Correct The Tense 


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1. Yesterday (যোৱাকালী)

Last (যোৱা)

Ago (আগাত)


যদি এই কেইটা শব্দ থাকিলে তাৰ Verb টো Past From হ'য় ।

যেনেঃ he (go) there an hour ago

            Ans: he went there an hour ago

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Give the correct tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets :


1. 

(a) We (be) good friends for long.

We are good friends for long.


(b) They (play) since morning. 

 They have been playing since morning.


(c) What (do) he do yesterday?

What did he do yesterday?


2. 

(a) We (need) your advice.  

We need your advice.


(b) Please try to (come) soon. 

Please try to come soon.


(c) We (want) to go to Mumbai next month. 

We want to go to Mumbai next month.


3. 

(a) She was (see) picking the marbles.

⇒ She was being see picking the marbles.


(b) The boys (can) help the poor yester day.  

⇒The boys could help the poor yesterday.


(c) Nobody (like) a traitor.

⇒ Nobody likes a traitor.


4. 

(a) Three people (kill) in the accident.  


(b) He (do) the work since Monday last. 

⇒ He has been doing the work since Monday last.


(c) The old man (go) for a walk every morning.

⇒ The old man goes for a walk every morning.


5. 

(a) The bus (leave) the stoppage before I arrived. 

⇒ The bus had left the stoppage before I arrived.


(b) I (cut) my finger. It is bleeding.

⇒ I have cut my finger, It is bleeding.


(c) When we went to his house, he (read) a book. 

⇒ When we went to hs house, he was reading a book.


6. 

(a) Water (flow) downwards.  

⇒ Water flows downwards.


(b) I (see) a bird in the sky now. 

⇒ I am being see a bird in the sky.


(c) He (finish) his work just. 

⇒ He has finished his work just.


7. 

(a) When I reached home, mother (cook) rice. 

⇒ When I reached home, mother was cooking rice.


(b) He talks as if he (know) everything. 

⇒ He talks as if he knows everything.


(c) I ( not see ) him for a week.

⇒ I have not seen him for a week.


8. 

(a) If I (be) you I would not do that.

⇒ If I was you I would not do that.


(b) The baby (cry) because it is hungry.

⇒ The baby is crying because it is hungry.


(c) The train (arrive) at 9 A.M. everyday.

⇒ The train arrives at 9 A.M. everyday.


9. 

(a) She went out after she (lock) the door. 

⇒ She went out after she had lock the door.


(b) I (eat) my dinner an hour ago.

⇒ I ate my dinner an hour ago.


(c) When I saw him he (write).

⇒ When I saw him, he was writing.


10. 

(a) He (arrive) just before the game started.

⇒ He had arrived just before the game started.


(b) Don't disturb the child; it (sleep).

⇒ Don't disturb the child; it is sleeping.


(c) I just (finish) the work.

⇒ I just have finished the work.


11. 

(a) The woman (weep) when I saw her. 

⇒ The woman was weeping, when I saw her.


(b) No one (hear) from him for the last two years.

⇒ 


(c) They (finish) the work by Sunday next.

⇒ They will finished the work by Sunday next.


12.

(a) They (eat) all the apples before I arrived.

⇒ They had eaten all the apples before I arrived.


(b) It is time we (leave).

⇒ 


(c) Look at the sky, it (go) to rain.

⇒ Look at the sky, it is going to rain.


13. 

(a) We (know) each other for ten years.

⇒ We have known each other for ten years.


(b) I (write) the story since morning.

⇒ I have been writing the story since morning.


(c) If it (rain) we shall not go to school today.

⇒ If it rains, we shall not go to school todaay.


14. 

(a) The passenger jumped off the train while it (move). 

⇒ The passengers jumped off the train while it was moving.


(b) I (write) the essay for fifteen minutes.

⇒ I have been writing the essay for 15 minutes.


(c) The old man (go) out for a walk regularly in the morning.

⇒ The old man goes out for a walk regularly in the morning.


15. 

(a) If he (be) honest he would have been praised.

⇒ If he was honest he would have been praised.


(b) He usually (go) for a walk in the morning.

⇒ He usually goes for a walk in the morning.


(c) When they came, the boy ( play ) chess.

⇒ When they came, the boy was playing football.


16. 

(a) He (go) to Shillong last month.

⇒ He went to Shillong last mont.


(b) Before he arrive at the station, the train (leave) already.

⇒ Before he arrive the station, the train has left.


(c) He (not come) yet.

⇒ He have not come yet.


17.

(a) Many soldiers (kill) in the Kargil war.

⇒ 


(b) I (see) the Tajmahal and know how beautiful it is.

⇒ I have seen the Tajmahl and how beautiful it is.


