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1995 - 2018
HS -1995
(a) Recently the price of Sugar
(go) up.
Ans : Recently the price of Sugar
has gone up.
(b) I (do) lot of work to-day.
Ans : I shall have to do lot of work
to-day.
(c) The train (leave) before we
reached the station.
Ans : The train had left before we
reached the station.
(d) I wish my brother (be) here.
Ans : I wish my brother were
here.
(e) As he (cross) the road a bus
knocked him down.
Ans : As he crossed the road a
bus knocked him down.
Or
As he was crossing the road a
bus knocked him down.
(f) I (think) of going aboard for
quite sometime.
Ans : I have been thinking of
going aboard for quite some
time.
(g) This paper (appear) twice a
week.
Ans : This paper appears twice a
week.
HS -1996
(a) She (read) a book when I met
her.
Ans : She was reading a book
when I met her.
(b) The game (start) before we
reached the field.
Ans : The game had started
before we reached the field.
(c) I (go) to apply for the post.
Ans : I am going to apply for the
post.
(d) It (rain) since ten O'clock.
Ans : It has been raining since ten
O'clock.
(e) She talks as if she (know)
everything.
Ans : She talks as if she knew
everything.
(f) I would have helped him if I
(be) present.
Ans : I would have helped him if I
were present.
(g) Death (come) to everyone
sooner or later.
Ans : Death comes to everyone
sooner or later.
HS -1997
(a) When we went out, it still
(rain).
Ans : When we went out, it still
was raining.
(b) If I (be) a bird, I could fly.
Ans : If I were a bird, I could fly.
(c) It is ten years since I (see)
him.
Ans : It is ten years since I saw
him.
(d) She (be) in Calcutta since
1990.
Ans : She has been in Calcutta
since 1990.
(e) I (take) my meals just now.
Ans : I have taken my meals just
now.
(f) They (reach) home before it
grew dark.
Ans : They had reached home
before it grew dark.
(g) My friends (come) here
tomorrow.
Ans : My friends comes here
tomorrow.
Or,
My friends will come here
tomorrow.
Or,
My friends will be coming
here tomorrow.
HS - 1998
(a) I (wash) my hands when the
telephone rang.
Ans : I was washing my hands
when the telephone rang.
(b) Which book you (read) since
this morning?
Ans : Which book have you been
reading since this morning?
(c) I wish I (be) a king.
Ans : I wish I were a king.
(d) Father (read) a newspaper
now.
Ans : Father is reading a
newspaper now.
(e) She (sleep) when I arrived.
Ans : She was sleeping when
arrived.
(f) If it (rain) I shall not go out.
Ans : If it rains, I shall not go out.
(g) He (stay) here until you return.
Ans : He will stay here until you
return.
HS - 1999
(a) He usually (go) to bed at 10
pm.
Ans : He usually goes to bed at
10 pm.
(b) The old man (die) only an
hour ago.
Ans : The old man died only an
hour ago.
(c) I already (post) the letter.
Ans : I have already posted the
letter.
(d) He went home after he
(finish) the work.
Ans : He went home after he had
finished the work.
(e) I (work) in the garden when
he came.
Ans : I was working in the garden
when he came.
(f) If you had gone there you
(meet) him.
Ans : If you had gone there you
would have met him.
(g) We (live) in this town for two
years.
Ans : We have been living in this
town for two years.
HS - 2000
(a) I (see) him a week ago.
Ans : I saw him a week ago.
(b) The boy (sleep), do not disturb
him.
Ans : The boy is sleeping, do
not disturb him.
(c) His father (die) before the
doctor arrived.
Ans : His father had died before
the doctor arrived.
(d) I (work) on this project for the
last two years.
Ans : I have been working on this
project for the last two years.
(e) When we went to him, he
(teach) his students.
Ans : When we went to him, he
was teaching his students.
(f) If I (be) you, I would not do
that.
Ans : If I were you, I would not do
that.
