Communication Skills for Engineers, Second Edition

APPENDIX C

Practice Exercises

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB(S) GIVEN IN BRACKETS.

1. Simple Present Tense
   1. I _______ cricket everyday. (play/plays)
   2. My friend Raj _______ movies always. (watch /watches)
   3. The sun_______ in the east. (rise/rises)
   4. They _______ the problem now. (understand/understands)
   5. Hari always _______ in the evening. (swim/swims)
   6. Millie _______ a cold. (have/has)
2. Present Continuous Tense
   1. I _______ in the garden now. (play)
   2. Sssh! Don't talk, someone _______ about in the backyard. (move)
   3. He _______ now. (jump)
   4. See there, all the boys _______. (shout)
   5. Why _______ you_______ so loudly? (talk)
   6. Jaleel _______ his dinner now. (have)
3. Present Perfect Tense

   Wife :

   _______ you _______ all the rooms, Jaspal? (lock)