Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets:

1. If it ________ we shall get wet. (rain)
2. Here ________ the bus! (come)
3. I ______________ for a movie tonight. (go)
4. Tarun ____________ after the baby while his wife is out shopping. (look)
5. I __________ the plan works this time. (hope)
6. We ___________ for Singapore next week. (sail)
7. I ___________ an aeroplane there! (see)
8. I _____________ of going to Australia for higher studies. (think)
9. Could I have a glass of milk before I ___________ to bed? (go)
10. He __________ a villa in that town. (has)
11. Please stop shouting. I ____________ my work. (do)
12. The Principal ___________ to talk to you. (wish)
13. The children’s magazine _________________ thrice weekly. (appear)
14. We ___________ a strange noise. (hear)
15. I ______________ something burning. (smell)

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Answers

1. rains
2. comes
3. am going
4. is looking
5. hope
6. sail
7. see
8. am thinking
9. go
10. has
11. am doing
12. wishes
13. appears
14. hear
15. smell

(Note: Verbs of perception e.g. see, smell etc.; verbs of emotion e.g. want, wish, hope etc.; and verbs of appearing like appear usually take simple present forms)