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Phrases and its types - Exercise 3

 Before doing this exercise you would like to read  Phrases and its type Q)   Underline the phrases in the following sentences and identify their types? The book on the shelf is a classic of English literature. The tall, dark-haired man walked briskly down the street. In the quiet library, she found solace among the dusty shelves. The old wooden table in the corner of the room creaked loudly. She spoke softly, with a hint of sadness in her voice. The small, cozy cafe on the corner serves delicious pastries. The brightly colored flowers in the garden swayed gently in the breeze. With great determination, he climbed the steep mountain trail. The ancient ruins in the desert are a testament to a bygone era. The beautifully decorated Christmas tree stood proudly in the living room. The young boy with curly hair eagerly awaited his birthday party. The meticulously prepared meal on the table lo...

correct use of Since/for (practice)-2

Before attempting this exercise see since/for and Perfect continuous tense .     Q) Fill in the blanks with “since or “for “. Answers are given below. But first attempt yourself and then only cross check the answers. 1) She has been learning music ------ six months. 2) He has been staying in Kanpur ----- January. 3) They had been decorating their house ---- morning. 4) He has been suffering for fever ------ he entered the city. 5) Party has been going on ------- evening. 6) My friend has been winning this competition ------many years. 7) Peacock has been dancing ------ one hour. 8) Have you not been studying in this school --------2010? 9) He has been playing harmonium continuously ------ 2 hours. 10) People have been gathering at Red fort ----- early morning. 11) My grandmother has been feeding dogs -------- many years. 12) We have been visiting this temple every week ------- my first birthday. 13) He has been running a shop ------- ten years. 14) It has been raining -----...

Correct uses of since/for (practice)-1

Before attempting this exercise see since/for and Perfect continuous tense. Q) Fill in the blanks with “since" or “for “. Answers are given below. But first attempt yourself and then only cross check the answers. 1)       Laborers have been striking---- Monday. 2)       Watchman had been sleeping -----10 am. 3)       Boys have been running ------one hour. 4)       Farmers had been working in fields ----noon. 5)       We have been waiting for one turn ----sometime. 6)       He has been appearing for the exams----2009. 7)       He has not been attending classes ----last Saturday. 8)       He had been doing job ------his father died. 9)       People have been tolerating maladministration ------ long time. 10)   Police has been chasing thief ------- many days. 1...

Future perfect continuous (practice)-2

Rules of future perfect continuous Back to starting page of tenses Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue 1)       They will have been dealing in spices for ten years in March. 2)       He will not have been writing for two months by this month end. 3)       Players will have been practicing for two weeks by tomorrow. 4)       Roja will have been staying in hotel for six days by Wednesday. 5)       We shall have been writing letters to authorities for three months by Sunday. 6)       I shall have been waiting for you for one hour by 6 pm. 7)       He will have been writing an essay for two hours by 10 pm. 8)       She will have been worshipping for one hour by 7 pm. 9)       They will have been whitewashing their house for three days by tonight...

Future Perfect continuous (practice)-1

Rules of future perfect continuous Back to starting page of tense Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue . 1)       I shall have been working in this office for five years by 2012. 2)       He will have been living here for two years by September. 3)       She will have been cooking since 2 p.m. 4)       Will he have been playing since evening? 5)       Mohan will have been studying abroad for two years by next month. 6)       Boy will have been walking since morning. 7)       Will you have been running for three hours by 9 p.m.? 8)       Farmers will have been ploughing for many hours by the afternoon? 9)       They will have been practicing for enough time before competition. 10)   Bus will have been running for three hours by 9 pm. 11) ...

Past continuous (practice)-2

Rules of Past continuous tense Back to starting page of tenses Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue 1)       Villagers were migrating to cities. 2)       Islands were submerging in the sea. 3)       Our car was passing through a bridge. 4)       Fountains were looking very beautiful. 5)       His niece was going abroad. 6)       Priest was living in the house. 7)       Many people were struggling in poverty. 8)       Flood was spreading in the whole city. 9)       Child was swinging in the cradle. 10)   Police was chasing the thief. 11)   Now we were crossing the river. 12)   Child was making fun of beggar. 13)   Principal Sir was hosting the flag. 14)   She was reciting the poem on the stage. 15)   Our team...