(c) I wish I (be) the principal of the school.

⇒ 


18.

(a) I (know) them for the last years.

⇒ I have known them for last years.


(b) I went out when it (rain).

⇒ I went out when it was raining.


(c) I (read) in the school for the last seven years.

⇒ I have been reading in the school for the last seven years.


19.

(a) Ram came to meet me after I (leave) the place.

⇒ Ram came to meet me after I had left the place.


(b) The minister (not arrive) yet.

⇒ The minister has not arrive yet.


20.

(a) He (leave) the place a year ago.

⇒ He left the place a year ago.


(b) It is time I (go) to bed.

⇒ It is time, I go to bed.


(c) I (see) you yesterday.

⇒ I saw you yesterday.


21.

(a) He (swim) in the river.

⇒ He swims in the river.


(b) The patient (die) before the doctor came.

⇒ The patient had died before the doctor came.


(c) The patient (die) an hour ago.

⇒ The patient has died an hour ago.


22. 

(a) The thief (leave) before the police came.

⇒ The thief had left before the police came.


(b) She (suffer) from fever since January.

⇒ She has been suffering from fever since January.


(c) There (be) nobody in the house when we called.

⇒ There was nobody in the house when we called.


23. 

(a) The little girl (cry) because she is hungry now.

⇒ The little girl is crying because she is hungry now.


(b) Fortune (favour) the brave.



(b) We (enter) the classroom before the teacher came.

⇒ We had enter the classroom before the teacher came.


24. 

(a) The boys (reach) the town, before it grew dark.

⇒ The boy had reached the town before it grew dark.


(b) I would have been happy if I (be) a king.

⇒ I would have been happy if I were a king.


(c) My father (come) home tomorrow.

⇒ My father will come home tomorrow.


25. 

(a) He usually (take) his breakfast at 7 A.M.

⇒ He usually takes his breakfast at 7 A.M


(b) Ice (float) on water. 

⇒ Ice floats on water.


(c) It is a month since I (see) him. 

⇒ It is a month since I have seen him.


26. 

(a) He (prepare) his lesson before the teacher came.

⇒ He had prepared his lesson before the teacher came.


(b) Water (freeze) in extreme cold.

⇒ Water freezes in extreme cold.


(c) It is time we (return) home.

⇒ 


27. 

(a) When he entered my room I ( sleep). 

⇒ When he entered my room I was sleeping.


(b) He (go) to Guwahati last week.

⇒ He went to Guwahati last week.


(c) He (kill) in the battle last year. 

⇒ He have killed in the battle last year.


28. 

(a) Socrates was (take) away to prison. 

⇒ 


(b) He (finish) his work an hour ago. 

⇒ He finished his work an hour ago.


29. 

(a) My father (work) in this factory for five years. 

⇒ My father has been working in this factory for five years.


(b) Stop that noise! I (listen) to the news on the radio. 

⇒ Stop that noise! I am listening to the news on the radoin.


(c) Ramu (not come) back from the market yet. 

⇒ Ramu has not com e back from the market yet.


30. 

(a) They (live) in our town for the last ten years. 

⇒ They have been living in our village for the last ten years.


(b) The match (begin) before I reached.

⇒ The match had begun before I reached.


31. 

(a) My father (arrive) at the bus stop everyday at 6 A.M.

⇒ My father arrives at the bus stop everyday at 6 A.M.


(b) Hari Singh (read) a novel when I entered the room.

⇒ Hari Singh was reading a book when I entered the room.


(c) Our school (reopen) next Monday.

⇒ Our school will reopen next Monday.


32. 

(a) There (be) only a few students in the class yesterday. 

⇒ There were only a few students in the class yesterday.


(b) The man who (work) hard can succeed in life.

⇒ The man who works hard can succeed in life.


(c) We (play) football at this time tomorrow.

⇒ We will play football at this time tomorrow.


33. 

(a) It (rain) since 10 o'clock.

⇒ It has been raining since 10 o'clock.


(b) She (read) a book when I met her.

⇒ She was reading a book when I met her.


(c) If I (be) a bird, I could fly.

⇒ If I were a bird, I could fly.


34. 

(a) They (reach) home before it grew dark. 

⇒ They had reached home before it grew dark.


(b) I (go) to apply for the post.

⇒ 


(c) The bus (leave) Guwahati at 6 o'clock.

⇒ The bus leaves Guwahati at 6 o'clock.


35. 

(a) It's time I (do) some real work.

⇒ It's time I do some real work.


(b) He (wait) for you since 8 A.M.

⇒ He has been waiting for you since 8 A.M.


(c) The train (leave) the station before we arrived.

⇒ The train had left the station before we arrived.


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