A. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct past tense form of the verbs given in brackets
1. ! [visit] Mumbai in 2009 while my uncle (work) there.
2. When she (come) yesterday, I [write] an application.
3. Last year, we have] a good crop though the rainfall [be] less.
4. It [rain) heavily when the house [fall] down last night.
5. The train (arrive] when we [reach] the station yesterday.
6. Before he [come) last evening, I (go) to sleep.
7. We [Live] in this village for twenty-five years when they (come) to live here in 1978.
8. By 2005, she (work) in this office for twenty years.
9. In 2009, he (work) in the zonal office in Bengaluru.
10. In 2010, I [go) to Chennai and [meet] my friend.
11. Before the bell [ring) yesterday, we [reach] school.
12. As she (walk) through the passage, she met an elderly gentleman.
13. Before I could get up, he (take) away my diary
Answers
Answer:
1. I had visited Mumbai in 2009 while my uncle worked there.
2. When she had come yesterday, I had written an application.
3. Last year, we had a good crop though the rainfall was less.
4. It had rained heavily when the house fell down last night.
5. The train had arrived when we reached the station yesterday.
6. Before he came last evening, I went to sleep.
7. We had been living in this village for twenty five years when they had come to live here in 1978.
8. By 2005, she would be working in this office for twenty five years.
9. In 2009, he had worked in the zonal office in Bengaluru.
10. In 2010, I had gone to Chennai and met my friend.
11. Before the bell rung yesterday, we had reached school.
12. As she walked through the passage, she met an elderly gentleman.
13. Before I could get up, he took away my diary.
Explanation:
When she (come) yesterday, I [write] an application.