2. When I got home, I found that Madan had been doing his homework, i.e. ve
(watch) the match for half an hour before you came.
doing homework was not completed then)
A
1
Exercise
a
EXERCISE 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Tense form (i.e., Past Simple, Pasi pe
the Past Perfect Continuous) of the Verbs given in brackets.
1. Pakistan
(prepare) for the cricket match many years të.
(play) with India.
2. The child
(cut) teeth for two weeks.
3. The doctor
(arrive) before I came.
4. The child
. (cry).
5. He knew that he
(make) a serious mistake.
6. How long
(wait) for me?
7. He
(refuse) to admit that he
8. He
(work) as a teacher for four years before he
present job.
9. No sooner did he reach the station than the train
(start)
.
10. I always
(carry) an umbrella.
11. She
(live) Mumbai for ten years before 2002.
(leave) early you
13. I was annoyed. Ramesh
14. Her eyes were red. It was obvious she
(weep).
15. The fire
(already, destroy) much of the building when the firemen
16. She
(hide) this secret since long.
17. It
(rain) since midnight.
18. We
19. Your brother
(absent) himself for a week.
20. The taxi driver
(agree) and
(make) a mistake.
(take
12. If you
C
(catch) the train.
(ring) me every morning for a week.
ENTE
(drive) him back to his has
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Answers
Explanation:
2. When I got home, I found that Madan had been doing his homework, i.e. ve
(watch) the match for half an hour before you came.
doing homework was not completed then)
A
1
Exercise
a
EXERCISE 5: Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Tense form (i.e., Past Simple, Pasi pe
the Past Perfect Continuous) of the Verbs given in brackets.
1. Pakistan
(prepare) for the cricket match many years të.
(play) with India.
2. The child
(cut) teeth for two weeks.
3. The doctor
(arrive) before I came.
4. The child
. (cry).
5. He knew that he
(make) a serious mistake.
6. How long
(wait) for me?
7. He
(refuse) to admit that he
8. He
(work) as a teacher for four years before he
present job.
9. No sooner did he reach the station than the train
(start)
.
10. I always
(carry) an umbrella.
11. She
(live) Mumbai for ten years before 2002.
(leave) early you
13. I was annoyed. Ramesh
14. Her eyes were red. It was obvious she
(weep).
15. The fire
(already, destroy) much of the building when the firemen
16. She
(hide) this secret since long.
17. It
(rain) since midnight.
18. We
19. Your brother
(absent) himself for a week.
20. The taxi driver
(agree) and
(make) a mistake.
(take
12. If you
C
(catch) the train.
(ring) me every morning for a week.
ENTE
(drive) him back to his has
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Answer:
Pakistan had been preparing for the match many years before they had played with india