he arrived.
After he had sailed many days, the mariner reached the coast.

Exercise 8 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense of the verbs given in brackets. (Past Tense)

1. Mohan ……….. already ……….. his breakfast. (take)
2. If she ……….. for the examination she would not have failed. (prepare)
3. The bell ……….. before I reached the school. (go)
4. The patient ……….. before the doctor arrived. (die)
5. She ……….. not ……….. the place before her husband permitted her. (leave)
6. ……….. the child before his mother returned from office ? (sleep)
7. The rain ……….. when we stepped out of our house. (stop)

Answer:
1. had, taken
2. had prepaired
3. had gone
4. had died
5. had, left
6. Had, slept
7. had stopped.

D. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Subject + had + been + Present Participle).

(a) The Past Perfect Continuous Tense expresses an action that had been going on for some time in the past. In order to use this tense we use had been with Present Participle (ing) form of the verb.

Examples :
• Children had been playing since morning..

(b) The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is also used to express an action that had been going on for some time before another action took place in the past ; as-

Examples :
• They had been playing chess for two hours when I joined them.

(i) In Interrogative form, ‘had’ precedes the subject and ‘been’ comes after the subject; as-
• Had he been quarrelling with you for some time ?

(ii) In negative form, ‘not’ is placed after ‘had’ and before ‘been’ ; as
• They had not been working on this project for many years.

III. The Future Tense

A. The Simple Future/Future Indefinite Tense. (Shall/ will + Verb)

The Future Indefinite Tense is used to express the action or event which is likely to happen in Future. In this tense we use shall/ will between the subject and the first form of the verb.

Normally we use ‘shall with pronouns of first person (I, We). In the same way, we use ‘will’ with the pronouns of second person (you) and third person (he, she, it, they).

(i) In Negative sentences ‘not is added after ‘shall’/‘wilt as the case may be ; as
• We shall not see the picture today.

(ii) In Interrogative sentences ‘will’/‘shall’ is placed before the subject and first form of the verb after it; as
• Will you go to college today ?

B. The Future Continuous Tense.(Will/shall + be + Verb + ing)
The Future Continuous Tense is used to express an event that is expected to take place in the normal course or at some time in the future as-

• We shall be playing a football match on Sunday.
• The new edition of this book will be coming out shortly.
• When I reach Calcutta, it will be raining heavily there.
• Will you be taking part in the debate ? (Interrogative)
• The farmers will not be watering the plants at this time. (Negative)

C. The Future Perfect Tense. (Shall/ will + have + III form of the Verb)

(i) The Future Perfect Tense expresses an action which is expected to be completed by a certain time in the Future ; as-
• She will have covered half of her journey by Monday next.

(ii) The Future Perfect Tense sometimes expresses the speaker’s belief that something has taken place. In such sentences it does not express the Future as-
• “You will have discussed the plans how to celebrate the function”, said my mother.

(iii) It is also used for an action which at a given future time will be in the past; as-
• In two years’ time (i.e., two years from now) I shall have taken my degree.

Exercise 9 (Solved)

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense of the verbs given in brackets : (Future Perfect Tense)

1. The picture ……….. by the time we reach the hail. (start)
2. ……….. you ……….. your studies by 2009 ? (finish)
3. The farmers ……….. not ……….. the harvest before September. (reap)
4. I ……….. exercise before the sun rises. (take)
5. He ……….. his lesson by next week. (learn)

Answers:
1. will have started.
2. Will, have finished.
3. will, have reacted.
4. shall have taken.
5. will have learnt.

D. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense.

The Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to express an action that will have been going on at or before some point of time in the Future ; as-
We shall have been waiting for you for a long time.

Exercise 10 (Solved)

I. Rewrite the following sentences changing the Verb into the Future Tense :

1. I reached the station after the train had left.
2. The log of wood broke and they fell into the ditch.
3. They bound his hand and foot and held him fast.
4. I broke the lock open and got into the room.
5. The gardener was watering the plants.
6. You have really committed a blunder.
7. He found her weeping bitterly.

Answers:
1. I shall reach the station before the train leaves.
2. The log of wood will break and they will fall into the ditch.
3. They will bind his hand and foot and hold him fast.
4. I shall break the lock open and get into the room.
5. The gardener will be watering the plants.
6. You will have really committed a blunder.
7. He will find her weeping bitterly.

II. Correct the following sentences :

1. He has left for his native village yesterday.
2. I had completed the work.
3. He told me that he has solved all the sums.
4. I informed you about this before.
5. I know you for many years.
6. She had seen a lion in the circus.
7. He is pass in English and is fail in Mathematics.
8. If you help me, I give you a reward.
9. It is raining heavily since a week.
10. The patient died before the doctor arrived.
11. He will meet me as soon as he will return.
12. The teacher punished the boys because they are making a noise.

