Question

Choose the correct verb:

1. She ______________ that it was my last chance. a) said b) told

2. She ______________ me that she would be late. a) said b) told

3. Clara ______________ a naughty word this morning. a) said b) told

4. I ______________ the children to keep quiet. a) said b) told

5. I don't think that he is ______________ - the truth. a) saying b) telling

6. He has a reputation for ______________ nasty jokes. a) saying b) telling

7. He ______________ whether I was free. a) said b) asked c) told

8. I ______________ an aeroplane. a) can see b) am seeing

9. Suddenly I ______________ something strange. a) looked at b) saw

10. ______________ if that shirt still fits you. a) See b) Look

11. She ______________ stories. (write / writes)

12. We ______________ waiting for you. (are / have / is)

13. It ______________ raining. (has / was / had)

14. Raju and his brother ______________ at a factory. (work / works)

15. The thief ______________ (has caught / has been caught / had caught)

16. I ______________ him yesterday. (visited / have visited)

17. We ______________ to the movies last night. (went / had gone)

18. He ______________ here two days ago. (came / has come / had come)

19. I ______________ that movie. (have seen / saw)

20. He ______________ from Mumbai University in 2012. (graduated / has graduated)

21. They ______________ the work 2 weeks ago. a) finished b) have finished c) had finished

22. I ______________ my work just now. a) finished b) have finished

23. He ______________ his mobile phone shortly after he ______________ - it. a) had lost; bought b) lost; had bought c) had lost; had bought

24. He ______________ for murder. a) was hung b) was hanged

25. He ______________ the pictures on the wall. a) hanged b) hung

26. The hen ______________ six eggs. a) has laid b) was lain

27. He ______________ under the tree. a) lay b) laid

28. Death ______________ his icy hand on all. a) lay b) lays

29. I ______________ about it a moment ago. a) thought b) have thought

30. He reached the station after the train ______________ a) left b) had left c) has left

31. When I reached home, my brother ______________ his dinner. a) took b) was taking

32. My friend ______________ - ill for about one month. a) is b) has been

33. He said that he ______________ her last year. a) saw b) had seen

34. I ______________ my work before he ______________ me. a) finished; visited b) had finished; had visited c) had finished; visited

35. The concert ______________ when we ______________ the venue. a) started; reached b) had started; reached c) started; had reached

36. No one ______________ the baby after his mother died. a) cared for b) took care of

37. When we went there we discovered that the snake ________ _______ a) was disappeared b) had disappeared c) disappeared

38. He got angry even before I ______________ a word. a) said b) had said

39. There I met a man who ______________ my tutor 20 years ago. a) was b) had been

40. We ______________ here since 1990. a) are staying b) have been staying

41. My brother ______________ in Delhi since 2005. a) is working b) works c) has been working

42. It ______________ for the last four days. a) is raining b) has been raining​

Answer 1

Explanation:

the answer is:-

question:-

fill in the blanks:-

1) said

2)told

3)said

4)said

5) telling

6) telling

7)asked

8)can see

9)saw

10)see

11)writes

12)are

13)was

14)works

15)has been caught

16)visited

17)went

18)had come

19)have seen

20) gratuaded

21)had finished

22)have finished

23)had lost ; had bought

24)was hanged

25)hung

26)has laid

27)lay

28)lays

29)have bought

30)had left

31)was taking

32)has been

33)had seen

34) finished; visited

35)had started; reached

36)took care of

37)had disappeared

38)had said

39)was

40) are staying

41)has been working

42)has been raining

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