(g) He (come) here every
Monday.
Ans : He comes here every
Monday.
HS - 2001
(a) Mr. Sarma (leave) for Europe
last Friday.
Ans : Mr. Sarma left for Europe
last Friday.
(b) The train (start) at nine
O'clock each morning.
Ans : The train starts at nine
O'clock each morning.
(c) Ram went out after he (lock)
the door.
Ans : Ram went out after he had
locked the door.
(d) He behaved as though he (be)
mad.
Ans : He behaved as though he
were mad.
(e) Amal (do) this work for six
months.
Ans : Amal has been doing this
work for six months.
(f) They (go) to the theatre to
night.
Ans : They will go to the theatre
to night.
Or,
They are going to the
theatre to night.
(g) He (stay) here until you return.
Ans : He will stay here until you
return.
HS -2002
(a) I (know) him for a long time.
Ans : I have known him for a long
time.
(b) The light went out while I
(read) a newspaper.
Ans : The light went out while I
was reading a newspaper.
(c) I (write) the letter before he
arrived.
Ans : I had written the letter
before he arrived.
(d) They (play) since four O'clock.
Ans : They have been playing
since four O'clock.
(e) I shall telephone you when he
(come) back.
Ans : I shall telephone you when
he comes back.
(f) If I weren't so tired, I (go) for a
walk with you.
Ans : If I weren't so tired, I would
have gone for a walk with you.
(g) Many people (kill) in the last
World War.
Ans : Many people were killed in
the last World War.
HS - 2003
(a) I (have) my hair cut whenever
it gets too long.
Ans : I have had my hair cut
whenever it gets too long.
(b) You (play) with dolls when you
were a little girl.
Ans : You played with dolls
when you were a little girl.
(c) They just (arrive) from New
York.
Ans : They have just arrived from
New York.
(d) We (wait) on the platform
since three O'clock.
Ans : We have been waiting on
the platform since three
O'clock.
(e) The water in the pond (freeze)
last night.
Ans : The water in the pond froze
last year.
(f) You ever (read) "War and
Peace"?
Ans : Have you ever read "War
and Peace"?
(g) Wood always (float).
Ans : Wood always floats.
HS -2004
(a) You (enjoy) your English class
today?
Ans: Did you enjoy your English
class today?
(b) My aunt, Jane (hate) girls who
made up.
Ans: My aunt, Jane hates girls
who made up.
(c) How often you (go) to the
theatre when you were in
London?
Ans: How often did you go to the
theatre when you were in
London?
(d) You ever (be) to London?
Ans: Have you ever been to
London?
(e) We already (have) breakfast.
Ans: We already have had
breakfast.
(f) John (pass) the post-office on
his way to work everyday.
Ans: John passes the post-office
on his way to work everyday.
(g) she (talk) to her neighbour
when the baby began to cry.
Ans: she was talking to her
neighbour when the baby
began to cry.
HS - 2005
(a) The baby (cry) because it is
hungry.
Ans : The baby is crying
because it is hungry.
(b) He (kill) in the battle last year.
(Simple Past)
Ans : He was killed in the battle
last year.
(c) We reached the station after
the train (leave).
Ans : We reached the station
after the train had left.
(d) As he (cross) the road, a car
knocked him down.
Ans : As he was crossing the
road, a car knocked him down.
(e) She (be) in Delhi since 1990.
Ans : She has been in Delhi since
1990.
(f) If you (try) hard, you would
have succeeded.
Ans : If you tried hard, you
would have succeeded.
(g) He behaved as though he (be)
mad.
Ans : He behaved as though he
were mad.
(h) What you (do) since morning?
Ans : What have you been doing
since morning?
HS - 2006
(a) I (see) him a week ago.
Ans : I saw him a week ago.
(b) If the baby is a girl, we (go) to
call her Radha.
Ans : If the baby is a girl, we are
going to call her Radha.
(c) He (fly) a kite.
Ans : He is flying a kite.