Answers:
1. He left for his native village yesterday.
2. I completed the work.
3. He tells me that he has solved all the sums.
4. I had informed you about this before.
5. I have known you for many years.
6. She saw a lion in the circus.
7. He passes in English but fails in Mathematics.
8. If you help me, I will give you a reward.
9. It has been raining heavily for a week.
10. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
11. He will meet me as soon as he returns.
12. The teacher punished the boys because they were making a noise.

Common Errors in the Use of Verbs Incorrect Correct

• He is pass in English. He passes in English.
• Bum the lamp. Light the lamp.
• When will you give the test ? When will you take the test ?
• The teacher will take our test in English next week. The teacher will give us a test in English next week.
• I am ill for four days. I have been ill for four days.
• She gave a speech. She made a speech.
• Our team made two goals. Our team scored two goals.
• I wish I was young again. I wish I were young again !
• He talks as if he is mad. He talks as if he were mad.
• What make you laugh ? What makes you laugh ?
• I hanged my coat on the peg. I hung my coat on the peg.
• The murderer was hung. The murderer was hanged*.
• Two and ttvo makes four. Two and two make four.
• They haue come this morning. They came this morning.
• He was so thirsty that he drunk all the milk. He was so thirsty that he drank all the milk.
• I hope he will fail. I fear he will fail
• I saw into the bus, but looked none. I looked into the bus, but saw none.
• He works hard lest he should not fail. Our He works hard lest he should fail.
• Our hen has given ten eggs. Our hen has laid ten eggs.
• He fell off the roof and died. He fell off the roof and was dead.
• In the past form, ‘Hanged’ is used in the sense of awarding ‘capital punishment’ suspending by the neck until dead.
• The murderer will be hanged tomorrow.
• He took off his coat and hung it on a peg.
• Not’ is included in ‘lest. ‘Lest’ = in order that—not.

I. Rewrite the following sentences changing the Verb into the Future Tense :

1. I reached the station after the train had left.
2. The log of wood broke and they fell into the ditch.
3. They bound his hand and foot and held him fast.
4. I broke the lock open and got into the room.
5. The gardener was watering the plants.
6. You have really committed a blunder.
7. He found her weeping bitterly.

Answer:
1. I shall reach the station before the train leaves.
2. The log of wood will break and they will fall into the ditch.
3. They will bind his hand and foot and hold him fast.
4. I shall break the lock open and get into the room.
5. The gardener will be watering the plants.
6. You will have really committed a blunder.
7. He will find her weeping bitterly.

II. Correct the following sentences :

1. He has left for his native village yesterday.
2. I had completed the work.
3. He told me that he has solved all the sums.
4. I informed you about this before.
5.  I know you for many years.
6. She had seen a lion in the circus.
7. He is pass in English and is fail in Mathematics.
8. If you help me, I give you a reward.
9. It is raining heavily since a week.
10. The patient died before the doctor arrived.
11. He will meet me as soon as he will return.
12. The teacher punished the boys because they are making a noise.

Answer:
1. He left for his native village yesterday.
2. I completed the work.
3. He tells me that he has solved all the sums.
4. I had informed you about this before.
5. I have known you for many years.
6. She saw a lion in the circus.
7. He passes in English but fails in Mathematics.
8. If you help me, I will give you a reward.
9. It has been raining heavily for a week.
10. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
11. He will meet me as soon as he returns.
12. The teacher punished the boys because they were making a noise.

Common Errors in the Use of Verbs Incorrect Correct

• He is pass in English. He passes in English.
• Bum the lamp. Light the lamp.
• When will you give the test ? When will you take the test ?
• The teacher will take our test in English next week. The teacher will give us a test in English next week.
• I am ill for four days. I have been ill for four days.
• She gave a speech. She made a speech.
• Our team made two goals. Our team scored two goals.
• I wish I was young again. I wish I were young again !
• He talks as if he is mad. He talks as if he were mad.
• What make you laugh ? What makes you laugh ?
• I hanged my coat on the peg. I hung my coat on the peg.
• The murderer was hung. The murderer was hanged*.
• Two and ttvo makes four. Two and two make four.
• They haue come this morning. They came this morning.
• He was so thirsty that he drunk all the milk. He was so thirsty that he drank all the milk.
• I hope he will fail. I fear he will fail
• I saw into the bus, but looked none. I looked into the bus, but saw none.
• He works hard lest he should not fail. Our He works hard lest he should fail.
• Our hen has given ten eggs. Our hen has laid ten eggs.
• He fell off the roof and died. He fell off the roof and was dead.