Past continuous (practice)-1

Rule of past continuous tense Back to starting page of tenses Q)Translate following sentences into your mother tongue. 1)       Children were bathing in the river. 2)        People were walking here and there. 3)       Temperature was increasing. 4)       They were not talking with each other. 5)       TVs were selling like hot cakes. 6)       I was revising my lesson. 7)       Someone was knocking at the door. 8)       Pollution is increasing rapidly in our country. 9)       Carpenter was making a beautiful table. 10)   Wasp was flying in the room. 11)   Bus was running at full speed. 12)   Gardener was watering the plants. 13)   Child was cutting teeth. 14)   Farmer was not ploughing the field. 15)   We were waiting for the bu...

practice exercises for tenses

1)         Present Indefinite (practice )   1    |    2 2)        Present continues (practice)    1    |    2 3)        Present Perfect ( Practice )    1    |    2 4)        Present perfect continuous (Practice)    1    |    2 5)        Past Indefinite (practice )    1    |    2 6)        Past continuous ( Practice )   1  |    2   7)        Past perfect ( Practice )   1    |    2   8)        Past perfect continuous ( Practice )   1    |    2 9)        ...

Future perfect (practice) -2

Rules of future perfect Back to starting page of tenses   Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue 1)       They will have reached their village before sunset. 2)       I shall have left the city before he wakes up. 3)       They will have reached the Jaipur in July. 4)       Winter will have killed homeless people before government takes any action. 5)       Monkey will have damaged the garden before the owner comes. 6)       He will have got the result before next Sunday. 7)       He will have recovered from his disease soon. 8)       I shall have done your work at earliest. 9)       Vendor will have sold all vegetables before evening. 10)    Thief will have escaped before anyone notice. 11)   Director will have ruined befor...

Future Perfect (practice)-1

Rules of future Perfect tense Back to starting Page of tenses Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue. 1)       I shall have completed my project by Monday. 2)       Mother will have made food before the guests come. 3)       Exams will have finished before Holi. 4)       Construction of the building will not have completed before rain starts. 5)       He will have been spent all money before project completes. 6)       I shall have read the book tonight. 7)       Will he have finished the novel before Wednesday? 8)       Farmers will have harvested the crop before winter. 9)       Train will have left before he reaches the station. 10)   They will have reached home before rain starts. 11)   We shall have paid our dues before the last d...

Future Continuous (practice)-2

Rules of future continuous Back to starting Page of Tenses   Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue. 1)       Children will be writing beautiful essays within a month. 2)       Buses will be running on this route by next year. 3)       People will be gathering here in the morning.  4)       We shall not be going to Simla in summer vacation. 5)       Robot will be doing our work. 6)       Minister will be inaugurating new building of our school. 7)       Insects will be ruling this abandon house. 8)       Shall you be whitewashing your home on Diwali? 9)       He will be running a publishing house. 10)   We shall be eating mangoes in summer. 11)   Whole department will be preparing for tournament. 12)   Sportsman will be...

Future continuous (practice) -1

Rules of future continuous Back to starting Page of Tenses Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue 1)       We shall be writing exam tomorrow. 2)        He will not be sleeping at this time tomorrow. 3)       Children will be enjoying in picnic. 4)       I shall be reading books in Library. 5)       Will he be going abroad? 6)       Weather will not be very cold by next month. 7)       In future trees will be items of books and museums. 8)       Computer will be replacing men at many jobs. 9)       He will be appearing in exams next week. 10)   We shall be living in our new house next year. 11)   There will be a dam on this river soon. 12)    People will be fighting for water. 13)   Mr.Bhatt will be presiding over t...

