ENG/P/4: Verbs and Tenses

Use the correct form of words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. She …………. to me once a week. ( write)
2. Basher……………..English very well. ( speak )
3. You always ………………… church services every Sunday. ( attend)
4. I ………….. maths and science. ( prefer)
5. They normally………………… meat on Sundays. ( eat)
6. Her uncle always ………………….. blue shirts. ( wear)
7. We…………. Biology once a week. ( learn)
8. Lillian and Sarah…………… net ball in school team. ( play)
9. It rarely ……………. In December. ( rain)
10. The house boy……………… our rabbits every Friday. (Feed).

Re-write these sentences in to negative and interrogative.

1. He eats some apples.
2. There is some body in the classroom.
3. Jane has new shoes.
4. I have more money in my pocket.
5. They play foot ball every evening.

Re-write these sentences in affirmative.

1. Does any body wait for me outside?
2. She is not a Ugandan.
3. We don’t have any sugar in the bowl.
4. Do they eat any mangoes?
5. Does he keep the duster any where in this class?

Supply questions tags to the given statements

1. She listens to her mother, ………………..?
2. They are good boys,……………..?
3. Namusoke doesn’t play net ball……………….?
4. I am beautiful …………………?
5. There isn’t any sugar in my tea…………..?
6. That building has ten windows………………….?
7. My uncle can ride a bicycle………………?
8. We are not lazy, ………………..?
9. Our teacher comes to school early,………………?
10. Moslems don’t eat pork?

Change the following sentences in to passive form of the present simple.

1. I love Judith.
2. Lions eat meat.
3. Acon learns mathematics.
4. Stellah plays hockey.
5. Those girls sing nice songs.

Re-write the following sentences in to active voice.

6. The black board is cleaned by John everyday.
7. Doctors are helped by nurse all the time.
8. Rats are eaten by cats.
9. People are driven in long vehicles some times.
10. The pen is refilled by Sam every month.

Change the following sentences in to negative and then interrogative.

1. I am going home now.
2. Baker is eating an apple.
3. She is bringing it now.
4. They are sitting for P.L.E
5. The president is flying to U.S.A
6. We are going to buy a car.
7. The children are collecting water from the wall.
8. The market vender is selling clothes and books.
9. All the parents are paying school fees in the bank now.
10. Primary four class is weaving baskets now.

Change the following sentences in to passive form.

1. She is listening to music.
2. They are repairing a radio.
3. Tom is teaching us.
4. I am revising my sst. Notes
5. They are writing poems.

Change the following sentences in to passive form.

1. We have spoken latin.
2. It has eaten the rat.
3. Mary has torn a red book.
4. Peter has cleaned it.
5. Ugandans have built nice houses.
6. I have hidden John’s bag.
7. Proscovia has dropped a pot down.
8. We have drawn the pictures of frogs.
9. The bees have stung the robbers.
10. The gatekeepers have kept the keys