2. Complete the passage with the correct past tenses of the
given verbs.
The ferry____(wait) at its usual post by the ghat. It________
(be) 1 o'clock. By that time, the flower seller__________
(peddle) her wares for two hours, the fruit seller_______
(do) brisk business through the day. His mangoes____(be) especially popular. No one knewwhen it_____(happen), but all of a sudden, there_____
(be) a shrill cry, followed by shouts of Help! Get him
out of water” The cry______
(be) that of a mother. A
minute ago, she_____ (mind) her younger son and______
(not notice) that the elder one
______(inch) towards the water as he_____ (play). The boy's saviour_______
(be) an unlikely one. One of the stray dogs who_____
(hang) around the ghat in hopes of scraps thrown by
passersby,________
(jump) into the water as soon as he________
(see) the boy fall in. The brave creature__________
(hold) on to the boy's shirt with his teeth and________
(drag)
Answers
Answer:
The ferry waited (wait) at its usual post by the ghat. It was
(be) 1 o'clock. By that time, the flower seller peddled
(peddle) her wares for two hours, the fruit seller dis
(do) brisk business through the day. His mangoes were(be) especially popular. No one knewwhen it happened (happen), but all of a sudden, there was
(be) a shrill cry, followed by shouts of Help! Get him
out of water” The cry was
(be) that of a mother. A
minute ago, she minded (mind) her younger son and not noticed
(not notice) that the elder one inched (inch) towards the water as he played (play). The boy's saviour was
(be) an unlikely one. One of the stray dogs who hanged
(hang) around the ghat in hopes of scraps thrown by
passersby, jumped
(jump) into the water as soon as he saw
(see) the boy fall in. The brave creature holds
(hold) on to the boy's shirt with his teeth and dragged
(drag)
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