Exercise I
Directions: Use the present-tense form of the verb in parentheses that agrees in number with the subject.
Example – Jacky is going to the mall after school today. (be)
1. This soccer game _______ one of the most entertaining ever. (be)
2. Mr Singh _______________ a lot of pending work to complete tonight. (have)
3. Today, the players ____________ very excited to play the match. (be)
4. Neither my mother nor my father _____________ interested in watching the movie. (be)
5. Some players _______________ focused during the game. (is)
6. My extended family _____________ to see the movie as much as possible. (go)
7. The soccer teams ____________ always ready to put on a good show. (is)
8. The familymembers ____________ to get popcorn before the movie starts. (like)
9. The sportsmen _______________ to make sure the fans feel welcomed. (need)
10. A few minutes ______________ enough time for the audience to settle down. (is)
11. The United States ______________ good basketball and soccer players. (have)
12. Ten dollars _____________ the price of admission for the entry to the event. (are)
13. The pair of shoes on the shelf _____________ mine. ( be)
14. The shoes ____________ made in Italy. ( be)
15. Three thousand rupees ______________ not a big amount you spent on shopping. (be)
Answers
- is
- has
- are
- is
- are
- goes
- are
- like
- need
- is
- have
- is
- is
- are
- is
Exercise II
Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.
1. Their friends (talk-talks) too much that’s why nobody enjoys their company.
2. All the participant women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
3. Bill Smith (drive-drives) a cab and earns his living.
4. The coach makes his football players (run-runs) six miles every day.
5. The American red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
6. Jerry doesn’t (cook-cooks) instead his wife has to prepare the meals for the family.
7. My neighbourhood boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
8. The weather on the coastal side (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.
9. We need to fix the level as the center on the basketball court (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.
10. Keeping the current situation in mind, the family (is-are) occupied with their individual problems.
Answer
Exercise II
1. Their friends talk too much that’s why nobody enjoys their company.
2. All the participant women in the pool swim well.
3. Bill Smith drives a cab and earns his living.
4. The coach makes his football players run six miles every day.
5. The American red-haired lady in the fur hat lives across the street.
6. Jerry doesn’t cook instead his wife has to prepare the meals for the family.
7. My neighbourhood boys walk to school every day.
8. The weather on the coastal side appears to be good this weekend.
9. We need to fix the level as the center on the basketball court bounces the ball too high.
10. Keeping the current situation in mind, the family is occupied with their individual problems.
Exercise III
Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below
1.Margo and her parents (visit-visits) their hometown quite often.
2. Mary and Fredy (need-needs) a ride to work.
3. I was surprised to see there (was-were) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.
4. Here, into the main ring of the circus, (come-comes) the trained elephants.
5. The committee (work-works) hard for better education system.
6. There (is-are) many things to do before the foreign holidays.
7. The jury (was-were) totally confused however the decision had to be made.
8. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects in your engineering drawing.
9. Either Joy or Larry (was-were) given the task to complete the project.
Answers
Exercise III
1. Margo and her parents visit their hometown quite often.
2. Mary and Fredy need a ride to work.
3. I was surprised to see there were a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.
4. Here, into the main ring of the circus, come the trained elephants.
5. The committee works hard for better education system.
6. There are many things to do before the foreign holidays.
7. The jury wastotally confused however the decision had to be made.
8. Here are the nails you need for the projects in your engineering drawing.
9. Either Joy or Larry was given the task to complete the project.
10 Responses
My score are 12 / 15
12
My score is 10 out of 15
13
I got 14/15
13
11
I am neeru Chauhan. I got 13out of the 15
My score:
Exercise I – 11/15
Exercise II – 6/10
Exercise III – 7/9
I got 28 to 34 in this worksheet. I found it little bit tricky and useful.
Thank you ma’am.