Question

1. She ——————– the railway station before the train came. a) had reached b) has reached c) reached d) was reached 2. His uncle does not ——————— here. a) live b) lives c) living d) lived 3. Peter ————————- editing this magazine for twenty five years by next January. a) will be b) will have been c) is d) would be 4. Peter ——————— two wickets before rain interrupted play. a) took b) has taken c) had taken d) had took 5. I ———————– him twice before he left for New York.​

Answer 1

1. had reached

2. lived

3. will be

4. had taken

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Answer 2

1. She had reached the railway station before the train came.

2. His uncle does not live here.

3. Peter will have been editing this magazine for twenty-five years by next January.

4. Peter had taken two wickets before rain interrupted play.

5. I had seen him twice before he left for New York.

Verb forms

Simple present tense is used to indicate a current action

• Sentence 2 states about whether his uncle is living there currently and hence simple present tense (lives) is used

Future continuous tense is used to indicate an ongoing action that will continue and complete in the future.

• In sentence 3, current action will continued into future, hence future continuous tense (will have been) is used.

Past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that just finished before another action.

• Sentences 1 (had reached), 4 (had taken), and 5 (had seen) states an action being done before another action and hence a past perfect tense is used.