Question

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A timid monk repeatedly avoided ....1.... (give) a sermon when his tum ca
eventually, he took the plunge. ....2.... (Stand) before his fellow monks, he f
sermon. He asked, “Do you know what I am going -...3.... (tell) you this m
They shook their heads.
“Neither do I, and so we will sit and pray.".
Being asked to try again on the following Sunday, he was once more afraid. F
said, “Do you men know what I am going to tell you this morning?"
They all ....4.... (nod).
"In that case," he said, “there is no point in my ....5.... (tell) you. We will sit a
His superior was ....6.... (determine) to give him one more chance. The third S
young monk tried but ....7....(forget) his sermon; he said:
"Do you men know what I am going to tell you?"
Half of them nodded, and the other half shook their heads.​

Answer 1

Answer:

giving

standing

to tell

noded

telling

determined

forgot

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. giving

2. Standing

3. to tell

4. nodded

5. telling

6. determined

7. forgot

Tense

• In the given exercise, we need to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the tense given in the brackets.

• Tense refers to the period during which an action is taking place. It can be classified into the present, past, and future tense.

• In the given sentence, gerunds have also been used. Gerunds refer to 'ing' words without a helping verb.

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