Question

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb
(mixed tenses) given in brackets.
-----One day a husband and wife (a) ...... (drive) to the
countryside to visit their friends when they realised
they needed to stop for petrol. The man was filling up
the car when he (b) ...... (see) a penguin standing by
the petrol pump. He (c) ...... (think) it was very
strange and when he went to the cashier to pay, he
asked, "Why is there a penguin standing next to the
pump?'
The cashier replied, "I don't know. It (d)..…..…..(be)
there all morning."​

Answer 1

Answer:

a.drove

b.saw

c.thought

d.was

Answer 2

• One day a husband and wife (a) drove to the countryside to visit their friends when they realised they needed to stop for petrol.
• The man was filling up the car when he (b) saw (see) a penguin standing by the petrol pump.
• He (c) thought (think) it was very strange and when he went to the cashier to pay, he asked, "Why is there a penguin standing next to the pump?'
• The cashier replied, "I don't know. It is there all morning."