(d) We (not see) Padma for
several months.
Ans : We have not seen Padma
for several months.
(e) It (rain) since early morning.
Ans : It has been raining since
early morning.
(f) I (buy) a new bicycle last
week.
Ans: I bought a new bicycle last
week.
(g) If you (try) hard, you would
have succeeded.
Ans : If you tried hard, you
would have succeeded.
(h) I assure that I (shall) help you.
Ans : I assure that I shall help
you.
HS - 2007
(a) He usually (go) to bed at 10
p.m.
Ans : He usually goes to bed at 10
p.m.
(b) She (read) a novel when I
went to their home.
Ans : She was reading a novel
when I went to their home.
(c) He (kill) in the battle last year.
Ans : He was killed in the battle
last year.
(d) I reached the place after he
(leave).
Ans : I reached the place after he
had left.
(e) You (wash) your hands before
every meal?
Ans : Do you wash your hands
before every meal?
(f) I wish I (be) a king!
Ans : I wish I were a king!
(g) He (stay) here until you return.
Ans : He will stay here until you
return.
(h) If it (rain) I shall not go out.
Ans : If it rains, I shall not go out.
HS -2008
(a) Mr. Sarma (leave) for Delhi
last Friday.
Ans : Mr. Sarma left for
Delhi last Friday.
(b) As he (cross) the road, a car
knocked him down.
Ans : As he was crossing the
road, a car knocked him down.
(c) She (be) in London since
1990.
Ans : She has been in London
since 1990.
(d) It was very cold this morning,
but the sun (shine) now.
Ans : It was very cold this
morning, but the sun is shining
now.
(e) He suddenly realized that he
(leave) the purse in the bus.
Ans : He suddenly realized that
he had left the purse in the
bus.
(f) He behaved as though he (be)
a king.
Ans : He behaved as though he
were a king.
(g) He (visit) many towns before
he returned home.
Ans : He had visited many towns
before he returned home.
(h) If he (comes) I shall not go
out.
Ans : If he comes, I shall not go
out.
HS - 2009
(a) Have you ever (be) to
London?
Ans : Have you ever been to
London?
(b) The baby (cry) because it is
hungry.
Ans : The baby is crying
because it is hungry.
(c) We reached the station after
the train (leave)
Ans : We reached the station
after the train had left.
(d) He usually (go) to bed at 10
p.m.
Ans : He usually goes to bed at
10 p.m.
(e) We (not see) Rahul for
several months.
Ans : We have not seen Rahul
for several months.
(f) My brother (suffer) from fever
since last Monday.
Ans : My brother has been
suffering from fever since last
Monday.
(g) If I had been you, I (not agree)
to the proposal.
Ans : If I had been you, I would
not have agreed to the
proposal.
(h) When I went there, she (cook)
food.
Ans : When I went there, she was
cooking food.
HS -2010
(a) The train (start) at nine
o'clock every morning.
Ans : The train starts at nine
o'clock every morning.
(b) They (go) to watch a movie
tonight.
Ans : They are going to watch a
movie tonight.
(c) The boy (sleep), do not
disturb him.
Ans : The boy is sleeping, do
not disturb him.
(d) I (work) on this project for the
last two years.
Ans : I have been working on this
project for the last two years.
(e) When we went to him, he
(teach) his students.
Ans : When we went to him, he
was teaching his students.
(f) He (kill) in the battle last year.
Ans : He was killed in the battle
last year.
(g) They (reach) home before it
grew dark.
Ans : They had reached home
before it grew dark.
(h) If I had been you, I (not agree)
to the proposal.
Ans : If I had been you, I would
not have agreed to the
proposal.
HS - 2013
(a) Ice (float) on water.
Ans : Ice floats on water.
(b) He (go) home when we met
him.
Ans : He was going home when
we met him.
(c) I want to go for a walk, but I
(not finish) my work yet.
Ans : I want to go for a walk, but I
have not finished my work yet.
(d) Perhaps it (rain) yesterday.