Future Indefinite (practice)-2

Rules of future indefinite tense Back to starting Page of tenses Q1) Translate following Sentences into your mother tongue 1)       Police will divert traffic for Republic day function. 2)       In the end God will do justice. 3)       Our class teacher will give new timetable today. 4)       Parliament will enact new law in winter session. 5)       School will reopen from Monday. 6)       I shall join new course next month. 7)       Water scarcity will cause next world war. 8)       Will you whitewash your house before Diwali. 9)       Only members will decide the course of action. 10)   I shall show my cards at right time. 11)   My uncle will give me a new cycle on my birthday. 12)   Will he not return my book tomorrow? 13)    Shall I r...

Future indefinite (Practice)-1

Rules of future Indefinite tense Back to starting page of tenses Q1) Translate following Sentences into your mother tongue 1)       I shall help you, come what you. 2)       He will meet you as early as possible. 3)       Shall I stand here till lunch? 4)       India will always oppose terrorism. 5)        I shall start diary writing soon. 6)       We shall participate in the game. 7)       Mother will make a new dish tonight. 8)       Next Sunday we shall go to see circus. 9)       Principal will announce the results anytime now. 10)   New gadget will gain popularity soon. 11)   We shall purchase a new house next month. 12)   Kanchan will solve this sum is no time. 13)   I shall cross this river one day. 14)   He will make a good d...

Past perfect continuous (practice)-2

Rule of Past Perfect continuous Back to starting Page of tenses Q1) Translate following Sentences into your mother tongue . 1)       He had not been celebrating Diwali since his mother died. 2)       He had been recovering from his diseases since Wednesday. 3)       Government had been starting many projects for schools since last year. 4)       They had been renovating their house for two months. 5)        He had been improving his skills for quite sometimes now. 6)       Company had been looking for a suitable manager since April. 7)       We had been wandering in cold night for three hours. 8)       He had been thinking hard for two hours. 9)       Students had been taking extra classes since last week. 10)    They had been looking for a boy for...

Past Perfect continuous (practice)-1

Rules of Past Perfect continuous tenses Back to starting Page of Tenses Q1) Translate following Sentences into your mother tongue. 1)       He had been building a house since January. 2)       She had been standing on the bus stand for one hour. 3)       Had you not been suffering from malaria since March.? 4)       He had been panting a picture for one hour. 5)       She had been learning how to cook for two weeks. 6)       Mason had been erecting a statue since morning. 7)       Soldiers had been marching to border for two days. 8)       Traffic signal had not been working since June. 9)       She had been wearing sarees since her Marriage. 10)    He had been doing overtime for one month. 11)   Birds had been flying to south since beginning of wi...

Past Perfect (practice)-2

Rules of Past Perfect tense Back to starting Page of tenses Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue . 1)       Petrol price has risen again. 2)        An idea has come to his mind. 3)       Had the landlord gone to the city? 4)       Seeds had germinated after the rain. 5)       He had skinned the apple. 6)       Children had plucked many flowers from the garden. 7)        Many herbs had extinct. 8)       You had made a cot from bamboo. 9)       They had caught in the desert. 10)   Crowd had burnt a public vehicle. 11)   Many mangoes had fallen from the tree. 12)    Tress had shed their leaves in autumn. 13)   Drivers had gone to strike. 14)   Cook had cooked the food. 15)   Wind had become cold durin...

Past perfect (practice)-1

Rules of Past perfect tense Back to starting page of tenses . Q1) Translate following sentences into your mother tongue. 1)       Birds had return to their nests. 2)       Father had gone to the office. 3)       Had the child fallen in the river? 4)       We had not purchased new clothes for the party. 5)       Rain had started. 6)       Grandfather had read the newspaper. 7)       Boat had capsized. 8)       Military had reached for help. 9)       We had defeated the enemy. 10)   Doctor had examined ten patients. 11)   Had the bad time passed? 12)   Cobbler had sewn the shoes. 13)   He had decided in his mind. 14)   We had defeated the enemy. 15)   Court had banned the use of Polythene. Q2) write 15 sentences in Past Perfect tense ...