A. Go through the sentences and change their tenses as directed.
1. The boy speaks the truth. (Present Continuous Tense) 2. Mr Cooper has spoken about Dinosaurs. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) 3. The boat sailed yesterday. (Simple Present Tense) 4. Amy went to school yesterday. ( Future Continuous Tense) 5. The baby cried for hours. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense) 6. Robert ate all the cookies. (Present Perfect Tense) 7. I have finished my assignment. (Past Perfect Tense) 8. Mr Bert had taught for five years. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense). 9. Dev saw the Prime Minister yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense) 10. Priya shall finish her stitching by then. (Future Perfect Tense) B. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals 1. I _____________ arrange the flowers for the bouquet. (may/can) 2. _____________ I borrow this pen from you? (may/might) 3. The teacher ______________ ask you to bring the homework. (might/can) 4. According to the weather forecast, it ______________ snow heavily tomorrow. (may/shall) 5. Raj hasn’t studied well. He ______________ fail his exam. (might/shall) 6. You ______________ follow the traffic rules. (may/must) 7. It _______________ be difficult to live amidst war. (should/must) 8. My mother ______________ scold me if I don’t go back on time. (will/may) 9. We ______________ take care of our parents. (ought to/ could) 10. I ______________ visit the local grocery store soon. (shall/can) 11. You ______________ be punctual. (should/ought) 12. One ______________ repay all their debts. (must/ought to) 13. ______________ you show me the road to the market? (could/might) 14. The child ______________ be taken to hospital immediately. (must/might) 15. ______________ you have hot chocolate? (shall/will) C. Identify the modals in the following sentences 1. My teacher (can/must) speak four languages. 2. (May/should) I use your mobile to call my mother? 3. You (must/could) not speak loudly in the hospital. 4. I (could/must) use a little help in packing all these clothes. 5. Madam (could/may) you repeat what you said? 6. I (can/might) not be able to make it tonight. 7. Sheldon (ought to/must) study more if he wants to pass the test. 8. (Can/May) you come to the prom with me? 9. My parents (shall/ought to) arrive soon. 10. I (could/must) be late as I have a lot on my plate. 11. Leonard (can/may) easily solve the problem. 12. It (might/should) rain tomorrow. 13. (May/might) all your wishes come true in life. 14. I (could/might) not be any happier. D. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verb: 1. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have) 2. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are) 3. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has) 4. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are) 5. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are) 6. Uma, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are) 7. Most of my friends _____ government employees. (is/are) 8. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies) 9. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are) 10. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from the tubewell. (was/were) 11. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions. (was/were) 12. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have) 13. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are) 14. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years) 15. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are) 16. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are) 17. Neither Joseph nor his family ____ French. (speaks/speak) 18. Either Ross or Joey ____ broken the glass. (has/have) 19. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call) 20. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is/are) 21. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming from that house. (has/have) 22. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have) 23. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are) 24. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have) 25. The dog _____ chasing the cat. (is/are)