Ans : Perhaps it rained yesterday.
(e) All the students (leave) when I
reached the school.
Ans : All the students had left
when I reached the school.
(f) You (sleep) for three hours
now.
Ans : You have been sleeping for
three hours now.
(g) We (walk) for two hours at a
stretch and now we need to
rest.
Ans : We have walked for two
hours at a stretch and now we
need to rest.
HS - 2014
(a) I wish I (know) her.
Ans : I wish I knew her.
(b) The meeting (begin) when we
arrived at the auditorium.
Ans : The meeting had began
when we arrived at the
auditorium.
(c) The first world war (last) for
four years and ended in 1918.
Ans : The first world war lasted
for four years and ended in
1918.
(d) As soon as I came in she
(leave) the room.
Ans : As soon as I came in she
left the room.
(e) I usually (go) to bed at 11
o'clock.
Ans : I usually go to bed at 11
o'clock.
(f) To hate man (be) the biggest
crime.
Ans : To hate man is the
biggest crime.
(g) Please stop singing because I
(try) to work.
Ans : Please stop singing
because I am trying to work.
HS - 2015
(a) I usually ____ (go) to bed at 10 O'
clock.
Ans : I usually go to bed at 10 O' clock.
(b) The teacher ____ (know) the boy
was laying.
Ans : The teacher knew that the boy
was laying.
(c) He ____ (work) here since 2009.
Ans :He has been working since 2009.
(d) When I reached the station, the
train __(leave)
Ans : When I reached the station, the
train had left.
(e) I ____ (go) to Delhi tomorrow.
Ans : I shall go to Delhi tomorrow.
(f) I ____ (write) an essay now.
Ans : I am writing an essay now.
(g) When I went to her house, she ____
(sing) a song.
Ans : When I went to her house, she
was singing a song.
HS - 2016
(a) We ____ (do) our lessons when the
lights went out.
Ans : We were doing our lessons when
the lights went out.
(b) I usually ____ (go) to bed at 11 O'
clock.
Ans : I usually go to bed at 10 O'clock.
(c) All the answers to the questions ___
(be) wrong.
Ans : All the answers to the questions
are wrong.
(d) He ____ (sit) in the library when I
saw him.
Ans : He was sitting in the library when
I saw him.
(e) Your Letter ____ (reach) me
yesterday.
Ans : Your letter reached me
yesterday.
(f) I ____ (wait) for you since morning.
Ans : I have been waiting for you since
morning.
(g) Football ____ (play) everywhere in
the world.
Ans : Football is played everywhere in
the world.
HS - 2017
(a) Recently the price of petrol ____
(go) up.
Ans : Recently the price of petrol has
gone up.
(b) I ____ (do) a lot of work today.
Ans : I have to do a lot of work today.
(c) The train ____ (leave) before we
reached the station.
Ans : The train had left before we
reached the station.
(d) I wish my brother ____ (be) there.
Ans : I wish my brother were there.
(e) As he ____ (cross) the road a bus
knocked him down.
Ans : As he was crossing the road a
bus knocked him down.
(f) I ___ (think) of going abroad for
quite sometime.
Ans : I have been thinking of going
aboard for quite sometime.
(g) This paper ____ (appear) twice a
a week.
Ans : This paper appears twice a
week.
HS - 2018
(a) He ____ (work) here since 2011.
Ans : He has been working here since
2011.
(b) I ____ (write) the letter last night.
Ans : I wrote the letter last night.
(c) He ____ (sit) in the library when I
saw him.
Ans :He was sitting in the library when
I saw him.
(d) If I were you, I ____ (not do) it.
Ans : If I were you, I would not have
done it.
(e) The first world war ____ (last) for
four years and ended in 1918.
Ans : The first world war lasted for
four years and ended in 1918.
(f) The rubbish van ____ (come) again
in the afternoon tomorrow.
Ans : The rubbish van will come again
in the afternoon tomorrow.
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