In the past form, ‘Hanged’ is used in the sense of awarding ‘capital punishment’ suspending by the neck until dead.
• The murderer will be hanged tomorrow.
• He took off his coat and hung it on a peg.
• Not’ is included in ‘lest. ‘Lest’ = in order that—not.

Exercise 11 (Solved)

Fill in the blanks choosing one word for each blank from the box. You may use a word or phrase more than once. knocked, Injured, had died, was reading, died, was turning, sat, slipped, was mowing, crossed, arrived.

1. He ……………… the room and ……………… down in the chair.
2. As he ……………… around the road, a bus ……………… him down.
3. He ……………… and ……………… his leg.
4. The passenger ……………… a newspaper.
5. He was seventy years old when he ……………… .
6. The doctor came after the patient ……………… .
7. I noticed that his hair ……………… grey.
8. When we ……………… he ……………… the lawn.

Answer:
1. crossed, sat.
2. was turning, knocked.
3. slipped, injured.
4. was reading.
5. died.
6. had died.
7. was turning.
8. arrived, was mowing.

Fill in the blanks choosing one word for each blank from the box. You may use a word or phrase more than once.   knocked, Injured, had died, was reading, died, was turning, sat, slipped, was mowing, crossed, arrived.

1. He ……………… the room and ……………… down in the chair.
2. As he ……………… around the road, a bus ……………… him down.
3. He ……………… and ……………… his leg.
4. The passenger ……………… a newspaper.
5. He was seventy years old when he ……………… .
6. The doctor came after the patient ……………… .
7. I noticed that his hair ……………… grey.
8. When we ……………… he ……………… the lawn.

Answers:
1. crossed, sat.
2. was turning, knocked.
3. slipped, injured.
4. was reading.
5. died.
6. had died.
7. was turning.
8. arrived, was mowing.

Exercise 12 (Solved)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the correction.

Last night a dozen armed men enter a house. (a) _______
They were arm with sticks. First they (b) _______
attack the owner. When he resisted, he (c) _______
was beat up with the sticks. They (d) _______
loots cash and ornaments. They had . (e) _______
lock him in a bathroom. (f) _______

Answers:
(a) enter — entered.
(b) arm — armed.
(c) attack — attacked.
(d) beat — beaten.
(e) loot — looted.
(f) lock — locked.

Exercise 13 (Solved)

Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences :

1. Sudhir / coming / Tuesday / on / is.
2. be given / he / a thrashing / should.
3. they / in / the doctor / called.
4. the President / the prizes / away / gave.
5. I / my friends / a sad farewell / bade.
6. elected / President / Gopal / we.

Answers:
1. Sudhir is coming on Tuesday.
2. He should be given a thrashing.
3. They called in the doctor.
4. The President gave away the prizes.
5. I bade my friends a sad farewell.
6. We elected Gopal President.

Exercise 14 (For Practice)

Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences :

1. Sudhir / coming / Tuesday / on / is.
2. be given / he / a thrashing / should.
3. they / in / the doctor / called.
4. the President / the prizes / away / gave.
5. I / my friends / a sad farewell / bade.
6. elected / President / Gopal / we.

Answers:
1. Sudhir is coming on Tuesday.
2. He should be given a thrashing.
3. They called in the doctor.
4. The President gave away the prizes.
5. I bade my friends a sad farewell.
6. We elected Gopal President.

Exercise 15 (For Practice)

I. Rewrite the following sentences changing the Verbs into the Past Tense :

1. Our hen lays one egg daily.
2. Whenever my mother comes, she brings toys for me.
3. She knows that your brother turns with a tide.
4. Anyone who travels by railway through India can see that the country is well supplied with natural wealth.
5. He behaves nicely at tables, talks gently, remains cheerful, thinks of others, keeps an eye on the 6. company and tries to be pleasant and polite in every way.

Answers:
1. our hen laid one egg daily.
2. whenever my mother came, she brought toys for me.
3. she knew that your brother turned with a tide.
4. Anyone who traveled by railway through India could see that the country was well supplied with natural wealth.
5. He behaved nicely at tables , talked gently , remained cheerful , thought of others , kept an eye on the company and tried to be pleasent and polite in every way.

II. Rewrite the following sentences changing the Verbs into the Present Tense :

1. No one knew what was in store for him.
2. Work, not worth, shall rule mankind.
3. Why did he abuse you ?
4. Fortunately the fighting was over soon.
5. Meanwhile President Kennedy’s father fell ill.
6. A school bus accident killed scores of children.

Answers:
1. No one know what is in store for him.
2. Work, not worth, shall rule to mankind.
3. Why does he abuse you?
4. Fortunately the fighting is over soon.
5. Meanwhile, President Kennedy’s father fall ill.
6. A school bus accident kill scores of children.

