SSLC (English Medium) कक्षा ९ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.

Amutha and Praba _____ (play) tennis

Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.

Amith and Ravi ___ (not/swim) in the lake.

Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.

She ____________ to anybody.

Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.

My mother ______ to London.

Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.

I ___________ all the plays of Shakespeare.

Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.

Have you ___________ your lunch?

Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.

______ he brought his bike?

Present perfect with “ever and never”
Have you ever…?

Have you ever eaten a kiwi fruit?
Yes, I have eaten a kiwi fruit. Or No, I have never eaten a kiwi fruit.

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

How long __________?

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

She ___________ in the garden since morning.

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

I ______ this mobile for three years.

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

The children ___________ in the park.

Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.

The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.

Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.

The Hare and the Tortoise

One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare  ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!

Finish each clue by changing the verb within brackets to an irregular past tense verb.

Then complete the crossword puzzle.

• Across

1. The lake (freeze) ________ overnight.
2. Hema (buy) _________ a new bicycle.
3. Aravind (give) ____ me a slice of pizza.
4. We (drink) _________milk.
5. The dog (sleep) _________ on the sofa.
6. He (write) ____________ a letter to his cousin in America.

• Down

1. I (find) ________ a coin on the ground.
2. Tony (teach) __________ his cat to use the litter box.
3. Selvi (blow) ____________ out the candle.

The children ___________ (wait) for the bus.

The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.

I __________ (play) in the rain all evening.

Vijay __________ (repair) his car.

Hari _____________ (work) hard to pass the entrance examination.