Question

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of past tense by
selecting from the options given in brackets.
(a) The other employees had already left the office but
Kanika .......... (still worked/was still working) there.
(b) A small boy .......... (fell/was falling) from the train
when it was moving at full speed.
(c) We saw a bus fallen into a ditch when we ..........
(went/were going) to Mussoorie.
(d) Anita ....... (burnt/was burning) her finger while she
was cooking.
(e) While I.......... (waited/was waiting) for my bus
Rachita was running after hers.
(1) The farmer sold the crop after he ...........
(harvested/had harvested) it.
(g) Indians ......... (had fought/fought) a long struggle
before they ......... (had attained/attained)
independence.
(1) The train ......... (departed/had departed) before we
reached the station.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) was still working

(b) fell

(c) were going

(d) burnt

(e)was waiting

(f) had harvested

(g)had fought, had attained

(h) had departed

Answer 2

• (a) The other employees had already left the office but Kanika was still working there.
• (b) A small boy fell from the train when it was moving at full speed.
• (c) We saw a bus fall into a ditch when we were going to Mussoorie.
• (d) Anita burnt her finger while she was cooking.
• (e) While I was waiting for my bus Rachita was running after hers.
• (1) The farmer sold the crop after he harvested it.
• (g) Indians had fought a long struggle before they attained independence.
• (1) The train had departed before we reached the station.