Here we have provided Do as Directed Tenses Exercises with Answers for practice. Read them carefully and answer.
Do as directed
Exercises 1
1. It had been raining all night yesterday. (Change into simple future tense)
2. My mother is cooking prawn curry. (Change into past continuous tense)
3. He makes a paper boat. (Change into simple past tense)
4. I have finished my homework. (Change into past perfect tense)
5. The crow is searching for water. (Change into past continuous tense)
6. He is feeling sick. (Change into simple past tense)
7. He was trying to sleep but could not. (Change into past continuous tense)
8. The cats are quarreling with each other. (Change into simple past tense)
9. The girl stands first every year. (Change into past continuous tense)
10. Hari plays football. (Change into past continuous tense)
Exercises 2
1. She is washing her clothes. (Change into past perfect tense)
2. I do not know which road to take. (Change into past continuous tense)
3. You are telling a lie. (Change into simple past tense)
4. You have no right to keep it. (Change into past continuous tense)
5. Soma reads in class (Change into simple past tense)
6. He always helps his friends. (Change into simple past tense)
7. Pritam is writing a book. (Change into past continuous tense)
8. He is talking rubbish. (Change into simple past tense)
9. They have begun their work. (Change into simple future tense)
10. The driver drives the car slowly. ( Change into present perfect tense)
Exercises 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of verbs.
1. When Mrs. Gupta _______ (return /returned /was returning) home, she noticed at once that thieves _______ (enter /have entered /had entered) her house during her absence. The local police station _______ (was informing /had informed/was informed) immediately.
2. Thank you for your letter which I _______ (receive) last week. It was really good to hear from you. You said you _______ (meet) Anjan recently, but you did not say how he _______ (be). I _______ (be) in Kolkata for six weeks, and I am enjoying life here very much. I _______ (work) very hard since I arrived, but the job is interesting and everyone is very kind to me.