Class II ( THE -ING FORM OF VERBS)

              EXERCISE

 I. Write the '-ing ' form of the following verbs.

Ans: 

clap - clapping 

clean - cleaning

cry - crying

dance - dancing

invite - inviting 

kill - killing 

love - loving 

pull - pulling 

smile - smiling 

stop - stopping 

eat - eating 

fly - flying 

hit - hitting 

set - setting 

ring - ringing 

win - winning 

II. Fill in the blanks with ' ing ' form of the verbs given in the brackets: 

1. Those boys were .....( play) 

Ans:  Those boys were playing.

2. These girls are.....( skip)

Ans: These girls are skipping.

3. Mohan is .......( jump) 

Ans: Mohan is jumping.

4. John is ...... (run)

Ans: John is running.

5. Two boys were.....( swim)

Ans: Two boys were swimming.

6. The sun was .......( rise) 

Ans: The sun was rising.

7. The teacher is.........( come)

Ans: The teacher is coming.

8. Birds were .......( sing)

Ans: Birds were singing.

III. Fill in the blanks. Use these words.

writing          coming           setting 

flying            making           ringing 

Ans: 

1. The carpenter was making a table.

2. The sun was setting.

3. Misha was writing a letter.

4. The peon is ringing the bell.

5. They are coming home today.

6. Birds were flying in the sky.

IV. Write the following sentences in the Negative form: 

1. The servant is cleaning the room.

Ans: The servant is not cleaning the room.

2. I am making a doll.

Ans: I am not making a doll.

3. The children are plucking flowers.

Ans: The children are not plucking flowers.

4. She was drawing a picture.

Ans: She was not drawing a picture.

5. The stars were shining in the sky.

Ans: The stars were not shining in the sky.

6. She is telling the truth.

Ans: She is not telling the truth.

V. Make questions from the following sentences:

1. The boys are playing a match.

Ans: Are the boys playing a match?

2. Misha and Chinkey were sitting in the park.

Ans: Were and Chinkey  sitting in the park?

3.  Leela is singing in the hall.

Ans:  Is Leela  singing in the hall?

4. I am going by this train.

Ans: Am I  going by this train?

5. Mohan was living in this house.

Ans: Was Mohan  living in this house?

6. They are coming here today.

Ans: Are they coming here today?