Exercise 16 (For Practice)

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense of the verbs given in the brackets : (Future Tense)

1. Dinesh ……….. for us at the appointed time. (wait)
2. When Sarla calls on me, I ……….. my clothes. (iron)
3. The gardener ……….. the plants next month. (water)
4. Sonu ……….. his lesson tomorrow at this time. (revise)
5. Mohini ……….. tea when you enter her room. (make)
6. The patient ……….. rest when the doctor arrives. (take)
7. The peon ……….. the bell when I reach the school. (ring)
8. Sharda ……….. for Madras this time tomorrow. (leave)
9. We ……….. our courses by the end of January. (complete)

Answers:
1. Will wait
2.Will iron
3.Will water
4.Will revise
5.Will make
6.Will take
7. Will ring
8. Will leave
9. Will complete

Exercise 17 (For Practice)

Fill in the following blanks with correct tense of the verbs given in brackets using future tense.

1. They ……….. the sums since morning. (solve)
2. We ……….. in the river for three hours before noon. (bathe)
3. We ……….. our time during examination days. (not waste)
4. The farmers ……….. the fields since 2008. (plough)
5. ……….. he ……….. for you for an hour ? (wait)
6. By next year, I ……….. in Jaipur for seven years. (live)
7. Our school team ……….. the other team for the seventh time. (defeat)
8. She ……….. since 8 A.M. before I reach home at noon. (study)

Answers:
1. are solving
2. bathed
3. will not waste
4. are ploughing
5. will, wait
6. will live
7. defeated

Exercise 18 (For Practice)

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the simple or the progressive (continuous) form of the verb.

1. The Indians ……………… in India, (live)
2. He ……………… to office every morning, (go)
3. My aunt ……………… with us for a few weeks, (stay)
4. Jack cannot come out to play at the moment as he ……………… his homework, (do)
5. They ……………… to Joshi Math for the summer, (go)
6. A vegetarian never ……………… meat, (eat)
7. Some birds ……………… every year, (migrate)
8. A milliner ……………… ladies’ hats, (sell)

Answer:
1) lives
2) goes
3) stay
4) do
5) goes
6) eat
7) migrates
8 )sells

Exercise 19 (For Practice)

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error along with the correction. Do not forget to underline the correction.
A young man from Punjab decide to go (a) _______
to Canada. He meet an agent in Delhi. (b) _______
The agent tell him that he would have (c) _______
to paid rupees seven lacs. The young man (d) _______
agree to pay the amount. The agent (e) _______
demanded some advance which was also pay. (f) _______
Later, the agent is discovered to be a fraud. (g) _______

Answers:
1. decide – decided
2.meet – met
3.tell – told
4.paid – pay
5.agree – agreed
6.was – has
7.is – was

Multiple Choice Questions

Read the statements given below and choose the correct option. Identify as directed:

Question 1. The Simple Present Tense :
(i) is going to
(ii) sings
(iii) flew
(iv) both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (ii) sings.

Question 2. The Simple Past
(i) grew
(ii) grow
(iii) grown
(iv) both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (i) grew.

Question 3. The Future :
(i) will do
(ii) done
(iii) do
(iv) doing

Answer: (i) will do.

II. Form the sentences with the given verb :

Question 4. have (Future Continuous Form).
(i) I having done the work, went out
(ii) Having done the work, I went
(iii) We will be having a rich meal
(iv) We will have a rich meal

Answer: (iii) We will be having a rich meal.

Question 5. Wait (Past Perfect Continuous)
(i) They were waiting
(ii) They had been waiting for us
(iii) They have been waiting for us
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (ii) They had been waiting for us.

III. Choose the correct option :

Question 6. Present Tense is used to express
(i) recent completed action
(ii) action happening now
(iii) habitual action
(iv) both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (iii) habitual action

Question 7. I will be seeing him tomorrow
(i) Future Indefinite
(ii) Present Continuous
(iii) Future Continuous
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (iii) Future Continuous.

Question 8. For the future planned action, we use :
(i) I will be going
(ii) I can go
(iii) I should go
(iv) I must go

Answer: (i) I will be going.

Question 9. I have lived here for 10 years ; means
(i) action began in the past and continues in the present
(ii) action began in the past and continues in the future
(iii) action is complete now
(iv) both (i) and (ii)

Answer: (i) action began in the past and continues in the present.

Question 10. Past Perfect is used when an action was completed before another action :
(i) The patient died before the doctor came
(ii) The patient had died before the doctor came
(iii) The patient has died before the doctor came
(iv) both (i) and (iv)

Answer: (ii) The patient had died before the doctor came.

CBSE/NCERT Class 7th English Grammar

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